The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-19
UNCLE SANS PARTNERSHIP.
Woe Unto Them Which crafty
the Wicked for Revenue.
Major Hiitan Charges the Gsrern-
msnt with Being the Biggest
Partner In the Liquor Trafse.


STOPPED to derive profit ont Of the very
things it condemns. The relation
ship OF the government to the liquor
traffic was the subject OF this,
his third lecture here, and be
endeavored 10 prove that relationship
to be OF the very worst kind. He
scored the government for its part
nership with the liquor traffic by the
internal revenue system, and for even
STOPPING to engage in the beer-selling
business at the several soldiers
homes IN the country and with pitt
less irony did he ridicule the national
habit of expectorating tobacco juice.
Said he
America could turn out more To-
bacco slaves than any other nation on
earth. There are lots OF men. who.
like the children OF Abraham, think
they are better than the other sons OF
men, and, although they are addicted
70 the filthy habit OF splitting tobacco
juice. they Geiude themselves With the
idea that they are still clean, still hol-
Ter than others. still pure. How often
will you observe old men, nice old
men, with gray hairs. but with tobacco
Juice streaming down their shirt bos-
oms. Speak 10 them about il. well.
! know my own business. sirl" Men
use tobacco, they say, for medicinal
purposes; for the toofhache. for all the
Ills flesh Is heir to. | seems to be the
great sovereign remedy among men,
But you don I see the women using il
Tor the toothache and filing their spit
toons with beastly filth. Oh. this is a
very delicate subject, but il is q very
dirty one also. know what il i for
| used It myself for - vears. Lord
help the women of America No one
but woman would clean out the spit-
toons of their husbands, fathers.
brothers and sons. 4 lady can't 20
into postotiice now. and especially a
railroad car. but she must gather up
her skirts, and almost walk
upon stilts 10 escape some
pool Of nastiness which some lord
Of creation has left behind. Laugh
ter ami applausel. / am glad 10 see
that the sentiment OF this audience
agrees with me. tell you this matter
should lie handled radically. The rail-
road trains have now all got smoking
ears attached to them. The men 70
in'o these smoking-cars. You never
see tie ladies 20 in there have often
thought OF writing TO the railroad com
panies If they would also pat on
soldering car, laughter with streets
along bet Eeen the seats and cutters
running along the sides loud laughter
and appiau~e
But now to men who are addicted
to the sin OF intemperance. Men have
been deluding themselves with the
notions that II was all AN appetite. all
a disease. Oh, what pity you feel for
the strong man who makes q firm
resolution upon afiidayitS that he
won't take another drink, and twenty
four hours afterward he breaks il,
and is again 2Ound in the iron chains
OF beastiy, stupid, brain maddening
destroying drunkenness, and
iyiag helpless IN the gutter at your
feet.
why don't he assert hi. manhood 2''
you ask Manhood lie hasn't got
H. why don't re assert his will
power 20 Why, Satan's got that.
Yet if We can pity this man. now
much more can God with his great
heart OF love. Nevertheless there il
no place Tor the drunkard in heaven.
Why? Because sin cannot enter
there. For the druukard there Is bat
one remedy. | do not aRtIgonize the
pledge. II II IS taken as Il covenant be-
tween him and his God. 1t l. then
all right. but il it Is only
piece OF card upon his honor.
then IL j. all wrong. because SatAE's .
got his honor, and he will 20 hack 10
his 9th. For the drunkarI there is
but one remedy, that Is. the grace Of
God. Some peope have a great alb
hofrence for the sin Of drunkenness. F
They think i is the very worst of all
sins, vet Oh re is more hope for the .
poor drunkard. / tell YOU, than for .
some OF those people who. clio he'd in
satin, hroadcloth aud sealskin iii in
the upholstered pews ui our tine
churches and imagine that they are
good enough 70 60 to heaven.
The whole moral element Of such
communities a. Seattle i under bond +
age-tO the bondage OF iniguitv. Here .
Won had % saloons, and some one in .
the upper END a; town. who couldn't
set a drink pejiiioued for another
license. 10 vOu have 100 now. Bat, il
}ol cont think you are all undss
bondage T. these legaiized saloons,
you stiT; a petition t. have the mum
Der cut down TO %, and let one OF these
noble ladies 81 into The hasiue.s por-
ti2us al tins town Oh. ! can imagine
tie reception she would receive. The
pros 9erous merchant would saw:
Wen now. my dear lady. wish you
ask me 10 sign thi- would
do most any thing for Won sister, hut
really I can G sign that petition. Here.
viii give YOU 40 cents for
the good cause. but really
can't 30 tGi-. Business j. business,
YOU know - LaughterI
All YES. the business of the comug-
ui'y must pro per though ihoa.aud
Of soui> he ruined by these 100 saloons.
and tae ha-ines- man cares uothing
for the welfare. morally and intel
lecllallr, Of the community, but
that la this Land business must pros
per for 'hu.iness d, business, YOU
know Neither can thi, great nation
break OF IL, bondage. l will nov en-
deavcr 20 show the relation hip Of the
United states government 10 The liquor
traffic.
He used jbe most laushab'e irony.
e ithat cutting satire I'm brief, he
tried 20 how that IA she government +
wanted was revenue. that hy the reye-
nrc svstrm of alleged lC-triction"
Uncle sam was the biggest p3rti-
uer in the .4uo- tral,-. waguiactar-
Jag and mercantile. - hoiesa'e AMI re-
tit--a partner" whether ,ha as tliIor.
wh.ie-aigr ~ retailer want. hw or
Hu-. and .FsuI1-~" who stand ost
3r rralu ItiHu ta,y Il Wau who
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