Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-08
NO. 113.
DAILY krnnebfr Journal.
For the journal.
What OF the Future? What shall the
Harvest Be?

Questions in the light of passing events,
that every young man, indeed every man,
ought to ask himself Especially every young
man who hopes for future, Gas | trust all
young men do, who desires to be a man, to
have name, to be numbered among the use
full to be remembered as one who acted an
honorable part in the affairs of life, who
sought to advance the common veal. That
there are dangers lurking in the path of the
young men of our city is fact not to be de-
MED. That the greatest among these is the
dram shop and tppling house, may not be
controverted. In fact these may be called
the parent of all the others. These are tie
qucksandS, the vortex, into which thousands
fall and are swallowed up.
The sale of intoxicating liquors has with
truth Gas | think | shall show been called
the crime of crimes. Two elements combine
to make this crime-thc vendcr and drink,r.
Will you. my young friend. make one of he
elements? Have you one interest in common
with the vender? Are not your interests and
his as divergent as the poles? Let us enlarge
the scope of our inquiry. and put the question
to the head ofevcry family in our city to the
head of every institution in our city TO every
business man; to every banker, merchant,
farmer, mechanic; to every trade, lave you
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antagonlsm to yours! Especially is this. true
If you be drinker. even Il moderate one. He
by his outlawed business, seeks to
enrich himself, to better his condition,
and that of his family, and all at
your expense and that of your families.
While he gains, you, his victim, lose all
-manhood, position, family. friends. All
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anu "s NV see"; no' "'ohe III 'he wreck
V. n'''oo" a''e a""nuo''',1". oi nome' "i non
pi""'' P"t ts"'S' vi WIZ III" chilorch, put III
.hr co"''',i''he"tol ol every form OF crime known
" law, nu' iew wtehs since TWO young
n.y. ~ ','' an, l i"A'''i''' were huhg. one
u, Al ."'horiugc' Mass, one Ut concord ~ II.
pun WY "i".H ~he" ,hcy committed 'he
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,'o'' scanning vi '"e ''''' "roP' ,ii'eu 'heir
'~o'oee ~ ~ yp". s"u's men, Sd, my beware OF
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t"N ~, VI ,"' ~. ""N'"' PioP"e' iu'hiieo at
'"'' - 'i'.'" nm. ',iP anu s'ihgc'h ike
a" "'''' ~, p", We "een l,o' 20 80 i',r from
n"i'e' ne sd" story vi savage ana Serb
"er i il's'' III our minus. IN many ways IN
o"i Wv" ,o",'''u'i'. mas t',e 'earlui wicked
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'''' maui man ni'es' III ihe'i"s men 10 tue
c"''''i'''"''. vi great crimes an" wrongs.
,'""S ma" III our own
cns' :, ,'i'"ehoe" ny strong ''fihk, gwen 10 MN
'oi u'a' PURPOSE oy ru"iSeiiers IN high
,o'ia' Pos"i"h anu iilcl'e' oy 'hein 10 90 the
a''u, assaulted magistrate on our streets.
Hn,'"e' !'"'s "'"h "'""e "i"hh ny nquor
e''" nun "1 ''I s"i'c p",.les' aPpiied the
'"ic" u ~, "eiS'ipoi +, ou''uin9s III 'he hlght
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WI i's ~" man ""i', ''e s"hie iniuehce,
UNI anu p"' ~ Ms ups ps aruh'sehcr' anu
n'' " "o ,"e ACT ny nin'' set hre 10 ms
neiS'.oor puiioihs' ana IL was consumed IN
''ir n'sn''
nu' no stronger evidence OF thc wickedness
oi 'ne ,r"'lc an" 'hr .ra'hcker III aicoholc
ar''hs mas oee,i eAhipl'eo thah that Witnessed
III anu ","""u "'' 'ou'' h"use the last
,''o''"' 1T my "'ii ne uoupteu' II there
'as oeen eA"io'e" VI ever WIZ ne presented
stronger eNiue"cc vi the oiightlhg, "ither-
up''n '"u v'ei ,'""E men '"a" was ,heh anu
I"rre eAhloi'e". IL was enough 10 make
ia'hers anu i,'o'hcrs s'ahd aghast. loung
men, husn"noS o' young wives, iathers OF
ihhoc'h. niue chiiofeh' seemed lost to all
Se"Se Vi i'aihouu anu shame, drugged anu
hruhheh' Win pIeared eyes ana stoiid eoun-
'ehahees, Spe"lng OUT haudiing nonsense-a
setnr su'iciei' 10 s'ar'ie ana alarm the most
ihnihcreht. All tne tender endearments OF
hohe' whe' chilaren. fathers, mothers,
seemed Hs n''"lng' APpt''e ana passion
ru'eo supreme anu II any oeslre renamed 10
'hem' was TO shieia the authors OF feir
utep "e9i"nt'io,' anu Shame from the pun
ish'hch' justly "ue ior sueh great crimes anu
wrongs even 10 ,ne commission OF crime.
Al" thcse 'ni'iSs liit '"eir Voices Ill warning,
anu say 10 you young men, 10 you, old men,
10 an mem beware OF strong drink. But
MISUNDERSTANDING the teafiui record OF crime
maze ny 'he uFa'i shops anu thedram sellers,
you VIII oc toiu 'hat this murderous traffic
brinss business 10 our city; aon touch 1t.
"A h'eah' seihsn, Sor"iu appeal. An insult to
all ueeency. nat does IL mean !hls we
must MAKE 'hree huhareo drunkards annu-
any SEM TWO huhofed anu my men and wo-
men 10 JAN annually, NIL our alilis-lOuseS