The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-04-29
For THE RECORD.

License or no license" seems to be an
important theme of thought and CONVERSE
ton with a great number of our citizens
To what extent will our newly elected Coun-
Gil use the power intrusted in them? That n
great proportion of the supporters of the
Republican ticket III the late election voted
with the impression that they were supper
Is their faith to be realized, and this terrible
scourge driven from under the protection of
law, or are we to be put Off with the misera-
BILE pretext that the Topping off of Il few of the
smaller branches will bring about the desired
reform? As the trimming of the sprouts and
twigs give new life and strength TO the parent
body, so the drying up of these smaller
streams will add to the power and destructive
ness of the larger. How, can easily be seen.
These small groggeries. generally speaking,
are run by lower class of men, who, to make
it pay, are forced to bring out the worst fea-
lures of their wretched calling. Here, the
beardless boy, scarcely in his teens lured ON
by the enticements OF older companions and
a desire to seem smart, muddles his already
weak brain with what is commonly termed
"Small drinks" This is 10 fancy SKETCH
as ramble through the streets of our city,
at a late hour of an evening, will give ample
proof Here too, poor helpless drunkards,
driven from the more respectable houses,
make night hideous with their drunken
brawls. This rouses public sentiment Fathers
heretofore with no conscientious scruples
against dram selling, coming home, inquire
and the Observation-Disclosures church men,
bers, begin to think that Sabbath breaking
and rowdyism are on the increase, and wonder
if this whiskey traffic is not somewhat in
fault; and the shout goes up, cut them off,
they bring q rcproach and disgrace upon our
city. How quickly the gentlemen in broad
cloth join in the shout yes, cut them of,
these low dens re keep respectable houses
we don't sellto your boys; We will not allow
rowdyism nor harbor drunkards. Hedge MS
up, and build n wall around us, by your sup
port and approval, We church members and
respectable men. What if the inside of the
platter is not clean, so the outside Is bright
and fair? What if the hard earnings of the
laboring men do go in their till? The bloom
may fade from the check of the young WIFI,
her heart bleed in agony as she beholds the
destruction of her companion and the deser-
ton of friends, the poverty that forces the
chances of an education from her promising
offspring, and dives them vagabonds into the
street. Why, these are the common occur
RANGES of life. There is no fuss about it,
Women are proud they suffer, but make
little complaint. Sober, industrious men,
transformed into idlcrs and vagabonds, wo-
men and children robbed not only of bread
but degraded and dsgraced, happy homes
laid waste, physical strength paralyzed, in
telects that point to n glorious future, go
down to darkness and despair, immortvl
souls lost and all the work of the demon
RUM
Yet still in the midst of this destruction,
men of mind and intelligence talk about the
necessity of submitting to the destroycrs. Out
upon such hypocrisy. In answer to the
prayers and labors of Gods people, mighty
work of grace has been wrought in our midst
this winter backsliders reclaimed and souls
converted to God. Some we know who have
broken the bonds of this tyrant still the
strong craving of dreadful appetite re-
mains.
Gentlemen of our common council, lovers
of truth and right doing professed followers
of the pure Jesus, can you, dare you by your
vote set a snare and lay trap for the souls of
your brothers,
TEMPERANCE.
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