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THE DAILY EXAMINER.

NOVEMBER 4, 1887.

The Seott Act in Charlottetown.

fue Examiner reported. a short time wo, that liquor drinking and drunkenness was increasing in Charlottetown, ant wked what the temperance men of the

town intended to do about itin view of

electors in the

The

ippeal to the matter of the Scott Act. report was based on personal ver many months, and upon statements obtained at the

Revenue office. and the offices ot steam-

boat companies trading with this city. It be the

was made in what we conceived to

true interests of temperance. As a watch-

man at the gates does good service when

&b he gives notice of the advance of the | enemy making the defenders of the citadel more active and careful, inducing them to look to their weapons, to throw

1way such as are to found ,be useless and to make ready for action those which are useful and effective—so we imagined that fae EXAMINER was rendering good service to the temperance cause when it warned the temperance defenders of Charlottetown

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of the fact that the Scott Act weapon was

ineffective in their hands, and that the

enemy—drunkennes—was on the increase. if the note of alarm were a false one, it was the duty of another watchman—the Patriot or the Guardian—to prove-1t ; and here we may say that no one would have been more highly pleased than THe Examiner, had its report been proven incorrect.

But instead of attempting te show that fae Examiner's report was false, a ery was raised that THe Examiner had ** gone that THe EXAMINER

; . nie over to the rommies,

was under ‘‘some malign influence,” and had been ‘* bought over to the side of the liquor dealers for a consideration ;” and it THe EXAMINER

than it has

has even been hinted that pL cined

|; o will lose more

n the loss of temperance sub- scri ers throughout the country.

In view of its record on the temperance juestion, in view of all the facts and. cir- cumstances, and of the ninth command- meut, Toe ExaMIner ought not, we think, to have been subjected to such insults—to

such unwarrantable,slanderous and libellous

charges and such mean threats. As to the threats, we may say that THe Examiner will trust now, as it has ever

trusted, in the intelligence and generosity

Edward

feeling sure that even though they should,

ef the people of Prince Island, sfter a full discussion of the matter of the Scott Act election in Charlottetown, judge THe EXaMINer to be in the wrong respect- ing it, they will give us credit for honorable infteutlons an { a sincere desire to promote the geol of the Province ; and so continue o Tue Examiner their esteemed support and patronage.

In this assurance, we proceed to the con- sideration of the issue to be decided in Charlottetown on the 24th November, and to say that, in our opinion, it is net advis- able to continue the use(or misuse) in this city of the Canada Temperance Act, for these reasons :-—~

1, The experience of six years has prov- ed that the public seatiment of the town is not sufficiently strong in faver of the Act to reqnire its enforcement, —in other words the Act cannot be satisfactorily enforced in this city. No honest man will sign a note of hand whicia he knows he cannot re- deem, and the honest electors of Charlotte- town ought not~—now that the question is sgain brought before them for

0 elect to retain the

decision— Scott Act which they know they will not enforce. No honest man will take a pledge which he does not mean to keep, and a drunkard will not be benefitted by taking a total abstinance continues drinking; neither community of Charlotte- own renew its tacit pledge to maintain the

pledge if he

will the honest

Scott Act when it knows that the pledge will be as before, that drinking will continue freely as before, and that it will be, in no degree, practically benefitted by such renewal.

2. It is evident that since the Scott Act has

broken

been the law in Charlottetown, temperance reformers have trusted to it and neglected the educative means by which the temper- ince sentiment is elevated and the people are impelled to abstain from intoxicating drinks, Ere the Seott Act was law here, there was alarge and active temperance suciety under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church in this city; there was also a temperance society in St. Peter’s Church— Church Societies to and the good

carry on temperegce work was going on, and would doubtless long ere this have spread to the other Churches if depeadence had not been placed* upon the Scott Act. But temperance work by the Churches has practically ceased, - Bands of Hope in con: nection with 9t. Peser’s Church and Upper Prince Street Methodist Church being the only living Oburch Societies in this city for the promotion of Temperance. The atten- and ‘*temples” has been—go we are informed —diverted largely —_ the consideration of Tempetinnee to the consideratic ; Rn .

dane n- of the Scott Act,—so temperance. Only

tion of our “divisions”

Work has been..neglected. when some of our all honor to

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them—saw that

observation extending |

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‘Scott Act, and that some of their friends were going tothe devil headlong, was a new division formed ard some good work idone. The pens of such men as the Rev. |W. R. Frame and the tongues of such men as the Rey. Job Shenton have been em- ployed in advocating the Scott Act, and in it isa failure,

denouncing those whe say ‘rather than in promoting the temperance jcause. But we may, reasonably, hope that jon the rejection of the Scott Act, these | moral influences will be employed in the | work of promoting temperance by moral | suasion and Christian precept and that the | activity of our temperance societies will be revived.

The Act is a strong incentive not only to the mean arts of the sneak, but to the crime of the perjurer. Over indulgence in strong drink blunts the moral sense and weakens the will; and those who are drunkards as a result of the violation o the Seott Act, shield the violators by result—the notorious and

are easily constrained to false oaths. The awful result--is that perjury is the rule in Scott Act cases. Now, is it worth while—seeing tifaf drink- ing is not materially abated by the Scott Act,—to continue to keep this teruble temptation before drinking men? Re- membering the Divine prayer, ‘‘ Lead us not into temptation,” we think that it is not worth while.

For these reasons—roughly and imper-

fectly stated — we think that honest, Christian temperance men should not vote for a continuance of the Scott Act. If bet-

ter reasons can be advanced by those wh¢ think that it ought to be retained, we shal: be happy to hear ana consider them. But if better reasons are not forthcoming, the Scott Act should,in our opinion, be set aside as a weapon defective in 1tself—-a weapon mei neither

which the temperance have

the ability nor the inclination to use effectually in the warfare against the liquor

traftic.

Stipendiary Magtstrates Court.

Eight Scott Act cases constituted the business before the Stipendary Magistrate to-day. Seven were postpyned at the urgent request of the prosecutor, and one dismissed, as there was no evideace what- ever against the defendant. Of the seven adjourned, five stand over until next Fri- day in order to give the prosecutor another uppertunity to obtain the attendance ot a witness named Nicholson, said to belong to Dundas, in King’s County. There five cases have been adjourned from time tu time fur this man’s evidencz, and it was ex- pected that unless he was present to-day the eases would be dismissed. He was not present, however, and the prosecutor was examined in order to ascertain what efforts had been made tu obtain Nicholson’s pre- sence. Henderson at first stated that he went to Dundas last evening and had been informed at Nichelson’s residence that he was not at home, and therefore he was un- #bdle to serve the subpcenas on him. On being pressed on cross-examination, he how- ever admitted that he had seen and con- versed with Nicholson this morning, but that he had refused to attend court on so short a notice, but promised to come next Wednesday.

Messrs. Hodgson and Peters, on behalf of the defendants, made a strong effort to have the cases dismissed, especially on the ground that Henderson had attempted to mislead the Court by leading the Magistrate to believe that Nicholson was away from home aud by suppressing the fact that he had seen and conversed with Nicholson at Dundas this morning.

lt was further argued that inasmuch as Nicholson did not reside within the juris- diction of the Magistrate, he was not bound to obey any subpoena served on. him, nor could his appearance be compelled. Mr. Henderson in answer to this last objection stated that Nicholson would appear voluntarily, as he had promised to dv so.

The Magistrate therefore granted the adjournment asked for by Henderson, and the cases were adjourned until next Friday. In the meantime Henderson is to have the subpoenas served, and if this is not done the cases are to be dismissed.

Missionary Services.

The missionary services in the Methodist churehes of this city on the coming Sabbath and two following evenings, promise to be of more than ordinary interest.

The coming of the Rev. Y. Hirawai, the native missionary from Japan, will doubtless command large audiences at the various services, and make them occasions of deep interest to all in sympathy with the great work of Christian missions. Thus far Mr. Hirawai has succeeded in winning all hearts by the message which he brings concerning his own conversion from Buddhism, and also the progress of mission work in the island empire from which he comes.

The meetings already held in Montreal and New Brunswick have been largely attended, and have resulted in deepening public interest in the work of evangelization in which the Church is engaged.

It is a matter of regret that Dr. Sutherland, will not be able to accompany Mr. Hirawai, as previously been announced, having been has called to Toronto on urgent business in con- nection with the Victoria University.

His place, however, we are glad to say, will be filled at the public meeting on Monday by Rev. Mr. Wilson, President of the Conference.

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CowARDLY CoxsTaBLEs.—Suspicion points toan old man named Tom Sargant as the party who started the fire in Mr. Suther- landsat barn Bathurst, N. B.,.on Fri- day night last. A warrant has been issued for his arrest, but there is nvta constable in the place with sufficient pluck to make the arrest. Sargent is said to be an old hunter and a good shot, hence the fear the constables entertain for him.

liquor has prevailed true

citizens+-| ligu r were getting rich uuder the

rash act, a a

A Cuanee Demanpep.—Owing to the fact trac seven fatal accidents occurred on the _fovtlall field gin England within a week, a de jmand is made for a change in the Rugby jrules, which governed the game.

The Recorp Broken.—The American pote vaulting record was broken a_ short time ago, the bay being cleared at 1) iq 6 in; the duper sevvrtdl being 4) fa Hi

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Difficulties of Liquor Law.

any

Srr,.—It almost needless for me to state that all the publications of Rev. Messrs. Funk & Wagnall’s, New York, are of a high character. Of a late number of their ‘*Standard Library ” series, intituled ‘*Ten Years a Police Court Judge,” they say :

‘Tt can readily be imagined that a police court judge of ten years’ standing must have some most instructive things to ,tell. His cdvantages for the study of human nature are almost unequaled. His observations on society should ln worthy of a wide reading, for its woes and wrongs are unveiled to his eyes is to no others. He can feel its pulse day by day as even the keenest of journalists is unable to, and if, as in the case of this author, he be . man of scholarly qualities as well as practi- cal sagacity, the book which contains the cream of his experience, must be something well worth attention. Judge Wiglittle is a veritable judge, and _ his book is a veritable storehouse of fact and incident. It abounds in les-ons and suggestions, the out-growth, not ouly of close observation, but of careful reflection, The facts given in reference to intemperance are staitling in the extreme,and considering their source, will carry weight.”

The Judge says, page 202, under the caption :—

‘* THE LIQUOR LAW,

‘** Thon shalt not bear false witness.’ Of

the statutes whose enforcement leads to the violation of this commandment of the deca- logue, the chief, no doubt, is the ‘ liquor law.’ {t may be said to be a law every step of whose enforcement is blackened with purjurious testimony. No man who has aad any considerable experience in the pre- mises, but must feel how painfully true is this emark. At every turn in the trial of law we are confronied wich the disagreeable, the ap- palling fact that the eftort to enforce it results in wholesale perjury. Measurably from~ the time of the first rigorous sumptuary enact- ment this has been so, but increasingly ir iate years has it been true, and more now shan ever, perhaps, is it true that the trial of every liquor case leaves a trail of perjured »aths, More or less isthe same thing true in respect of all penal statutes; but the iiquor law is singularly, emphatically and conspicuously exceptional,

‘** For reasons growing somehow out of the nature of the enactinent, witnesses, whether men, women or children, do not, as a rule, scruple upon the stand to bear false witness whenever the issue is joined to test the viola- tion of this particular law. It may he said co have become a popular understanding with chat portion of the community liable to be summoned to the witness-stand in such a vase, that, however, it be a statutory offence, it is neither sinfal nor morally wrong to tell a lie in detence of a party accused of liquor selling. No sentiment aor popular notion of chis sort can be said to exist with reference to any other criminal law.

‘* Should three or half a dozen men be sum- moned as witnesses in a case of murde7 or any felony, and they should positively deny all knowledge of the fact, when it was notorious vo the neighborhoed that they were .within the house and in every room when and where che deed was committed,the community would be shocked and then flame with indignation. But perjury, equelly obyious, under circum- stances equally -inculpatory, is occurring

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every day in liquor cases. It excites remark, but it makes nostir. No move is made to prosecute the perjurer. The public

expected it, and the public tolerates it. Why was it expected? Why is it tolerated? Is is, doubtless, tolerated for. the same reason chat it wag expected—the public is apt to olerate what is so common and habitual as to be part and parcel of its own conduct and character. Too many are interested in the object of the perjury to make it desirable to attempt the punishment of the perjurers.

‘* The instances are not uncommon in which men arrested for drunkenness profess and show a willingness to go to jail rather than expose the parties of whom they procured their liquor—men who appear to have no in- terest tu subserve by the refusal except what they are pleased to term a matter of honor. The instances are common in which men sum- moned to testity, whose knowledge of the iaw’s violatiun is quite unquestionable, swear positively to their ignorance of the criminating tact. The reluctance to aid in prosecutions, as manifested by that portion of the people who do not appear to be party to the drink traffic, is also a towering obstacle to the enforcement; while the readiness with which the traflicers can procure sureties for their appeals among property owners, otten of the substantial and influential class of citizens, clearly demon- strates that back of the grog shops and the whole line of habitual topers there is a sturdy disinclination to see the law exist, save as a dead Jetter.

‘* fake for illustration a single county in the State of Massachusetts—a county where, perhaps, as strenuous exertions have heen made as anywhere else in that State to make prohibition a success. During the ex- istence of the prohibition law proper it was so, and under the license law of 1873 it has been so, for in most of the towns of the county no licences have been granted, and in such towns prohibitory legislation has, for all practical purposes, been in full force o1 nearly so. Inall this period, of some twenty-five years, wholesale lying, in all the lower and upper courts, has been carried on in de- fence of liquor selling. Nobody doubts it. Everybody knows it, or ought to know. Everybody knows, too, or ought to know, that with due vigilance on the part. of the officers not alone, but of those who should have co-operated with the officers, many of the prisoners might have heen brought to justice and examples made to some purpose.

‘* 1t is this state of things the community is called upon to meet and face. Confronted with the two-fold fact that the law is imper- fectly enforced, and that the attcnipis to en-

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him. Heisabout 55 years of, age, and spite is the attributed cause of his |

it are attended with unblushing dis-

regard for the sanctities of solemn oath, is it

;not high time that the community stirred

itself to enforce the law and punish those who perjuriously stand in the way of the en- forcement, or repeal the law altogether? ” That is, repeal all liquor legislation alto- gether, and have free grog; because he has just been proving that license law, prohi- bition, or any other *‘liguor law,” has to ‘labor un@ér tremendops difficulties. Our ‘Scott Act, thereforé,-ig not alone. Licens- jing has the same dificulties. Why, then, go from the frying-pan ‘into. the fire, licensing liquid damnativn, and establish- ing iniquity by a law ? Yours truly,

FArmpiay.

| <A Timety Moyze.—The National Associa- tion of Confectioners were in session in To- ronto on Wednesday. Delegates were in at-

tendance from the United States and different |

parts of Canada. The chief subject | discussed _ Was the adulteration of confectionery. An endeavor is

being made to establish a standard of con- fectionery and regulate the wholesale price. Tt was decided to’ ask the assistance of the D@.ninion Governrfent: 4¢ wovorplish”, thiy muck tHesirtl gail ~~

| Ist December next, at 276 King Street, or any of

ANNIVERSARY

OF THE

Methodist Wissionary Society.

SERMONS will be preached on b

SUNDAY NEXT, NOVEMBER 8th,

IN THE

PRINCE STREET CHURCH,

by Rey. Roberi Wilson at 10 30, a.m; by Rey, Y. Hiraiwa, at 6,30 p. m.

Second Church,

by Rev. Y. Hiraiwa at 10.30 a. m.; by Rev. Robert Wilson at 6.30 p. m,

The Missionary Meetings will be held in the Prince Street Church, MONDAY, November 7.b at 7.30. Chair to be taken by Dr. Johnson.

Second Church—Tuesday. November 8th, at 7.30. Chair to be taken by.Mr, John Henry.

Collections will be taken up at each of the services in behalf of the Missionary 8 ciety.

F. W. MOORE, : Secretary. Nov. 4, 1887—2i

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