Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-16
. M ARCH Is. 1850
THE TEMPERANCE AGITATION.

Through the presence Of Dr.. Mckenzie In
Carson, another Temperance revival Is prom
ised As regards these movements of reform,
numbers of estimable people can always be
found who endorse them, and about the same
number of equally estimable people who op-
pose them 1t isa subject upon which the
world will diff n as long nature allows grapes
to furnish the juice for wine or corn the ma
terial for whisky. The temperance advocates
present an array of arguments against the
use of Intoxicating liquors which are absolute
ly unanswerable. the amount of crime, mis-
cry and degradation which result from a hab
itual indulgence i'll drink, is simply appalling
when fully considered. The mania for drink
is transmitted from father to son, and succeed
Ing generations suffer the horrible consequent
ces While We see an endless amount of
trouble produced directly from over-indul-
genee in liquor, there is much woe which is
ever concealed from the sight of the world
Every drinking saloon is training school for
the grave, .he gallows, the penitentlary and
the poor house; and while this fact is we'll
known and not disputed, it is equally certain
that no amount Of agitation can ever dam the
tide which sweeps It's victim to destruction.
The liauor traffic is constantly increasing, the
number of drinkers swell in proportion, and
there is ne power on earth capable of stopping
it. la order to effectively maintain a crusade
against drunkenness, the natures of men must
be changed. No amount of moral suaslon can
save man whose appetite Is stronger than his
viii. The reformers believe n total abst hence;
yet we constantly see worthy Christian wo-
men who will drink social glass of wine and
no one questions their responsibility on that
score There are thousands of good men who
have drunk wine on their tables for years and
seem none the worse for it, We find drinkers
in every trade, business and profession. To
the class of people who call themselves mod
crate drinkers, it is useless to preach total alb
stinence sermons They admit that crime and
poverty are fostersd by intemperance, but de-
cline to admit that any amount of drink would
80 affect them; and feel perfect right to
their table wines so long as the effects, if any
follow, cause no Inconvenience to anybody
else. Such people laugh at temperance reform
but they really have no right to do 50. While
such organic atoms sometimes step the
bounds of their Legitimate jurisdiction to reg
ulate the affairs of people who consider their
endeavors an Interference, their rain purpose
is good and if they are able to save one human
being from poverty, disease and disgrace, or
relieve one family from the incubus of intern
peraace, their mission has not been vanly fol-
lowed, and no one should Withhold the credit
due If man by joining such an organization
will be enabled to furnish his home better
clothe his children warmer, and pay his debts
squarely, he should join without days de-
lay. Between the drinking and the total alb
stinence portion of the community there has
always been wide breach; they sneer and
laugh at each other, and at times the most
needless and bitter anlmosities are engen-
dered. This is all wrong; no man should be
despised because he declines the overtures of
a temperance club. because he drinks liquor,
or because he sells it; and no man should be
laughed at who is earnestly endeavoring to
save his fellow creatures from the frightful
results which follow life OF lntemperance
ana debauchery.