The Beaver radical. (Beaver, Pa.) 1868-1873, March 14, 1873, Image 1
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Radical: —Please publish the selec tion from the Lancaster Gazette , for the consideration of the voters of Beaver county, and oblige $2,00 . 1,00 . 50 . 05 Are there any principles of law, gospel or morality which should deter the citl-j zens from voting against license ? 1. It is a principle recognized; in all civilized communities that society has the right to protect, by legal enactment, health, lives and moral interests of its citizens. This right is acted npon by every government, legislature and court in Christendom, and it is a right inherent in the organization of society. “Natural law,” says Blackstone, “re quires that we should liw honestly, hurt nobody and render to ‘every one bis due. dan a man sell liquor to be drank, and not hurt the drinker ? Can he take money and give do value ? The liquor seller cannot do this, and therefore has no natural right to sell liquor for drinking purposes. “Common law further declares that no man has a right to use his property to the injury of another, and that the consent of the party injured is no mitigation of the offence.” No man can rent his house for the sale of liquor, without using it to in jure others. No man can sell liquor to be used for drinking, and not injure those who thus use it. Common law, we thus see, gives no man a right to sell for such purpose. The moral law, which requires •‘that we love our neighbors as ourselves,’ does not give the right to self intoxicating drinks, inasmuch as no one can thus bell without doing hurt to his neighbor Therefore, the moral law gives no right to a license. The law of God, which says “thou shall not kill,” does not give the right to trade in that which all experience shows, kills and destroys. It is believed that nearly every homicide which has taken place in Lancaster county during the past thirty years, has been caused directly or indi rectly by liquor. Therefore, the law of God confers no right to sell lor such pur poses.' The statute law is the only one which does give men this privilege to sell. The Legislature has assumed to give a privi lege which neither natural law, common law, moral law, nor the law of God al lows. The liquor seller’s “right” is by man made law. He holds it on ly at the will of that law. When that is taken away, all right to sell ceases. It is not a duty to take away a privilege, which experience has proved cannot be exercised but at the cost of all other citizens, and which con fers no good, but causes evil continu: ally. W Gambling, horse-racing and lotteries, which were once carried on under the sanction of man made law, have, because of the injuries inflicted upon the people, all been prohibited—the liquor traffic is a thousand times more destructive to every interest and should also be prohibited. 2. This principle of protection is act ed upon in the laws which are passed against gambling, lotteries, profanity, Sabbath-breaking, counterfeiting, storage of gun powder, obscene prints, and any business that endangers the public health and morals. We do not depend upon moral suasion to protect society against these evils. We do not go to the gambler or horse-thief and appeal to his con science, his humanity, love of right, or his regard for public welfare. We do not plead with the incendiary and portray before his mind the suffering, the loss of property or life which he occasions. We do not depend upon the preaching of the Gospel, public meetings, speeches or the force of argument to protect men from stealing, or forging, or slandering. So ciety, by law, says these evils shall not be permitted. So with rum selling. It is evil and only evil, and that continually, and must be forbidden. 3. This right of society to protect it self qr its young, ignorant or thoughtless members from the evils of the drink trade, has constantly been recognized by outlaws in relation to the sale of intoxi cating drinks. It is conceded that this traffic is so full of danger and followed by such sad consequences that it cannot and has not been left open for every one to engage in it. Hence, permission is granted only to a select few to sell li quors. Now, if society has the right to forbid lh : s trade to all but a few persons, it is clearly right to suppress it altogether. 4. Society exercises the right of de stroying frrivate property when necessary to prevent evil or to secure the public good. The goods oi Jthe smuggler are PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY J. S. BUT AN. DOLLARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. ' ' : ■ ' i’-t I J. I Frazer, J. H. Aughey, J. F. Edgar. Special Committee. BEAVER, PENN’A, FRIDAY, MARCH 14.1873. seized and confiscated. To arrest a coo* flagratlon a house or store may be pulled down or blown up. Tainted meat, (jam aged bides, decayed fish, fruit or vegta bles, the implements of the gambler may be seized and destroyed. And why ? Be cause the trade in these is a sin against society, and are destructive of health and public welfare. Bnt the sale of intoxica ting drinks produces an amount of pri vate misery and public mischief compared with which the injury done by those things is as nothing. Judge McLean (sth Howard’s Reports 589) says.- “The acknowledged police pow er of a State extends often to the destrac tion of property. A nuisance may be abated; every thing prejudicial to the public health or the morals of a city may be removed; merchandize from a port where contagious diseases prevails, joeing liable to communicate may be ex eluded, and in extreme cases may be thrown into the sea.” t 5. It ia constitutional. The prohibition of the traffic in intoxicating beverages is in accord with the fundamental principles of the Government. We believe it safely be affirmed that the right to pro* hibit the sale of intoxicating drinks has been affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States, and also of every State before whom the question has come for adjudication, and that the contrary is not found in any judicial annals of the coun try. Let us quote ffom the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States as being the highest authority. Judge Grier of Pennsylvania, gives his opinion in Hbe following clear and forcible* words; ‘‘lt is not necessary to array the appal* ling statistics of misery, pauperism and crime, which have their origin in the use' and abuse of ardent spirits. The police power, which is exclusively in the States, is alone competent to the correction of these great evils, and all measures of re* slraint or prohibition, necessary to effect the purpose, are within the scope of that authority; All laws for the restraint or punishment of crime, or the preservation of the public peace, health and morals, are, from their very nature, of primary importance, and lie at the foundation of social existence. They are for the pro tection of life and liberty, and nccessaii ly compel all law on subjects of seconda ry importance which relate only to pro perty, convenience or luxury, to recede when they come iu contact or colission, solus populi supremo, lex. If a loss of rev enue should accrue to the United States from a diminished consumption of ardent spirits, she w ill be the gainer a thousand fold in health, wealth and happiness of the people."—s Hotcard, 633. Chief Justice Taoey of Maryland, says: "If any State deems the retail atad in ternal traffic in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, I see nothing in the Constitu tion to prevent it from regulating and restraining the traffic, or from prohibiting it altogether.”—s. Howard, 577. Justice Catron of Tennessee said; “If the State has the power of restraint by license, to any extent, she has the dis cretionary power to judge of its limits. And may go the length of prohibiting sales altogether.”—s. Howard, 611. Justice McLean, of Ohio said: cense to sell an article, foreign or domes tic, as a merchant or inn keeper, or vic tualler. is a matter of police and revenue, within the power of the State.” —5. How* ard, 599. Again: “It is the settled construction of evey regulation of commerce, that un der the sanction of its general laws, ho person can introduce into a community malignant diseases, or anything which contaminates its morals or endangers its safety." If the article be injurious to the health and morals of a community, a Stale may, in the exercise of that great and comprehensive police power which lies ot the foundation of its prosperity, prohibit the tale of it.—s Howard; 592. “No one can claim a license to retail spirits as a matter of right.”—s Howard , 597. These opinions put beyond question the constitutionality of prohibitory laws. We have to a limited extent presented the economical and legal aspects of the questions involved in the coming vote; The strictly moral considerations, numer ous and conclusive from that point of view, we are compelled, for want of space, to refer to the churches or a subse quent paper. HOW WILL YOU VOTE ? Fellow citizens—This is a question o£» far more importance to yourselves and families, and involving far greater respon sibility to your fellow men than attaches to political elections. We pray you to consider that in deciding whether the drink trade of the county shall be con tinued or suppressed, you not only settle a point which ajffects your pecvniary in- ttrests K h\\\ one which involves the joy and sorrow of many families and the temporal and; eternal welfare .of men; women and Can you be guiltless if this op portunity, passes untised by yon* in behalf of morality, peace and the common good, or if in support of the license flood gates of iniquity are kept opfen, and the streams of liquid deathate still poured out upon the com munity.' t '' Consider, what good have yon ever known,; [jo; come to the user of strong drink such, become.wiser men, more Christians, or belter citi- they thereby become better bnsbandh or fathers ; better farmers or mechanics ? Have such been the most faithful In fulfilling promises, or paying debts ? n ;Have they reared their Children bettefjviifbrding better examples of mo rality, Industry or frugality ? Have they made t|Sq J best school directors' or town ship tomjfab, or better performed trusts of any kiM? Would yon employ such tn yonr btj|fhesB in preference to the entire ly sobef f Has any good within your re eollectioMeome to your neighborhood from the drink f WOjdj. ABOUND YOU, AND THINK!. CoDSideft on tbe other band, the evils which you know have been caused by the drink, jjow many men within the circle of you*/acquaintances have become im- How manytfamUies, who in startingln life bad good prospects, have become and broken Up? How many separations and divorces of husband and ’ How many children bound out at a tepdferage because of it ? Bow many stores l&ii op, farms and homes sold by the sheriff or assignee ? How many fail ures in How many bad debts? Bow ...i&ttiy children not schooled, led or it ? In short, bow much of hnma&i misery and distress have you by tlie drink trade ? Isjthc bar-room or the beer saloon the place whcreMrqU would desire your children to responsdnlities which duster ' .TOU ESCAPE THE RESPONSIBILITY. Vote “For License’’'and the bad trade continues, the crime and the pauperism, and the evils you know of, continue by your help I Vote thus, and when yon see the bloated, reeling drunkard, feel and say, I voted for that r When you hear the oaths, curses and imprecations, which come from our liq uor places, feel and say, I voted for that I When you learn of families abused, the heart and hope of the wife crushed, the children ignorant and imbruted by the father’s drunkenness, say and feel. I voted for that! When you see the prison and poor-house crowded with the victims of the drink, say and teel, I voted for this! You cannot escape the responsibility, except by working and voting “Against License.” Ho! for tho rescue I ye whosr eyed have seen The rain wrought where drunkenness bath been. Up! ye are bidden to a nobler strife. Not to destroy, bat to rescue human life. To accomplish this no time must be lost, and no pains spared. Openly avow your sentiments; talk with your neigh bors. Your self-respect as a man, your happiness as a son or brother, the safety of your family, your security as a citizen, depeni) on your action. How will you vole ? “To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” How will you vote ? There Is an evil in the land. Rank with age and foul with crime, Strong with many, a legal band. Money, fashion, use and time. , ’Tis the question of tho hour, How shall we the strong o’erpower! Vote it out!—vote it out ! This will put the thing to rout. ’Tis the battle of the hour— Freemen, show your strength again; la the ballot is your power. This will bring the foe fo pain. We have preached against this wrong. Have pleaded, too, with words of song ? Vote it out!—vote it out I Vote and pray with hearts devout. INAUGURAL ADDRESS. The following is the inaugural address delivered by President Grant on the ,4th of March: Fdlow Citizens —Under Providence I have been called' a .second time to *act as Executive over this great nation. It has been my endeavor to maintain all the laws, and so far as lay in my power, to act for the best Interests of the whole na tion. My best efforts will be given in the future, I trust my four years’ experience in the office has not been without profit. When my first term of office of Chief Executive began, the country had not re covered from the effects of a great inter nal revolution'and three of the four States of the Union had not been restored to their federal relations. It seemed to me wise that no new questions should be raised so long as that condition of affairs existed; therefore the past four years,sojfar as I could control Cyents, have been con-- sumed In the efforts to restore harmony, public credit, commerce and all the arts of peace and progress. It is my firm conviction that the civiliz ed world is tending towards Republican ism, or government by the people, and that onr own great Republic js destiued to be the guiding star to all others. Under our Republic we support an army less than that of any European power of any standing and a Davy less than that of either of at least five uf them. There could be no extension of territo ry on this continent which would call for an increase of this force, but rather might such extension j enable us to diminish it. Tbe theory of government changes with the general progress. Now that the tele graph is Smade available for communi cating thought, together with rapid transit by steam, all parts of the conti nent are made continuous for all purpo ses of government, and communication between the extreme limits of the coun try made easier than it was throughout the old thirteen States at tbe beginning of onr national existence. Tbe effects of the late civil strife have been to free the slave and make him a Citizen; yet he is not possessed of the civil rights which citizenship should car ry with it. This is wrong and should be corrected. To this correction 1 am com mitted so far as executive influence can avail. Social equality isnot a subject to be legislated on, nor shall I ask that anything be done to advance the social status of the colored man, except to give him a fair chance to develop what is in him. Give him access to schools, and when be trav els, let him feel assured that his conduct will regulate the treatment and fare be will receive. The States lately at war with the gen eral government are now happily rehabil itated, and executive control is not exer cised in any one of them that would not be exercised in any other State under the same circumstances. In (he first year of the past administra tion a proposition came up for the admis sion of San Domingo as a territory of the Unjon. It Was not a question of my seek ing, but was a proposition from the people pf San Domingo, and which I entertained. I believe, as I did then, that it was for the best interests of this country, for the people of Sao Domingo and all concerned, and that the proposition should be re ceived favorably. It was, however, re jected constitutionally, and therefore the subject was never brought up again by me. f In future, while 1 hold the present of fice, the subject of the acquisition of ter ritqry must have the support of the peo ple before I recommend any proposition looking to such acquisition. However, I do not sha'e the apprehension held bj many as to the danger of the government becoming weakened and destroyed by reason of the acquisition of territory. Commerce, education, rapid transit of thought and matter by telegraph and steam have changed all this; rather, I be lieve, our great Maker is preparing the world, in his own good time, to become one nation, speaking one .language, and that armies and navies will be no longer required. My efforts in the future will be directed to the restoration of good teeliug between the different sections of our common country ; the restoration of currency to a fixed value compared with the world’s; gold; if possible, to par with it; the con struction of cheap routes of transit throughout the land, that the products of all sections may find a market and leave a diving remuneration to the producer ; to the maintenance of friendly relations with all our neighbors and distant na tions ; lo the establishment of our com merce and our share in carrying trade upon the ocean ; to the encouragement of such manufacturing industries as can be economically pursued in this country, that the exports of home products and in dustries may pay for our imports, is the only sure method of returning to and per manently maintaining a specie basis ; to the’elevation of labor, and by a humane course to bring the aboriginees of the country under the benign influence of education and civilization —it is either this or a war of extermination. Wars of extermination engaged in by people pur suing commerce, and all industrial pur suits are expensive, even against ihe weakest people, aud are demoralizing and wicked. Our superiority of strength and advantages of civilization should make us lenient toward the Indian. The wrongs already inflicted upon him should be ta ken into consideration, and the balance placed to his credit. NUMBER II A moral view of the question should be considered, and the question asked, can not the Indian be made a useful and produclive l member of society by proper teaching and treatment ? If the effort be made in good faith, we will stand better before the civilized nations of the earth and our own consciences, for having made it. All these things’are not to be accom plished by one individual, but they wilt receive my support and such recommend ations to Congress as will, in my judgment best serve to caary them into effect. I beg your support and encouragement. It has been aod is my earnest desire to se : cure this. Reformatory rules regulating the meth ods of appointments and promotion were established, and my efforts (or such re form ation shall br continued to the best of my judgment. The spirit of the rules adopted will be maintained. I acknowledge before this assemblage, representing as it does, every section of our country, the obligation I am under to my fellow men for the great boner they have conferred upon me by returning me to the highest office within their gift, and the further obligation resting upon me to render the best services within my power. This I promise, looking forward with the greatest anxiety to the day when I shall be released from the responsibilities* that at times are, almost overwhelming, and from which I have scarcely bad a rest since the eventful firing on Fort Sumpter, in April, 1861, to the present day. My services were then tendered and ac cepted under the first call for troops grow ing out of that event. I did not ask for place or position, and was entirely with out influence, or the acquaintance of per sons of influence, but was resolved to per form my part in the war threatening the very existence of the nation. I performed conscientiously my duty, without asking promotion or command, and without revengeful feelings towards any section or individual. Notwithstanding this, throughout the war, and from my first candidacy for my present office in 1863, to the closing of the last Presidential campaign, have been the subject of labuse and slander scarcely ever equalled political history, which to day I feel I can afford to disregard ip view cf your verdict, which I gratefully accept as my vindication. COOLIE LABOR, An Act to Prohibit the Importation of C'hluene Under the Contract System. A Washington correspondent of Hie Philadelphia Press, writing in reference to the dissatisfaction growing,ou-t of the employment of Chinese laborers at Beaver Falls, in this State, says .- Hon. William McClelland, representa tive from the Beaver district, has already presented several petitions in the House, very numerously signed by his consti tuents, praying Congress to "pass a law prohibiting any further Chinese laborers under contracts made ia China.” The matter has been before the House Committee on Education and Labor for sune time, and it is understood they had agreed to report a bill prepared by Mr. Coghlan, of California, which it is thought will break up the system of im porting Chinese laborers. It provides that every cintract for labor or service for a longer period of time than one year, made in any foreign country with nr for an alien, any part of which is to be performed in the United Slates, shall be regarded ns a contract for servile labor. Any person contracting for such labor or attempiog to enforce such contract shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than five thousand do! lars. Parties who shall employ this ser vile labor are made amenable to the pains and penalties of the statute. It ia made the duty of each of the consular officers of the United States residing at the ports of China and Japan to see that persons emigrating therefrom to the United States have not entered into con tract for ths performance of servile labor in this country. The captains and own ers of vessels who shall or attempt to land this class of emigrants at any port of the United States shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars for each and every emigrant. This bill ia intended to reach and, if possible, to settle the entire question of the importation of what ia known as Coolie labor. The working people of the Pacific coast do not now stand alone in their contest with “cheap labor and the heathen Chinee.” Peti tions are coming in from all sections of the country similar in character to those forwarded by the citizens of Beaver county, and it is highly probable Con gress will put a- stop to the batinea* by passing some such bill as that of Coghlan.