The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-12-21
EHPERlHCB DEPARTMENT..
EorTED ny T1rn
Wemszs Christian Temperance Gnloa
~ns wrrAAsps .DD.n.. ossr.suuS
Mne Tsrkh Annwdl AsstinS al Dstroit,
AidA ,Ocsob~ Stst TO Nopem6oy lA, 1888,
HON MoEEBn.

AsokN ,Octoocr 5Ist 10 horcmbov Ith, 1883;
nIdH LIoEEBn.
Tho pEst year has Witnessed no dis
asler 70 onf cause like ths blight and
mildcw Of the ''hiRh llcepse' fallacy.
Our teEpsrsnos army was advancing
In solid phalanx with Gxed bayonst.
The blast Of itS bsglcs sa-e no uncer-
tain sound. Ts demanded Of ths saloon
interest absolute, unconditional and
Immediate surrender. That was var
ory 70 stir the blood It's impashonsd
vebsmsnce had the elements from which
victory Is wrouGbs, and our temperance
legioas marched "with the swing Of
OsnqussA"
Bot . halt vas called /; parlsy fol-
loved. "of eso evils Ohesse lkc least
became thc compromising motto Of well
msaaing bat uhwsry leaders, and dawn
the winding by-pstb Of high license
many dssaehmsnts Of our army went
IfArfr way. Not 20 The Woman's
Chrissias Temperance Union "of two
evils esosse neither was our watch
vvrd, and with us stood the Coed
TsnplAEu, firm and answering IN their
loyalty with N utOOd every temper
anss axpers and specialist In all the
iAnd--mcn ~ho have studied The re-
fern IN all its Sapecl4 and invested
Ithslr lives sn ils bokslE We knew the
people v4a not rally "a half-hsSrisa
pssss,.-es /; thsy viii no. follow tinid
and Apolsgstio leaders, sat when rs-
formers wnve tho eag ard sound the
bugle FAR up the height whsrs thrilling
voices call Excelsior p then the army
II humanity mArchss 20 victories css-
.aia = .hsy are sacred.
We kaoR alec that what is false In
principle is alsAys unvise . policy ,and
VIC Aaw that nndsr high licsbse Laws me-
shouid and oarselvsa ooEfreu,e6 ty two
redoub.Abls earaiies inEsrai II ono /;
Tbs bugiseEs i.,ssiaetA II the better
elasS, Elzioas to decfssss .heir IA
rates, bsing slsgrsi.y sd]ed 70 ihe
Avaries Of the deslsr--pnr sacisEt sad
4 - .-A.-,t... =. A -. all fhfe
farmer said speaking Of ths high i;oesse
"Saott Ae. :" Epn In favor II j,
evory ime, for hasn't il redustd t.-r
laxss Ia our county fifaesn Thousand
dollars slready-and my share os tha'
is twenty dollars." We saw that THU
"skArs" vas fatal dslusion, making
4nsn err In vision and stumble 10 jusg
mcut. @The loro Of money is the root
Of ell evil and We were unwilling to
turn tho mighty guns Of that rslentiss'
lovo against the Aacrsd cause OF prohi'
bitinn. Moreover, while we would mol
assaii the motives Of good men bswil'
dersi and doIudsA BY the prefix "high,"
We could not, after years spent ii
proving TO Tao people tho in!quity oi
the Iiconse principle, turn about aHS
defend ON large scale what upsn q
smAll scals we had aaathematizsd. a.
my recent temperance. convention In
Seattle, Washington Territory, ] t0oL
this poHitien, sAd whilo the majority
wero in sympathy with my view, al
alwzss ssseme doubted" and these las'
called ont q former judge, now 70
tired lawyer, whs did not claim to b'
s,.her q Christian or total abstainer
! but who WAS uuquestionably qualified
to give thsse church people tho view
. | hefd sy drinkers and nea Of 1hs world
Bat she high license minority had
, "recksned without thsir host" for th'
Judge spsko 70 this effect
1 "Afy frisSias, this high hcsnss nsvs'
nent deea very we'll for politicians. bu'
~hep m;nitsrs and Christian people
, Who'll sIl thair lives been saying
6yhst we license wa protect a correct
principle in law J eahe partakcr il Al
, had as the thief" equally sound j "th'
rovcruineut makes iisslf particepi
, cr;p,iais by accepting sort of bribe
Z }lhush money, retainsr's fee in return
Or throwing a cloak Of legality arounC
} the mest accurssd trnfao known to mod
D ern tioes" (aIso cssrsct ) when minis
tors and good people, / say, turn them
5 selves about and begin to defend thi
very lnethed of dealing with the trnffic
only more so, and go in for licsnS
! because it in high, thsy stand convicte,
d Of poor logic, worse conscience, or els
no brain at all. Let ua cry MP licsns
ON the streets, at the CAUCUS and drar
=. shop, but should hopo the walls Of thi
y church dedicated to tho worship of Hit
Is whose chief doctrine is.she golden rul'
8 weuit never echo to sentiments ths
. sorsly wound the great Tescher IN tl
" heuse Of His frieAds.n
y After that spseoh the high licsnl
. leaven Of unrightesusness had nst
n vote to give it ourrencyl
Dear sisters, lot us not speak harsl
al Iy Of those who have not seen so clear
as az ourselves the heavenly vision, but
,ir all aspcrsisus and reproaches bscau
~ VII nat Morrhin Il The SHRINE