The Red Cloud chief., 1886-03-12
NONE 100 HIGH.
Tho vaiu~ Whtrh . Loving Father r1a~s
UPON uis hoy.

Il Inc vAIoT WIFI t"sfH8 sSt"F
upon uis H"y.
Consider me not avarcious, nv
friends. il I tell YOU ! have got a price
on my boy. This j. necessary. from
TN. fsc, tina, / live in a community iha.
put, = price upon the boys. n girls.
the yoI,h. the manhood and tbc wom-
anhooi II that community Then
Judge me no, harshly until sou hav.
compared NV price with that h>ct b,
the community in which I i've. and ~
which YOU and | form 4 part
But before giving Won my price. per-
hap, 4 brief description al IN" bos may
not be- ont of place. H. i isw Ju-t
entering upon the teens the same dear
LITTLE boy whom We have nur>Ci AMI
landed upon our knees, who ha- been
the object 81 our love and devotion
from hi babvhood. up Ia the present.
and j. now tn, pric 81 hi> father and
the hope Of hi mother. HI l. IN good
physical health. with mental faculties
all alert. quick In discern Between r1=ht
and wrong. easily imhlbing correct
moral principles. In short. h" J. -
fair spectrum physically. mentally
and morally Of the youth "i this
community. which. III IT, organized a.
pacity, treats him and all oth"r~ ~
! proper suhjrc,> for barter and sale.
/ Perhaps YOU NAV AK M by whom are
/ they put in the market who are IN"
buycr,2 when. vhrrC and how i tins
Internal traffic earned On against the
/ law. OF God and Ran? Well. I'll tell
YOU who. when. where and how. on
one condition that j.. II YOU viii do
all in your power To put a stop Ia II.
/ They are put upon the market by the
law-makinC power Of thI~ country.
this State and thi, municipality. bs IN
Ing a price. a valuable consideration
a license fec-upon the payment 81
which "A man is permitted 10 do. l. IL
cen-ed and granted the privilege to do
that which he had no right To- Il" until
he bought IN. privilege. Now. II -
clear that something l. sold by one par
ty-ihc community Of the law making
powcr-and bought by another party.
the individual who intends to u-s- what
he has bought; and that il the privilege
to- sell intoxicating liquors ~ a t-rrr-
agr. The permission {" set mp a bar
and sell liquors in this way means th" IN
t.eng. ~en>naring. ~cn>laVIng. the moral
degradation. the mental wreck, the phys
zeal ruin and death nj >nmcbo'is ssot III
the vicinity where II exists. u nIs:tn>
Il chance AZ Il hundred BOYS. with arcr-
tainty that more than Il viii be- en-
shared and degraded. When thu IL
ccn-c i granted the grantcrs know thlS
I y... a. ur.li - fE., kn.ur fHut tuN TO-
lows night. and Vet for the cous'dera-
tion-tle permission - granted TIA"
license i given. j. not tins clearly u
sale of somebody's boy together with
| his health. his integrity. his ini"!ii-
gcucr, hi, moral >cn>ihIlitic>. his very
life and all there i Of him or IN HIM
And while il j. Il sale of Sonnrbniy :
boy. who j. io he sacrificed To TIL the
~capneious nav vi this monster which
thrivcs upon misery, degradation ana
woe. IL i the establishment If 4 Sh""t-
Ing alley in my ~ncighhorhood. AMI my
bow (brino human. AMI no better or
than thousand, who have
fallcnD l. set up ~ u target, III whom
this skillful. iicndish archer II permit
ted to shoot his poisoned arrows. with
an absolute certainty Of bringing some
one down.
And | am asked by n Christian conn
munity-at least bv the iaw-makcrs
Of what i called a Christian people
how much want for my consent
TO this bargain, my assent Ia tins con-
tract. nv signature to this compact
with Satan and agreement with help
how high shall the license be-? what
shall he the fee? oh. shame, that IN
this enlightened ag.. such a question:
can -. asked | answer. % ye rum
sellers. 90 gather in your iil-got'cn
gains for "A thousand years. pile up
Your gold until il i 50 high that {
casts a dark and dismal shadow over
the highest moun,ain-psak. and iaN {
AZ Inv feet. and YOU have not tcmp'"d
me. 90. bring from among Your kin
drcd a. MANY victims a. YOU have mads
in nur~-aS many dcsolate homes. -
many bitter tears. - many h"art-sohs
eye for eve. tooth for tooth, blood
for blood. soul for soul-lnd Won have
ONLY strengthened my resolution not
To sell You don't wish 10 buy a, such
4 price? But wait. | have not told
YOU all. Before YOU get INV signaiGu'
IN. this hclli.h compact. YOU must. at
the ps.ril of your life. sever my right
arm from my body. ~di-e"nnect it from
NV heart and brain. before these I'm
ocrs will sim your leaYuc with death.
This l. my price. Mr.. Eummy. and
thca. are my terms. No sale. lou
saw Very good. No sale. no saloon
-ErchaHJc.