The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-03
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ELKTON, October LIST, 1891.

LLhloN, oCGOUtT ISL, 1871.
To the Editor Of the CECIL WING
Dear Sir-Kuowing the columns of your
valuable paper to be ever open for articles,
per aiming to the best Interests of the com
munity at large, | beg leave to bring be-
fore your readers, cause w hich should lie
near the hearts of every American citizen
the cause of TEN perance.
Scarcely have nine months passed, sir CO
the present License System went into effect
yet we herr already on every side, a strong
protest against the saloon, and Its evil
effects. Could one but draw pen picture
of what the saloon has already wrought
during the short time it has been in our
midst, it would make one shudder to be-
hold it. If one would take the paIus in
looking over your paper, to cl.p the Record
of Public Drunkenness" which you pub
fish from week to week, aud note is con
tents, one would use the language of
Shakespeare; On! thou invisible spirit of
wine, ii thou hast no name to lie known by,
let us call thee devil" Ia making a CONT
Of those reported drunk, and those arrested
Tor drunkenness and disOrderly conduct
| find, not including eight weeks report,
which failed to secure, the numbe of 273
for the town of Elkton alone.
With such state OF atfairs surrounding
us, and remem barng that Cecil county has
thirty-one of these dens of iniqaity, which
pay into its treasury, the su N of 81 ,69l 66
ami TO the state he sum of S94i is, for 4
lawful right of making our rising genera
tons drunkards, and placing the temptation
within reach of those, who, for several
years past have been leading sober and in
dustrious lives and sending some to a
prison cell, for that, whish they would
have not been guilty, had not this temp
tation been placed vii bin their reach. Our
county all has at the present time, p in
mates, the greater portion placed there
through the curse Of intemperance.
With this state of affairs staring us in
the face, it is no wonder the people are
protesting, and that we hear from day to
day, that we have blundered and adding
that if they had but known the result, il
should have never came 10 pass.
How safe are we with this evil existing ?
We know not how soon il may be brought to
our very door, by offering our loved ones a
first glass. which too often entails a
wrecked and wasted life.
We should not only be temperate men,
but temperance men, having such a love
for our fellow man, as to be willing to do
all in our power to remove this curse from
our weaker brother.
Ask yourself the question, as it too
Soon, to stay this tide of intemperauce
which seems to be getting such = hold upon
us? Do we not find that as the drink habit
increases, it proves a steady leak upon the
workngman's resources, that causes him
to spend his earnings for that which in
lures soul and body. and to neglect those
whom he should love and cherish? Not
being satisfied with blasting his own life
he must drag down with him the innocent
ones.
Let us, who feel an interes: in this cause
of which none should feel ashamed, do
what we can to secure the election of those
nominated for the House of Delegates by
the temperance people. TLey are all well
known to the most of the people, and if
elected would do all IN their power to pro
mote the cause of temperance, drive the
saloon from our midst, and legislate for
the interest of our community at large,
instead of dickering to political bosses.
May we keep alive in our breasts that
little spal of celestial fire called conscience,
and when election day rolls around let
every one who has the interest of good
Government at heart, and especially all
professessed followers of Christ cast in
their ballots for the candidates for the
House of Delegates on the temperance
ticket, and feel pride in so doing. A.