VIOLATIONS OF LIBERTY. 25 



and the Prophets, in their time, were always opposed to them. 

 Being bound to an institution which never changes, nor graduates 

 its pupils until they die, they always reflect, the prevailing sentiment 

 of the time. Their seven scriptural principles are, practically, re- 

 duced to the live loaves and the two tishes. Nor is this derogatory 

 to any trade, when it is not aided by privilege or false pretense. 

 Where there are a great many priests, there sin abounds. The peo- 

 ple are led to think that it is the latter which causes the former. 

 Statistics show that the clergy furnish more criminals than any other 

 class, the saloon keepers unexcepted. Yet, the saloons have never 

 demanded that the churches be suppressed. They only ask that they 

 stay at home. There is just as much reason, from a slrct reciproc- 

 ity, why the churches should 1)e taxed to support the saloons, as that 

 the saloons should be taxed to support the churches. Jehovah must 

 be swapped for a natural standard of reciprocity among men. 



WAYS THE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIBERTY. 



The encroachments of authority, are veiy insidious in their ap- 

 proach One avenue by which the peoj^le lose their rights is through 

 the everlasting "minor." The "law and order" leagues are now 

 working their greatest racket over these young men, who are minoi'S ! 

 As though every saloon keeper kejjt a family register of every 

 youth that passes. A young man is of age when he would buy a 

 revolver, but he immediately loses his majority, the moment he 

 asks for a glass of beer ! In one case, the parent is properly respon- 

 sible for its oft'spriug, in the other case, the saloon keeper is respon- 

 sible ! The infantile part of creation is a fruitful held for pater- 

 nalists to jjet in their work. Tlie solicitude of mothers is nuthinjr 

 when compared with their watchful eyes. 



And then the popular superstition about the Sabbath, makes 

 a tine stake, in the name of the saloon keeper, upon which to crucify 

 liberty. God is good and needs our worship : worship is akin to 

 rest ; rest should be compulsory for people will overwork ; when 

 not at work, they get into mischief ; the better place for tliem tlien 

 is in churcli ; all competition should be destroyed, in order that they 

 may go ! Do you see the logic ? The chain of title is complete ! 



Ao-aiu it will be noticed that these restrictions are urtjed airainst 

 a class. Now the individual's liberty is rarely ever violateil by a 

 class, except it come in the form of the State. Therefore any such 

 ground for restriction, may be at once set duwn as a bid iov pdrtisan 

 prejudice, in order to obtain party supremacy. Their great cry of 



