Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-04-07
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The war-cloud that seemed so dark
and threatening for time has disap-
peared, and for this We are deyout1v
thankful. The official report sent to
the CHILEAN minister at Washington.
said that ''the unfortunate incident of
October 16, originated IN a brawl be-
tween intoxicated sailors of both ma
tons. The riot grew in proportions
on account of the special ward In
which it occurred, full of houses of bad
reputation and saloons" So the sa-
loon came very near having to answer
for war, which, had it occurred.
would very likely have involved sew
eral nations, caused the sacrifice of
numberless lives, and involved an
enormous expenditure of money. In
deed it is estimated that the prepar-
alton for the contemplated war cost
$3,OO0,0OO, before harmony was re.
stored.
"The two-fold attempt of the Chi
cago managers to popularize the
worlds fair with the liquor and Sab
bath desecratIng elements of the coun-
try," says the Presbyterian, 'ought to
open the eyes Of the temperance and
christian people of the land to the
necessity of active protest and more
decided action. 1t is time the moral
forces of the nation were thoroughly
aroused and at work. Far better to
have no Columbian Exhibition than
that it shall be conducted in the in
terests OF the liquor trade aud Sab
bath-desecrators. Christian exhibit
tors and visitors have rights in the
matter. They must not sleep while
the enemy is busy. Let them refuse
to have anything to do with the fair
if it IS to be made a public disgrace
and injury. Let states give no mon
ey to exhibits for it if it is to be con-
verified into law-breaking and beer
guzzling and whiskey-drinking affair.
Let congress withhold the peoples
money from it unless it reflects truly
the moral sentiment of the land. Let
churches, Young Mems Christian As
sociations, Christian. Endeavor socie-
ties, and all moral and patriotic Or
CARNATIONS, take action upon the
subject and roll up such cry against
all demorallzing uses of our national
exhibition that it will be heard. We
all want to see the undertaking a sue
cess, but we desire the end SO attain
ed as to advance the moral, as we'll as
the material, welfare of our Goddess
ed nationality"
Here is an utterance Of The Wine
and Spirit Gazette, the organ of the
wholesale liquor dealers Of New York
city, which appeared recently IN a
double-leaded editorial, which is GER
tainly provocative of thoughtful con-
sideration upon the part of Christian
people: Governor Flower, you re-
ceived last fall the support of large
number of liquor dealers who claimed
to have received positive assurance
from the leaders of the democratic
party that your pretensions to piety.
good moral convictions and strictly
Sunday observance were u cheap
humbug and harmless. These mem
bers OF the trade were told that Won
would approve any measure legaliz-
ing the sale of liquor on Sunday in
This State, or in fact anything the
liquor dealers might ask of Won. IN
case you We're successful. On the
strength of these promises the LIQUOR
dealers spent money lavishly, worked
and voted for you" This Is a CAPT.
tai illustration of saloon politics.
Moral character weighs nothing with
it except as a pretense for capturing
the votes of the better classes. The
conviction is growing among men of
all parties that mere craftsmanship is
becoming synonymous with moral
degradation, and that a candidates
proved character is the best guaranty
as to what he would do if elevated to
public Office. Over the above exhib-
ltion of saloon politics, one of the
most inspiring signs of the times is
the development of political indie
pendence.