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Show I Personal Italy I' and Prohibition B B Thou slialt not llo. m Tli mi slialt not steal. B Thou shnlt not commit ndultpry. B l TIiou shalt not bear falso witness M against thy neighbor, etc. H These laws woropgvon thousands M of years ngo hy tho Lord on Blount B Sinai. It In conceded Hint thoy cm- PH body tho best legal lirlnclplcs of to dny. Ah n proof of tilts contention It Is only necessary to point out that ,, k thoy nro strongly supported and en- M ' forced by the laws of ovory clvlllz- I (id union. Thn violation of them la V punishable lis a misdemeanor or n . telony In every state. The offender ' upon conviction Is scut to jail or , ' prison. Yet every one of these Is a PH- i so called restrictive law. They placo PH I ( a strict limitation upon tho person- nl liberty of every man, woman mid H child. Not only that, but they run j contrary to tho very fundamentals of j human passions and to obscrvo them j reaulres for many a far greater stir- J render of personal freedom than pro- hlbltlon ovor did or over would. Not pj only that, hut thoy nro violated In J ' ovory community In fact what lnw J Isn't, othcrwlso why should wo cm- j ploy olllccrs but would thoso oppos- j cd to prohibition suggest that wn V repeal theso lawn becauso thoy ro- ( Btrlct personal liberty and freedom? j Do away with them becauso men J V break them. Every law that regit- J lates our relationship to our fellow j citizens restricts our personal liber- V ty. That la thu purpose of Its en- J. nctment, so that thoso who will not L willingly work for the common good j may bo coniinllcd to do so. Tho J only tost of n law Is not whether It J restricts personal freedom hut wheth- f er It works for tho common good. If PH It does that, It Is entitled to tho hoar- PPPJ ty support of every citizen. As a j matter of fact thn hermit and thn J savago are thn only ones who enjoy, PJ personal liberty and freedom. Civil-j PPPJ Ized man purposoly restrlcta his J rights so that ho may enjoy tho bene- PPfl fits of civilized life. Then what be- PJ comes of tho porsonal liberty cry? PPPj Many of thoso who are so muth pBp , concerned about the curtailment of' PPIj their norsou.il freedom when It per- PBB I tains to drinking forget that others j likewise have rights. What about I Uie women and children Involved? Is I It not generally conceded that they have a right to broad and clothing pi I and u houso to dwell In and an odu- pi cation to mako them equal to othor pi children. Has a man a personal 8 right to drluk when his children, fl need bread and thereby vlolato every I PPPB , Hatred obligation known to clv.lized man. Iu fact hns any man a right to commit a wrong. J Personal liberty and freedom Is a PB I glorious thing, but it has been used PP j by tho charlatan In attempt to da-. PP I j feat every effort for moral progress. pBpP What we neod In Logan Is not moro PP , personal l.berty, but a body of men PP and women to assist and Insist upon PPPP' the enforcement of tho law, PPB LOGAN BETTERMENT LEAGUE!. |