Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-22

4 temperance is monster that claims its vic.
Tins every day In every year-it returns to the
household year after year. We should down
| this Unsuitable monster.
/ When poor drunkard dies, we say he died
oil whiskey. and no regret is expressed; but
l when rich drunkard dies. we say he died OF
/ oraln-fever or heart.disease. We should be
| honest, and say that the rich drunkard, like
1 the poor one, died of whiskey. What he says,
he said. was not popular. and he could not ex.
pect to be in this city where they supported SO
many saloons-one for about every seventy
i've men. 1t is avarioe and appetite that keep
up the saloons-the avarice of the saloon-keep-
ers and the appetites of the drinkers.
Does any good result from the sale and use of
Whiskey as beverage? Is there any good in
IL? There ought to be, TOR no good has ever
come out oft. Does 1t make men better hus-
oands, fathers, sons or brothers. better citizens
or better Christians? If 1t doss.-but who will
say it does.-the traffic in spirits should be
perpetuated, but II it does not, 1t should be
abolished.
4 But some say 1t Is necessary for revenue,
I The liquor men say they pay the tax that fur
! nlshes the revenue, but this is not true They
don't pay a cent OF It, They put the price ofthe
tax onsthe whiskey, and the consumer pay it,
and the whole of 1t. This Is true OF the In
/ the United States from whose business $50,
600 of revenue are derived. The drinkers pay it
all. The distiller adds the tax of the Govern
ment to the cost of his whiskey-the saloons
keeper adds this and the cost of license to his
sales. and the men who buy OF the saloons pay
all the taxes-nationai and municipal. No
one is benefited, and even those who engage
In that business often come out of the little
end OF the horn.
oaanp nil md
artizan. are proud Of their work and point to
1t with just pride and PLEASURE but how is it
with the saloon-keepeT? Is he proud OF his
work when he sees the poor. wretched, ruined
drnndard lying in the gutter before his door?
some say that If you abolish the saloons, you
Will lnjure the business of the town. When
persons wish to boom town, they advertise
the number ofits churches, schools, benevolent
institutions. &C., but who ever card of their
advertising the number of its saloons7 Why
not, II they add to the prosperity and the good
OF the town? They do not, but injure IL In
many ways. You shonld vote against licensing
the saloons. Many a poor drunkard who
knows bis inability to resist the temptation
will vote to put 1t out of his way, whilst the
moderate drinker will vote to keep 1t, though
1t ruins others. When the election on this
question was held at Stone Mountain, O poor
inebriate who could not resist the temptation
and wished 1t removed from him. was the first
person to cast his vote against the saloons. and
minister 80 years old was the one who cast
the last vote in the same way. Stone Noun
tain went "dry" and its business and prosper
tty greatly increased, and the man who had
been the leading saloon>keeper was afterwards
elected member OF the Legislature and intro
duced a bill to make the whole county dry"
There q praQ Pl mr. fnr no hot
1t is not now. as 1t used to be. considered a
necessary part of hospitality to keep liquors
and wines on the sideboard for visitors and
guests. In times past Baptist deacons and
Methodist ministers sold and manufactured
wbiskey in his State, but such Is not the case
now. Prohibition now prevails over half of
that State. At tie first election we carried 2O7
out OF 239 places, and at the second, 125 out of
$50. and we will continue the fight till every
saloon in the State shall be closed:
Great good has been already accomplished,
six States and two territories are under pro-
hibitory law, and more than half of the States
have laws allowing Its prohibition. He hoped
| to see the day when the banner OF prohibition
would float with the stars and stripes from the
national capitol,
| Moderate drinkers do vastly more harm by
| their influence than all the poor inebriates in
1
drunkard as naturally as pup grows to be a
dog. No man ever expected to be druukard
| When he commenced drinking. Total absti-
nencs is the only safe policy. The moderate
drinker could stop II he aoould. and the poor
| drunkar s0ould stop If he could. Col. Hick-
| man said that he had as great sympathy for
| Ihe poor drunkard as any one, though he him.
self had never in his life tasted whishey, wine,
| or beer, and he had two grown sons who had
| never tasted them either. He believes his work
| vas OF God-that he had been at 1t for "a years
and would continue at it till his death. 1t Is
| the first step to the church, and If the Chris
tians OF this city should be united, as they
ought to be- in this good work, the liquor trat.
nc. productive OF much evil, would be
| abolished.
10 reference to the membership OF the Good
femplars In the world he said that they num-
oersi Six millions among whom were $500 re-
claimed drunkards who had not taken drink
or 70 years. They have lodges in 100 different
governments and nations with the ritua
printed III 15 different languages,
IND LECTURE, THURSDAY NIGHT JULY 18th
On Thursday night, rather than disappoint
the audience, Col. Hickman lectured again
though he was not in a condition to do sc
with safety. as he had besn Frustrated twice
prayer by Rev ]. I. Williams, and an intro
duction by MaJ. ]. w. Newton, Col. Hickman
comm encsd his second lecture
He said that he had been prostrated twice
that afternoon and did not feel able to SPEAK
but he would attempt 1t trusting that sufficient
strength would be given him as he proceeded
His WORK YVES rot OF malice, but of good vii
to all. The theme of irtemperanoe Is old, bu
| not devoid of interest-it possesses the elo
quouce of tears. 1t is q black, haggard ours
| that fills the world with woe. Ills remarks OF
this subject in general were truly eloquent
eloquent Kentuck ian-Hoa. ". c. P. Breckin.
ridge. lie depicted in fue language the evil;
| o. intemperaEce and It's univ ersality. The
| af1ic in liquor was req roach to our civiliza
| ton It claimed oil IS its victims judges
physiclans, legislators, &c. There was but
one remedy and that az It's total abolition
1 s could De voted down. and the man VIII.
voted for license failed to vote against j
, is morally guilty. He said If he were a saloon
Keeper he would like to have certain paper
for future reference He would want tn
license and the names of the persons VIII
3 voted for granting him license, including es
peciaily. the Elders, Deacons, and Glass
. leaders. In the Judgment the Rumseller will
I have the record of your names and plead you
3 license and vote in exclamation of his guilt.
Vo- gov vor would regulate y b., Ie.v-vo
1ta0l6 MAKE it legal. Whom nan gets iran