Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-18

NO year has ever opened In the his.
tory Of our country when the cause of
temperance stood so well, and was
making such marked progress as at |
this time. The whole nation seems
stirred as never before. Several States
are greatly increasing their liquor
penalties. Many others are limiting
the times, places and ways of whisky !
selling Nearly dozen States are
MASKING earnest effort, In behalf of
legal prohibition, or constitutions al
amsndnents; and goodly number,
~ secure the passage of local ton
lave. Ne arly every paper bring. re-
ports OF VAST mass meetings, eccie igss
tlcai gatherings. appeals, memorials
anu Fesoa utlons in the interest of tenn
pefabce reform from large numbers of
tne cta';ts and Territories of the Union.
Learbe and able men are petitioning
Congress 10 create a National commis-
sioE, which shall investigate the whole
liquor question in jts ms,eriai, social,
political ana moral aspects. aud report
at al esrly period. The Christian
church Of every denomination is wax.
ing up to the perils and evils of in.
Temperance as at no previous timr. The
letding puipits oftne land are declaring
the Word or G0d on the subject and
warning the people of the necessity
and duty Of unitiug and making com.
mon cause against the common
enemy.
Temperance societies are multiply
ing until we can hardly keep the
run of them-societies among the
men, societies among the women, So
cieties among the children. Many
churches and Sunday schools stl
through the land are organized On
total abstinence principles. In uasny
of our largest cities temperance text
books have been introduced into the
public schools. Never were the wo-
men of the land doing 30 much to
cave their husbands, brothers, sons
and neighbors from the curse and
doom of strong drink. Ali the great
leading temperance organizations are
redonbling their efforts. enlarging the
sphere OF their operations, forming
: ai!tances Tor consultations and more
eHective and united work. And from
the various headquarters more IN per.
, ance literature is being issued aud dis
seminated than at any previous year.
, Aud not only in the United States
is this agitation and evidences of pro-
gress seen. They are equally appar-
ent in other lands. Admirable tenn
!, perance legislation exists in Canada
. Great Britain ia graphing with this
subj ect all through its jominions
Local option laws recently passed the
> house OF commons. Prussia is repfess
:, ing the extent and ruins OF tn,
liquor traffic by stringent legislation
e and other advanced countries O
Europe are curiailing aud ciipplint
: the business by the strong arm of law
. and surely is it not time the nat on
- were awakening and taking necessary
action to suppress this universal AMI
q untold evil? Is 1t not time the A nseri
:, can people were rousing from shei
- Indifference and Inactivity and fseiD,
- the destroying monster in their Eaidst
= Religion protests against the hqno
- traffic, and in it finds one of the mo.
~ cruel and relentless foes of God an
man, determined couscienceAess enc
- my of all righteousness and gnot
Morality protests against tae Hquo
traffic, and finds in it the fountai
., head OF crime and vice, domestic tTag
~ dy and social ruin. Political econom
- protests against the liquor traffic, an
"a finds in it boundless source {
| @ao R0APoiiShIp aA0A a.
hs wastes, excessive taxations. publ
90 disturbances, and strife. and gener
~ decentralization. Science protes
re against tue liquor traffic, and Fl ads i
ie it destructive and wholesale poisol
-. which is killing our people at the raj
' - Of 100 900 year, diffdsing throug
y society sickn ness ana insanity, an
sS trans uniting disease Ia fearf
o. degree t., innocent c,niog gel
90 eratious. Statesmen. physician
10 philsn thropisis, jnsists prtt at again
~ the liqnor tlsfsh: and see in il tt
~ Gigantic crime of crimes" whi(
us us should be utterly extinguished h. la
~ arrayed as it Is against every sing
" interest of the n.tion. AID VII
vi Scripture and science and morslii
ga and political economy and all goo
." men everywhere unitedly condem
=, and brand as hnst lie t, Christianit,
no the State, the Nation, and humanit
a. ought to be ouil.wed by efficient al
-, wise legislation and the people save
~ and our homes saved, and the Ian
. saved, from 30 criminal and wicked
"a monster. Edmund Burke say
when bad men unite, ell GOO
nc men should unite also to resist ar
,Ie withstand them. On this -openir
he month of the new year let all got
no PeOPlci VIM IOfe tu0lE Oou Anu luo
country, themselves and their fellow
10 men, join heart, hand, vCts and pray,
with the awakened thousands of tt
ha land, and declare the terrible doc
N and speedy downfall Of the whisH
~ traffic.
~ The signs OF the times are every
a. where suspicious. The morning ligl
aII is breaking. In due time victory
~. certain. The temperance hosts a
nt marshaling in solemn earnestness. ar
lot e.;o.ia . sue
- stand firm for temperance and II
20 right. F. E. STURGIS.
LIS Knoxville, Jan. IA. 1881. 3.
IT'S 10.
ire Hon. J. G. Flanders, mine host
the Hattie House, left, Sunday nigh
re for Nashville, to be gone several day
co Tn h ia booroa NJ II