The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-16
.rHE WORST OF MADMEN Is a SAINT
Run MAD"


Placed in our hands on yesterday was
circular signed by several of our leading
ladies and gentlemen citizens deeply
interested in the cause Of tenn
perance. 1t is a, censuring review
of an article published about a
month ago by our evening contemporary
under the caption Startling How IL Is
Proposed TO Kill the Democracy WIN
any quarrel between 1t and the parties IN
question we have no concern; but, appre-
bending that some OF the closing remarks
in regard to the HERALDs position Ill
the matter may be misunderstood,
through their unfair inferential word
ing. when it is asserted that we
declined to publish the article"
We will submit few thoughts. tits indeed
true that the HERALD declined to publish
the same, not because we were not in SYM
pathy with genuine temperance move
ments; but truly because the article was an
attack and Il severe one on journal that
saw fit to pursue certain course on a
the reply should have gone if anywhere, or
then rendered to us, not rs a gratuilous
Offering of bitterness against brother
journal, but as any other such matter in
such shape should be, as matter of bust
ness or through circular as now resorted
to. The alleged object of the parties to
that circular is the promotion OF the cause
of temperance In this, per Sc, we are
heartily with them and will always most
cheerfully extend cordial cooperation.
We differ not at all from them on this point,
we are merely at variance on some of the
methods adopted. There be all sorts of
evils existing in this weak world of outs
which we cannot correct if we would at a
bound but we admire the conscientiousncss,
the energy, thepluck, the faith that seeks
to eradicate or to modify them. OF all
these, probably the most widespread, the
most hurtful in its influences and effects, Is
that monster, Drunkenness. Largely over
| fifty per cent. of the crimes committed is
doubtless traceable to liquor as the stimu-
lating producer. On the streets, and at the
hearthstone, at the public halls and
in private circles the demon Of intoXicatior
has held wild carnival, and wrung from wo
mems eyes hot, scalding tears, has plowet
deep the wounds of suffering across once
Of any consolation for the soul Of father
husband, brother. In all ages and
with all peoples men have put
into their mouths that accursed enemy to
steal away their brains, that orient liquor
in crystal cup whose each ingredient
hides devil of the deepest dye. From the
earliest dawn of human history, Philistinc
nor lsraelite, Jew nor Gentle, have seemed
able to put sufficient harness on then
] threats nor hang up the amulet of temper
II 70 in heir homes it appearing easier ioi
the hero of Juded to avoid the touch of the
| fair Philistine than to refuse excess OF thai
distilled damnation that has drowned NOR,
good men than the sea. All this we conced,
as the effects of intemperance, the faithful
| lieutenant on earth of death itself to do til,
work FACES, and whose long procession o
victims no disease can rival, and no war
nor lines Of accidents compare with. Their
is no good man that does not recognize and
deplorc tie magnitude of the evil, nom
that does not appreciate the desirability q
| its dethronement or eradication. Blu
what is the best method Il
employ for the purpose is
problem that seems as difficult and n
fnr from solution as that of perpetual mo
ton, or the philosophers stone Perhap
agitation, that has already accomplished
so much for human slavery, $
mach for political dependency, $
much for religious serfdom, ma
yet evolve some remedy to bcget tina
corporal piety that it has done ioy into
lcctual liberty. We, in common wit
those who have at heart the interest of on
race, hope so at least. And we may sa
that even that often inconsidcrately abuse
elias the liquor vendors themselves hope s
too. II temperance prevailed their bushes
would flourish all the more, where one in
temperate man now INDUCES to excess
half dozen Others now retaining for exam
pies sake, would feel free to imbibc. II
themselves in moderation, drops of wine ar,
not the tears of woe, it is their exec
sive use. This is a truism tina
will apply to all other things il
this lie. Excessive religious zeal, excess
i've temperance requirements, ETC., all, al
are detrimental to the end they woul,
subscrve. A cause to make converts shout,
proceed by the justice, the fairness, tn
tact, the winning attractiveness Of il
methods; when 1t outruns these II is lik
expedition to man in the dark. And II
an old saying that the worst of madmen
u saint run mad.
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