The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17
Prohibition Department.
BY
]. =. ZONES.

j. 3. JONES.
y-lIcdgar Names was not an habitual
irihker, though like scores Of young
men belonging to the best families In
The city, he sometimes took a drink
Il a bar room. Once under the inHu- |
enee OF whiskey he was easily led into
D trap and murdered. "-KnorV'Ile
Tribune.
No Edgar Names was not an habit
ual drinker, though like scores Of
other young men belonging to the
best families in the city, he sometimes
took drink al a bar ROOM"
There hold your breath and read it
againl Emphasize that expression
"Scores OF young men."-how many
scores, one naturally wonders-and
they belong to the "best families
what an admission. If this is true OF
"the best families" what would be a
reasonable presumption as to all the
the Others families. So long as young
men OF the best families visit bar-rooms
how can we expect other young men
to avoid such places. Where can we
find examples, where must we look Tor
models to stimulate and encourage the
thousands Of boys and young men
constantly coming to the surface from
the more humble walks of lifef What
sad commentary upon the best fam
llieslp
The paragraph which heads this ar
ticle stands connected, as perhaps thu
reader knows, with the late terrible
tfngedy in Knoxville. The histor,
81 this deplorable atfaif, from tsincip
.iendSy to its close, Che firsts adrink a
,the4 bar roornpsT The carousal-th
bawdy house--the plot--the walk u
the river-the fendish murder-thel
the fierce mob the sickening detail
OF the two hours torture of the mnl
derer--all these certainly furnish foo
for series thought, one "drink at a ba
roomp and oh, what fearful results
One "drink at bar room," and tw
immortal souls sent unprepared int
eternity. One "drink at bar room
and our beautiful and honored metrol
olis aisgraced, and the civilization
the whole country shocked with u
disgusting details OF the bloody seen
Next came the tragic sequel
Chattanooga, and how about tn
terrible affairY Well, no doubt if v
could see behind the scene, anoth
drink ut the bar room would be d
covered us the starting point. III
facts, as developed are substantial
thesei A drunken negro boarded
street car and made himself so offe
sion that the driver was compelled
eject him from the car. The neg
became furious, and, infaTned wi
strong drink returned and renew
his insulting behavior. The driver
attempting to get something wi
which to protect himself against {
assaults OF the drunken man, was 81
down like a dog. Resultsls anoti
mob-the negro hung to beam
the Julia mere spectator, a respec
bic white man good citizen OF I
city-Mr Nanny, shot in the me
and now dead. Several others woul
ed and perhaps some OF them de
All this caused by "a drink at the b
ROOM"
Now the question arises, what Is
be doneP What can be done to pr
stop to these terrible scenes. A SIX
full doctor always makes a diagn'
Of the disease III the first place,
ascertain the cause, knowing tina
the cause can be removed the eft
will cease. Just so with this m'
maladay. We. find the cause t.
strong drink. Remove this cause
forever prohibiting the manufac'
and sale OF all Intoxicating drink,
beverage, and murders will be
and mobs thing Of the past.