The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
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All Sorts Of Readable Paragraphs In
Reference to WhiSkey aDd Hts

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con thou Invisible spirit OF wine If thou
"hast no name to bc known by, lei us call inc
"Devil!" This is the language ShnkeSpenfe,
and Is strong, but, oh, how true. More tiiah
four centuries have been added To Tie World
history since these words were penned, yet
they stand out to-day as true translation Oh
the name that this demon should receive. .,
How wonderful is the intellect OF man. lie
can take the grain which snstalns llle, anu
produce an article which dcthr0ncS reason.
and brings that intellect to the level of the
beasts that perish. ,,
like drink occasionally" Yes l 40 IKE
whiskey inherited the taste for it from my
father. My boys have inherited taste Tor IL
from mo, and II my vote can remove tne
temptation from them 1t Will not be placed In
their way.
posed Legislation on the subject of wliskey,
on the ground of freedom and individual re-
sponsibility. His boys grew up under the IN.
old man is going down TO the grave with sor'
row.
If you take those who feel that the whiskey
thirst Is upon them and allow only those 70
vote in the coming election, there would not
be one vote in favor OF license They know,
feel and sec their danger. It Is the moderate
drinker who feels that he Is in no danger
that will vote to license saloons.
1t should be borne In mind by every one
who styles himself moderate drinker, that
alcohol creates thirst which soon becomes
Unsuitable. II is extremely doubtful II q man
ever used alcohol for any length Of time with
out strong INCLINATION to increase the guam
tity taken. or all the millions OF drunkards
now living or who have ever lived, very leW
ever intended TO become sots: Their purpose
was to remain moderate drinkers, but the ha'
biz begot a thirst which enslaved them, body
will and soul. Every moderate drinker
should contemplate at least his chances to MI
a drunkards grave. -
Take two families with half dozen boys
each. Place one family in dry town and the
difference you would find.
A man remarked the other day am going
to vote to keep the saloons open In Abbeville
village. A bystander says are you willing to
open barroom In fifty yards OF your home
and place the temptation In the way OF your
boys No; OF course ans not he1 en- y1n are nf
your friends and neighbors in Abbeville. :,
II don't see any harm In getting drunk, II
you behave yourself" Such were the words
heard E aays ase anS Sarm
your wife getting drunk, If she behaves her
selfe Can you see any harm IN your son get
ting drunk, If he behaves himself? Can you
II he behaves himself? Can you see any
harm in q man walking into your family
circle, drunk, even II he behaves himself.
Men who agree that the use OF grain IN u
wrong, yet when they commence discussing
how TO suppress the evil they will get as far
apart as the poles. Come out and take your
stand against 1t and we will agree to disagree,
as to the means Of suppressing 1t.
Thirty years ago 1t was considered oreacn
Of courtesy, II the decanter was not placed
before visitor by his host.
No wonder that every newspaper you pick
up is filled with crimes when the thirst for
stimulants In the United States requires one
hundred and fifty-six thousand licensed
saloons to quench, or allay It. Only consider
that there Is one licensed saloon for every two
hundred and eighty-eight Of the population,
counting saints and sinners, men, women,
children and infants.
At the outset Of the present century Eras.
mus Darwin said OF IL: Under the names OF
rum, brandy, gin. whiskey, wine, cider,
''beer. and porter, alcohol has become the oane
"of the christian world"
Russia has put o law into operation, which
will close eighty thousand saloons.
In round numbers last year the distilleries
used fourteen million bushels OF corn, three
million bushels Of rye, and three million gal
Ions of molasses. The people Of the United
States spent for spirits nine hundred million
dollars. It took an army OF two hundred
thousand men to walt upon the customers
They destroyed sixty thousand men. The
sufferings OF women and children cannot be
estimated.
Should civilized England 60 10 war, and
call out her drunkards TO fight her battles she
would have an army OF six hundred thous'
and.
To be or not to be, that is the question be.
fore the people Of this county; whatever thai
discision is 1t will show the moral tone OF
this grand old county. There Is no abuse;
there is no excitement; there is no fight; but
each man will show on the 3rd day Of March
whether Cesar shall be king or not.