The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-06-29
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city or town IN the district. FrcIn
the above figures We see that fhsst
Is being spent 20 cents for whisky -
every dollar spent for sugar ana e,f-
fee, 90 cents for whisky for every
dollar spent for cIethIng ard nther
necessafies Of life, 81 spent fer wbis-
Ky fDr every IL or Is eeDts Inid 0Gi
for cbrIstiaBIiy and eaucaiiDn. With
this state If Affairs vino vili wonder
that 80 many Of the young men and
ts,ys that we zee around ~ srr fast
taklng on the yoke ofihe drupkard,
whe might beraDe useful Ioemitf-
of snciety.
Where rests the bIsme I ak dO.s
the whole Of it rest ON The salOan-
keeper {? Js ne alone responsible Ior
all the evil done by this cursed
traffic think sou viii al sgTee
with me that he Is not. There j. an
old silent partner called license, who
Gays TO the saIoonkeeper, give me
part Of your profits and / viii IImtei
you by law. / win tell you 70 y hom
you may sell, and In order that your
business may have the appearance Of
respectshility you shsll get af least
three responsible persons 10 certify
% your good moral character, and 60
on b0nds fSr y0B that you shsH ron
duct your hosIbes- sccnFdIng u law,
or IS some term II, keep an orderly
house. Now ] ask IN The light of
common sense, j. not this silent
partner just IS much to blaine, 20 say
the least, as the saioonkeeper Right
here ] beg pardon for quoting the
language Of the editor Of one Uf cur
newspapers in reference TO the b,ur.
der and suicide that took place ia
Marion County only week or I'VE
ago. After giving brief biography
of the two men, he says, "We con-
slider that the pubic il fortunate in
Ioosipg both men. but II wosld have
been much better II they had NOT
died a violent death. But like most
every otaer kBOwn crime, whi-
wss st the bottom Of the whole
trouble, and the persons who sold
thee two unfortunate men whisky
ON the dsy of their death, have the
blood Of these sBen on their hands,
let them talk IS they may. and the
world think as it will" Then
would ssk again IL the license system
is rot just IS responsible for the bIOs.d
Of men as the man who sells tht.
whisky Now my christian frIeHdis
one and all what are you individu-
ally doing tn stay this evil Arr ysu
aiding in every gnOd Temperance
work, ar are ysu retarding thai wcrk
by word and actions lf tIee latter
let me ask Of sou, beg " yOu, beseech
Of yo0, not 20 drag down. those that
will work. Don'thring repFosch up
on this or any other temperance
society by saying, On, you are nat
doing any good you dent live uP
To your obligation, your associations
are not always what they ought la
he, etc, for had the church done k,s-
duty we would not n-ed any temper.
ance societies. Then sgain my
christian friends what are you doing
for the cause Of Temperance Il your
influence here ar with the liquor
traffic : An how often is Il the case
that protesting christian meR, and
men who have taken upon themselves
solemn Temperance obligation, will
g, SO far from the path OF duty as to
brcome bondsmen for the saIooB-
: keeper. hope there are none OF
this kind VI men in Scio, ifthere n,
. and yeu are here tonight, let me
say '.beware." God is not Knocked,
= Change your course or the ghosts Of
your victims viii rise to condemn
. you in the great future. And ia
conclusion my -chfiztian friends LEI
nae say that it is-in your ppw+r te
lessen this evil, IL not To Hanish Il
> altogether, and Gid will re~srt
those only who are faithful.