Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-03-11

t of today, instead Of using their talent
and means to remove from our mids
, this cause so fatal to prosperity All,
: happiness, are doing al in their power
to promote its imperishing effects; ant
, a political meeting in Charles county
, means Il place where rum drinking i:
; INDUCED in to its fullest extent, fol.
lowed 10y all the horrors Of vice and
wickedness incident to depraved and
ruined minds. Yet, the men who are
encouraging this state of affairs, and
who are, in a measure, the cause of it,
will ask the people to send them to
the halls of Legislature or Congress,
as the case may be, to hel p make laws
for the good of the country and when
that effect is attained, will shrink
from making the smallest effort in be-
half Of ''local option fearing that by
so doing, few votes will be lost to
them at the next election. The man
who has not courage to exercise him
self in so good cause, is no more fit
to he in office than the run,-
bought poter who helps to put him
there. We appeal to the sense of JUS
tlce, of the leading men of this county,
to rouse themselves and 20 to work
with zeal and determination to pro-
mote the cause Of temperance. Nor
should it be left entirely to the efforts
of politicians: let each voter deter
mine to support no candidate who is
not 'Local Optionist." Then where
are the christian women of our county.
who so often prove themselves angels
of mercy in works of charity, why will
they stand idly by and see SO many of
Gods creatures depriving themselves
of home, happiness aud all hope of u
future resting place in the realms
above: Will not they stretch forth
helping hand and make Pm effort TO
save this misguided and deplorabIe
portion of our population They are
ever ready to assist in raising funds
for the Church ; suppose the liquor
traffic could be suppressed, and the
money expended in the dram shops
given to the support of the gospel;
would our churches ever need repairs,
or our ministers ever be compelled to
close the doors of the church and
leave the parish on account OF INSULT
cheney in sslaries? Let the women of
the community answer this question.
and then consider W whether or not they
are doing right TO encourage the sale
OF intoxicating liquors. by appropria-
ting the proceeds to be gained there
from TO their own eytravigant uses,
thus gratifying worldly pleasures Of
ten at the expense Of bitter tears,
broken hearts, ruined homes and shat
tered prospects. Nor is il in the
church alone that We mark the ruin
Gus effects of rum drinking. Why is
IL the attendance in our public schools
so small that mauy Of them are in
danger of being al----.i Il is not on
account OF the dearth OF children.
many Of them are kept out Of school,
and thus deprived OF the privilege of
even public school education for the
want of decent and comfortable cloth
ing. while the fathers and brothers of
these unfortunate children spend
every week in the dram shop, money
enough to procure them the needed
articles. Let AS then urge the people
to try and remedy this evil, make
strenuous efforts 10 secure 'spec al
election, then work for local option,
and success, with all its attendant
blessings, will be oars.
NUMBER THREE.