Saint Mary's beacon., 1884-07-31
COMMUNICATED.
LOCAL OPTION.


question which arises. Whether It's
nobler in the mind to suffer the wrongs
and injuries of outrageous" wblskey,
"or to take arms against sea of trou-
bles, and by opposing end them"
Take arms, my friends, on the 10th
of August, and end the trouble, by
voting ont the enemy. five take the
interest to read or inquire, or listen
when we are told, we can but know
how far superior are the counties
where they have prohibition to our
little trampled home. Yes, my friends,
trampled, and where is the cause p
Whiskay
- Take away whiskey from our 1nidst
And our county would flourish too.
Men, who have right Of suffrage, vote
it out, and you will have done your
noblest deed A great many Of you
may say "whiskey has never harmed
me" Then vote for some other man
sake--for the sake of half-starved wo-
man and children. Yes, and for the
man who spends his hard earned wages
in the grog-shop, regardless Of his
own and his family's destitute condi-
tion.
The Roman Emperor, Caligula.
wished that the Romans had but ono
neck that he might chop it off with
single blow; would to Heaven that
the United States had but one vote
for or against whiskey, and that /
might cast it / should feel that my
goal was won, and that Heavens gates
were opened wide for me. The ad-
vocates of the temperance cause here
seem TO be 80 phlegmatic. If every
one wocld try to do something for
temperance / am surs-t2at the.election
on the 10th of August would NOT pe-
in vain. My friends, let US then be
mp and doing. Remember "where
there's a will there's a way once
knew Of little girl who wanted to do
something for temperance. She was
quite young-not more than sixteen
summers had smiled upon her sunny
brow. Her father, brother and Sis |
ters were all workers in the temper
ance field, and her only wish was to
assist them. On the anniversary Of
her birth among other presents she
received an autograph album, this
silent little book suggested an idea |
She thought II will dedicate this to |
temperance" Accordingly, when she |
met her gentlemen acquaintances she
asked for their autograph, and re-
quested each one to write temper |
ance pledge. Each leaf Of this little
book was thus made sacred to temper
ance, and she was happy.
My lady friends, | think some Of
you could do great deal more than
that, if you would try. Ifevery lady
in this county would make an effort
to correct intemperance, I think a
great change would be effected. l
would venture to assert it would, at
least, do you no harm. Give US prohi-
bition; it will not take away our rights;
it will give us more rights. II will
give some the right to hold their
headsaboye the level of may almost
say the brute creation. If the weak
man land some Of our snartest men
are weak, has not the strength to put
it from him, then strong man vote it
out Of his sight. Do SO much for your
brother man and you will be reward
ed. There are great many who say
20, whiskey can never harm me, /
can drink, or letit alone" Ny friends,
| haven't much faith in such. There
may be fen, but observation has
taught me that the habit will
grow. When he has taken one drink
Jhe desire for more is apt to lead him
10 take the second. Don't touch it
Is the surest plan. / have often won
lered what effect the sight Of com
panion drunk has on the mind Of a
man who has been drunk. have
heard one say, II have been drunk,
but never made such fool Of my
self as that man does"
20, would some power the giftie gle us
To See ourselves as others see usP