Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-01-18
The Grcat Cancer.

Over three thousand drinking saloons
in Chicago, nearly six thousand in the
city of Brooklyn, and at least ten thousand
in the metropolis upwards of six hundred
millions annually poured into the vino
glass by the people of this beautiful coun-
try. Had the early Indians any ching
among them SO dreadfully abhorent? Can
the country stand it? No; 10 more than
ancient communities survived like iniqui-
ty. Unless stirred from apathy to dc bat
tie for sobriety, we are destined to 90
down to anarchy through the reign of rum.
The accursed STAKEHOLDER Las been trium-
phantly overthrow God be praised for
that good. We have just completed a
splendid piece of history. Another mon
ster rears his ishmaelite head, threatening
the very nation. Sec him ct work with
the ballot-boX, perverting its use Look
at him degrading our young men. Be-
hold him robbing our families of their
comforts. Look at him scattering our
homes, and burying one hundred thousand
of our people every year. Fire came de-
solating the homes of our Western coun-
trymen. An occurrence SO sudden and
disastrous stirs the world into brotherhood.
Ten millions of money Illustrate the good
will that our Christianity has established
among men. Who will say that the tree
is not Il vigorous one? The time is at
hand when its bOughs will be spread as
universally over that large crowd of deep
sufferers, whom rum has made naked and
hungry. There are one hundred thousand
every night in this land of Bibles, render
ed homeless by strong df;Hk
It is a fine thina to r4plaec the huI;.t
libraries of Chicago; a gra1dcr fhing to
give Moody his mission schools again; a
more glorious thing still to feed and clothe
the destitute of that Western country {;
for these things show us that the power Of
Christ is actively among us, doing good,
and encouraging us to be workers with
Him in purifying the souls and bodies Of
men.
Certainly one of the most important
things to be done, and let this be the chief
point of attack, is to destroy the liquor
traffic, root and branch, as we destroyed
the slave trade. They are equally bad.
Mans inhumanity to man makes cOun-
tless millions mourn"
Wasthat written of us? Yes, even of US.
There is not a family in the United
States upon which this monster has not
directly and indirectly laid his terrible
hands. He brings downs the black and
white race alike. He makes the joyful
bride of to-day the ~drunkard's wife of
ten years hence. He entices the blush
ing boy into his awful web. He sncaks
up into the pulpit for victims. He never
comes home empty. He gathers them in
from every circle. The billiant editor
makes his New Years call %rccling. OF
the young men of the press of twenty
years ago, whose headquarters were at 800
Broadway. thirty per cent. committed sui
eide sixty per cent. fell early victims in
to the drunkard's grave. The remaining
few bio US say little about them. Itsecms
we ougLtto have millions in the treasury
with which to conquer this beast of iron
and clay. Shall we prepare for the fight,
or allow this friehtfai tidal wave of in
temperance TO sweep every thingibeforc it?
God sets Us to capture TINS citadel. We
sleep at cur post, DESCRIBING d:ath. Dread
fr! fire burns its few thousands OCCASION
ally. Zach y9ar am is burning'to ashes
one hundred THOUSAND American boys and
girIs.-N. y. fitness.