The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-04-01
WANTED,

| Written for The 1Egis and IatelligeHcer.
Men and woman who are brave of heart
In the battle of life to do their part,
With purpose unyielding, to strive with their
| might
right.
At the present day, when the contest between
| right and wrong is raging fiercely, there is an
overwhelming demand for recruits of proper
stamp to defend the cause of "honor, virtue,
e and strive by every x means
and women are wanted i'll the various stations
| of life in every institution and organization
looking to the best interests of our common
humanity, who will dare to do their whole
duty, no matter what opposing clements may
do or say.
to fill both in church and State, and we want
men to occupy them who are strictly true men
| in the broadest sense of the term.
Men, who are noted for their purity of inten-
ton, their integrity, and their devotion to every
righteous cause. Who could not be bribed to
act contrary to their own conscientious con-
victions no matter though dollars and cents
The Influence of the almighty dollar" or
rather the love of it to excess never yet made a
true man or woman. 1t never brought real
happiness to any home, comfort to any sorrow
ing heart or true light to the pathway of the
| way-worn traveller. On the contrary, it has
paved the way to infamy and shame and caused
| the total wreck, soul and body, of hundreds
who bid fair for usefulness We want men to
fill our State and county offices, whose qualifica-
tions are a safe guarantee to their elevation
| to those positions instead of the ridiculous
procedure frequently practiced by traversing
| the public MISUNDERSTANDING public patron
age-spending time and means which could be
appropriated to much better use in their homes
| and families, and horsetiesh and steam would
need less repairs.
If you are the right MANTLE competent
| man, and the man to meet the wants of the
people, the public are aware of it ; and the
office will find you out, whether at the pillow,
| tbn M In nrl or hnsly hp
case may be.
Let the office seek the man, and we no doubt
would have better state of affairs all the way
| through. Less shortage in accounts, less bills
on file, less bankrupt sales, less magistrates and
| lawyers to fee.
| We want parents who will bestow upon their
/ children such an education will best qualify
| them for usefulness in life in whatever sphere
| of action they may be placed.
| Such an education is not to be derived from
visiting bar rooms, theatres, card tables, pool
rooms, base ball grounds, the reading of worth!
less and unwholesome literature which
abounds through our land. There is nothing
| elevating or ennobling in anywise connected
| with such Accomplishments" as they are
| enormously considered by many of the present
| day. Men and women are wanted by the thou.
| sands to come to the front and take n bold
stand in the struggle against the greatest curse
| of the age-the rum traffic. Why is it that the
| great masses do not with one accord favor the
| temperance movement?
When it must be admitted that there is nc
power on earth doing so much to impOverisf
and annihilate society as intemperance An
| influence that is destroying the comfort and
| happiness of so many homes and carrying
| thousands both old and young to graves OF
| Indebtedness and woe, over which not ray OF
| light or hope looms up to brighten the vast be-
| yond.
Oh, why we would ask-why so slow to act
when SO much is ut stake?
Is it not largely attributable to party spirit
Men of both parties, aside from prohibition
are afraid to cast their vote in favor of the lat
ter for they say, land it is true,) it is the weak
| est side; and they do not want to lose theil
vote, and aspirants for positions think, too
| II they come out on the side of temperance they
will be left" So it is the '"mignty dollar,
and the ''easy seat to rest upon they are look
ing after, and not the general good of human
| ity.
| Another argument urged against prohibition
| is the income from the liquor traffic, which
| adds thousands annually to the State and coun
| ty treasures. This is a wonderful auxiliary il
meeting the expenses of the same. But re
| member that while the public treasures arr
thus increased the treasury of Heaven is beins
robbed and the treasure house of the devil il
| being furnished.
Society is being robbed of intellect and ply
steal capacity which would otherwise be
mighty power for good in the world. The
church, we fear, cannot plead innocent in thi
particular.
i People styled Christians, who are expected
to shine as lights in the world to lead men out o.
i darkness and as way-marks to the kingdom Of
/ Heaven, are too much disposed to evade thi,
| important question.
| We cannot understand how a man or woman
| can be true servant of God and not boldly
and definitely take up arms against such al
| enemy as intemperance and with means
| heart and hand, do all in their power to bring
about its downfall. We never have been par
| ticulary interested on the subject of Women.
| rights, although the question too has beer
| considerably agitated but if vesting her with
| the power of the right of suffrage" is neces
| say to put the cap-stone on the great temple Of
liberty from the thralldom of intemperance-
let the day come; and let everybody say
amen.
Aberdeen. March II, 1892. SRC.