The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-01

wishes to Illustrate the object of his en-
ployes and all else has proven fruitless, he
calls liquor to his aid. But Its utilization
is generally managed in roundabout
manner so as to escape detection;
second or third person is in
trusted with its admin stration.
When the proprietor sees that he has a
sober, earnest set of men to deal with, who
are not likely to surrender or violate the
law OF their own volition. he dispenses a
messenger TO king alcohol, and behold
some OF the men, and in a most mysteri-
Gus way, they become drunk. The next
step is any easy one. Drunken men are
easily led astray. 1t needs only some
demagogic speech to inspire them with all
kinds OF mis1eeds These, once COM
mitted, the road is clear; the reason exists
to hire and import Pinkerton detectives
or have the governor order out the militia.
Non-union men are protected in taking
the bread out OF their brethren's mouths.
Perhaps, however, they are not to blame;
maybe they were driven to il by the con-
ditions being reversed. They may have
been good union men at one time, but
starvation made them "scabs."
1t may be OF value to state for the bene-
fit OF those who have not had some per-
sonsl experience that non.union men or
others who take strikers places generally
have the real condition of affairs grossly
misrepresented to them. In most cases
they are told that there is not any strike
at all or if this fact has become too notori-
Gus that the strikers are ridiculously ex-
orbitant in their demands, and If this fails
better pay is offered than even the strik-
ers demanded, only to be withdrawn i'm
mediately the moment the strike is over
with as much added reduction in wages as
the thumbscrews OF extortion can exact.
That this explanation does not apply TO
ali employers we are free TO admit. but the
few noble exceptions are as scarce
as they are noble. Again habitual drink
ing having been proved to possess
an Unbeatable quantity, the sins of the
father and mother are visited on the
children. Unborn offsprings are pre-
destined to social ostracism, and requit-
able toll, honesty, Integrity and sterling
worth are doomed to a disgraceful grave.
Nor is this all. The disgrace of the pa
rent is collateral; it blackens and soils
the reputation of children and kindred
and inversely destroys love and pride OF
home and parentage. Moreover, liquor
indulgence is detrimental 10 true patriot
ism in that it wastes and dissipates intel
lectual energy to such a large extent as
to destroy the natural taste and interest
in country welfare which every good citi-
zen ought of duty possess.
No machine is stronger than its weakest
part, and no government stronger than its
most Indifferent and meanest citizen
chooses to make it. Liquor, being slim
ulant, its constant use begets abnormal
craving and moribund feeling, accom-
panied by melancholy and desperation,
which in some of its phases closely bor-
ders on madness, ii madness is not actual
ly present.
Who, in seeing a victim labor in the
throes of delirium tremens, has not been
filled with regret and commiseration to
zee noble manhood thus leveled With the
brute. "PoLLACK."