The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-26

Abuse Enu't gay.
st. Paul Pioneer fross-it Is one of the
eccentriclties of the radical prohibi-
zionist that he carries the intolerant logic
of his creed into all his controversies.
1t is a sin to drink alcoholic stimulants.
To license the selling of such drinks is a
sinful compromise with sin, Ergo, all
who advocate high license or any form
OF regulation for the liquor traffic are
wicked people in league with Satan and
tho ram power to ruin the souls and
bodies of men. This has been the logic
OF all intolerance and all persecution for
opinions sake since the world began.
The radical prohihitlonist thinks he is
doing God service in proportion to the
vehemcncc with which he abuses those
who disagree with him. .Jast now he
is trying ii on Miss Fate Field, with re-
suits that are not encouraging to him.
This talented lady has been doing SPLEEN
did WORK for high license In Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts. She believed
that the most effective way to do away
with the evils of intemperapce in this
country Is to substitute the light wines
fer the ardent spirits which are the pop
ular beverages. This belief is founded
on the experience of tbs wine producing
countries of Europe. where drunkenness
is almost unknown. and for this rengon
she advocates the culture of the vine in
the elimates and soil ada pted to it in
this country. For holding these views
the radical prohibitionist d~enounces her
as a daughter of Satan. She had the
temerisy to deliver her lecture on the
'lntemperanee of Prohibition ut sew
era! places III Pennsylvania during the
recent campaign concerning the proposed
adoption of a prohibition amendment.
Her experiences are thus related by her
self in "A recent interview at Pittsburg.
Ever since it was known a year
that favored viticulture in this country
and advocated high license, l have been
the target OF the yilest abuse. | have
read that | have sold my soul to the rum
power; that am q drummer for a Call
tornia Wine company. that drink con
splcuossiy in public and lead others as,
tray, whose dsilY beverage is hot
water | am very sorry that prohlbi-
t!enists should be SO lost to dccency as to
act as though the end justices any
means. l have been informed-ancuy-
mously, of e~osrse-that | shall go down
TO a nkar S grave, and that thous-
ands In hell will curse me. When | was
at scranton | received a letter from a pro
hlbltionist wherein the writer prayed to
have me turnea from my evil ways.
lhis same person stated that my motive
for opposing prohibition was due to
owning yiney ards. AS a matter of fact,
| never ave owned and never expect TO
w Il vineyard.
Just now the radical prohibi.ienist is in
a more abusive mood than usually reason
OF the recent crushing defeat Of prohibition
in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. He is
abusing everybody whom he chooses 10
hold responsible for that double disaster
to his sause Everybody who didn't vote
for prohibition is in league with the rum
power, aud The language of vituperation 10
exhausted in describing their Satanic
wiekedness, The New York Observer
is about the only prohibition journal
which seems to hare learned anything
from these salutary chastisements. Com
menting npon them it says:
The methods of pushing a righteous
cause should themselves be righteous,
We do not doubt that the Ill advised' il,
logical arguments and sweeping denun-
citation OF these who are not in harmony
with prohibition views had much to do
with the defeat of The cause. If this
cause IS worth working fer is it not also
worth waiting for? As the matter has
now gone it cannot be denied that prohl.
hilton has been set back considerably.
The same paper says:
1t is the wish of some ardent people 10
apply at once the strongest prohibition
law to every state. Ii is absolutely Ger
tain that every state is not prepared for
ihesane cast Iron rrchibitory legislation.
me State OF Kansas may overcome
the obstacles and may present to the
Union the happy example of what pro-
ibitlon can 10 fer a state. Were the same
prohibition at onee forced upon New
York u state would present a conspic-
uous example of failure. we believe that
a high llsence measure would do wonder.
in New York city and throughout the
state. We believe further that were such
Il measure in thorough working in this
city and state it would do much 10 lead
the way to the more sweeping and very
much more TO he wished Cor prohibition
The admissions of the Observer, which
is a very widely circulated journal, are
noticesbly candid. But won'tthc Ohser-
yer catch il from the radical howlers?
The attitude of the Observer toward
high license is that which is commenting
itself more aud more every year to scnsi.
BILE temperance people who have hereto
fore trained in the ranks of absolute, uni
yersal aud indiserimipate prohibition
They are getting d;sgustod with the per
sislent slang ~whauging of the radical pro,
hibitionlsts, and with their higoted and
impraetieable intolerance. They think
il; better to minimize an acknowledged