The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-01

into humanity. If man cannot be induced
to discontinue drink by the arguments of
reason, Mr.. MURPHY does not think it will
be worth while 10 try to save the man by
force. In plain words he has heen sue
cessful reformer because he has ap-
preached men in the only way they can be
reached. On more than enc occasion The
HERALD has said good words for FRANCIS
MURPHY. He is our kind of reformer,
because he reforms. He makes temperate
men ofGrunkards, and brings peace, happl-
ness and prosperity to homes darkened by
the shadow of the demon drink. There are
many eloquent and earnest men engaged in
the temperance cause, but while they are
delivering grand orations and preaching
convincing sermons on the evils of drink,
they are not saving many drunkards for
the reason that they do not talk to the in
temperate.
The other day Mr.. MURPHY was in Des
Moines, Iowa, where he was interviewed
for the State Register. What he said is of
interest, as indicating the methods of a
successful man laboring in good cause
"As long as men are human" he said, "we
must keep appealing to the manhood of the
race and labor with men until their better
nature triumphs. have been interested
in this work and engaged in it for
nearly nineteen years. l say wei
come to legal assistance and to the
help of science, but the only absolute
cure for the evils of intemperance that
know of is the grace of God 1t is the heart
that we must reach and law and science
cannot reach that. Moral suasion can. 1t
comes to men not with lash but with love
and sympathy. and they are moved to do
better. There is''hothing but love can con-
Quer. Because you have prohibition law
in this state you cannot neglect this greater
work Of moral suasion. The fence around
your state can never be quite tight enough
to keep out all liquor and the eye of the off,
Ger never vigilant enough to stop all manu-
facture, and there will always be plenty of
work to do in the way Of evangelical tenn
perance"
Why will not the good but mis- guided
men who center all their efforts and hopes
in vain laws for the suppression of rum
drinking, learn wisdom from man who
does more for the cause of temperance
without laws than all the judges, sheriffs,
iuries and constables in state can do with
absolutely prohibitory statutes! Speaking
of Iowa's law, Mr.. MURPHY said:
You have depended too much on the law-you
have depended on it too much You cannot
continue to neglect this work without falling
back. Your pastors and philanthropists must
continue to offer help to the weak. Go to them
and if they are down lift them up. The law
and the officers harden the fallen because there
is only authority and no love or sympathy in
them. Law may help US but it cannot Lake our
place do not know how it is in Des Moines
and Iowa for have not yet been here long
enough. Man may build wire fence about 4
farm, but if he wants crop he must cultivate
the land fenced in. While your pastors and
moralists are talking about the law and expect
ing the officers to make men good 1 am afraid
the Devil is doing some mischief.
The key to FRANCIS MURPHY's success is
contained in his words here quoted.