The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-03-25
RUM AND OLD NICK UNITED.
TIE REV. THOMAS DIXON, JR +,
SAYS THIS ACCOUNTS FOR
THE .a)WER eRCISED
By THE SALODS ELE.
MENT OF Y.
CITY.

Cath o!ics. Pr0testants, Prohibitioni.ts
aud High License and ow Lie en.e
| Men should Make Common Cause in
the War. is His Declaration.
tNew York Herald
The Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., pastor Of
the Twenty-third Street Baptist Church,
In his address in the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Hall, where bis Sunday
services are held, assailed the saloon yes
terday. The address formed the prelude
to the regular sermon which he delivered
subsequently and was entitled. The
Saloon Triumphant" Judging by the
smothered applause which greeted its
conclusion Mr.. Dixon's violent denuncia-
ton of the saloons met with the entire
approval Of his congregation.
Here are some of the thirgS he said
1.-The saloon is the mightiest single
political force in America to day. The
chaotic social hell in which it thrlves and
breeds pestilence for the nation IS
direct result Of the institution itself. The
combined wealth of the saloon is greater
than any other combination of capital on
the contineut. The annual income of
total cost can only be known when hell
records of eternity u .de OUT
1.-The saloon is master of the city gov
ernment, has controlling voice in nearly
every State Legislature in America, owns
the National Congress-. body and soul,
and has its friends and champions in
the Supreme Court. 1t is probable that
they have entered Pat Diver in line of
promotion to be Chief Justice in their
sweet by and by, when they shall have
succeeded in electing demjohn Presi
dent"
He'll United, Christianity Divided,
"All signs now point to the tempo
| rary triumph of the saloon over Chris
| sian civiliz alton in America. The forces
of temperance and social order are di
vided and fighting each other more
heartily than they fight their common
enemy.
''The saloon is one in thought, in
heart, in action. 1t is hell united against
| Christianity divided The prohibition
| ist carries razor in his boot for the
high license man. The high license man
| loads for bear" when he sees prohibi-
ton 'cr nk' The educational propa-
! gandist spreads out his wares and SOL
| emily swears that he is the only original
| genuine temperance man, and has the
only boons. ride rem Cd. all others beng
l base counterfeits. Each church sets up
a little temperance 'sheba g o. It's own.
| Our Catholic brethren go into business
for themselves.
''The politician winks at each. rides
the wave of the movement, using each
in turn to serve his pzrpose. Meantime
the devil laughs and grows fat, buys
newspaper councils and legislatures,
strengthens.hisp position and assumes the
aggressive!
1.-The recent elections in several States
reveal the enormous power of the trl-
umphant united saloon. The Legisla-
ture of New York now assembled at AL
bany is doing its best to cap the climax
Of this catalogue of infamies by out do
ing the devil himself The republican
Senate rushed through the Infamous
Stadler bill almost unanimously. This
bill failed in the Assembly by margin
of five. It simply shows that as consti-
tuted at present the saloon practically
owns both the old political parties.
Debating Legislation.
"But more remark able than all this,
We have presented in the Assembly by a
saloon keeper from Brooklyn named
| Schaaf a new excise bill in fol lty nine
| sections, embodying the widest dreams
Of license riot, repeating or nullifying
| every law on the statute books regulat-
ing the sale of liquors in the State. The
bill was actually drawn by the liquor
dealers themselves.
"The unparalleled cheek Think of
a mob of chronic criminals meeting in
solemn conclave and drafting q bill
granting themselves immunity in the
prosecutio- their criminal business
and coolly demanding that the supreme
law-making power do their bidding.
LET the burglars and pick-pockets
get together and formulate measure
that will relieve them of annoyance from
aeddling men dressed in bne coats and
brass buttons. Now is their chance.
The time eems ripe. The law making
powers. through political debanchery,
have touched he lowest depths of degra
datlon just now ever reached in thi:
country. They can go no lower.
WOnd License the Devil.
"What more the liquor dealers of New
York city want, unless thsy want the
earth, Weare unable to see. The city
government i; theirs. They have Grant
in the Mayor Office and Pat Diver or
the judges bench. The Excise Board is
theirs. They usually grant a license te
anythingSkO anybody. anywhere 1t is
perfectly ~fe to say that if the devi
himself knld apply to this Board for ;
license tSSet up branch establishment
of he'll 6 kte children's playground il
Central p they would grant it
Meakin 3uld be absent and the two
other crt rs would put it through.
sTheyfey things must get worse be
fore theYset better. They say the dark
est hour "a night is just before day Goo
grant TIL rs we 60 through this vale,
of humiA ON and affiiction the forces
of truth z right, of purity, of Christian
civilizati emsy be brought into har
monyl differences be buried, Cath
olic. join nd with Protestant, prohibi
tionist high license man, and, fight
ing toes3 y, there is hope for the future
though plight is dark
). Merit Wins.
We 9 to say s,, to our Sa,,; citizens, na s tha
New Discovery for Consumption, DR.
d Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnlc
Salve and Electric Bitfars, ard hav
never handled remedies that sell as well
or that have given such universal salts
faction. We do not hesitate TO guaran
tee them every time, and We stand read
to refnhd tho purchase price, if satisfac
tory results do not follow their Use
Theeo remef1ies have won their grea
popularity purely on their merits. Johl
Y. Qa5sRAe druggist
xMect of the Oyster Law.
WAsHlKGTos, N. c. March 1s.-(Spe
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