The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-01-06

world to suffer death That man
might be redeemed from SIN. All
know, who + acquainted with Il
Doctor, that he holds strenuouSly |
10 the position that the world Is
never benefited by teaching 1T a
falsehood. Now he asserts that
what Christ taught was and is
false, but at the same time admits
that 1t greatly benefitted the World.
Compromising with Eniqulty.
Associated crime Is ever seeking
life and perpctuation under the
shield of government, either by
legislation for its support CT by a
demand that it shall be left unmo-
lssted TO do its work. The dram
shop system of crime has a vigor-
GUS life, partly through favorable
legislation, but mostly through the
past indifference of rightful author
ity to use the power for Its removal.
Upon the two facts that are appar-
emit to every one, viz: that this sys-
TEN has a vigorous life and growth,
and that 1t has legal and popular
support, or no condemnation BY
the rIghtfuI authority OF the land,
we base a charge, that this legisla-
ton for, and this ~neglectto legisiate
against this system of crime, is q
compromising with the workers in
it to aid them, and does aid them in
all the results that follow.
This vile system does not exist,
rum and destroy without sup
porters, aiders and abettors. Who
are they? Most earnestly we ask,
who are they? They may be com
pretended in two classes-First,
those who throw the stones, known
as the makers and sellers of strong
drinks, and the other IL comprised
of those who keep the clothes Of the
ones who throw The stones. AS IN
.he commission of great public
crimes it is important TO have the
actors, 1t is also important TO have
others to keep the actors 10 codnte-
nance, Under the united influence
of these two classes the life OF Ste-
phep, the FIRST martyr to the Chris
tam faith. was taken. The union of
these. works the annual destruction
Of one hundred thousand of n cit
lzens, aid the i~ncalculable misery
of hundreds of thousands of others,
We have no appeal to make TO
those who make up the first class,
for when they entered this business
for q living, they did what every
other class of criminals DO before
they enter upon their work, put
conscience aside, stripped them
selves of all shame and feelings Of
humanity, and thus Invested, and
thus equipped, boldly enter upon
their career of robbery and murder.
Who are the class that keep the gar
ments, or IN other words shield and
guard these bsse men in thier WORK
of death? Ours IS an urgent and ex-
IRENE case. We ~presentlt, as those
who have families TO tear in honor
and respectabilIty; rs fathers whose
sons these base men would destroy;
as mothers whose best hopes these
men would willingly blight for gam;
as citizens who desire to MAINTAIN
good government against this vile
class who care not for consequences
TO others.
You politician or partizan who
refuse = Voice or vote against this
system, for fear parties will be
damaged thereby; you who sustain
parties and candidates in fellowship
with the wrong; you who refuse 10
hear the appeal that comes from
the weak and d~rfeDceless, and at
} tho same time hear and respond
with favor to the wrong doors; you
who having the power TO undo the
burden from those VINO suffer,
use your power.to make that bur-
den heavier upon them; you Chris
, tian, who, by your profession, are
t required to remembr the suffering,
, and hitherto have aided, befrien
ded and fellowshIpped theoppressor,
and forgotten his victim, you, mini
ster of Jesus, who hold a high cons
mission from Him that requires you
| to proclaim his law against all un'
righteousness of men, yet have serv-
ed the devil faithfully by keeping
silence when his laborers are sow.
ing the land with death; you, all u
, people, singly and collectively, who
refuse to actively use your powers
against this ubiquitous system, art
Zach and every n compromising
! with ineiuItyr and their is no es'
cape or deliTerance from this CON-
clusion; and this abominaiion tha'
8 fills the land with d~eselation, stan
, ding in power in high places, lives
to day by the support given to it Sy
the second class spoken of in TIM
article.
Up, We then, and out of this plac'
and connection with this iniquity
and stand upon the side of protec
ton TO the people by the legal des
. tructIen of the dram shop.
;, let God's title, "cursed," be tn
) brand upon every man s PROV ina
0 putteth the cup to his neighbor
lips for gain, and thus work his des
truction. Separate yourselves from
e the support of all men and parties
who are chained to this infamy
n and leave them in thier infaInou
= connection. Shame, vico OF ever,
> name and kind, disgrace, dlsasle
and ruin are with the dram-shOp
: Peace, prosperity and blessing fol
e fow It's destruction. In the approach
contest with this strong mon
n ster, where will you be found?
With but few and feeble excep
Il tons, church and state now stan'
guard around the dram>shop, ant
: Satan holds high carnival-havIn!
one-eighth ofthe wealth of the coun
g try to aid HIM in his work, ant
nearly ali the wealth of The churcI
g and politics added. Whoever ha
e a soul to feel for the woes of other
among the ruin made by this sys
- a-a1,, kta I In or