The Red Cloud chief., 1874-04-23
CORRESPONDENCE E.
"fhsAsse roots sore last

"fhsAsse roots aors last
That hath withAood . rough blast"
EDITOR CHIEF Does the pruned
vine. bear rruit in less quantity, or of
worse quality. than one which has not
undergone the operation. Can q woe
some weed, be effectually destroyed by
lopine of the branches. or can the traffic
intoxicating drinks be discontinued. by
the course now pursued by the ladies
throughout the states, is q question that
absorbs the minds of many at present.
What the result Of this crusade will
be, time alone can determine; but to
me it seems, that the would be public
benefactors, are taking the wrong course
to kill the snake, for while they lop of
the branches by closing up saloons, they
leave the root untouched. The brew
cries and distilleries with the Law y: their
fountain head and source of
the forbidden fruit, still exists, where
men Of money, Office and public patron
age seekers, a buy it by the cask or
barrel, either for their own domestic use
OF the purpose Of eiectionesr,ng amongst
the working classes, at the required time,
will remain unmolested by the present
move. Then you say, what Is TO be
done; either let the saloons aioue, or dig
around the root. Bring moral force to
bear on the lawmakers. If the law,
grants . man permission to sell an article,
and that he pays for that permission, he
or she. who interferes With him OF her.
who pays for such permission. and has
it 10 the name of law, is guilty of .
breach of the law, 20 matter even il the
interference is by prayer, and the OBJ
str uction Of the pabhe thoroush6rs. /,
may be told if there we're no aIoons,
that Tiers would be no brewe:ie les OF die
tilleries. This is a mistake, and l am Of
the opinion that intsmpersnce would in.
crease in proportion to the restriction
placed upon the article; because those
who are inclined to get drunk for the
mere love Of it, will do so, even if they
are obliged to buy opium, aud eat it,
which is still worse. The forbidden
fruit 10 Eden, wa no faiver to the eye
than other fruit growing there, aud cou.
s~eQuently no more enticiDg but the
temptation lay in the curiosity 70 taste,
that which the Divine law forbade.
which curious nature or propensity,
exists in man to-day, as well a then.
Aud, should the ladies ef1ectually sue.
coed, 10 closing up every saloon 10 the
country, this curious propensity which
mankind inherit from their FIRST parents,
will show itself as conspicuous in our
rising people as it did in our first par
ents. They will eat Of that fruit, not
because it is sparkling to the eye, pleas
Ant to the taste, Or intoxicating to the
brain; but because it is forbidden. Who
drinks less whiskey, than the man
behind the bar, q . general thing, and
who drinks most whiskey. than be who
can but seldom get 1t it That intoxi-
cation is . curse, no one will dispute. 1t
is one Of the greatest evils OF our county.
in fact . public cancer. that is sspping
the very foundation Of our moral institu-
tons. The disease is so chronic and its
roots 50 deep set in the national habit.
that closing saloons through the instru
mentality of street prayers and public
obstruction, in violation oflaw and order,
VII not ssrs il, admire tho perssver-
snee, energy and courage Of the movers
in the act, they are sincere / have no
doubt, aud deserve credit for such Elm
cerity but IN opposed to their plan Of
action, for the reason that | can not see
what beneficial result can arise there
from.
fa dilligept enquiry were made into
the cause Of drunkenss, and the thing
sifted to its very root, in . majority Of
cases. We would fad Il tsoasht pretty
close to the doos ~ the sex nov, buily
employed in ''pruuiaG the vins." The
moral and religious training Of children.
by the mother While the 'scions'' ne
young. would have more eject in check.
ing the evil Of inseuper.n@ in tho na-
ton tean Ill the prayers they could ofer
in . public sereet. pure moral virtue,
without ostentation or pride, coupled
With modest inexpensive dress. m.kiss
home cheerful and coopanioosAip pleas
ant, would have more effect in reclaim
ing The drunkard or pusea6as drunk
ness than actinga pubic pantoDise on
sidewalks, for the amusement Of grown
men snd dsprared soo6e,a II women
understood No sscfedoess Of their mis-
sion IN life. there would be ie0 drunk
pes and Gime IN It. If the mother, the
sister, the wife aad the sweetheart, each
scsed their part ~ DsaldiaG the man.
ours would be . model void. The
mother in a,ining he child. the sister
and swest-Aear4 By csessfal ce0pssios-