Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-17
TEMPERANCE.

Sixteen murders in Philadelphia during the
past four months, and all of them, directly or
indirectly, the result of drink. 1t is evident
tn It high license will have to be made very
much higher license before Murderers' Row
in Moyamensng will feel the effect of it,
Evening Telegraph
A coroner's jury in Twin Valley, Mimi,
recently rendered this unique verdict: "Ws
find that deceased came TO his death by n fall
presumably while under the influence OF in
toxicating liquors probably from the saloons
licensed by majority Of the legal voters of
the village of Ada, legalizedby existing laws"
The Michigan conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist Church OF America adopted the
following resolution: ''ResOtoed, That the
conference believes in the entire prohibition
of the liquor traffic by legal enactment, and
that this result can best be reached by work
ing with the Prohibition party"
Every one who has given attention to the
subject is aware Of the fact that drunkards
are not manufactured in the flow dives"
The heightened. High License palaces are the
places where the slow dive devils" are made.
An Australianiwritcr says that in spite Of
every effort the drink bill OF that country Is
alarmingly increasing, and that crime, social
evils, insanity and suicide are keeping CHASTITY
pace with it. He adds that great injury Is
done BY American kilograms that publish in
btion, but never even mention its victories,
thus spreading the impression that struggle
is hopeless.
The strong action taken by the Republican
State Convention of South Dakota on the
Prohibition question has displeased the liquor
men OF the party. Although the Conyen-
ton was practically unanimous for the Pre-
hibiton plank, there is by no means unim-
pOrtant element OF the party, especially In
the large towns, which Is squarely against
Prohibition and willing TO decker with the
liquor men for power. This element EN-
braces many shrewd politicians and inluen-
tial newspaper organs. Efforts win be made
to undo the work OF the Huron Convention,
and there is talk of nominating an anti-Pro-
hibiti0n Republican ticket. The Sioux Falls
Press, prominent Republican paper, has
openly repudiated the Huron platform be-
cause Of the Prohibition plank.
Father John J. Prendergast, Vicar-General
OF San Francisco, saws: 1T IL the beer-can
that dresses little ones in rags and too often
eventually replaces those rags with the
striped clothes Of the convict. The beer-can
is the cause OF broken furniture, and broken
heads as well. IL is this utensil, also, that
causes the big policeman to come laundering
| at your door and drag the father Of the fam
| lily of TO prison and disgrace. Then deter
mine to remove II from your household rs
| you would keg OF dynamite, and make up
| your minds, as have done, TO growl against
| the growler."
Prohibitionsts OF Hudson County, y. j..
met In Humboldt Hall, Jersey City, and
nominated II. X. Doherty for State senator.
| Thomas Gallagher for Register, John Don
ohue for County Clerk and DIR. Calvin r..
/ Kyle for Director-at-large. Geo. lie Monte.
the nominee for Governor, was present and
/ addressed the Convention. The Platform
adopted contained the following planks:
''1'hat Local Option has been proven un-
| satisfactory. being too local and too optional,
and Is bar to State and National Prohibit
| ton.
''That High License is delusion, fostercd
\ bv Republican liquor monopolists and nur-
/ tured by their Democratic brethren.
THAT for our country we demand Prohi-
bition sunday, and stand ready TO cooperate
| with our fellow-ctizens, irrespective OF party
creed. in securing an enforcement OF our
Sunday Prohibition law.
| THAT we demand the amendment OF that
4 section in the Charter OF Jersey City now
/ giving TO support our school houses the
/ blood money of the liquor traffic in this city.
| We would rather deny our children the priNi-
| lege Of a public school education than have
/ them educated at the cost Of the manhood
aud womanwhood Of the chief city of our
country.
"Joe Howard IN his column In the New
| York Press, says ''The saloon is the chief
/ enemy Of the home" Does he mean the low
! license or the High License saloon! The
only terms we should give "the chief enemy
of the home" is unconditional surrender.
| We should never say TO such an enemy,
''FOr so much more money you may stay.
| Come, Mr.. Howard, be consistently Voice.