The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-10-17
why He Broke His Pledge.

An interesting story was brought to light
recently at the Salem Mass hospital when
James Murphy was brought there to have an
ugly wound on his face sewed up James
was leading member of Catholic total
abstinence society, and was in good stand
ing One night lately he found his mother
drinking whiskey. He told her that he, too,
would take 70 the Intoxicating cup if he ever
again found her under the influence of liquor.
When he returned for his dinner the next
noon his mother was drunk. few words
passed between them, and then Young
Murphy took his membersh p papers in the
total abstinence society from his pocket,
threw them into the fire, and made a bee line
Tor the nearest saloon. He drank as much
whlskey as he could hold, and was soon howl
ing drunk; In that condition he presented
himself to his intoxicated mother. She was
SO enraged that she seized a large earthern
wash bowl and struck him squarely in the
face, splitting his face open to the bone. It
was terrible wound, and will disigure the
boy for hfe,-Nelo York Sun.
Temperance News and Notes.
A branch of the Worlds W. c. T. L. with
twenty-five members has been organized in
Paris
Danville, city Of $500 inhabitants in the
center OF the distilling region of Kentucky
is free from the curse of liauor.
Seventeen women sat as delegates in the
convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union OF America, lately held in Boston.
Two boys, one six, the other seven years
OLD, were recently taken to the Receiving
Hospital, San Francisco, drunk ami insensible.
Nc, liquors are sold on the vestibnle train
OF the Pennsylvania road, or upon the
limited express on the New York Central
road.
1t is stated in the London preys that on the
new Metropolitan Sewage Works, where
200 men are engaged, no intoxlcants of anv
KIND are permitted. IL was resolved TO run
the work on temperance lines, aud the re-
suits have been highly gratifying. Work
mas proceeded with regularity and stea adiness,
ana tne large body OF men have been quite
exemplary in their behavior.
Workingmen and the Saloon.
1t is an encouraging sign of the times that
workingmen in Cincinnati have organized a
Temperance Club In their statement of
principles they say:
a. We believe the saloon is the greatest
economic, social, political, and moral enemy
OF the working classes.
The need Of organized labor is enuita.
bic legislation, and its failure TO secure such
Is due more TO the saloon than 10 any other
cause.
70 The saloon robs the workingman of
MS earnings, tempts him 10 betray his fam.
ny, pluperizes and debases him, and turns
nm from education to self.destruction Ii
destroys the ability of young men in the
ranks Of labor to become useful members of
Their craft, and defeats the ends of organiza-
tion.
~. Weregard the saloon as having no part
IN honorable production or distribution, and
hsnce parasite upon business and labor
allke, and we declare the conVict-labor prob-
lem TO be its direct result, 5ze
o. we believe II has debauched politics
oy violations Of the ballOt-box, by subsidiz.
ing the press by corrupting political orgapi-
1auons, by creating a class OF venal Doliti-
clans, who are hired TO do its bidding. bv
organizing TO defy the laws and TO protect
laW-oreakers, by practicing rbery by sys.
TEN, and thus producing condition wherein
money controls legislation.
II worklngmen everywhere accepted and
soon go.-NatioRai Tsnipsrance AdcocGts