The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-02
a FEARFUL e~XECRATiON.
4 Fugitive Gem from the Great T~mper
ance Orator. the Late John Is. Cough

4 Fugitive G~m from the Great Temper
anre Orator. the Late John Is Cough
OF all Of tn. powerful .~secratlon- on
rum delivered by the lat" John Is.
Cough. the most powerful has never
been published. | came across 1t to-
div. /, i ia Gough'- own handwrIt-
ing. and va, delivered by him twenty
-i> wears ago. After IL, delivery a
Young Laws student in the audience, Mr..
/. =. Shepherd. now a Resident of tins
ciry. asked Mr.. Cough 10 favor him
will. hi words III writing. Mr.. Cough
consented. on condition that tn" III IA
u-cript never toe published While he
Wa, on the lecture platform. Tn" on
dition> wcr" a>-cnt"d to. and Mr..
Cough j0iicI down the follow M
apo-troplic ON water and cNecratinn ON
rum a. he had delivered them whIlc
holding a gla-, IF water in hi> hand:
.'Ih-rc l. no poison IN that cup; no
ficndi>h spirit dwcl.- beneath those
crystal drops Ia lurc You and me and
all Of u to ruin; no spectral shadow
play upon IL wavelr>- surface; no
widow groanS or orphan tears rise
Ia God from those placid fountains:
mI.rry. crime. w~rrtchcdnc>>. woe.
want and rag come not within the
ha!lowcd precincts where cold water
reigns supreme. Pure now as when II
left IL natIv" heaven. giving vIgor tu
our Youth. strength Ia our manhood
and eolacc TO our old age. Cold water
l. beautiful. and bright. and pure cvery
where. In the moonlight fountains
AMI the IN riliS: IL In" warbiing
brook and the giant river: in III" deep
tangled wildwood and the cataraCt :
spray; in the hand Of beauty or on In.
I lips of manhood cold water i bcauti-
ful everywhere
Now follows the cNccration on rum
Rum, There i a poison N that cup.
There l. a serpent III that cup h
sting i, madness and whose embrace j.
death. Their dwrll> beneath tina,
smiling surface a iicnii>h spirit which
for centuries has been wandering over
the earth. carving on a war Of dc-oli-
iion and destruction against mankind,
blighting and mi'drwing the nobl".t
aft tio Of the heart and corruptIng
with IL foul breath the It'd. Of human
If" and changing the glad, green earth
into a laZar house. GaZ" on II hut
shuiicr A. Won 1aZ-' Iho>" sparkling
drops are murder in disguise, - quiet
row. Vet widow. groanS and orphans
tears and maniacs Wells are IN the cup.
The wrrm that dicth not and the fire
tina, i not gucnrh"d in that emp.
''rcac". and hope. and love. and
truth dwell not within that dcsolating
monster which mon callrUm. Corrupt
now IL when il lcf; it, natIy" hcn. Civ
ing iIr" :" III" eve. madness {" the
brain and ruin t. the soul. Rum !
vile. and deadly. ana accur-rd every
wncr,. The pot would lkrn II in H.
fiery glow 70 the Il mc- that flicker
around the aho T. IF IN. damned. The
t~h."lo@ian would point Won Ia the
drUuNari~ doom. Will" thu historian
would unfold the dark record Of 'H'
past md point Won To the fat" Of ON
pi-rS and kingdoms lurrd - ruin hy
the siren SOM If ~" i"mpt.r. AMI
>l.criny now IN co.,! o~h>CGrIjy. tn"
wrecks If what ouc We're great.
Grand and glorious. ic-. rum l. cor
rupt. and vile. and deadly. and accused
everywhere. Iii type and scmtlancs
of all earthly corrurtun
BASE ar, thou v - wncn the wise
men warmed H. Of thy power and hadc
IL flee thy cnChantm"nt- Vile art
thou Vet - when thou first went forth
on thv unho!y mission filing cart,
with dc-oiatiou and madness. wo" and
anguish. ID adIv art tiou Vet ~ when
TX '~nvcnomcd tooth first took fast
hold ON human hearts. and thy S"rpcn;
tongue first drank up the warm life
blood of immortal souls. Accused art
thou Vet - when the bones Of thy first
Wet IN rot'cd in a damp grave. and IL
shrichS echoed along the gloomy cav
.rn> Of hell. Yes. thou Internal spirit
-. rum. through all past hast thou
been. Is through all coming time thou
s!alt be-. accused VERY here.
In the fiery fountains of the still; in
the >e";hing bubbles Of the c%auldron;
in the king'y palace and the drunkari's
howell: IN the rich man, cellar and the
poor mans closet; in the presidential
vapor- OF foul dens. AMI in the blaze
of gilCs'd saloons; in the hand ofheauty
and nn the llp Of manhocd-rum i vi e,
and deadly. and accur>.i ~evcrvwh-re.
"Rnm. We WELD not : thy unhal-
lowed Influence. and together We have
met - plan thy destruction. And b-
waai now name shall We call thee. ana
20 what shall We liken the. when Vs.
speak of inv attributes. Others nav
call the" child ot pariition. the base
horn progeny "i iii and Satan. the
murderer OF mankind and IN. destroy
cr OF immortal souls: bu; ! ihI> nigh;
vii give thr. a new uamr among narn
sud crown thee with = New horror. and
thai. new name shall ~ the sacrament
al cup ri the rum power. and | will >y
t. II :. g ~pn- and daughters ~ earth
bash II down. AMI thou. RuFu. -hal,
h. NV text in nv pilgrimage among
IL n. and not alone shall nv tongue
utter il. but the groan If orphans in
their a-ony and the cries IL widow. IN
their de~olaiiou shall proclaim Is the
.nvmy Of home. the fraducrr of child
hood. and the destroyer 81 manhood.
and whose only sntiioie i the .scrs-
mental cup Of Temperance. cold va
ter. -HooSicr 20, Ca. y. j. MAJ
cS.t kTpTcS~
IHE mos; remarkable pro-inc; IF the
Tvmp rance agitation 81 late wears II q
e. rman an'i-Isger-ber organ, D'