The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-03-23

The author of the article with the above
title, in the CARBON ADVOCATE of last
week, files objections to prohibition which
do not object. will reply briefly.
1, He says, 'It is anti-christian. 1t is
based upon theory which contradcts and
perverts Holy Scripture; theory which
would brand as criminal acts, miracles and
commands of the Son of God" Nothing
can be more nonsensical than the above !;
and he fails to attempt to show how it does
this, if he can. Did our dear Saviour ever
contradict his word as given by inspiration
of God? To the drinker of intoxicants he
says, "Look not thou upon the wine when
it is red, when it giveth its color In the cup,
when it moveth itself Alright, at last it bit
eth like a serpent and stingeth like an ad.
der" To the drunkard maker he says,
"Woe to him that putteth the bottle to his
neighbor's lips, that maketh him drunken
Also" Now, show me how prohibition
contradicts or perverts the Scripture; or In
what does the crimlnalitY of prohibition
consist? If it is christian to prevent crime,
why is it not christian to prohibit the cause
and most prolific source of crime? A police
justice says, "Out of seven years expert
ence on the bench, am convinced that
rum is the root of all evil. For every
case of assault and battery, every rape, and
every murder, the stereotyped excuse is
Il was drunk" The law of Kansas labels
all saloons common nuisances," and be-
cause they are such is one reason why it is
the duty of the christian people to refuse
10 tolerate this breeder of crime-the liquor
traffic.
2. He says"In spirit it is anti American"
Gladstone, the greatest living statesman,
says, 'It is the duty of government to make
it easy 10 do right, and hard to do wrong"
Is this axiom 2nti-Amercan? If not, then
how is Prohibition anti-American whe n
the liquor traffic is, in the words of Hon.
Lot NJ. Morrei, "The gigantic cause OF
crimes;" of Hon. John d. Long, 1.-THE
dynamite of ciyilization;" of Hon. Judge
Noah Davis, Among all causes of crime
the unapproachable chief.
3. He says, at is unnecessary" What,
prohibition unnecessary while 100000 con.
tirmed drunkards, 100000 criminals, and
200, 900 orphans are made such by the liquor
traffic every year, besides causing the death
of 1000 who fill a drunkard's grave and
go TO drunkard's hell annually, from this
traffic?
4. He says, st is an impracticable rem
edy for the evil of intemperance." The
license system, whether high or low, is a
failure, but not prohibition. On the con
trar, prohibition has been a success wher.
ever it has been thoroughly tried. Why dc
men not tr' TO regulate other crimes by a
license system, and see how they won't
regulate. The liquor question will neyel
be sett ed until il is settled right, /. e NO
until the manufacture, exporlation, trans
portation and sale of alcoholic beverages
are made public crimes, and prohibited 81
such.
8. He says, "Prohibitlon tends TO MAKE
law-breakers and hypocrites," This OBJ
lection reminds me of the little school boy
who said, salt is the stuff that makes your
T potatoes taste bad" When asked how, h
replied, Why, when you don't put any on. "
CLARENCE S. WEISS.