New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-07
INTEMPERANCE IN HOMER.

Homer, in this State, is situated in the
parish of Claiborne. Its green acres arc
as fair as any the sun shines upon in our
land. Flowers of spring and roses come
early there, and bloom in profusion on
the emerald fields; the glad sunlight there
kisses the ofsprings of nature with almost
tropical ardor; but beneath the warm sky
above Homer, and among the flowers and
under the bright colored roses, turks a
| serpent to destroy. The curse of intem-
perance has fastened itself upon the fair
| town, and to such an extent that the
| Homer Iidd, owned and edited by Hon.
W. Jasper Blackburn, has been con-
strained to reason with the people on the
SIN OF drunkenness. We reproduce the
leading article of the Niad of March %:
Can we not Lave little cessation of
strong drink in Homer. A little wine for
the stomach's sake occasionally may not be
much wrong or to be cOndemned-Or even a
iittle OF something stronger now and then
put to pour the raw whisky down ones
throat every day in the year, like pouring
suds into bottomless sink hole, does not
SAVIOR much OF reason, decency or honor.
Every community, as every individual, has
the inherent right of selfpreservation; but
we think that ii the community of Homer
sleeps much longer on the right to redeem
Itself from the whitening and most dis
graceful curse of almost universal drunken
ness 1t will have forfeited its execution.
Young men and old men, have you not
about enough whis,--JJ for awhile If you
have, stop; but if you have not, then guip |
down enough al once to rid the world OF a |
great nuisance.
Come, we love you; but we will not |
tolerate you another moment in your con.
tlnued and most inexcusable beastliness.
And can not men find better employment
than selling poison to their neigh bors!
" Lead us not into temptation" And let all
good citizens mark this sentiment:
society must remember that if it |
spreads before its members temptations |
which they can not resist, the consequences
ot otienses committed fall alike upon those
who set pernicious example and those
who follow it."
The editorial is entitled ''Too Much of
Good Thing, and it appeals directly to
he pride, the self-respect and the better
nature Of the people of Homer. Will
hey heed the warning before it is too
ate? lntemperan ce is deadly sin; it is a
De to mankind, and its blows are struck
lrectly at the roofs Of good society: it
POUNDS the very hearts of mothers and
ives through the blighted lives it brings
} sons and husbands. Schools and
nurches are robbed Of their influence for
God where the reason of young men is
rowned IN the dangerous cup. Other =
'wns may be afflicted in the same way.
ut Homer, which is SO little governed by
reign elements, which is free from out a
de pressure tending toward sin, which Ell
so much a little world within itself. d.
pears to be mos. culpable. All of this p
ust change, and will, if the people heed p'
e handwriting on the wall. We look 70
rward to the time when the classic town m
parish will be held up as an n m
ample to other towns; when to describe lie
nan who is all sobriety and morality n
rect in department and manners, it =
Il be only necessary to say Gle behaves
e citizen from Homer and we trus:
} Aidd Will keep mp its good work until III
h state Of things has been brought
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