The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-12-14
PROHIBITION
Luther Bsnson's Thrilling Appeal in
Behalf Of Temperance and
a ProhiBitory Law.
Tne Whisky Curse Flame Of De
struCtion That Tears Away
Home, Love, Hope and
Life.
Prohibition Not Failure, and Pro
hibitory Laws Not SumPtu-
AIRY, and Not Against
Personal Liberty.

At the Olympic Theater, in Nash
willie last week, Luther Bcnss II :, Of
Ind diana, the gifted temperance orator
delivered one of his characteristic
lectures ON the subject Of temper.
auCo.
The speaker, as a preliminary sug-
gestion, remarked that he loved chill
drcn dearly and wouldn't give Il cent
for Il man that didn't; he would earn
eetly request all til oRs who had babies
with them, either TO keep them quiet
or ifit was necessary that they Hhou q
cry and scream, he would retire and
give them the floor for the evening
4 he gentleman's remarks on this
question were most appropriate, and
tho prevalent ha bit Of taking bSbics
10 places of amusement, lecture halls.
etc, cannot be condemned toostrong
ly. In some Of our metropolitan cit
les, children under 81 certain age arc
not admitted, the management kind
ly notifying parents that they are not
running nurseries. They further ex-
plain that people come to Listen and
enter into the spirit Of the occasion,
and seriously object to the crying Of
children.
Mr.. Benson likPned. the whisky
curse to a lurid flame Of destruction
that streamsd over our hearthstones,
aud even twisted ard wrapped itself
around the altar of The church, sweep:
ing away the sweetest hSwCIs Of reIig-
ion, love AMI hope that were twined
upon il. The skeletons Of drunkards
and Of drunkards' wifeE aud drunk
ards children formed a massive pole
that lowered TO the skies, whose
shadow fell pthwart our fair land.
Homes we're blightcd, children we've
made fathcrless by this dread demon
hud mothers wcpt over the graves oi
heir sons murdered by whisky. It'll
would lie s. easy for him, the speaker
to portray the work Cl rum, as il 1
would be for him 10 blow out the sun !
with his breath. 1t WAS alleged hc |
said, even hy men tho could not |
control their desire for tobacco and |
cigars, thai there was no such thing I
NJ ma uncontrolab bile appetite for whis- /
XIV. Tho statement vas 20 gauzy /
I hat II hardly deserved tn lie dIEnliied \
Ey "a reply. We all were familiar
Of persons who would
sacrifice their all at times for drink
We had hut 80 recall the case OF
msn i'm New York, wha had request
"a that he bee confined in The psni-
onti ~ in order To he safe, i'm itR
loomv cell from his bvcrpuwcung
nenv- whisky This imam had sign
I ana agreement with the State that
E would not sue for false iInprison-
emit, ard had beeu confined for six
ng years, it requiring that length Of
ne for his manhood to reasSCrt itself
oug enough for him to feel that .
conld 81, 60 .slully resist his craving
ii1uor,
Other enemies Vt temperance had
lined that whisky had been made
man, fer him IL use. But God
never made drop f liquor
oughout The animal. mineral or {
sfabll. kir-dom, not a particle Of {
hol could be found existing i'm a +,
anal state.
.,ple provision had been made !
-u animal necessities IN water,