The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-05-13
Evils of Strong Drink.


Editor Demoerat-Star. r n
I see in your last weeks issue an
article over the signature OF FAIR
Play, and headed " Answer to Saw
Dust.n
| read the article over two or
three times, and was reminded OF
the man who rode through a rural
town and asked ut the otherisale,
how far 1t was to the town. II
there is any answer in Fair Plays
article to mine of the week before,
| am unable to find ito
/ would ask that be would make
a careful surrey of his article and
tell us where his answer comes III.
| His article, although no answer to
mine, is in many respects a very
good one. | think, however, that
| he did net consider some OF the
positions taken. For instance;
| lie saws he will acknowledge no
"peern (cquaD. Now, this is rather
strong language.
We will, however, by way OF
courtesy allow him to amend TINS
assertion, which he no doubt Will
be glad to do. He next refers TO
me losing faith in illegal remedies"
My reference was to Christian faifh.
He next refers to " bnlldoz'ng
people to heaven.n | was very
careful In my article to state that
did not believe either in the purl'
tanical or blue ribbon way OF deal
ing with this subject. l believe
the churches should have nothing
to do with this matter, except tt
discipline their own members
/ should they sell drains, sign petl
tions. allow drains sold on property
owned BY them, or in any WAY dt
. in this connection what all biolt
! readers know to be wrong. l be
! lieve saint and sinner, Christian ant
/, inHdel, should pnt their shoulder
. to the same wheel and roll th'
: curse from our fair State.
> He next asks: Do believe TIN
; dram seller is possessed of "pecu
!, liar demon urging him to desiro'
4 soul, body and mind of his fellow
= = man. | answer that 1t matters on
: : little what he is possessed Will
= = the results are the same.
: He next writes about superio
iudrmcntr-"high duty"--"erad
eating natter late unpleasant
nessr-" local geuins'-" pine to
wbiskeyn-"Federal congress-
estate legislatnre'-and. "patrlo
IS ic motives to support the govern
y ment,n all oil which | presnae IS =
~ uqI,t except the. ssuperior Jud
~ lncnt.n This part of his article,
81 must admit, | could not. nnde
Mo stand, even after repeateu sarpt
70 | would here warn =" Fair Pia
le- that the bad results of dramidri
0, 0, Inc woul,lbeju as heart-breakln
: ea - dishonoring and Disgusting to 0
nls who may have a father, broth'
TO- husband or son once caught III
us net. when sold for fifteen cents
'as gallon. as itnow is. We must 10
su- At causes aud results. The iiqu
nc is tho canse--a neined fainly I
'se resalt.l All Other talk orRlil
me arc side issues. ! presume " =
icy Playp woald agree With Anle co,
OIL we ndueate our. people. 90 by q u
ng ioIity vote, We could banlsh ! ].
10 ,liscaceful article from our !
ve- State, that would be the proI
plan. Now, | trdAt We can do u
but to do so We must edHca'e {
,ol- neople splto that point oy hon
ith discussions But a. ! iptpaate'
nni- INV .etLers article, We eapsllever
40 @ "a long as our church peo
sign petitions and balld houses
.kle the dram shops. j asa,,,
d il His refsrencea to u man XIII
himself on fltteen eeut whlsksy