The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-03-03
TRUTH AND FREEDOM.
REV Mr.. DIXON SHOWS HOW CHRIS
TakITY ABOLISHED SLAVERY.

A Prelude on LieenAing Lsvs fssatAg
In the New York Lsszslatars-rAs oaA
Pagan Civiiirstio. Based en- Slavery.
Christianity On Frsedon-
NEW YoRK. Feb. es.-Before the ser-
mon on "The Mistakes Of Colonel In
gersoll" in Association hall this morning,
the Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr.. devoted his
review Of current events to the discus
sion of the bill now pending at Albany
to license prostitution in New York state.
He said:
A bill Is now being pressed before the
legislature at Albany providing that tho
state go into partnership with proetitu-
ton and set up state houses Of III fame.
1t is exceedingly difficult TO discuss such
a measure before decent people.
MORAL vERMIN.
But IL our civilization is rotten enough
to breed vermin capable Of concocting
such a measure, ii Is time we looked The
awful fact squarely in the face. II our
lawmaking power has fallen so low that
a man can be found among the repre-
sentatives Of the people traitor enough
to introduce such measure into legis-
lature in America, it is high time respect
able men aud women faced such villains
with the righteous indignation Of CON-
mon decency.
The measure was born in the heart Of
a set Of lecherous scoundrels, who wish
to affix the high seal Of the state to their
vices and prosecute their careers of
crime with immunity from disease ut
the expense Of honest taxpayers. They
want to SOW the wind and let the state
and their helpless victims, stamped with
the brand of infamy. reap the whirl-
wind
SLAVES IN Stair HAREMs.
The design of the measure is 10 make
life Of vice easy and safe for male
brutes by con6ning the victims Of their
brutality as slaves in state harems un-
der forced medical inspection. Are we
ready for such villainy? II 30, let Us
have thoroughgoing measure. Let 1t
apply to males as well as females. Let
there be two books of registration and
equal license fees levied without regard
to sex, and let there be a reward Of $500
offered every woman who reports a vio-
lation of the male registration laws.
LUST AND LICENSE.
Let Us not mistake the origin Of this
measure. 1t was born Of the unholy
union of the brutal instincts of lust with
the equally brutal principle Of license.
II it is right to license the saloon the
logic Is irresistible that 1t is right to
license all the smaller vices that cluster
around this sink Of iniquity. No sane
man questions the fact that the saloon
is the breeding ground Of crime, the
rendezvous of criminals, the open door
to the brothel. If it be said that alco-
hol is a legitimate article Of commerce
and has its true uses, it can he said with
greater truth that the proper association
of man and woman is the fu161lment Of
the highest and noblest Instinct Of hu-
manity.
THE LICENSE vuLAINY.
The whole license system is rotten TO
the core. It is all Of the same piece. Il
is device OF the devil to deceive The
elect, and he has done it with consum-
mate skill. The debauching Of the pub
lie conscience through the license sys-
tenn has brought US face to face with
such bill.
How long will good people deceive
themselves with the lies and sophistxies
of politicians? The time is come when
you must face this license principle m
all its hideous outlines compact with
the devil, a partnership in crimel When
the people of God are once aroused and
do see this principle in its true light,
they will rise and rise in their might
and sweep the whole system into hell,
whence it came and where 1t belongA
May God speed the day!