Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16

tied it. Without an anti-slaverv party
IN prtncPle Cfor the anti-slaverv princi-
pies of the country naturally crystallized
around the Republican party) would
slavery have been put away? Or, put it
IN this way; If both parties had been I'M
Wiling to destroy slavery, would it have
persisted? So long as both the great par
ties bid for the support of the saloon.
neither will hurt it.
Hence the HcccSSity seems to be forced
upon Us for temperance men of all par
ties to make coD,mOH cause against a co,t-
moH cRemy The rum-power is compact
ANA willy. 1t has managed cunninglv of
late to work for both the large parties
50 that whichever is in power it shall
not he hurt. q am speaking now of the
| politics of the country. not of the State
Joseph Cook said last fall that '''rhe po-
litical necessity of dethroning the liquor
traffic i'll municipal. State and National
politics will ultimately force the people
to make such arrangements as are neceS-
sary for self-protection. Political neces-
sity overthrow slavery. Political neces-
sity will make the liquor traffic an out
law. Municipal misrule is now the chief
mischief in American politics. Its longest
root Is in the liquor traffic. At the open
ing of the century only l20 of the pOpu-
latlon lived in cities. To-day nearly LILO
OF the population is found i'm our ten
chief towns. Fifty other towns of 30. 900
inhabitants or over contain another tenth 1:
so that ID of our population is now found
III cities large enough to have corrupt
municipal governments. 1t is estimated
that II of the voting population of our
cities Is made up of the employees and
patrons of the liquor saloons
Finally; closely allied to the pcrilS
from the saloon is another peril. In this
great and free country that the oppress-
ed of all lands have looked to with long
ing eyes, that has given such promise of
being Mt. Zion to the earth. there is
growing an element, fed constantly by
the restless spirits of the Old World.
which bodies no good to us: AN cnviou,.
jealous, bitter spirit between labor and
capital: allied to this is SociatjSla. the
threat of Europe. These elements CEN
tralize in our large cities.
There Is constant danger of scenes of
riot and bloodshed. and, unless God shall
avert it, fear some of us will see a more
fearful and destructive civil war. with
the saloon. socialism and the great masses
of our land who look with Jealous. envi-
Gus eyes upon capital or wealth. than
even the war which put an end to slavery.
| doubt not there are thousands of men
who walk the streets of our large cities.
and look into the windows of splendid
stores filled with rich goods. and say to
themselves: 1.-The day is coming when
shall walk in and help myself" Harj
times are d"HgorouS NOR. Think of what
occurred in Paris some years AFRO: lool,
across the water and see what i going
on in Belgium. The scene, of Paris NAV
he repeated in our large cities, with no
large standing army a. France had t.
rcprcsS them. The events that have
tran>pired in Belgium may ere many
years be enacted in our fair land: the ma
terial for them is here already. Even in
large villages where there are many poor
lncendiarN fires are frequently started tC
afford opportunity for plumber. How
can we avoid hard times when more
money is spent for liquor than for bread
when such r"N Sums are annually poured
into the Dcpd Sea of Il soul and hody-dc
Stroying appetite.
If we could destroy the saloon. Other
dangers would rapidly disappear. The
saloon l. the hOt-bcd of socialism. and of
that envious and jealous spirit spoken of
a> well rs of vice and crime and poverty
Turn the 81 900 100000 wear which j.
far,f0r WOrSe than wasted in drink. Il larg,
portion of which comes out of the peck
cts of the poor. into the honest induStrie,
of the country. and hard times would
pass into history.
In view of all that have said there i,
great need, not only of .t',I'mW fast. il
obedience to an appropriate and time
honorcd custom. but real fast, a humii
dtipH of SoW before God. Il confeS sion %
sin: in our own case. the sin of permit
tiny. with Il good law, single liquor Sa
loon to exist in our community. DO no
tell me. ut can't be helped" Do YOU
say that the hUSiBeSS Dcb aIoDe of tn,
communicative men who support tn,
churches and sChoolS-could not unit,
. and prevent the sale of liquor: No. yol
would not say that. If the men VIII,
sold liquor were as much in danger o
the law rs the man who steals. ther,
would be "a little of the one IL the other
= Hunt one aS closely "a you hunt the
other and results would be alike.
In conclusions The fast that woulC
. please God most would be for the re
spectacle, law-abiding and Christian mel
and women of the country to devot
themselves to Il Iitt-loHg effort. if neceS
Sary, to redeem our land from the liquo
rurSp.