The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-11-12

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ln the program tUF the last Fourth 0i
July celebration ct Mr.. Bowen's bone
Ia Woodstock. C.nn occurred speech
from Mr.. IL. K. Carroll, If The Lads-
pendent, on the "RepuOIic VI the Fu
tare." Among the evils which imleril
that future, he remarked, ''none has .
hrmer grip upon us than that sonroe Of
influences which We may desigoats as
the saloon" 10 the paragraph which
follows, be proceeds TO draw mp an In.
dictment against tho Institution which,
in condensed power Of statement, has, |
thick, never boon surpassed. 'sThs
saloon," says Mr. Carroll, "is had, aud
only bad. There 10 no aspect 10 which
II can be considered a. beneficial sithsr
to morals or religion, 10 the State or to
lndividuals, TO industry or commeros.
As market for our grain and grapes IL
is a waste; as an employer 1t makes
labor unprnduotive as public busi-
ness IL pauperiEss the maSy for the sake
Of the oonsoisncele.a few As source
Of Iaxation it hardly pays the stats Q
tenth of les coat. What ID Il good for :?
To instruct in v;cs,to harden In crime,
10 reduce to poverty, to paralySe brAwn
and brain,1o wreck homes, and TO bstFsy
every interest dear 60 an intelligent aOd
prosperous people"
The uttsranoe Of saeh strong words
Of truth and soberness on . Fourth ot
July occasion, 10 place Of the old time
glori6cation Of our brilliant prospects
a. a nation, is only one Of those signs
which indicate the awakening OF the
public cou.c.ene % shs grave noFsi
problems pressing upon all tboaghtfai
patriots for solution.
an Llshm.p, being once asked &"
pell shs work saIoon,tepIisd: at hss
. h'ess, aud hay, add h'sll,and swo
h 'oss, aud h'en."
Whatever We may say Tor shs h'sy,
hoes. or h'sn. the saloon certainly has
. hell IN The midst of Is, and it is our
business as friends Of humanity 70 do
what We can 70 destroy shls and oil
other works Of the devil.
Among the wsapons 70 be used In
this great conflict meDsion
i. Righteous indignation. That man
Is worth but little in shis struggle
against evil who has not learned how
20 'bs angry and ain no :" To th,
correlation Of moral forces snger is The
counterpart Of love. Cough used q
say that be prayed Cd to give hia
superhuman power TO hate the drink
With utter loathing.
| We need TO be like The fellow who
when asked how much he weighed
answsred: '1n ordinary times ] pull
down $50 pounds: but when / ani mad
weigh ton."
2. Clear grit, and plenty Of Il. Sam
Jones says that Senator MAhOns,Ot Vir-
ginis, (ths man who, like Zaccheus, ID
small of stature,) on being bantered by
10 friend because he weighed only nine
sy-6vs pounds, replied "Tss. that Ia
true Dus, miad you, ninety Of that !,
solid backbone" Only permeate the
spinal column Of the average moral con-
stitution with . strong infusion Of this
iron-like quality and great gain will Be
made towards victory.
3. Peraeveranee--so stick 70 the 6ght
snd never say die. A soldisr lay on
the battle field 70 badly wounded BY 9
shell that tho surgeon was abous pass-
ing him by as hopeless case.
He won't beck, however, st the call
OF The sufferer. Who, on being tsld that
be could not live, bade the doctor OPEN
his kDapssck. find pocket book, take
out fys-dollar bill, and put IL in the
soldiers hand.
All was done ~ requested. Then,
holding out his handlwith the money
10 it, be said "Doctor, I'll bet you
that five dollar bill / shall get WE'LL"
The surgeon, admiring his pluck, though
fai.hless Of bis recovery, had the wound
cd man put in the ambulance and taken
70 the hospital. There they bandaged
him. and sswed him, and splintered him,
and plsstered him until be was well
enough TO 60 kome. That man lives
yet to show what s0iU posOsr can do.
Temperance men must have the same
perseverance, in the fight against rum.
4. Courage for the right readiness
to take sides. Too many quail before
the enemy and hide their coloEs They
are like the man who was accosted in
the street. BY two drunken tramps. They
were engaged in an earnest dispute
over the QUESTION whether the luminary
in the heavens st that moment was the
sun or moon. One said I: at ID the |
sum-" The other swore it was the