The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-12-12
Brilliant Eire.

From the Yssr Turk Iri54as II Nev. II.
we clip the following excerpts. as indicay-
illg the tremendous strides Of the temper
auee cause. surely such thing, uttered by
tie Tribune indicate the rising tide Of cu--
ture and conscience sure 10 overwAelm tie
Infamous traffic at 10 distant day:
The theory OF the necessity Of .timulanta
was Tor iguz time tic stronghold vi drink
eFs. and next q the theory Of moderation
supplied them with arguments. And il must
l-s admitted that the medical profession
has much to answer for In this connection,
for by prescribing alcoholic compounds
not only have counties, druuaaris been
made directly, but powerful backing La,
been given u tile stimuiant theory. But
the temperance positions have steadily adj
yeuced a. the growing popular enli9At.ii-
ment permitted. and now they have reach
ed the bold proposition that alcoh0! is ia al
eases poison: that il never does anything
but harm. that il is neither real food nur
q safe stimulant: and that since it, action
and influence are wholly mischievous It
ought to be eliminated from civilization
completely. The advocates Of drink on
their part have no new argument. and the
old on-s have long since been torn [" pieces.
H,dlc4i seieaee has go@e ootr IL fs0tper4nre-
The exhibition Of alcohol a. medicine Is
no longer approved by the highest author-
tiles and Ia England hundreds Of phySi-
clans have publicly declared their c,Hdem-
nation OF alcoholic prescriptions. and
pledged themselves not 10 resort Ia them
in their practice.
Thus it is that a. gus stionS of reform.
whether social. moral or political. are seen
more and more clearly 10 be connected with
this fundamental problem. and that Tie
best and ripr~t thought of the time IS COM
ing 10 recognize tile necessity o. clearing
the way Tor permanent elevation Of tine
race hy removing an evil which injeriereS
at every point v ith the advance of ciyiliZ-
ing agencies For it is clear that all pro-
titable discussion Of the suilering> which
result from poverty and oyer-croK ding and
excessive competition and ignorance and
the lack Of moral principles, must be ab0r-
tive 80 long a. the majority OF men give
themselves over 10 all appetite which, At
the best, INJURIES health and wastes money.
and Al the worst parayzes ali capacity for
advancement. destroys natural affection.
ruin. tie domestic relation. blasts every
prospect ia life, iucites to crime and i'm
morality kills the conscience, and spreads
calamity aud disgrace everywhere. It's OF
4tiilt Nrt - Talk al Tie MISERY p4 Inc poor
while they are yearly s4uandering upon
drink sums, hicli, ii saved. would 60 lar
to extinguish paupeTism. il II of little
Use 10 talk Of purer modes Of iife while
those whose elevation is sought. continue
10 make themselves incapable Of apprccia-
ting or desiring such 4 change by their
drinking habits And it IS of little use b
devise means Of reform y bile governments
endure. sustain and encourage the drink
ing traffic by making it an indispensable
and important source Of revenue.
Exactly. A. long as tie government IL
conse it, it is al important source of revenue.
Nothing but a prohibitoIy Law can pro
baby put the contempt and outlawry upon
the traffic that it fully deserves. a license
is an encouragement to the drink traffic.
Mark that
The drink question is tie outcome Of
centuries Of error. It is deep-ro0ted. REIN
forced by inherited aptitudes. buttressed
by custom, and yigified by an appetite in
diligence Of @Aich constantly weakens tie
power Of resistance All experience proves
that the fight against such an evil must
be ardu0us and protracted, but it must also
be remembered that the combat has already
continued long time. Meanwhile it may
be said that all the tendencies Of modern
culture are enlisted on the side Of the tenn
peranee battaliDns; that religion and
morality are there too; that all know ledge,
an aspiration all true ambition, all self-res-