The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-08-16
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Z MARCH. 1S4J.
Americas Direst Foe.

Friends of Liberty. Do you know what is meant
| by these words? Yes; certainly you do. Every
American citizen knows that, of all the dreadful
that infest our fair land, the Demon of Drink,
is the most dreadful, and by far the worst. Years
ago we made a treaty with China. permitting her
citizens to come among and enjoy the privileges
of citizens here. Recently our Congress has con-
cuded that they are an injury to country, and
our laborers No sooner did this idea strike them
than they passed law prohibiting Chinese laborers
to come among u.s. Now who will say that rum is not
far greater curse than Chinese laborers? Why not
do with that greater curse have done with the
Chinese? You say it cannot be done. Why notP
There is scarcely person in the land, who will
not admit that this Demon ruins thousands of our
citizens every year. Then say 1t cannot be pro-
hibited? Let the people, and all the people, rise up
in this the accepted tme and say unto King Alcohol
We have tolerated and fostered you until you have
almost bound MS to you forever; but we now burst
your chains asunder. We will be free from such
bondage as you inhict upon We have seen
enough of dear sons sent to hell by you and will
tolerate you no longer.
quarter of a century ago, we had another terrible
curse in midst that of African slavery. For over
two hundred years the people had silently yet mpa-
tiently looked upon the growth of this evil, But
when it threatened to spread the entire land it
was almost instantly crushed by our people. This
was indeed mighty evil yet with all griefs and
all its misery, it was utterly Incompatible to the
curse of drink to-day. This curse has oyerrun our
entire land and until recently Its progress was unmo-
millions OF human beings, the Demon of Drink
curses fifty Millions and has almost one fourth that
number bound to him for life by the strongest chains
and IN the most abJect and degrading slavery. And
now, dear friends, shall we not, when we have the
first golden opportunity, rid the grand old State of
Oh1o of this Demon at once and forever? The task
may seem too great to be accomplished soon. But
let every voter irrespective of party connections
act upon his convictions of right and that way
and the victory will be sure and complete. When
every voter shall have become willing to do his part
ards, no more heart-broken widows and orphans, no
more, very few murders. We will have very little
use for jas and penitentiaries asyums and orphans
homes. Those institutions will stand only as monu-
ments of the mseries that have been caused in the
past by rum Let voter who has the love of his
country at heart, vote, talk, and pray, for the
complete and entire success of the second PROPOSE
tion and that only Then shall just how
many of our people really and truly interested in
the welfare of the country, trying alleviate
the misery of the drunkard. There to-day, in
our country, thousands of men who are under the
power of this Demon that they with their
efforts resist him. They would be glad If the dreaded
evil was no Is 1t not then the duty of every
man to help get this out of their reach where
1t cannot tempt them? Certainly it is impera-
tive with lover of freedom and right God has
made each generation responsible for the character
of the next How can we then do Gods will and let
this curse exist? 1t is impossible. If by silence
we permit these dens of the Devil to cast their bane
full influence abroad, and ruin young men, are
surely responsible. LET then, be up and doing"
Why wait any longer, when we can, If will, root
out the mighty evil at once? We only lack courage
and will. Let pray for these two requisites, and
victory is sure Let motto be, "Victory over
rum" Hold on to the second proposition.
O., RANDALL,