Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-03


publiouIon in this department may be
ressed.
for some time we have been trying to
the attention Of your readers to the
OF temperance, and in doing SO we
ndeayored to deal with the subject
y, polntedly and il possible point out
sof the errors into which temperance
lie have fallen, in their work Of re-
!, and 70 make such Suggestions as I
thought beneficial in the successful
secullon Of. this great enterprise. Dur
lng the campaign which has just closed
The work Of temperance has been tempora-
rily suspended Tor the all engrossing sub
iect Of politics. But the enemy has by no
means been idle and almost daily our at
tention has been called to some Of our fel-
low mortals, upon whom God has set his
seal Of Immortality under the influence Of
intoxicating liquors. This .unfts him not
only for decent society but renders him un-
fit for the duties that rests upon him in
providing for the comforts Of his family.
The time has come for action The sea-
son Of the year has at last arrived when an
opportunity is afforded the American peo-
ple OF turning their thoughts 10 this great
and important subject The question arises:
How can we concentrate our efforts so as
to be the most beneficial to society, and
reach the hearts of all classes Of the hu
man race that may come under our super
vision? One thing appears very certain
We can never oohquer the enemy by brute
force. We are dealing with intelligent be-
ings, many Of them just as capable OF
judging right from wrong as ourselyes,an
those" who have formed preconceived opin-
ions as TO the right OF exercising that
right in the exception or rejection Of GER
tain claims presented for their considera-
ton. Hence in approaching them upon
this subject we must do IL as q friend and
not as an enemy. We must first convince
them that it is for their individual good
and happiness that we are labOring, and
when this is permantly fixed in the mind,
the greatest obstacle is removed to their
conversion.
Ina former article ! spoke of the de-
moTalizing effects Of the use OF tobacco in
connection with the temperance question.
There is an undeniable affinity between to-
bacco and drunkenness, or the drunkard's
drink. Inc lneDflaJe IS DuJ nhlI converted
to temperance while he continues the use
Of tobacco. II then the use Of tobacco
cannot be justified or defended by any log
ical reasoning, the question comes back to
us: Why do men smoke and chew this
supplying and filthy weed2 The answer
is, boys, silly boys, who are anxious 10 be.
come mature men, foolshly consent to SICK
EN- their stomaohs and endure much pain
to achieve the honor Of mature manhood
They are deceived by the pernicious ex-
amples Of their parents and ministers, and
Others from whom we would fain hope for
better examples. Their high position in
society are supposed to justify their evil
habits, which they contracted In the same
way when they, too were in their boyhood
days. These unwise and hurtful appetites
are formed in the way above described,
like other twin appetites for intoxicating
drinks; become dominant and in after years
utterly refuse TO be controlled. The at.
tention OF temperance workers are called
to this important feature OF the work OF
reform, W.
Richmond, Nov Goth, 1880.