Show OVER OVERDOING THE TH THING ING A A RA system of prohibition that would prohibit men who use alcoholic liquors as a beverage from using it atall would be a great boon to any community and in quest of this laudable purpose political parties and societies have been organized in some instances however where they have attal attained ned the mastery they have not used their power wisely and this is to be regretted the more from the fact that it has baa put pat the cause of temperance back instead id ishad had an instance in point is to be found in the law of vermont which provides that it shall be the dirty duty of any sheriff or his hl deputy or any constable to search march warrant any wagon carriage cart sleigh sled trunk box handbag hand band bag satchel handle bundle or clothing conveyed or w along any road or street in the state for intoxicating liquor if he thinka there to a chance of finding any by set 96 doing this was approved by the governor and become became legally operative within the days but it tw is not only practically inoperative but if enforced would be outrageous on mere suspicion or to gratify a personal resentment or what not na an officer ceron on his own motion could stop dop a gentleman or a lady either for that matter take his bis valise and break it open search it then make an examination of his or her entire per this is going beyond decency as well as law and very few there be who would submit to such an outrage the sorrow misery and crime which the demon drink has wrong wrought ht are sufficient to justify many particularly those who have directly suffered in demanding and upholding severe measures but these should be confined to the sphere of respectability at least and a due regard for the rights of others ought toe tobe under ander all circumstances |