The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-03-09
TEMPERANCE.

EDiToRs MISUNDERSTANDING while in
your town and having not much 10 do but
being DESTROYS to do good, would, if il is your
pleasure. note for your readers few thoughts
on the above subject This theme is an old
one, but while incompetence continues Ia exert
its fearful power in our mds; il must be fought.
Good men, lovers of our race, have tried vari-
Uus ways to suppress the foe, yet in spite oil
every thing 50 far tried the demon regns.
Men and even women, by the thousands fall
into this vice Ii is frightful To contemplate
the sufIerings directly caused by the use OF al
cohoI as a beverage. How many are mere
wrecks OF humanity, were it not for this vice
would be ornaments of society. II Is his de-
stroyer in every way possible to conceive Of
destruction. 1t ruins body, intelect and soul
in time aud ends at last in eternal woe. Bad
as this business, causing as it does 80 much
misery. and being the source Of all manner OF
crimes, yet there are found men bad enough to
engage all their powers 10 extend it Does
that man love his fellow when he will take his
money and gives him nothing for it tn. whs
key lie would be better man of he took
it direct
know he may try to ease his conscience by
a license, What right has the law to give
man the right to wrong, to prepare men to
steal and murder There is law higher than
"woe to him that putteth the bottle to his neigh
bol's mouth: ] am aware that such men care
very little for this law, but the time draws
near when it will unerringIy be applied. Who
are guilty of putting the botleY' Clearly the
man behind the bar He may be an employee.
Then his employer is also guilty So are all
engaged in the manufacture or vending Not
only SO but the Lsgi stature that makes the law,
the court that gives the license and every mau
who by his vote or in any possible way encour-
ages the traffic
don't know how il is here, but in Pennsyl-
vania man must get twelve men to testify that
he has good moral character before he can
get license to sell whiskey. In this respect
suppose the law in Georgia is similar If SO,
let me suggest to Maristtians that they put into
this business the best men you have. Take th"
elders and leaders Of your churches, including
the preachers Of your town Perhaps these
yerv good men could remove the uusigh1y
screen that now is before the bar There is no
other legitimate business that is ashamed Of it
self Merchants of all varieties take ali possi'
bic pains to exhibit their goods TO the public
gaze. OF all men in business, liquor men should
he ash 4med Every man should occasional Y
think what he is doing lie shouldlook at g.
sul,s. No man has the moral right to work
harm TO his neghbor. He who makes OF sells
liquors TO be used as a beverage is engaged IN
business that is Of no use to man. He may
make money bat what good does hsf He is
the producer Of nothing that is useful, yet is be
a producer He soySs seed that grows, bears
fruit more than hundred fold 1t ripens into
poverty, rags, disgrace and crime Household
pc ace, pleaty and general comfort is changed
into want and intolersble Indebtedness. That
traffic that naturally has such bad results
should not have the sanction of law. So thinks
Philanthropy.