The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1884-08-30

cation does not fully educate, nor civiliza-
ton civilize, nor Christianity Christianize.
But every intelligent person knows that
fairly enforced prohibition does render in
toxication more difficult thereby lessening
vice and crime, and does SO far save our
children from the "snares Of the fowler, and
from noisome pestilence that walketh in
darkness and destruction that wasteth at
MONDAY
6. We appeal to all ministers and church.
es in Montana to use unfermented wine in
the celebration of the Lords Supper, since
it is an undisputed fact that some "weak"
brethren have had slumbering appetites
awakened by the use Of termented wine in
this ordinance, and since the world is look
ing to you for an example in this great re-
form, now so largely occupying the atten-
ton of all intelligent minds, we make this
appeal on the broad ground of Christian
expediency, and human welfare, occupied
BY the Apostle Paufwhen he said, "if meat
make my brother to offend, vii, eat no
flesh while the world standeth, lest make
my brother to offend"
The unfermented wine can be obtained
just as easily and more cheaply than any
other, and we believe we have the concur
renee of all good people when assert that
the dying love Of our Divine Master is
more fifty COMMUNICATED in the use of that
which he called ''thc fruit of the vine,"
than the questionable use of what contains
that poisonous element, alcohol, which has
become the greatest curse of modern time.
7. We ask you to discountenance and
discourage, in all proper ways, the use of
tobacco.
It is fact, established by unimpeachable
authority, that the use of tobacco. in any
form, is not only an obnoxious and expen-
sive habit. but creates an unnatural thirst,
and is stepping stone down to intemper-
ance.
In evidence of this statement We point
to the fact that the revenue tax on tobacco
in the State of Maine last year was seven
teen cents per capita, while the general av-
erage for the whole country was 81 per
capita. Maine is prohibtory State whose
average whisky tax was four cents per cap
tia, while the average tax for each inhabt-
ant of the whole country was $1.4o. One
of the States (New Jersey has already
made it penal offence to sell cigarettes to
boys, thus stopping one OF the avenues of
the greatest of all evils.
s.. We also call your thoughtful consid-
Grafton to the kindred evil OF using opium,
a poison which, though it curses the home
of its victim less, dcgrades and curses the
victim himself even more, if possible, than
alcohol.
Since the Orient and the Occident are
uniting in our great temperance work,
which already belts the globe, we appeal to
you in behalf of the many victims to this
degrading opium evil among the Chinese
and other Asiatics in our Territory.
Q. Since literature is the most fertile
source of information and education among
intelligent people, we appeal for your pecu-
mary assistance in flooding our Territory
with interesting and attractive temperance
literature, which, while it instructs our
youth in the principles Of sobriety and good
citizenship, will also help to supplant the
vast amount of corrupt reading which is
so alarmingly violating the facile minds of
our rising generation. @af
Temperance literature of the kind we
have indicated is SO marvelously cheap that
any person actuated by missionary spirit
could supply small neighborhood for
year with the money ordinarily expended
by tobacco.user in single month.
ANY one wishing for such kind of tenn
perance ammunition can be supplied, d.
rect, by writing to Julia Coleman, Superin-
tendent Of Literary Department, !, Bible
House, New York City.
TO- Since the strength Of the liquor
traffic is in the law which licenses and pro-
tects it, and since law is the result of
sentiment expressed BY the ballot, we
therefore, appeal to you finally, to aid us in
securing the right to that ballot, on an
equality with man, on all matters affecting
temperance and school legislation, that We
NAV protect our homes from our direst
foe. And we ask YOU not to reverse the
divine order by putting the question of ex-
pediency before that Of principle By asking
"is.it best?" instead of 'is it rightY
five have the neral right to protect our