The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-04-26
PROTEST GRAN TING OF
LICENSES

Christian Temperance Union appear
ed before the Board of Liquor Lii
cense Commissioners, a. the meeting
In Elkton on Tuesday, to enter pro-
test against the granting of licenes
for the sale of beer in Rising Sun.
The Board listened to the protest,
but granted the licenses.
The protest presented read as
follows:
In enterting this protest against
the renewal of Licenses in Rising
Sun the local Woman's Christian
Temperance Union is entering its
protest against business which it
has consistently opposed for the past
sixty years.
The reasons why it opposes the
traffic in Beer as we'll as other forms
of alcoholic beverages are well
known, and legalizing the traffic has
not taken away it's serious influence
especially on the youth of our land.
The business gained foothold in
Rising Sun as in other parts of the
County when the State legislature
cast aside the County Local Option
Law and legalized the traffic. This
happened in spite of the fact that
Sixth District voters at the last cleo
ton when the question was voted
upon voted out of 5 against repeal
of the 18th Amendment, and cOnse-
quently have never been very happy
about the return Of the business. A
year of experience has not increased
our liking for it.
we hold no complaint against those
who are applying for such licenses,
but are only protesting the continued
granting of such licenses to carry on
a business in our midst which is in
itself demoralizing.
AS for the hotel, the older mem
bers of our group can remember a
time when liquor was handled there,
but some of us have never before
known what it was to have licensed
liquor station in our midst, and are
not convinced as to its benefit to our
community. We appreciate that Mr..
Keplinger has endeavored to conduct
the business honorably and as we'll as
it can be done, and has hotel which
is apparently appreciated by the
travelling public, if not by some Of
the towns-people.
The Beer Parlor, which is the
other object of our protest, is new
thing in our town and has not proved
its worth in our estimation. During
the past year it has been conducted
by several Bar-keepers who have
probably tried to conduct the bust
ness to the best of their ability. We
appreciate the fact that Mr.. T. S.
Riale has no. asked for renewal of
his license so our protest there is
automatically void.
We do, however, protest the grant
ing of new license to Clara 1. Law
son to operate on the same stand.
cat least we presume she means the
same stand though the description of
the location does not so state.) AS
women we protest against granting a
license to one of our sex to conduct
such business, and especially as her
chief reason for applying would seem
to be that her husbands record will
not permit him to secure it in his
own name.
We have no desire to argue the
question of their fitness to conduct
the business, nor do we care to bring
up specific instances or names of peo-
pie who have been harmed by the
business, feeling that no good would
be done by such argument. We are
only too well aware that these two
licensed stations are not responsible
for all the drunkenness in the town
during the past year. However we
do know that their presence has not
reduced the trouble from this source,
and are very sure that the licensed
business has greatly increased the
degradation of mankind by catering
to human weakness.
We realize that ten citizens of our
district have signed the application
for this new license and one would
think they would be here 20 support
their friends.
BY contrast we have come here as
you see to oppose the granting of
these licenses, and hope you may see
your way to refuse them because of
their demoralizing effect and because
the community has expressed by its
representation here today its protest
against same.
The signers for the license granted
Mrs NIoro Tamc0u uyhnso &c.