Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-04-15
Congressional Temperance.

The Congressional Temperance Socie
ty recently had q meeting at Washing
ton, d. c., which was addressed by Hon.
J. T. Updegraff, with others:
Among other things, he said he was
and had always been what the fanatics
Of intemperanee call temperance IA
natic." And In view of what intemper.
znce Is doing every day, Is not every
man, woman, and child old enough to
think, q fanatic who Is not ready to take
stand for temperance There Is only
one ground for safety; there is only one
platform upon which this enemy has not
yentuTed; one citadel never attacked /;
ore atmosphere whose breeze never
xaft the fumes of the beverages OF
death. IL IL the land, the platform, the
citadel of total abstinence. The honor
able gentleman who has just spoken
says lntempsrance Is recognized AZ IN
evil In every civilized country. lie
might have gone further. No savage In
the darkness OF heathenism, who has ey-
er seen or had q glimpse of this demon
does not know that II is the foe OF man 7
The Queen Of Madagascar forbid the
vessels OF Europe and America 10 land
in her realm, because they brought with
bibles and missionaries, alcoholic drinks,
Il would be well II more enlightened
nations would net As wisely, But law
IL often strange paradox. In 1885
Congress passed law imposing u iine
OF 800 on any one who would establish
q dIstliIfry III the Indian Territory, OF
for selling or giviag slooholle drinks t0
Indians, In 1873, ~ selling \ part OF
tile Omaha Indian reservation, the stat
ute cOntEinsd . pfOvisO forever pr0hlb-
Itlng the sale of liquor on said land"
Why not IN the District of Columbia Y
Congress itself and this District need
that pfetsesi0n no less than the red man
and his home, The proofs 0f this are
awfnliy Abs;ndant. Many Of the most
gifted and hOnored hays gone down
from The halls ~ 0af National i.eglslll-
tmfe " drunkardH' graves, Every day
IN wRsbiHgtOn-tlls most beautiful Ha-
fTOpOlis 6f the worlds Thousand drink
ing houses gIsH thsir doors ~ the WAY
NJ dissase, death, and disllon0F, A large
part 0f ille expense VI this government,
Of this District, comes of Vice, l.aAt
Monday eleven arrests from tllia cause
alone, The people ef tbs Yh0la country
hay the cost n IL considered unhealthy
hers, Much ~ this IL malaria
daughter md applapse,l Yes, II iHR
peis0H IBgfe deadly than ever rose ~
frOn tlie "kidweii betl0ms" ~ the eh0l-
era iunRies ef India, ~ the very sbad'
0w VI your beautiful churches, and The
Bati0E's marble splendgfs, lntempeTaHee
hglds its esfnivsl, ilgt thank ued for
sHaI influences ~ this hggiety=lhe Ele-
iiOas Dsshsways, and the neble Wps
iBsH's Christian Temperance Union
And from the Executive Mansion, the
nstioa's home, shines aHt pure ana hDI
IN power Tor temperance, Whose ehhpH
bling Influence Il felt not only here,
but wherever mankind walks IN The.
lielf ~ civilization, I doubt n any.
lstatssfaaH ~ any President has ever
sent etd ffylB ths White House M ins
tpenHe ~ potent 10 bless and benefit
insBtiIsa ~ the silent bot mighty lesson
0f the stainless purity and temperance
that felgHs there by the Inestentall0ilA
bni Innesibls example " 0f our noble
women. IApplauss.
ift,s great cause needs the effort and
keIp of alt To-day IN the beautiful sun
jlvlit ~ this sabbath In this land OF ours,
favored sbose nil the countries OF the
safth, more than two hundred drunk.
sfas funerals lisve nieved along ~ s0f-
row 10 the grave. The young still bow
their head in the beauty OF tlisif prom
iss. Tie mature are stricken down IN
tile pride and power VI their usefulness,
and the gray hairs Of age go down In
darkness 10 the grave. fts cost no afith.
inetic can fstb0ml Its wat aud crime no