The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-04-24

does not see. But as this essay hai
been prolonged beyond nv expectations
in the outset, will enter at once into
a concise statement of my views on thi'
question of temperance reform Their,
are n great many evils entailrd upon u,
through the Instrumentsliiies OF intoxi-
eating liquors M we'll "a through a yrear
many other agencies that do not come
within the purview OF remedia! agents
and the reason for the signal failures
hitherto attending temperance reform
measures, is to be found in the fact tina,
thosijnaugurating and advocating them
have not Disseminated properly between
what evils are accessible to remedies and
those that are not. No system of laws
/ that could be devised by human ingenu.
/ lily, be they ever so wisely planned and
thoroughly executed, would have the ec.
feet to abolish sin and crime in our midst
and make of us people that could be a
living embodiment of all the virtues Of
the decalogue Man, ever since the fall
of Alan. has been pretty much the
sam kind of an animal, loving women
and wine, and all plessurable excitement
and he is likely to continue the same
kind OF a creature as long az Adams
mathematical prosperity cumbers the
earth, and just a. long as his
identity remains unchanged and he is
possessed with throat. heshy appetites
and Ae- by passions he will eat to glut-
tony and drink to drunkenness. aud COM
nit other abomiuable excuses; and an,
measure Of reform so revolutionary in its
requirements as to necessitate q complete
transformation of our nature and appe-
tites will certainly meet with failures
My opinion is. that the whole chain OF
ills that the nse Of intoxicating liquors
entails upon us as a people, or nation.
which ia accessible TO remedy and reform.
is grounded and rooted in tie laws which
legalize the establishment of tipping.
houses or bar rooms. ] think that law
and the drinking dsns established and
rat:onized by its provisions and fostering
care is the greatest nuisance that ever
stood rs a blur upon the pages OF statute
books, or as 4 fostering sore upon the
face of good society. Why they were
established, and for what reason they are
perpetuated. God above only knows; |
am ,ure | don't, and | don't think the
most versatile of our law>making iunc-
tiOnsries could evolve one plausible rea-
son for continuing their existence any
longer. The duty Of government is to
suppress everything which is inconsistent
with the public good; and our law
makers come along and shut up the
gambling house. the lottery chop, and
the houeos OF ill-fame, because they are
detrimental to the public good. Now
would like to know If the influence ema-
mating from the bar rooms in this country
is not ten times more internally pernicious
than all of the combined influences Tor
evil growing out OF these sources. Its
Influences and tendencies are evil, onl, |
evil, and continually evil Not one |
species Of good can be justly claimed NJ
the outsrowih of tipping houses. while
tie category of evils could be stretched
out TO an unreasonable Iength Lesis,
lative bodies know this to be the fact, |
and they are continually applying lotions.
ointments and cstaplasms, in the shape of
local option. to the most virulent out
groupings of the malady, but they will
have to come to the fact yet-thst the
malady is too deep seated TO be remedied |
by local applications The very bone
itself is carries. and nothing short OF
Topping off or amputation will effect the
cure. aud this is the great gu estion OF
questions that ia before the American
people to~day Not a question of Cog
Or Magos. but simply one of grog or no
grog. The mind OF the American people
is in ferment on this temperance ques,
lion II hasn't yet shaped itself to that
End but this must be The ultimate conclu-
sion. Public sentiment must shape itself
into requirement that public function
aries shall repeal every act OF theirs
which legalizes and fosters licensed tips
pling houses; and it is a measure that
won't always brook delay The ermine
tsel is daily being dragged through the
,lums OF lntemperance United States
Senator's nod and hiccough IN the Senate
Congressman staggrr through
he halls of Congress. and il such loose.
debauchcry as has prevailed
among all classes in this country Tor the
past thirty years is permitted to go on. a.
rue as there is reality in Gods retribu-
i've justice, believe the rising genera
ion will live to see their old Ship Of State
stranded