Show HIGH in many of the eastern states the question of liquor license is one which legislatures and town councils bavo labored with for many years tion it was thought would be aided materially if heavy licenses were put upon retail liquor dealers as it would have a tendency to close up many saloons and liquor houses and thereby re duce the number of places of selling in illinois the legislature just passed a bill placing tho license for saloons at per annum and one town taking advantage of ahn new law run the local license up to 1000 per annum it as might bava been expected in closing a great many of th smaller places buc it did not quench the thirst of tho drinker or lessen the number of drunkards dealers who are ablo to pay euch licenses are the ones who reap the richest harvest if but saloons in chicago could pay the license and tho others be closed those keeping open would bo compelled to increase their force of bartenders bar tenders as well as their stock because they would have a continual run of custom day and night small margins and ready money would pay them better than large mar gills and slow sales the luge dealer jubilant over such legislation lie sec a mint of money in the business for him and at makes preparations to grasp the opportunity if the neighborhood saloon sn spends business on account of the license increase the local patron goes to the nearest place for bis toddy and it matters not lo 10 him whether it is ono or four miles bittay high license in our estimation will not produce the result for the cause of temperance and it deerns to us that our ought to bar of this fact long cro famines will be made destitute just as rapidly wives and children will bo made widows and orphans just tho samo with high license as they would without it men and women in fact who buce acquire the habit of bunking dunking will continue to drink as long as it 13 ft athin their grasp let the cost be what it may the only benefits to be derived by high licenses are tho enrichment of state and local treasuries if temperance has been the motive then their labors have baeff in vain reducing the number of drinking men by high license proves about as effectual as darning mississippi sis sippi river at its mouth to prevent it flowing from its source the only effectual method 13 for legislatures state and national to enact hi biting the manufacture of liquors otherwise money and labor are thrown away and the desired end is as far off as eve |