The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-21
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soHf faI'ff UNftr ihc above caption, that vii
doubtless open the eyes of some Of our pcopl,
10 the fallacy Of NE arguments usually adopt
cd Ny hnii-tcmpoprce m,n against The Ofilcl
Of Good TcmrIara, and suggo.ts lie inquiry
"Whiihcr are cdriiiug?~
You say something must BE- done to coun.
tcfaci tle influence II these cpld-watcr luna.
tic. We uh,uk a movement has already been
made that will very ,G,ctully danpcn tho
arlor Il few of the warmcst advocates 81
temperance, aud check the present rapid
grovih Of The Orlcr in our midst /, IS .ail
that if YOU touch tie pocket Of analmcrican,
you touch HE heart. We will not stop to ar
que the truth or ial.i,v Of the chsrrc, but will
come to the point. We refer 10 The action Of
the Town Trustee. IN donating forty per cent.
NJ the tax on retail whisky dealer. 90 the
Stanford Female Co'lcgc We do not charge
The Trustees Of our town viii any intention
to do wrong; on the contrary, we think their
motive good one. II our City Fathers had
/ passed a resolution a!profriatiug one hun
dred, two hundred, or any given sum ont Of
the annual revenue Of our town towards the
I liquidation Of a.. deb, on our college, We
would have shouted amen to their action. In.
asmuch a. the building is an ornament to
Stanford snd a great public benefit. But
since they have coupled with their hca-sv Pence
the idea Of riislg sll al the attendant evils
that follow the liquor irafic-uot only in Ill.
place b6rin al paris Of our coumry--vc de-
sire to enter n solemn protest against the ac-
ceptancc Of the git by tAc trustees Of tn.
college, and to warn them Of the great danger
Of such an example. live stain the walls Of
the institute with the stencil Of whisky, may
not God apply torch from the angry clouds
and consume the buildng2 II we give en-
couragencn, countennnce, and rcspeetnbility
to the use and salc Of whisky in our midst,
and indirectly offer a premium for wH~ky
drinking, will not our checks mantle With 4
blush Of shame when We see the poor dunk
ard rceling upon our streets, or lying in the
gutter, his wife suffering, and biz children in
rag? When We are told that the sale Of
whisky builds sidewalks, PAYS preachers,
builds shool-housei, and does many other
wonderful works, who will dare say tina. il is
not a great blessing 20 the community? fiji
is right to appropriate forty per cent Of the
whisky money to such purposes, it j. right to |
appropriate the whole sum thus derived. nj
it is no harm to apply all the whisky tax I
towards the payment OF our college debt, it Is .
no harm to enter into full partnership in the
bu-incs Of the saloon-keeper, and deal ont to |
our fcilow-mcn the deadly poison that brings |
want, shame, disgrace, death, and hell into /
their families. Ii we accept partnership in /
their business aud share their spoils until a .
sufficient amount j. raised from tine whisky .
sold to pay the tax, tia. raised the funds, that .
paid for the house that Christians built. with .
what sort Of conscience can We say to the 4
rum-solltr, Thou hast sinned m and who Of .
Us shall Cast the Grst stoneg' If from the .
proceeds OF the sale Of whisky we could raise
an endowment fIul sufficient to make the I
education Of our girl, as free a. wafer, what
of our young men? Are We not encouraging
them in buying and drinking upon the prin-
ciple that the more whisky drank the more
money for the college, and the more money
for the college the better education our daush-
ters will get and the better they will be fitted
for-society? No, for drukardJ rirss.
We say Let the debt on the college remain
forever uncanceled rather than accept a far
thing of the money received by lirensins the
sale of intoxicating drinks in our midst. Let
all thinking men oppose Y, and raise their
hands and voices in a grand effort to remove
from our midst hi, source Of nine-tenths of
all the crimes of the land--of "desolate
homes, aching hearts, blasted hopes, ruined
dying wives, starving children,
and weeping frienis; !" that Moloch that is
consuming our noble-t sons, that vampire that
Is sucking the lifo-b!o>d Of so many immortal
souls. II We do not rid ourselves Of this ter
rible demon OF destruction very soon, there
will be very little use for school-houses in the
land-thcre will be nothing left Of our proud
Did Commonwealth bat a nation Of drunk
ards Now is favorable time for old stan
ford to get ont from under the reign of whisky.
1t has asserted its dominion long enough. 1t,
ruinous effects are admitted by all candid
men, and the only difficulty now in the way
IF its removal seems to be the question Of
'ereaue. The Good Templar, here are rl.
luested by. men Of known intelligence to
hold off until the college dabt is paid. When
hat debt is paid We win join YOU Ii your
'hild was in one wing Of q burning building,
md thousand dollars were ia an adjoining
Dom, wouh You "hoIi off, until the gold
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