Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-21

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va possess, sess yes prssfsf. and
trteH the sxpsriuent- II fAiis. and
be beooEss . drunkard. And iass
in pxnporsSon 20 yozs in3necee ere y0u
sosp1s1abis snd 20 baaazeL fou give the
kxnd Of cordial we3ooms 10 the rum
s~lisf bsoxass the usosy be takes froD
tas poor in@briate. that sheaid have
booznt bresd and ciothsne fof t-s fam
iiy. clothes him IN sieesns and fzAbton-
aba sxslre and enrseAes his cod zfs,
asrssdy rnnniro over with the despoii-
ipzs sf tnnncsnce. whsis goo tarn tos
cold ss&esiaer 70 hss posi- ssstsns, and re-
fnss him even sord Of frssndiy warn
ing aud enooafasemeas- Il thfs right,
90 aphoid the marderef and sooru his
vscsimf Thts 10 ssroux language. bat
~ What other name shall call hin?
For is be not dealing est q poisoooos
drug. tia, viii sureiy kiii by SLOW de-
erces both soul and bedyy | repeat Il.
hs sho ccm niss skcss deeds Of viiiainy
IN caid blood 10 q murderer, and God
siti bold him sccoanfsbie. Let a.
stFasgie with all eur might TO crusA
these issfituttoes vaese. because Q man
iacks the moral cooTaRe 20 resist
temptstioa. they embfaSs the oppsr-
snnisy 10 rob him Of his posssssaons.
beRzas aud disxFace his family, ruia his
soni and seud 70 On the swift vfnGs OF
dissipation 70 sbe grave. And, dear
friends. consider for one moment: The
man Who siGus . license empowering
him 20 carry on his trsfis 10 accessory
10 Ills crime.
have woadsrsd thas Gsd did NOT
vislt such uioksdness With total sn-
limitation. ~ to the days of the
nood. | havs wished that some
Divine revelation might descend With
the voice Of . hurricane and shake
the rotten foundation upon which
thsy build for psosection, nssii there
sas NOT 80 much a. chass left 10 tell
the story OF its former sins. Patience.
my anxious heart. God rules, and l
know all viii yea be right. How vain
are words vhen reason sIumbers and
conscienos Il s.eeped ta letnArky. silent
- death. Wy, every one knovs that
intemperance 10 an evil thai 10 de-
stroys mere homes. breaks more hearts,
makes more orphans. pAnpers and
criminals than you can enumesate in Q
life tsus. And these wrecks Of h1
marity 700 have TO suppoft by tax aud
donation. And then men are % unrea-
son ssle as " complain sf the enormity
Of their taxes, whsn all she time they
are aiding and upholdsng the laws that
exset them.
II we might awaken u.e siamberine
and unciose their syes 20 the truth, that
they might no longer listen 10 the voice
Of gain at the expense OF virtue, inno
e-noe and immortal souls, ! trust no
one here tonight wili ever sign q Ii
t1u.1 w DEti hAatAs tNt W th& 1ttAK4E
act of putting your name 10 suoh o
payer 700 help TO place dagger IN the
hand OF some man who will stab 10 the
heart some fond mother, some doting
father, some tender. loving wife, and
make worse than orphans poor, helpless
little children. have ssen them IN
great city. With bare feet and half
naked forms, begging thEoagh the
srn ofraara. hasa than
eeid, frosty mornings, seeking throuRh
The back alleys for wnat they
could gather from the garbage
barrels. before the cart man came to
their contents. With other refuse,
beyond the limits OF the city What
made those children thieves and beg
Dranken fathers have ie slnfal,
abaadoned mothers, and the little chil-
iren that God made innocent, run has
made xhxt We have seen them. And by
and by they will grow to man aud wou-
anhood. vile and unpovsrnable. Some
viii all prisons. Soms will swing upon
he galloRs. some vili resei IN dens of
nfamy, assessing more Of demon than
xoman. and some will 40 sorrovinR
through poverty and Disgrace all their
Who can contemplate these thiEgs With
,ut a shaddeFf And they are no ncti-
iioas imaeininas. bat stern realities that
stare NJ 10 the facs. and urge us on TO
iaty. Good Templars. be 10 earnest. be
rsaloas. be bravei Go forth fnanfully,
sirh eolors nailed to the mast. Never
faii 20 give your influence 10 the cause
Iou have e-ponsed. Labor 10 lift up
he fallen. snd cllag fash ts onr beaati