Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-09-13
Mind Your own Business.
The devotees of Alcohol sometimes
attempt to browbeat temperance peO-

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attempt to browbeat temperance peo-
pie by telling them to mind their own
business, and rot interfere with some
thing that don't concern them. Ihls
might be well said if the latter half
were true, if such things did not, IN
some respect concern temperance men
and women, this "mind your own bu-
siness," should shut the mouths and
stop the efforts of all working for the
lettering of the inebriate's condition,
and his ultimate reform. But it IS
the business" of the friends Of tenn
perance to stay the tide Of destruc-
ton swelling in the haunts Of inebri-
ates, and pouring its foul stream of
death into the midst of the best cir
Giles Of business and society. .e
Has not the father, whose young
son has been enticed into the gllded
saloon, and there taught to sip the
deceptive wines, the right to protest
against such a practice, and warn the
vender of disguised death to desist
from dragging his son down to the
depths Of misery and wretchedness p?
Is it not the business Of the patient
and long suffering wife to work
against those who are influencing her
husband to lead a drunkard's life,
and reach drunkard's grave? Is it
not the business of children whose
fathers take the means they should
employ to clothe and feed them, to
satiate their inhumaG passion for
strong drink, to try to undermine
and overthrow the rum sellers voca.
ton? Is it not the business of such
noble men as Cough, whose lives came
near going out i'll their morning, in a
dark, bloody sunset Of intemperance
to give their eloquence, their money
their time and lives in attempting tC
lessen the hold on the people Of the
abomination of denominations
1t ill-becomes the rum seller, ply
ing his deadly trade, to rebuke witt
"mind your own business" those
whose duty and business it is to lesser
the temptations, which tend to engult
humanity in the cess pool of ruin
As well may Jef. Davis ask to be lie
lone, or burglar say to the mai
whose house he was entering, to lii
still and not matter about the littl
Job he was about to undertake. A
well might the savage Indians on tn
frontier protest against the inhabit
ants they rob and massacre, from in
terfering with their business.
When rum sellers invade society
society has right to take up tn
gauntlet and drive back the invaders
When rum sellers throw fire brand
into communities, citizens have RICH
to defend their homes and friend
from contamination from them.
they would seek the caves of mouI
tains and avenues of forests to pl
this vocation, where none but thunde
would be their customers, temperate
men and women would probably nc
think it their business to interior
with the suicidal course. But whe
they faunt their banners OF death i
the faces OF civilized communities,
is the right, duty and business o
those in the communities, so dispose
not to hide their lights under d busl
ed, but to come out In the Sunshin
Of heave, and do for the cause throug
smooth and rough, through sneers o
enemies, and uke-warmness Of friend
till the rum demon shall cease 1
hold his throne, and Stay myriaC
with his baneful wand.