The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-11


While we feed the generations Jn
IN ,dnras shalt reap murdcr-
We walk witt The rum ii nd by u
! sides forever ami no man knows
! VINO falls next. Let preachers of
theology leave their texts and their
pnlpits, aud 20 forth iG.o the high.
ways anL prcacn Il crusade against
The only devil OF caith-INrENPEG-
ANcE. the devil ONE not to meet
them IN Gods pure temples. let
them close up their texts and iOl-
low him into his haunls. They will
know him BY unerrin2 sIgns-ihe
broken-hcarted mOther-tbe orph-
all children, and the nameless
graves of murdered mother aud
s~lrangled fathers. They Gun trace
tins devil through gIlded bars into
oozy alleys and filthy tenements.--
Let them follow him and destroy
HIM on his own altar-.the Ruined
Household. Let Christian men Of
every denomination strip 10 the
work, and put forth their strength
To save tho people. Churches sre
ianked on all sides by these dsns
of madnoss, and where n soai rs
saved by them the devil of drunk
ehness kills TWO
Let members OF temperance or
CARNATIONS of every naIhe stand
squarely upon tho brrGd platform
OF PROHIBITION, and unIle IN sctIvI-
ty and e~arnestness in the work..
Until tie enactment of a pr6hrbito-
ny law can be Obtained. let them
clamor for the fnlflmeut Of the law
as 1t stands upon the statute book.
II faithfully executed, it is suficIenl
10 close the doors Of ercry grog
shop in Ohio.
Government officials arc untiring
in their efforts TO enforce tie reve-
nue. laws. Woe TO the man detect.
cd selling u paper of tobacco with
out the prescribed stamp. His pun
ishment is swift and sure.
Why is 1T that our State and mu-
nici2al officers are not eqaally en-
ergetic in enforcing the laws against
the sale OF intoxicating drinks Is
the oath Of Office less binding in one
ease than in the other? The ans
WEI is PLAIN. The strict perform
ance Of duty would injure their
prospects politically, and place and
power is purchased at the expense
of perjured souls.
Have We not u man at the head
o. our city government who makes
MUNICIPAL law "a ia'es? Does he
not hold his ofHce at the expense Of
the morals and decency of our city,
and was he not first elected 10 that
position because of his avowed viii.
lingness to ignore the law ? Under
the rule Of his predecessor the sanc-
tItv of the Sabbath was Observed
On that day no rum hole dare open
it's doors. The la" prohibiting the
saIe Of liquors on election days was
enforced. That man was "a Repub-
-~lican, and 20 Show how mneh temp
france men bavn to hope for from
that party, he was thrust aside, be-
CT use, in the conscientious lis
ebare OF his duties. he had given of,
Tense to the lager beer ard whisky
element, and a more available cand-
idate placed in the field How
stands the case now? Every day
in the year tie whisky mills grind
out death and ruin without tear or
shame. His Honor has many Gust
ome-s among them. and while the
traffic puts money m his purse. his
conscience will stand the strain.
Is not this a sad commentary up
on on officer who has Slcoyn TO en-.
forco the law, and dIscreditable 10
us as temperance men, that we do
not impeach him
Let us agree Ia banIsh from our
social circles those engaged in this
Jeath-denlIng traffic, ard teach u
children to AVOID them as they
would q pestilenee. Think of the
army of victims, larger Than she
combined armies of France and
Prussia, that arc constantly Oh the
march to drunkard's graves, and let
the remembrance that among them
are many Of the brightest and best
of or race unite US in an effort TO
save them.
Thu flemish atrocities which
are perpetrated hourly proclaim II
letters of blood that the demon OF
alcohol is gloatIng over his flselna-
ted victims RIM Is the founda-
tick Of crime. Destroy it and the
gaIlows may DO burned and prisons
e,.naA snt1 a.haDIo