The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-27
ABRILLINT ADDRESS,
REV THoMaSDiXoN ON THE
PREsENTDUTY OF GOOD
MEN.
GContinued from last week
The Voice. New York,


Il srraign the saloon as the wild
beast of our civilization, with blood
stained teeth and claws, still ranging
unchecked through our land. l
bring against it an Indictment OF five
counts. ## @@
81. 1t is the mandatory ofcrIm-
inals. Hence it can never be legalized
by the State without suicide. The
policeman meets the drunkard stag
gerlng down the street, Does he
begin to reason with him? Does he
ru6 him with St. Jacobs Oil for
rheumatism? No, he imprisons him
to answer before the court. Now the
State which Furnishes the drunkard
has DO right to offer a premium on
the institution which turnsout the
very fruit. When it taxes it for
police power 10 take care of thu
fuits, the State cannot legalize the
institution which produces them
without suicide. ..-.:*
Not long ago there was wonder
fnl excitement in New York oyer the
discovery that q Police Justice was
also a saloon.keeper. The papers
were full of complaints regarding il,
and fitly. What could be a greater
shame than for Mr.. Welde IS a sa,
loon-keepsr to sell a man liquor at
night to make him drunk, and next
morning for MIR. Welde as a msgis-
trate TO SEND the same man to The
Island for being drunk? But that is
High License. That is just what
the State is doirg, As sn individual
Mr.. Welde does sit 90 the bench. AS
In individual he is not known there
As an individual he has no right t.
open his mouth there. He is not sd
dressed IS Mr.. Weide. lie il, The
Court He is, Your Honor He
represents the. State Of New York.
Ga the other hand, Mr.. Welde does
not open bis saloon or cell liquor as
an individual. | would like 10 see
him try it for one hour. He sells as
the representative Of the State of
New York. AS 8 saloon-keeper he
has the flag, of the Union and the flag
of the State Of New York wrapped
around his bar. He acts as Judge In
precisely the same way. He is simply
doing what the State is doing all the
time, Why do the people lift up
their hands in holy horror? Simply
because they baye presented to them
d concrete Illustration of sh. mon
strOus injustice Of High License
which they had overlooked hereto
fore. At heart the people are right.
They ned but to see this thing as it
is tO put under it the dynamite Of
righteous public indi gnatiOu and
blow tup forever.
-. The saloon 10 the redezvouse
Of criminals. II there's a riot, what
10 the first proceeding! To close The
saloon. We ind in time Of crisis
wheie the weak spot of our civilian
ton Is-jast there! The Anarchists
OF Chicago are dsrrYiug on Sunday
schools TO teach their doctrins. Where
do they hold thenl In the saloon.
That is the only placs that will
shelter such brood. 1t is the school
in which our foreign population is
taught to curse GOd, to curse the
State to curse the law. You tell me
We cannot make q man sOJer b.
legislation. Then in Gods name /
protest against making him drunk
By legislation What the Law can.
not undo, lei the law not do
''3. The saloon forces on the mar
ket ~ per cent, moIe liquor than
would Otherwise he consumed. This
l can prove. Estabash Prohibition
IN any town or city, ard the saloon
uses all is power 10 repeal il. Why!
Why do New York whlskey dealers -
wholesale dealsrs-Obiect to Prohi-
bIti0h 10 Maine! If they can send
Their goods direct 10 the consumer
there and get all the profit, why do
tbey objsct 70 Ibe saloon being porhi
biteu! Why do they wish to break
down prohibition 10 Kansa,! lie
Cause tHey know the supply IN those
status ls not tqaai ~ the dtmaBd
thst WOULD exisG With the open 50
loon
lit the city % Raleigh. n. e.,
frUm " hen rsne, .s bad PfUbtbi.
ton 'Of two years. Inca c.me .
great c"b'est Tor i's repeal, and
~blsH y deahI IL ID New YUk sent
sgen u pay T.. sph e. ior votes loI
repeal. lie ten,psI apce men carr, d
ibe election. TneD the liquor men
on heJ i barTVUu 10 d.GauCs Of iht
Law, tGpfcs y ~ test tie CT slI'iUt.
alhj. ! bsIr brrtOuH ran for 81
hours, aud aFou i il saw $50 mn
~ ohe tlm bshiibg with each Other
lot ihc p.l e. of getting near. calI-
ing Ia Oh" d tier, Fire AID fall
back Give b inA9 a ,bancp!' etc.
In th.ss 81 huu.s that barlVoIn sold
thee Carl ed. u Itq8sr, showing
thsi ibo suppl} during he 40 yeafs
a. . &aa-. Il f.