, 1880-12-25
So 90 PER YEAR.
Cannot Endorse.
letter from ur. Seeker.
rs,1,tl, orn. Dec. le, 1850.

UsiTliis ocn. Dec. le. 1880 s
: EplroR SrAFrSN,S:-By your permis-
siau desirr &, notice the quotation
,l,., iora,s ihe Sap;ion Of nay article II
Is taken from III editorial that appeared
IN the BateAmam If Walla Walla, under
| ,ia:e of Dec. 18th. and is claimed to Be
the cause, psin.a face, of what Is written
The writer reprimsnds me for having
tAk,n csrtain grounds on the temperance
question, and also grossly misrepresenxs
me. | VIII state my premise rerbrf'~ -
IT was used on the occasion to which re-
terence is made, after which, the public
will form their own conclusion. l did
say "that where the good citizens Of the
community organized themselves in their
midst-in a community where liquor
dealers are encouraged by both iaw, so
cial tipping and drunken sots, it Is the
imperative duty Of all who clam to be-
temperance men aud women 20 personally
indemnity themselves with the organic
movement then in operation TO suppress
The tariff in rum
then gave numerous infallabie proofs
TO sustain my proposition, and also reph-
ed 10 the various excuses that are made
when the pledge Is presented, and dis
countenanced the drinking of a single
drop of intoxicating liquors. 'sas bever-
age" then said, ''those who are so very
aristocra.ic that they cannot come to the
relief Of the poor unfortunate victims of
strong drink, and his afflicted wife and
children, are, in my opinion not nearly 50
worthy rs the drunken wretch who breaks
loose from his chains and seeAs the socie-
ty of those, who, BY the help Of God res
cued him. l said nothing concerning
''onc man being worth two, bat will
now say that one man with the cause Of
right in his heart and in his life, is OF
more value in tine ranks of moral reform,
tnan all of the apologetic editors and
their constituents who ever broke Q
pledge, or feared to sign one. least they
should loose patronage, and be Obliged to
desist from taking their usual drinks.
The Saviour's words hold good Those
who are not with us In this movement,
are, by every argument, relevant in the :
premises against us We shall not rank
them among our aggressors, but among
our most diticnlt barricades in the way of
the sudden and complete overthrow Of
the liquor tariff There are no neutral
grounds here. One side Is right
other wrong Dormancy and inacti
upon such living issues as are nea pend.
ing before the citizens Of "A 'Walla, are
charseable with the crimes and continued
abuses resulting from want Of unanimous
action upon the i;art Of AL who claim
be temperance'men and women. Tho
personalities "need no aceusers, al
those who are healthy" ought not
feel 50 irritable wlen the doctor gives
correct diagnosis Of their neishboris her
tic malady Bc-aH nrr toass Dw schm
Dig bist.
Indulge me III brief examination o.
the Uatchmdn's S balderdash. The editor
ial opposes all it admits 1t claims "the
world would be better off to-day, if tenn
perance was not only universally preached
but also practiecd, Save the fallen,
comfort the afflicted aud console the dis
consolated y We need enlightment.
We need public spirited men . Right
is right and will prevail We rejoice to
see a man take the pledge and keep Il.
Such are the quotations it endorses %.
The following are the conclusions: "We
cal.not endorse, that one temperance man
is worth two intemperate ones see pre-
mise. some Of our best citizens can drink
little and yet remain sober and honor
able. We have our hqnor dealers and
our teet0talers, also our fanatics, and
then again men who are neither VIII
the reader notice the Only conclusion left
usl Viz: That if they ara neither tssto-
talers nor fanatics, they must b. the re-
gular freqrenters of the Bdcchdldnian bsr,
who hold that man is temperate until b
becomes a besotted drunkard. 1t alse
ayers; that the presence of an ''inaetise
class is better in the rsI.ks Of reform than
their absence. II further says,+thst /
"cvery man is entitled to his honest OPT
n:on,r which is false, without esaaktii /
qualifications, upon its very faec' then - /
.-,.ar.iS.- --,2,imands me for expressing
my honest opinion
II finally asserts that every individual
is the custodian ii his own soul" For
this last and least assertion the writer has /
at his command one passage Of Sculpture. |,
II is the language OF Cain after he -hsd
murdered his brother God asked him Of
the whereabouts Of his brother Absl,
when he angrily replied, am l my
brother's kseper7" That is, 'Eevery man is
the custodian Of his own soul"
More anon if more is in future demand.
"Blest is he who can discern,
Where real right doth lie,
And iares 10 take the side that seems
Wrong, TO mans blindfold eye"
Very respectfully,
The friend Of the unfortunate,