, 1878-11-28


dishonesty" is too mild Il word to rep
resent this business. 1t contains all the
clements OF knavcry. 1t l. n stupendouS
system of cold-blooded murder. Just look
ut it tor momrit. Here are men 'elib-
eratrly engaged in preparing these liquors
containing the most violent and deadly
such rs green vitriol, oil OF vi'riol capsi-
cum, opium, tobacco, aoes, henbane, nuX
vomca, suglr Of lead, poison. hemlock,
Guinea pepper, prusSic acid, dragons
blood, and SO on. These are some of the
most deadly vegetable and mineral agents
in the world, with which nearly all the
liquors are drugged and aduItcrated.
They sell them under the title of choice
wines. or imported brandy, knowing that
they viii speedily undermine the health.
destroy the lives and ruin the souls OF
those who drink them.
The slave trader can do no more with
his victims than these men do with those
who fall into their grasp. Such system
of gigantic and destructive fraud should
moi be tolerated in an enlightened COM
munity tor Il single day. The manufact-
urers and vendcrs OF these adulterated
liquors should be indicted for wholesale
murder. At least committee of chem
lists should be appointed to examine every
week the contents of grog shops, just as
we have committees or agents. to examine
mt stated periods. steam boilers, and rc-
port on their condition and safety.
Talking softly and smoothly Of the So
cial glass is tiendish sophistry, for myr'
lads are daily being stcalthily slaughtered
by it. Greater or more dastardly crimes
than these are not on record. If this Is
disputed, let us cite as bad case OF crime
murder rs known, and see by comparison
how near the truth is the above assertion.
Among the laborerS employed in a GER
tain district to construct a railway, was
one thick-neckcd, buShy, sensual. ignOr-
ant, brutalized man. who lodged in the
cottage of a lone old woman. This wo-
man was in the habit OF laying up her
weekly earnings in 4 certain chest. OF
which she carefully kept the key. The
lodger observed where the money lay.
After the works were completed and the
workmen dispersed, this man was seen in
the gray dawn of Sabbath morning,
stealthily approaching the cottage. That
day, for wonder among the neigh5ors,
the old lady did not appear at church.
They went to her house and learned the
cause. Her dead body lay on the cottage
| floor. The treasure chest was robbed OF
its few pounds and odd shllings, and the
murderer had fled. Afterwards they
caught and hanged him. Shocking crime
TO murder helpless woman in her own
house in order to reach and rifle her little
hoard, laid up against the winter and the
rent. The criminal is of low, gross,
bestial nature. Be it so. He was pest
to society, and society flung the trouble
Off the earth. But what Of those who are
far above him in education and social po-
sition and rs far beyond him in the meas
IRE of their guilt? How many human
lives is the greed of gain even now taking
away in the traffic named? Men who hold
a high place. and bear a good name in
the community. have in this form, taken
away the life OF scores for filthy lucre's
sake.
Now sir. without presuming to dictate
to those whose eyes are blinded and hearts
stcclcd by the glitter of gold. or who sup
pose that the world was made simply as a
market to trade in and grasp by fair or
foul means all the gold possible. We do
contend that our best disposed and honor
able citizens are bound tn sustain those
great philanthropic sentiments that aim
at the destruction of intempeance and
kindred vices. We would not. indeed,
run into those wild eXtravagances that
tViIHlu lNA'''' WV
that they hold monopoly of all the hu-
manity that is felt upon these questions.
But we would stand. with reference TO
them, just where the principles nnd spirit
of Christ anity would place u.s. We would
occupy platform constituted of scripture
passages, such rs these: "Thou shalt
love thy neighhor as thySclf." "AlI
things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to You do We even so to them,
for this Is the law and the prophets
"Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man.'
Standing thus, we stand on the rock OF
eternal truth. Fearing God. we have no
one else to fear. Mr.. Editor, am sensi-
bly, impressed thnt it Is not for us to in
uuire to which side Of these questions the