Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-17
NUMBER II.


haDits produce living death IN their tami.
lies and will soon involve them in al!.thc
infamy Of confirmed drunkenness, but who
cares? This may appear needless. question
as from the nature Of the case. ..all must care
rather, do any care? Certainly not, If
acts are allowed to speak the public mind.
These men buy their liquors at licensed
drinkeries, and tn csc drinkorics the People
will not consent to shut up. What stronger
proof can there be that nobody cares for
the drunkard or the drinkcr than the fact
that the places which supply him with drink
exist by public autbority2 If stealing were
protected by law--if houses for the storage
Of stolen goods were erected, and men were
licensed to deal in stolen articles,
would it not be clear that society was
in favor of stealing1 1t is too clear for ar.
gunient that the popular voice is for drunk
enness, horrible and damaging as it is
But there arc few who by profession ore,
or at leas ought to be, opposed to intcinper.
ance. Christians are pledged to abstcnancc.
Yet this pledge, though eflectual for them
selves, too often awakens no concern for tho
inebriate. The drunkard and the drunkard
maker are left to their own ways, and the
Christian, so called, Calico Of old, cares for
none Of these things Such is the seeming.
iIere it otherwise, we should Gnd Christians
not only ready but anxious to assist in put
ting down traffic which is the prolific cause
Of all the drinking and drunkenness in the
land. Neither votes nor money will they
give to this work. From worldlings, with
rare exceptions. we expect nothing better;
but it is shocking that class from God and
man held responsible for their brothers
welfare, should SO betray their trust. Such
rccreancy makes US ashamed of the Chris
tain name, and we can well imagine the
character Of those to whom the Savior said,
"Publicans and harlots shall enter the king
dom Of heaven before you" depart from,
me, 70 workers Of iniquity, know ye not"
These were very religious, but none the bet
ter for their religion. "The saying of lord,
Lord" will be found in the end not to have
done much good, neither will the giving of
thousands to the church, while the drunk.
ard is left to go down to hell. God is ask
ing of each believer, "whcre is thy brother2"
1t will not avail to say we are not his keep
Grand therefore we left. him in the clutches
Of the rumseller. .-Mdepcnden.
WHAT WILL You DRINK ?-The local Of
the Alton Democrat is wag. This is what
he says on the above subject:
Different people, in different places, have
different ways Of expressing the same thing.
For example, in Chicago, when a man asks
you to take drink, he says: Nominate
your family disturbance. In St. Louis,
Choose your cold pizen. In Cincinnati, DO
you feel like driving nail in your coffin ?
In Louisville, Let us put an enemy in our
mouths. In New York, Let us reduce our
selves below the level of the brutes. In
Boston, Let us violate (tlc liquor law In
Frankfort, Let us absorb. In New Orleans
shall we fortify? In New Albany, Suppose
We drug ourselves? In indianapolis, Let
us start for the watch-housc. In Tcrrc
I7aute, Let us perjure ourselves. In Buffalo,
Let us disqualify. And at Lexington, Ky,
Will you have some nourishmcnt? In
Evansville, Let us take an article of Recon-
struction. In Quincy they say: Have you
seen Grant? In Alton they say: Let US
have Bourbon among us. In Jerseyville,
Trot out your Vcrmfuge. In Edwardsville
they look round the floor of the bar-room TO
sec if there are any dead people lying about
loose, and finding none say: Pass over your
lightning Ay.killcr. In Bloomsburg they
say: How much strychnine eau you stand?
At Orangeville, What'll you take?