Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

says nomore than that the dogs tail shall
be cut of, and rs it does not state where it
IS to be cut of. I propose that it be cut off
just behind the ears!" [Applause.]
Now we are troubled with mad dogs in
our day, and last year for fear Of the pos
slbility that any one should be bitten all
the dogs throughout this great city Of
London were muzzlsd, and those that were.
caught unmuzzled were put to death.
When hydrophobia was raging in New
York the press took the matter up. Said
the New York Vail and Express: IF the
mad dog epidemic continues long in this
and adjoining cities the dogs will have to
go. Better that oil the dogs in this city
be killed than that one human being
should die IRON the bite of a mad dog"
Said the New York H.rald: Men, women
and children are our first care, and what
ever sacrifice of animals is necessary to
the welfare of the human race should be
made without a second thought"
Sutfe1ings and death from hydrophobia
are terrible, but they cannot be worse
than those from delirium tremens, and
while death from the bite Of mad dog
does not cut off any one from heavenly
death from drunkenness does. II, them,
1t would be right to sacrifice all dogs rather
than that only one human life be lost
through hydrophobia, how much, how in
tlnltely much more it is our duty to sacri-.
flee all the drink, lest even only one soul
be damned!
Hydrophobia is raging in our midst The
dogs that have infected us with it are the
liquor-shops. The great drink bitten
masses of the people are suffering from it
and from the diseased aversion it causes to
hi NSN1N al
pure, clear. sparkling, invigorating, life
sustaining, youth renewing water. [Ap-
plause. The hydrophobists fume and
foam rabidly against Prohibition, and all
their protests are tainted with the mental
and moral virus which springs from their
madness. The mad dogs must be killed,
| their tails must be cut off Just behind the
ears: [Applause.l The liquor producing
and iquor-distributing establishments must
be abolished. Now how can this be done?
We have seen that the power Of the traffic
centers in its license. We must withdraw
the license and prohibit the manufacture,
handling and use.
THE SACRED USE OF THE BALLOT.
The means to this end is the ballot, and
the ballot is not, as so many seem to sup
pose, mere personal privilege. It is J.
sacred public trust involving the gravest
responsibilities. The voter IS as RESPONSE.
BILE for the right use of his ballot as the jul
ryman is for his part in the verdict, and
just as a.full and unbiased Investigation Of
all the facts before him is necessary to the
juryman's proper performance of his duty,
so is an impartial investigation Of the
great national question at stake essential
to theNoters right use of his ballot. It ls
as criminal for the voter to cast his ballot
for the sake of patronage or partisanship
or revenge, or indeed for any other reason
than that of pure conviction, as it would
be for the juror to allow himself to be &C.
tuated by any other than the most consci-
entious consideration of the evidence be-.
fore him.
| What moral difference is there between q
voter who casts his ballot from other than
truly conscientious motives and the voter
who sells his vote for money or other con-
sideration? What moral difference is there
| between aparty that appeals with all the
powerful machinery of party for partisan
vote, and the parliamentary aspirant who
buys votes at SO much head? lApplause.I
But to vote right it is not only necessary to
vote conscientiously; for there IRE party
men who, having been taught to believe
that all considerations should serve to the
interests of party, conscientiously scou,
every issue which is not plainly at one with
party claims. Such men, though voting
conscientiously, are not voting right. Te
vote rightit is necessary to have an emanci-
pated conscience, to really know the ques-
tons upon which the vote is called, to know
them in themselves and in their bearings,
and to be able to discriminate as to the rel
alive Importance of issues, whether they
are or are not the ones especially put to
the front by parties. How, otherwise can
new parties be formed?
THE MISSION OF NATIONAL PARTIES.
As national parties dominate SO largely
the interests of the,voters, it may be we'll
to say something concerning them here.
In constitutional governments national par
ties spring into existence from and are me-
cessitated by the requirements of national
issues. Such parties therefore exist by
right OF their suitability and capacity for
the solution, of certain national questions.
They are effective in the measure that the
members, of the party are unanimous. aud
such unanimity isof course most likely to
exist on the. issue or issues which called
the party into being. Therefore the party
is likely to be effective only in regard to
such questions as directly affect tue solu-
ton Of the fundamental party issue or
issues. As national issues are of national
importance, affecting the whole nation, it
is obvious that they will be effectively set
tied, in the measure that each issue, and
in the order of its importance, receives
full and untrammeled consideration, i. 9. :,
is treated without any rival in
the consideration. Otherwise there will
be divided attention. divided counsels, and
no thorough dealing with any of the
issues. 1t is also equally clear that when
issues receive, each in its turn. whole and
unhindered consideration. and when they
have thus been solved. the party his full
filed it's mission and should dissolve; for
although other questions have in the mean-
time arisen or may be plainly about to
arise which would require the services of
large number of its members, and even
though the very next importunate national
question may be consanguineous, with those
upon which the party was formed, or even
have been Professionally part of its float
ing basis, time and circumstances may
have SO greatly modified the aspects Of tho