Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-08-06
Temperance Column.
mo license and total abstinence"
ARs. G. J. sH0RT1 AND MRS. u. b. CRANE,
g - EDITORS.

ARs. G. y. sHoRTT AND MRS. y. b. CRANE,
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Prohibitionists and Third Party advo-
Gates are not Synonymous terms, and
many of the former class have long been
waiting for one Of the two great political
parties in our state to declare itself une.
quivocally and Enthusiastically on the tenn,
perance question, and now the grand
old" Republican party has done so. 1t
has plank in its platform which tells us
that its high license policy Is shown by
its results to be the best and most etfl-
cient way Of dealing with the evils at
tendaut upon the liquor traffic. And
then it pledges itself chow freely pol,ti-.
clans pledge themselves to serve the peo~
pie so dear to them just before election)
to vigilant enforcement of such law,
promises to regulate and RESTRAIN such
traffic. One of the results claimed by its
advocates was the lessening OF the num-
Der Of saloons, especially Of the low III
down places. Well, admitting for the
sake OF argument that this has been done.
What advantage to society If the smaller
number of saloons sell just as much
liquor as the larger, and who dares affirm
that one drop less has been sold under
high license than low9 Again the traffic
was to have been better regulated. Do
not saloons still sell to habitual drunk.
ards, to minors at all hours in the twen-
ty-four, and seven days in the week :?
But perhaps the fine results claimed by
the trainers Of that platform are the bet
ter working of the political machine of
their own party. Well they are probably
very sure of the votes of all who for any
reason favor the saloon interest, but fo1
any of the beneficial results claimed by the
party, the state has to wait. What an
opportunity the really grand old" party
has lost for coming right into the front
ranks of this great work of reform that
is now upon US. Future generations of
Republicans will see it, and wonder why
| their fathers were not wiser.
Errata:-For May go farther" in last
weeks issue, read, many 20; also for
lift up her view,' lift up her voice.
Gov. Boies Of Iowa last month com
muted to three months the four years
sentence of Fred Muncherath, convicted
of comnlicity in the murder of Mr.. Had
dock of Sioux City. --.' ~
1t is not the intention to make this col
umn a space for sermonizing, but just
for this once the temptation to introduce
what might be called sermonette comes
with An impulse that is irresistible, and
here it is
The writings of the Apostle Paul, dat
ing back to the latter half of the first
century Of the Christian era. have a
charm of their own for me, and have
just been reading. not for the first time,
his two letters to his friend Timothy.
Paul had found him young diciple,
few years before. and considered hip
man suitable to have the oversight of
churches that be had established in
places of note, such as Corlnth and Eph
es. S. These letters seem to have been
addressed to him while he was al the lat
ter place. After exhorting him to teach
sound doctrine himself, and to see that
others taught it, be spoke OF the qualifl.
cations and behavior that were seenly in
a man holding so important an office as
his, and makes such specifications as
these: Your whole life must be blame
less; you must be hospjtable. sober,
watchfuI, careful in the government of
your own family, not covetous, not given
to wine; be courteous to the older men
as to your father, and to the younger
ones as to brothers. Provide for the
worthy poor. Show yourself pattern
in all good works. Then he mentioned
simply personal matter. Timothy, you
are not well. Your stomach is deranged
and you are sick so often that / advise
you to use little wine. Then while at
Rome aw aiting his trial, he wrote urging
him to come and see him, as all but one
friend had deserted him, and while the
spirit ut fear was never shown for mo-
ment, even in the presence of the cruel
Nero, he did need the comfort that such
q friend could give. and urged him to
come before winter and bring an article
of wearing apparel that he had left al
Troas, and some books and parchments.
i Now it seems to me that when an indl
vidual, after reading these beautiful let.
tiers, can SO pervert the whole spirit that
inspired them to- make Paul's prescrip
tons to Timothy q Justification for the
use of wine 90 beverage, as is often
I done, he is no more consistent thar
would be the person who, on being con
|victed Of stealing clothing or provision
for use in his family. should attempt K
defend himself by declaring that Pau
wrote these words to Timothy: H,
, That Provideth Not For His Own j
Worse Than an Infidel. The sermon j
y ended.
! a Monkeys Temperance Lesson.
In my youth, says 9 writer in an ex
!, change, / had friend who had Z,