Marshall Statesman in Marshall, Michigan

Price on a Boy and the License Trade in Intoxicants

A speaker at the central council of the Royal Templars of Temperance in Buffalo argues against liquor licenses by comparing a boy to a traded commodity. He describes a boy entering adolescence, healthy and morally aware, then condemns the sale of licenses that allow bars to operate. He warns that licensing admits the market for intoxicants, subjecting boys to moral ruin, physical harm, and death. He challenges Christian communities to stop this contract with Satan.