The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-12-24
Written for the star.
APlea For TfmperalCe.


has been discussed f.r hundreds vt
years, aud | ask, what 10 temper
anc aud who is temperatel Is it
him wh" uses liquor IN no way; or,
is il the man that talks temperance
I" suit present company. OCCASION
ally; or, him who will not put HE
name to Il temperance pledge "r
any other instrument, or, the w,
even, OF our noble State, for fear OF
h'eing the patronage of the devil
in human shape tina, sells and deals
oat murder, suicide, misery and
woe, even to the innocent families
and neighbors Of tho diunkarI and
OF tho moderate drinkcr!
Now, as to the person who uses
no Iiqnor; he IL temperate in this,
but may be very Incorporate in
many other things, AMI lose his
heaAh and property, and h, who
talks Temperance, or intsm.'crancc,
to suit company, is very weak, and
has his dagger drawn waiting Tor a
favorable opportunity to plunge it
to the hilt at the temperance cruse.
Beware Of such men! lJc that viii
not sign pledge or any paper in
the interest Of temperance, is Al
man that has his hands grapplcd
on the throat of temperance aud
temperance men; and rs to tho man
that keeps lum E,lc, ! might as
we'll say no more. You would have
To add thirteen unknown letters to
the alphabet before yon could do
him the Justice he deserves, for he
is a conductor OH the dead River
Railroad" and q ticket agent to the
Poor House. Again, is it the pct
son that uses no liquor, and is SIT
ting on the fence aud hcsi,ating
upon which side to gel off, for fear
he will be on tile unpopular side:
with his mouth full oI that obn"x-
ious weed, tobacc"l Or, those that
"vcitax their digestive organs, until
the gaunt vlsage OF the confirmed
dyspcp,ic meets our vicM2 Or, is
it those persons TINT hurl those vile
and .lander"us cpirhets at an in
noccnt persona Or, lie it those per-
SONS that always think that 81 am
right, and you are wrong?" Or,
is it the man that will stoop to tell
tie blacklist fal,choad To gain one
dollar ur more! Are any of those
characters temperate! Let us lock
at each character in its true light,
as we have brought them into ques
ton.
i Now, as 10 the man that does not
drink, and is on the top OF the fence,
| say get If, stand upon your tecf,
and be man or II mouse. BE build
for temperance, ana be the right
hand supporter of all that is just
aud right. Put away hit obn"x-
ions weed, tohacc he weed that
makes So many slaves of men and
women! VIVA, d" You suppose God
thinks OF The man on his kures
with quid of t"bacco in his meath.
pleading earnestly far a blessing!
Does not every word pass by or
thr"uSh that qnid, and scent or
poison every word! Is this tenn
pcranccs No sill! Well. then, let
scomnencc first with leaving our
guilds outside and stop splitting to-
hacco juice into q IDS face, So that
he can listen 10 .ur words that are
NOT iufrcled with that nauscous
stencil. Let cur words he us pure
as The babe in tie cradle, whose
voice Is II welcome sound in heav-
en-, and unto angels it is the voice
of ,nn"ccncc.
BE not a elu'ton or a wine bib
Der, for You will hear your little
ones cry fer bread when you have
none. Look at those bitter tears
running down tho check of that
fond wife and mother. Did tcm-
perancc do thisl BE not a SANDER
or, for it IS the offspring OF the deo
IL, to poison tho minds Of many
people, to disqaiel our best friends,
and kill and destroy a good charac.
Ter, and blast the hopes of many a
loving heart. forever. Tell no lies.
For the devil is II liar, and the faith.
or of it. E,r a llar is not believed,
utien, when he tells the truth. Lie
NOT for money, for money is the
root of all evil. Lie noe ut all;
neither swear; for it is wicked. fool
'sh and ungen,lcmanly. In all
these your character is 1T stake.
Guard your character rs you would
your he. Lei not your tongue sip
to do hurt to Il friend. lie that
adv SEES yon to do right is your
friend. and beware of such as would
lead y"u into the tolls OF intempcr-
ancr! Aud w'nld sny right here,
that fashions of the present day. it
followed to the letter, lead to in
temperance; and why moi! They
start from the lowest and tho most
degraded of society Uhc houses Vt
illfame). Pride yourselves on n
good character, virtue and temper
ate habits, and you will have The
confidence and good will Of your
associates and Of the public.
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