The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-10-16
A SAD IGNORANCE.
The Terrible Onslaught of the Rum Pow
Against the People, and the Fatal
Indifference to the Havoc Shown by the
Masses.

The Terrible Onslaught of the Rum Pow
Against the People, and the Fatal
Indifference to the Havoc Shown by the
Masses.
The terrible onslaught that is now
waged by the belligerent forces of the
rum power against the people has no
parallel in history for viciousness and
fearful carnage.
The devastation of numerous happy
homes, an immense waste and destruc-
ton of property, the suffering of inno-
cent children, crime, wretchedness,
pauperism and the vicious tendencies
that pervade large proportion of the
community are among the terrible con-
sequences of this awful warfare now
being wa@ed by this INSCRIPTIONS and
relentless foe. The conflict is an ire
pressible, unmitigated antagonism of
many, many thousands who are the
very demons of selfishness, or incarnat-
cd devils impelled with all the venom
and frenzy Of a mercenary and de-
bauched human nature and opposed
by the patriotic, conscientious masses
of the people possessing generous sus-
capabilities and noble manhood,
quietly aspiring after moral and
Christian civilization.
The rump over with their numerous
sympathizers are combined in solid.
unbroken compact, and are strongly
fortified with both money and influence.
They have secured as allies the force
of political power, have large vested
interests, and are strongly barricaded
and protected behind the social habits
and perverted appetites of their victims.
The majority of the people, men,
women and children, are on the other
side; most of them seem too timid or
too much occupied with their own per-
sonal affairs to know or care what will
be the final outcome of this terrible
conflict. This apathetic carelessness
of the people has given the rum power
many and special advantages, and also
given them favorable opportunities to
fortify and intrench their position.
They have also succeeded in deluding
the people with the conviction that
they have the most innocent intentions
in planting their batteries in every
available point and on the most eligible
positions, so that they can sweep the
whole field, and reach every man,
woman and child
Their numerous Notifications are al
so barricaded with legal and govern
mental sanction, and these still further
securely protected by political earth
works and intrenchments of perverted
| appetites.
Some of these Notifications and bat
| teries have the destinations of beauti-
full surroundings to attract the taste
and fances of the rich and heightened
among people, especially the young,
| and in some cases combining grandeur
and all the gorgeousness of color, gild-
| ing and draperies. These Notifications
are often covered with banners and
| gold mountings, and are sometimes
made to appear like fairy grounds,
| strains of the most exquisite melody
and the display of elegant mirrors,
stained glass and other rich adorn-
ments all arranged and designed to
make the impression that no harm can
come from their belligerent and danger
| Gus attitude.
For an opposite class of the people
the batteries are of the meanest and
lowest character, and are made attract
i've by an occasional hilarious song and
dance, snowy placards and pictures
all arranged to mislead and deceive
the unwary. To cover up their dead
ly object their guns are masked and
supplied with euphonious names, and
even their shot is so poisoned that
when it strikes it produces delirious
and pleasurable frenzy, and while they
do not kill their victims outright they
are often reduced to an inanimate
stupor and left to drag out misera.
BILE existence of disease and suffering
besides impoverishing their families and
filling their surroundings with the most
vicious tendencies.
Every hcur in the day and long into
the night these batteries of the rum
power are opened on the people with
fearful havoc, but their most effective
work is done at night, when they find
q large proportion of the victims OF
their diabolical work are massed in
such positions that they can NOW them
down with the least opposition and the
most deadly effect. '''
The moral portion of the people, es
pecially those belonging to the Chris
tian church, are to some extent awart
of the character and designs of there
batteries, and the terrible devastation
and death struggle that is going or
among the people, and occasionally
rally in opposition, but their chief eff
fort seems to be confined to mild