Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-02

.anse it was dipped iii human gore.
rhe ,nosa;cs of nv floor are the bones
Of chiltnen chose life drunken parents
dashed out. Ny favolite music. sweet
than 'Tc Dtum or triumphai music
is the cry OF daughters turned cut ut
midnight on the street because 1;Aner
has got hone from the carcusal.
The seven hunlred-voiced shrek OF
a sunken steamer because Tie captain
was not himself when he put the ship
the wrong course. lla. ha. Let me
thrust the shovel again into the caldTon
and stir it again, and make 1t smoke
again. Champion iinnd am |! have
kindlcd more fires, wrung out more ag-
onies, stretched out more midnight
shadows. lifted more Golgothas, rolled
Ju~ggernauts. and damned Ore souls
than anv other of the brotherhood dia-
hoiic."
The ghastliest evil OF America to-day
is drunkenness; the Immediate cause
OF 1t, the rum traffic. The two great
pClll lGitl Stl UlCo Etit'ii cNAol' ~ "''
The Democratic party declares 1t un-
constitutional and Gu-Amerlcan to pro-
hibit the evil. ald the Republican par
ty is too cowarlly TO touch il lest .hey
lose the German vote. If ! never
preach again I will declare the whole
counsel of God on this subject.
The first remark ! have to make IS
that the evil is not subsialng, not on
the stand still, but on the forward
march. Beginning close by | remark
that [ have seen more drunken people
In BROOKLYN and New York within six
weeks than I have seen in any year in
my lifetime. There iS in this cOuntr,,
more liquor drunk, and that OF IA worse
kind than since the FIRST distillery be-
gan i,s devastation. Where there was
one groggery there are FIVE groggcrics.
Where there was II ruineG homethere
are ten demolished. NntTe, according
to Governmental figures. there were
2O.oO0,CNb gallons Of beer SOLD IN lSiu
there were sol .G00,NpU gallons sold in
1888, and the 100000 gallons OF wine
have become 2l.Or0,VO0. Moreover, no
!. tice that the evil is AS thoroughly Or
;,aniZed as was ever y rng, with com'
mander-in-chief and staff officers, ant
infantry and cavalry and batteries. tno
advanced guards and standards. Ant
:. every nan who heIeattcrrun; t0: otia'
, will be compelled TO commit himself
either us the friend or foe OF the i!quo
traffic.
!, hold ia my hand n circular Of
j, brewers association which has beer
/. sent, or viii be sent to every candidate
/, for Office. Al the present nominee
Tor the presidency and Vlcc-presldenc,,
have already received it. Its first res
olutiun read as follows:
, .'Resolyed. That rs members Of
craft which in ali enlightened countrie
is considered a litedtul and beneffcla
= branch OF industry, and which cor
a tributes to the force and vigor Of MAJ
kind by producing achferlng and noul
lshing drink food. we recognize IN
dignity and usefulness Of our calm
: and are DESTROYS Of confirming it SIT
y more in the good esteem Of the INTEL
! gent, the wise. and the humane
In this circular the candidate for OF
fee is called upon to fill y blank declal
; ing himself friendly tn the li4nortraib'
u III ne do not fill it Alright and sign it, IL
Il is doomed so far as the brewers asst
II citation can doom him, and it he do ne
return the circular the silence is take
; for a negative.
p The evil Of the time advances, an
;. the 100000 church members in Anne!
> lea will have to take sides in this col
I. tlict. 1t is going TO be an out and Q,
4 battle between rum and sobriety, b.
~ tween heaven and hell, between Go
- and the devil. Better take sides bafol
y we have. any iurther national dec
" dence. Better take sides before yot
u own sons are sacrificed or your daugl
i ter's new home goes down under Il
" alcoholism Of an imbruteI hnsban
a. Better take sides while your voice at
- your vote and your pen may render .
~ rrectual service. the way the lo,oa
IL 600 male aud female members OF II
H. American church conclude to thrO
Il their inNuence will decide our nation
- destiny.
III But reformers in both political ID
o. ties say: 'In national elections NC on
u throw our vote away il we by that vo
express Il particular sentiments
Is the subject OF inebuatjon." Ny rep
* is that no man ever throws his 70
~ away if he vote Alright, for every co
rs scientious vote is not only an exprt
III sion of opinion but prayer to God, III
'e the Lord makes record Of il and w
40 answer it in time to come. massing t
e. separate snowtlakes Of inGiyidu2! :,
~ trage into an avalanche enough
II crush al the aI!ieG powers Of darkna
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