Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-11
The pERNIcIous SALOON.
,rc,and Portrays the Desola.
'"' tiou Of Home Caused by
Drink.

,,o, Ireland Portrays the Desola.
'"'' ton Of Home Caused by
Drink.
,sr;cas Danger and Disgrace Is the
saloon-Keeper, Who Is Aloo-
hobs Soldier.
,,.ose delivered by Bishop Ireland in
ao',rte central Music Hall, Chicago.
,horacteristic feature of our times is,
\ ssu ,d an intense application in the
a !" of social questions. AS never before
ua Unit to closest analysis the whole
s 81, hody. scrutinizing the several parts,
el .nS to- to grasp their mutual relations, and
ea .t;9a Their respective rights and duties.
;mtent is to elevate the human family,
10 s,, lie the conditions OF life more en-
. 'nnn and more hopeful, and the classes
l aa;slly concerned are those whose lot
~ needs Improvement, the poor, the
~. the hard. working, the depraved,
rict,m of untoward circumstances, the
;dren of misery, whatever the form,
a.aver the name. We would teach them
a nSsr aspirations, rouse them to earnest
! sruitful efforts, and remove from their
.hway the obstacles that block their ad-
a"ca and we would, too, bring their more
.,unate fellow beings to understand the
pmmon brotherhood of men, the claims of
Iovliest upon the charity and the
, - Of the highest. This, the meaning
world- wide discussions as to laborer and
an;talist, tenant and landlord; this the
npnose of national and international con-
erences on charity, on prison reform, on
Cnhlic health; this the reason of red-cross
oo;at;es. of white Cross leagues, of temper.
ncs organizations.
i view with delight all such discussions
nj all such movements, and, although for
he moment they give room to inharmoni-
h, accents and uncomfortable Earrings,
Nd in the pleadings sophistry gains q
saing as we'll as wisdom, and the wrong
rIamored for as we'll as the right, am
onyinced the ultimate result will be bet
pr humanity, with more liberty and more
supiuess for all. I love the restless
n ir of my age, which, never satisfied
ith things as they are because they hap
en TO be, ceaselessly goes around to find
that it may reform, what it may lift up,
hat evil it may take away, what good it
nav add to present store. abhor stagna-
oa-the stegnation of evil which permits
vi to last and the stagnation of good,
hich deprives good of its most blessed
over, it's ditfusiveness.
Foremost among social questions de-
handing our attention place temperance;
I'D am not afraid to say there are few
Tier questions relating to social welfare
important as this, or which are not in
mately allied with it, and need not for
heir own solution seek from it coun-
enauce and aid. There are concessions 10
made in favor Of alcoholic beverages
he use of them, in itself, assuredly is not
yong, physically or morally.
We do not grant, however, that the use
alcoholic beverages is in any wise neces-
ary to men in the enjoyment of their nor
bal health. state the calm verdict Of
cience and of experience. In one of his
auable lectures, the eminent DR.. Rich
rdson says: alcohol gives no strength,
educes the tone Of the blood vessels and
cart reduces the nervous power, builds
p no tissues, and can be Of no use to me
any other animal as substitute for
ood." The craving of alcohol, begotten
i alcohol ever wakes stronger; the mo-
rcnt comes when it is wild passion; a
cree madness. In slavery to it woman
prsets honor; the father in hellish laughter
lsts to the vender OF liquor that solitary
Bime that would stay the starvation of the
Aild the husband pawns the cot of the
living wife. The muscular giant crouches
h terror before the shrine, youth yields up
.eshness Of mien and hopes of fortunes.
nd mocks for its sake mothers tears and
BRIDES love. Old age ut its bidding puts
pn the garment of idiocy, and closes its
Earthly journal in disgrace and sin. Intel
isence will not ward off its arrows; poet,
orator, statesman go forward chained to it's
Ehsrot into Mamertime gloom. Piety
foes not withstand the fury Of its breath.
he very cedars of Lebanon have been laid
ow, the royal oaks Of the forest have been
pncrowned and flung into the deep vallies
b ignominy and death.
lie home is made desolate by it. How
acred the home! 1t is Coils appointed
reasury OF pure and sweet love. There
happiness bubbles forth from ever living
brings; virtue terminates and blooms in
Patiye soil, watered by propitious dews
rom the skies. The homes of the land are
DC social units of which the aggregate is
me nation. The nation in its wider sphere
Pt action is the reflection of its homes.
he poisonous breath of alcohol passes
Dyer the home; it is the passage of death.
he drunkard's soul exhales hatred and
IN; hearts of wife and mother break in
(ngnish; the ceaseless tear drop of sorrow
Pl'stens on the eye-lid, and the veil OF
gloom and despair darkens their faces.
,!cohops helIish work goes beyond the
Ptunkards home. There is physical and
moral contagion; other homes are smitten,
ND alcoho! lifts up Its scepter within their
nclesure. The drunkenness of an en-
Pioye endangers an entire industry; that
y trusted guardian of public interests
alns fortunes and destroys precious lives.
overly is begotten, the sober and indus
slous are taxed to relieve it. Citizens OF
sinerlca know and realize the danger.
wi. bearing alcohol floods your land; its
aurky and noxious pillows are dashine
galnst your homes, and their angry crests
u.s. 70 the very SUBMITS of the pillars upon
lch are set your free republican institu-
ofhciai Government returns permit us to
PuI sgoO, 100000 the annual cost of AGO.
pollc liquor in the United States. Deduct
nal You may from the figures Tor alcohol
sea as IN industrial agency, and for me-
ehal purposes the quantity consumed
urlnR ls appalling. In 1888, according
me Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
we're were 206,9 $40 liquor dealers and man
lecturers. There is invested in the LIQUOR
us'aess an immense capital. A writer in
ue N0rth American RepieW estimates this
upl1al at 81 ,00O,OOO,OOO.
inese statements prove. beyond doubt,