The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-06-30
An Appeal to the BOYS.

BY the side of our beautiful lake
stands great hall where, year by year,
are gathered the fruits of our various
industries; and the value of this object
teaching can not be over-estimated. 1t
seems to me that if the managers of the
great Exposition can induce some of the
great liquor houses to place on exhibit
ton type of their workshops they will
earn the lasting gratitude of the mothers
and the boys of Chicago. Chow can it
be done?" Easily, as you shall see.n
Select prominent place, and put
there fac smile of the handsomest
saloon in our city, graced by the pres
ence of number of our elegant men
and promising boys; close beside this,
duplicate, in all its horrid detail the
drinking, gambling den of the "black
hole" and print here a simple state
ment of facts:
"These are fair samples of the work
we are turning out; to be sure it some-
times requires number of years to
reach this stage of finish, but when it is
reached there is no going back, it is
done for all time, and its effects 90 OF
way down the centuries.
See that young man, note the SPLEEN
did promise in his face of life of USE
fitness and gladness, the same individ-
ual appears in the farther view-yes,
the very same-no wonder that you're
incredulous, so filthy, cringing, horri-
BILE.
"We did this job in less than ten
years! We can do as much, may be
more for you 1--WE have sent thousands to
the penitentiary in less time). VIII you
put yourself under our care, my boy?"
"Think I'm severe?" Yes, [ know
it sounds hard, but isn't it true? "But''
protesting, call who enter the gilded
dens do not reach the vile den you pict-
ure here" Surely, not, but tell me, do
you find many in the black hole that did
not take their first lessons in this course
within the walls of so-called "respecta-
ble'' dram-shops, and if we could wipe
out forever the palace where drink is
sold, do you not believe we could save
the boys?
"You fear the picture every way
overdrawn?" think not; suppose, for
illustration, that near our picture of the
heightened saloon you see q man ex-
planning the beauty and power of q
magnificent-looking machine; you ask
OF its practical use, and the superintend-
ent tells you that it is ga machine for
the destruction of human life, for crush
ing souls out of men, and that at least
100000 per annum are slain, besides
large amount of preparatory work for
the oncoming host who are to furnish
new material as needed in proof of
which he points out to you a chastity
pile of murdered men, women and chill
dren. Merciful God! you are permitted
to do this work in q civilized country,
in q Christian landP awe are not only
permitted to slaughter thousands of
people yearly, but we are actually en-
couraged in the work, because we pay
the Government large dividend for
the privilege; no wonder you are
shocked at the statement, but it's q
fact; our work is scattered over vast
territory, and the effect is not so palpa-
BILE, and therefore the people are easily
misled regarding the actual amount of
the damnable work. We are amazed
at the blindness of those in authority,
for the money we pay into the treasury
does not compare with the great outgo
! Which our work constantly entails up
on the Government in the way of re-
pairing damages, to say nothing what
ever of the awful destruction of human
lives; but these political economists are
all out in their calculations, seemingly"
Boys, clear-eyed, and unspoiled by
; the sophistries and falsehoods of I'M
scrupulous men, are not the cases par
allel, and will you lend us your aid to
put the brakes on this death-dealing
machine. Union Signal