The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-21

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ington-llov they Cure Drunkartls
abroad.
MANKATO, Aug. 10, 1879.
EDITOR ADVANCE: Sometime last
June, while III st. Paul, 1 wrote letter
for the ADVANCE in regard to WortE-
ington and its people, and the way they
had Of handling the liquor question
there.
was somewhat astonished to notice
extracts from the letter by other pa
pers, and to see it commented upon by
the press, throughout the State. There
have been numerous conjectures as to
the author of the letter, bat can only
say they are all wrong. There are so
many people who think the truth should
not he told at all times, who would be
offended at the author if they knew who
he was, that it is best they should not
know. In writing the letter, 1 followed
the other saying in regard to the truth,
which says, tell the truth at all times,
even if it shames the devil" 1t work.
ed to il charm, for his Majesty squealed
fearfully. In regard to the numerous
letters that were written in answer to
it, notice only one worthy of consider
alton. That came from Clear Lake,
Iowa. Some of ''Ieadical's'' COMPARE
sons are good, while some are wide of
the mark. I do not know of two sub.
jects farther apart than drunkenness
and the late Rebellion of the South.
One had to be put down by the force of
arms to save the nation; the other, as
we cannot use force, had better by far
be let alone. Man in his stubbornness
has always been compared to the mule,
but l think It an insult to the mule.
1t did not produce facts enough in |
my last letter, to convince any liberal
mind that to give 4 man free access to
liquor lie would become Disguised with
it and quit the use Of it, will state one
or two more cases to prove the truth of
the statement:
In the German States, and in fact all
Southern Europe, better and purer liq-
uors are made than in any other part of
the world and drank with more freedom
than in any other place. And Stats
tics show they have less evil effects
from it, but it happens occasionally
that man gets drunk even there. And
4 very novel way they have in some of
the states of furnishing them. The
man is confined III a room by himself
and liquor is put into all his food and
drink until he sickcns of it to such an
extent that he would sooner starve than
eat or drink any more. He then has
his liberty and no more is heard of his
getting drunk again. "Rad.'' was a
little ungenerous when lie said "Catos'
were always found III the ranks of those
who are opposed to law and order.
The fact is, we have no law to be op-
posed to. The American people do not
consider it 4 crilr e to get drunk: The
state of Minnesota does not deem it a
crime to drink or get drunk. When
they do let them put it on their statute
books, and let the punishment he death
or imprisonment for life. Then to
please those who try so hard to stop
drinking, l will help support the law,
for there is no man in tile land any more
opposed to mans getting drunk than
am, but the truth is, it is 4 private
affair and cannot be reached by law.
Then say let italone. What business
has one man in this free country to tell
another what he shall eat, drink or
wear? The Government allows the
manufacture of liquor, the states, coun-
ties and towns allow the sale of it.
The only thing then that remains to be
done is to stop the people from drinking.
How many more years will temperance
men have to try before they will be COLI
WINGED that the thing cannot be- done?
Echo ansW ers, ten thousand years.
notice III a late number of the AD-
VANCE letter from St. Paul in regard
to Worthington and its whisky laws
and religion. There is good reasoning
and sound sense enough in that letter
to convince the world, (if they were not
such fanaticai fools as to make it i'm
possible to convince them of any thing)
that a faction of the people in Worth
are taking the right course to doom
that town to misery and cursedness
that it will not outgrow for score of
years. The time is not far distant
When the flood-gates of drunkenness
and its consequences shall he raised and
your pet theories of religions, bigotry
and temperance. and other reforms
shall be swept out of existence in the
twinkling Of an eye.
But if you are determined, which YOU
certainly are, TO continue your course
down that dark and dismal lane which
so many have gone before, who have
turned a deaf car to advice. the conse-