Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-03
THE CRUSADERS.


We believe DisIaei wrote bad novel
land most of his are bad )ealled Tanned.
or the New Crusade, and the crusade OF
the here, like the book itself, and indeed
like all the erusades, were failures and
utterly Intellectual in achieving the pur-
pose for which they were attempted.
The same fatality has attached itself to
the late efforts Of the ladies to stop
liquor selling, or dram drinking, by
what is known as the Praying Move
meni." They adopted method SINH
lar to what the Doctors cali " heroic
treatment simple, short, sharp, Sc
we're remedy, that without ceremony,
jumps fences and goes across lots, right
to the point 10 where the disease, real
or fancied, is supposed to exist. So with
the ladies'; they went at what they sup
posed was the source, the origin OF the
disease, the whisky shops, and argued
that if they could close those, that the
evil of intemperance would at once cease.
In this, however, as the ladies are some
what apt to do, they deceived them
themsslves-they jumped at conclusion
without very thoroughly considering the
premises. They forgot that the sellers
of liquor were the complement of the
demand for it, Let the latter cease and
the former would fold his tent and steal
of like Moor's celebrated Arab. Thus,
the ladies are like great many addle-
headed doctors, they treated the symp-
toms of the disease instead of attacking
the complaint itself in its stronghold.
Conquer that, and the symptoms will dis
appear of themselves, They are the
mere incidents, the skirmishers, the out
posts, that show the presence of dang
erous foe, and when the latter succumbs,
they fall as quickly. Now, the liquor
sellers are the symptoms and the drink.
ers are the source from which they
originate, so if the ladies wish to stay
the march of intemperance, they should
address themselves to those who indulge
in that vice. In this respect the Louis
vile Courier-Journal gives excellent
advice. That journal says:
You ladies' who are unmarried should
require sufficient dignity and strength OF
character TO refuse to associate with
drunkards, even if they have sober in
tervals. Let young men understand,
that if they love ardent spirits better
than they do you, you consider them al
ready welded to a more alluriDg mis-
tress, and are no, disposed to become q
biganist.
That. like Mr.. Craggs, is not putting
TOO fine point on it," II you wish tc
discourage bibbing, look coldly on the
bibbers. Try what the effect of a re
frigerating process will do, and if tina
does not bring the offenders to well
doing, turn your backs upon them alto
gether. They are the real criminals, no
the man who sells liquor or wines, o
any intoxicating drinks. 1t is not fai
to invade that poor fellows premises
and by dint of sweet words, entreatle
and all sorts Of cajolery, get your unfol
tunate victims in such condition tina
they do not know whether they are stand
ing ON their heads or their heels, and ar
ready to commit hari-kari, matrimony, 0
any other desperate expedient to get ri
of their tormentors. All that kind c
thing is not fair. We doubt whether
is womanly or useful. 1t certainly is nc
calculated to produce any permanent
good effects. 1t is sort of spasmodit
sporadic disease, appearing here an
there, and disappearing as quickly an
unaccountably as it becomes apparent
No, these ecstatic, rhapsodical manifests
tons never yet worked any benefit worth
of the name. The ladies' can do fl
more good, can render more eficiel
service in the cause of temperance: frs
by example; next, by resolutely discoul
tenancing the use of intoxicating liquo
in their families and those of the
friends, and also equally resolutely di
countenancing those whom they kno
use them to excess. This is what tn
can do without offense, display Or risk
unpleasant consequences. They can
all this, yet, as parting suggestion, '
might say in the humblest manner in t
world, that after all, those who b.
know how to enjoy Gods good gifts, q
hose who use and not abuse thel
Therefore, the real golden rule to
sought after, is that happy medium Ii
will enable us to taste the cheering wi
cup, but not pass beyond that limit til
true temperance and reason teaches US
respect. A man may use lancet to sa
life or bisect the jugular, but becau
that instrument is misused. that is
argument against its proper applicatio
So, therefore, it might be we'll for t
ladies to consider if extremes are 1
always hurtful, and whether after {
moderation and not abstinence is
true policy. The dear creatures will
give us, we know, for making the sugg
ton, for We are far too polite to e,
contradict the ladies'