The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-02-23
ADULTEHATIoN OF WINE.

The manufacture OF wine out Of
In California, threatens TO
break up the trade Of making wine
out Of grapes. The grape growers
cannot compete with tho chemists.
NJ. Grandeau, OF France, has made
some startling revelations In regard
to tho adulteratIon OF wine In that
country, which, (he being an export,
created quito panic.
He says fuchsine, which contains
arsenic and Is extremely hurtful, Is
used In large quantities..
He knows houses that spend from
g, 900 TO 50, 500 for this deadly drug.
The man or woman who drinks al
coholIc vino these days, or the
physician who prescrlbes II, or tho
minister who offers II at the Lords
table, can not bo assured that thero
Is ono drop OF grape juice In II unless
IL has been Analysed.
Tho physician who gives such cup
of death TO his patient, or tho minis
Ter who presses the poisonous draught
to the lips Of disciple, and call "1t
one Of Gods good creatures" coup
Of blessing" mocks God, and insults
human intelligence.
The following very touching item
from ono Of Governor ST. Johns in-
Imltable speeches will be read with
interest;
In one of our western towns, two
or three years ago, resided widow
who had son sixteen, and daugh-
ter eighteen years Of age. Thero had
never been q dramshop in that place
until, some three years ago, tho men
petItioned the county organization 10
grant license to open q dramshop.
Tho women are never gnIl ty Of such
outrages.) One was opened, and the
boy, who had been an exemplary boy
from his childhood up, regular at
tendant upon the Sabbath-school
soon was lead astray, and went In
there to play cards. Boys, do moi
play cards. Lst me tell you, / never
knew boy In my life who was ruin.
cd by letting cards alone, but many
a boy has been destroyed through thG
influence Of cards. You older one,
here tonight, to you let me say Il
will do you no harm IL you never play
another card. II you do not, you
viii not SC, an example that some
times leads astray younger ones whc
look to you as patterns.) This boy
went into card. playing and beer,
drinking, and from that 10 drunken
ness. and In less than fifteen month,
in a drunken spree he killed com.
rade. lie was arrested, tried,
cenvicted, and sentenced 10 he
hanged. The day OF execution came
on, and II found his sitter at the State
capital before the Governor, asking
executive interference In her brother:
behalf. The mother was In the prisor
cell, watching, praying, comforting
her boy as mother only can. The
hour OF execution came, and he wa.
literally torn from his mothers arms
and she fell faintIng TO the door. He
was taken TO the galIows, the black
cap adjusted, the trap sprung, the
rope broke, and he fell almost llfeles:
TO the ground. As they raised him
the blood gushed from hIs mouth and
nose. he, thinking OF his mother, said
In husky voice, "0h, metheri feI
Gods sake have them hurry, won't
you please !" He was again led tc
the scaffsld, the ropei adjusted, the
trap was sprung, and his soul wa:
sent to God who gave 1t. Men oI
Brooklyn Men Of New York fol
Gods sake / ask you TO hurry, hurry
not to open these places Of inIquIty,
but hurry TO blot them out and drive
them from our land. Be brave
Strike for your firesIdes aud you
homes. Strike for a higher, grandel
and better civilization. From all tn,
saloons In this great State, there
never flowed a blessing, not one.
Curses, and only curses, have com,
from them. How long will you con
tinHe to give the sanction of tn,
law ?
This Is no time for mea to occup,
a doubtful position on this question
Every good citizen should speak ou
boldly. Let neral and political COW
ards step to the rear until the tru,
men and women of the State shal
have won victory so Overwhelming
as to make the rum power Throughout
the country tremble. God is just
and the victory will do for tn
people. [Great applause.
TOO MUCH STYLE.