The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-10
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In a timely, thoughtful article in the I
Golden Rule. Mr.. H. ID. Gushing notes y
Inc fac. that the last half century in j
America has greatly changed The rcla- !
ave populations OF city ana country J
lhnt cities have become. greater and ]
towns relatively less. 1t is also affirm J
cd thni " political power has changed
more than populations; that in our
chief cities - the liquor traffic can de- |
feat any party or candidate that OPP /
poses it," and that the power 10 de- {
feat is the power 20 control" Referring
TO the politica methods which obtain
i'm cities, it is declared that "votcs are
not often bought with money, but
money Is often placcdin the hands of
agents to be used at their discretionA
I,iouor dealers arc the best agents, not
because they are more willing or more
wicked, but because they are more able
to do the work. They know their men
better. can reach them easier, can buy
them cheaper. They do not buy with
money. They pocket the money and
buy with whisky, lager, and the other
influences of their occupation.' We
are quite ready to concur in the opinion
that "it would scarce be too much to
saw that every closely election
CITY, state and national-turns on
inst this use of money" Under such
corrupting influences popular suffrage
in our large cities has already come toll
be. distasted bysmmy thenshtiul obs
servers. as means of promoting the
general welfare and of securing and
perpctuating stable and equitable gov
/ 4 ni
which rests upon the ballot must indeed
have good citizens. Strong drink is
thc especial destroyer of good citizen
ship. II must somehow, by the com
4hinaiion of all good influences, political
hnd otherwise, be exercised from our
cities, else the sequel will prove with
only n too painful certainty that ali
popular government fail in our cities il
must fail in the states and in the na-
tion.sss33ig4 QnIVIl ts9Woa
Willie the praises of beer are being
4 sung by its dcvotcs, and IFS claims urged
for favorable consideration rs a Z" lem
perancc " beverage, il is worth while TO
rive the subject careful study. \
writer ihiA t,tc nunhcisokfhe PAL Mall
Gazette, evidently no temperance IA
naiic.n in an article on "Gcimau Beer
Drinking" outlines picture of the
" Raihshcl.cr.o chief of the lierlpsbFr
{, likts. s,aadracaih thc ,nunicie alhaiN-
ing, by saying: " Imagine the low
vaultcd cellars of IN cdilcc about half
3 the size of our Houses of Parliament.
filed from morning til midnight with
more than thousand persons of every
rank of society, the majority of them
eating, smoking. and shouting and all
Of them steadily drinking: 10 promote
. which latter Indulgence a lpQu,and-And-
I ore thv,4Aas;lI praiselof good liquor.
= (manaling from hacchanahans of all
l. uatiOns ana of all cpuchs are blazonrd
T. upon the arches and upon the walls
;, imagine all this, and You have some
Y faint idea of the famous. Eaths keller,
, orc Of Inc Hons &c Btrlih." This Is \
l dcplorablc, unsightly, realistic picture,
2 which especially German brewers and
. Lccr-vcndcrs nfo$reiilg foAintrodncc
, tud duplicate in all Our American cities
e Tie same writer adds of the German
h rspitMnhn .; lfe siqallcr Bcci;c CHARS OF
e the capital are legion, alfF are often Che
; resort Of The lowest classes in the com
! munity. and : vcral among them being
: recognized places Of rendezvous iol
= thieves and sharpcrs. From temper
nncc - agencies such as these we may
e well quay 10 beheliyelr'hpd preserved
a recent decision of the General Tern
: of the Supreme Court, affirming Tho
/ iui'cnpnt Of tie court of General Scs
"a sions against salooli-kccpcr convicted
y and iis.etl- twenty iive dollars io,' selling
4 liquor to n boy ten years Old, who was
>. afterwards found dead drunk and in
a sensible in one of our streets. vi i'll have
= an important restraining influence, il
= duly applied in. other instances, upor
:, ono Of fin worst phases of the liqnoi
y traffic in this city. The children who
!, arc sent TO The liquor shops at first &c
, buy for others, soon quite naturally fall
n into drinking habits themselves. Many
: especially women. who are reluctant ia
, go in person 70 the saloons for strong
1 drink, make use of children to obtain
their supplies. The evil has grown tc
: great magnitude. Tins decision Of the
= Supreme Court is timely. and the legal
' opportunity which II creates to lessen,
, if NOT. wholly abolish, n great evil
a should. be in,lilpVcdtohhe uttcrhiost.
r arhtA mc many wast ii wlici Chris
tian churches can make their power fell
effectively against the iniquitous drink
traffic. One way was indicated by the
Philadelphia yearly meeting of the So
i ciclv of Friends, which at its recent
meeting. with marked pnanimity, add
ed clause TO the Sociely's discipline
= making il n dishonorablc, offence for
any Friend hereafter 70 sigh any appli-
ration for license for the sale Of intoXi-
eating liquors for drinking purposes.
If all churehesrwoud do ms much il
!. wohI,l ut least relieye many from n GER
tain Responsibility 1or members who
scandalizc their Christian profession by
,, signing, upon one preieXt or another,
applications for liquor licenses. II
wonld also be in itself most telling
protest against the whole liquor bust
I, ness, as well in its more prctcntious and
reputable as in its lower and more de-
based aspects. to4fnp
, EXAMrLE.-An Incorporate man was
on his dcath-bcd. lie sent for n pro-
fessor of religion. and said TO him ::
80 DO You remember being in such n
{ temperance meeting? ! was there. /
went for the purpose of signing the
, lpledgc. When il was circulated kept
= my eye Oh you. | thought you knew
more about these things than | did, and
iflii wcre good flihg you would give
. lyoor name and join IT, But you did
, NOT, and for that reason didnot.A And
J here | am. ! am about to die, and
want you TO prepare to meet me In the
+ Judgment" Those words went like a
! dagger 10 1.-THE Heart Of nc Professor;
I and they should pierce tic heArt of ev--
, cry one protesting godlmcss, who stands
= aloof from the temperance cause. Ev-
cry one has influence and Il should be
on ihc ode of viriueand purity, of God
! apJ religion ni5 20 .eodsngt
A. Il, BrowDi in the Indiana Farmer.
PROPOSES that we exhibit SALOONS at'our
STATE ard county fairs, excepting agri-
culture. More monotIis Invested il
tho manufaetqrqoi .drgphqrfs tknn in
lnnN a hnl hi sinncs In nln III n1n q m