The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-16
Temperance.
Impeachment OF King Alcohol.

l impeach king alcohol because he
destroys the health of his victims. He
skaters the nerves, inflames the stomach,
poisons the breath and weakens the brain.
[ impeach him because he disfgures the
body. The eyes are blood-shot, the form
is bloated, the face is blistered, and those
who are his subjects paint their noses
more than their houses. In Ottumws,
Iowa, and Immediately over the entrance
to the depot saloon, is this inscription in
large letters, "Nose Paint" That saloon
keeper is honest enough to put up true
sign. Red on the railway is a sign of
danger, and means, stop" Red on the
nose is sign of greater danger, but when
there it is generally too late to stop. l
impeach him because he degrades man.
hood. o, how many promising youths
are forever ruined by bondage to this
king. / impeach him because he dilapi-
dates the farm. He causes the house to
go to ruin for want of care, fills the win
dows with pillows and old clothes, instead
of window.panes; causes the gate, if there
is any, to hang on one hinge and plants
weed-seeds in the garden and fields in
stead of vegetables, wheat and corn.
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tunes. "Look in my mouth and throat"
said a reformed drunkard to his friend.
He did 80. "What did you see :"
Nothing unusual" said his friend.
"Nothing exclaimed the first. "Did
you not see farm down my throat Sir,
have swallowed whole section of rich
farming lands and thousands of dollars
besides" ] impeach him because he
breaks up happy homes. What heart can
remain untouched by the appeal of the
drunkard's dying child:
Stay, father, stay oh, leave this night
The maddening bowl, whose whitening blight
The home where joy was found"
impeach him because he ruthlessly
tramples happy hearts beneath his feet.
Faithful mothers, fond fathers, and loving
wives, have prematurely grown old and
gone down in sorrow to their graves be-
| cause of the ravages of this rum fend.
impeach him because he brings up chill.
dren in ignorance and rags, and is the
direct cause of three-fourths of the pau
perism of this country. 1 impeach him
because he yearly marches sixty thousand
persons down to drunkards' graves and a
drunkard's hell. l impeach him because
he makes fools of men. An Irishman left
the saloon at late hour for his home
He was 80 drunk that when he ran against
lamp-post he mistook it for man. Ht
very courteously begged pardon for run
ming against it. Soon he staggered agains
another, and was more profuse in hi
apologies than before. He staggered on
and a third time he came in contact with
post. Each time he thought it was
man, and each time was extravagant o
apologies. At last he fell against fence
and leaning up against it as best he could
he said, "Here | will stand until tn
accursed procession goes by" Surely i
makes fools of men. 1 impeach him be
cause he defies the law and raises up
large element in society who are lawles
and defiant just now, this is especial,
illustrated by the lawlessness that exists il
Chicago and st. Louis. l impeach hin
because he controls political parties, put
lie officers and Legislatures, and cause
them to sacrifice principle for policy.
impeach him because he furnishes three
fourths of the crime of this country an,
fills our jails and prisons. impeach hir
because he squanders millions of treasur
and costs the United States more than al
its food and clothing, except importe
silks and satins. impeach him becaus
he chokes to death three-fourths of til
victims of the gallows. Lastly, impeac
him because he is the enemy of God, tn
DEVILS most efficient agent, and the ban
of human society. Let him be accursed.-
Ely, in The Christian EVANGELIST.