Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-03


= oita6ss Is our Nh
husbond hthen md oshefs
tAily dED6rsd ~ thsssloons, Some
K thess hAvs bssn kindly cared Tor
~ being locked Up n tho calabcoss
~ authority 81 tho city fathers. who
provide thu saloons Il $500 i year.
Some Of ihess poor mon who have
ben csssed ~ dragged liquor, in
resistance 70 the officers, have been
made y suffer 81 severe blows on
their beads. Their money gone,
which their fAmily have need Of,
some Of whom suffer want and
wretchedness. We ask ourselves If
this j the best use We can make Of
our boasted civilisation2 Are any
. flour business mon 30 lost 10 all
sense Of right q to sustain the en-
loon - : necessity 10 give them bus
iness and build up the town? Are
such views right? Must the weak
and tempted portion Of the citizens
BE- supplied with drugged liquors
for their ruin, and the robbing Of
their families Of daily bread and
bring them Ill to shame and the
poor house or Jail, 70 build up the
town. This ID rather a costly sac
ri6cel Can any man in his right
mind advocate, Dr. vote to sustain
such : systemf This 10 what we
would like 70 know.
We well know there are other
evils besides intemperance, and the
wv. G. I. U. are making noble efforts
for reform in these directions. But
il i now graphing with the saloon,
the home OF drunkards, and where
drunkards are made by fraud, or
selling them drugged liquors. The
saloon must 60 and the home must
be protected. This boarding at
home and living at the saloon is not
the best way to fulfll marriage vows.
The w. G. T. U. think this is very
very had business. and think il
should cease. We have good reas.
ons for this; one is that we are in.
volved by the giving license TO the
evil. We protest, but have to beal
the burden and the reprcach, and
become responsible for its guilt, al
member Of the community.
Another reason is, that this NEAR
and wicked business is condemned
by the word Of God, which says
"Woe unto him that giveth hi
neighbor drink, that putteth tn.
bottle to him, and making hin
drunken also, that thou mayest lool
on their nakedness." Here sober me,
do two things; first, they supply tls
weak and the tempted with drink
and make them drunk. Secondly
"they look on their nakedness.'
Those that vote, those that license
those that sell are united in ore work
II 10 distinctly stated, that they "give
him drink" that they 'put the bot.
tie TO him" and "make him drunk
And then look on what? Why, Ill
that which is left; his "nakedness'
or destitution.
Now the w. G. T. U. are involved
- members Of the community ir
this great sin, and propose to extri
cate themselves from it. It protests
but this does no. FREQ them from thu
evil. They : still involved in The
guilt of this very bad business, and
propose to free themselves and the
community from it. And unless VIZ
do 20, We are doomed to suffer the
"wos." They propose no rash act
no unkindness to any. We propose
to use al moral, religious and legal
means to stop this giving "drink tc
our neighbor." We seek to save the
vicious Of appetite from "the bot.
tie" the Iicensed bottle; aye and te
break the bottle, and smite dowr
the hand that would hold it to hi
neighbours mouth. But all this i.
70 BE- done by legal means; thu
law must be respected. But the w
G. T. U. determine to use their in
iiuenoe to have the voters Of the city
say no. And this Is : part Of theil
work now. They have no secrets
about this very bad and barbaroul
business business that no intelli
gent American citizen, much less
professor IF religion can, or will justify
The w. G. T. U. is intrenched; it
principles and purposes are Of God
Il has given battle to the powers o
darkness, it has nailed its colors Il
the mast and it means to conquer
And ia our part Of the field At ELL
Point, wemean to do orr whole duty
10 prevent by lawful means the 'giv'
ing our neighbor drink" Wha,
then does tho w. G. T. U. wish Il
dof Well, they wish TO shut VI