The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-06-10
TEMPERANCE DOTS

While Christmas vriLe pleasant sel.-
timsIt respecting the temp rtpee qtez-
tion, we would ask every Individual
Christian TO go to work Sith every
means il his OF heE power to convince
legislators that it is their duty to iIgi &
against tEs manufacture OF distilled
liquors i'm tuis country. 10 is not inn
practicable topetition the Federal Gov
eminent 60 make a. law 20 abolish tile
manufacture of distilled liquors except
for mechanical or medical purposes.
4 law restricting liquor sal0oi 60 one
in hye hundred Inhabitants, would sJiI
afo5d the right TO establish "a liquor
saloon ON both sides OF IiIvIugton street
To about one ia every other building.
and many other localities would
average about the same. IU WCu'd lie
far more practical 60 remove every
saloon from every degraded locality i'm
our large cities. II the saloons should
bg removed from these localities where
ths people are-lcss able to resist them.
aud could De located one each side OF
every church and in every public build
ing, aud opposite every school house,
tsaafa fNlA AAlN A.AFA 4aELa "a every AHHA aA
tAe best localities of our cities. the bet
ter class of Christians would soon work
out way TO settle the temperance
question is auieasy, delightful pas
time for wealthy, cultured Christians
TO talk beautifully Gnd give more or
less Of their abundance TO Christian
charity, TO relieve to slight extent
the suffering which they cause 10y treat
ing with Indifference the fact that this
government is gettinglts chief support
from the revenue OF the HGuOr traffic
lit as the hypOcutfcaL deceptive ihhu-
euCes of Ibe stronger against the weak
or, untu the very elect have deceived
themselves. The best people have no
right to drive the saloons into the
lucsllJes OF the poor and degraded
who have little strength aud no means
OF resistance. How about the grand
acknowledgement, who would not
think of denying himself his wine at
dinner, and his wuiskey -cUcktau Ola
retiring. us well as many drinks III
between times? and still we say i'm
regard TO these men, What maguih-
cent bearing, lie is eloquent, aud
his voice is SO impressive ia prayer"
such men are not exceptional by any
means. But we are coBsUIsd in q HIes,.
sure boy women who must necessarily
cake the lead i'm this rerOru- Ministers
from sixty 90 seventy years OF age,whO
nave drank moderately or immoder-
UteIy ALI their Iiyes,are the men who are
TeaPing what they have sOwR. a
clergyman who has drank liquor all his
life, IS, TO "a greater or less extent, %
in advanced age, when ne should he a
wholesome, clean man inside aud out
side as @ result OF ms teaching and
practice according 90 scripture. Let
men and women everywhere who are
church com municauts think and pray
for direction in forming plans TO Grad
icats this evil. We nave listened to
enough sad tales OF the wretcheduess
and misery caused by liquor. We want
to hear nothing more of It's ravages-
tell us only of the means 10 get rid OF
it. Let every temperance lecturer, amt
every writer upon this subject cOuceu-
trate their best thought uuls utterauCes
IN comparing notes. how can we stop
the manufacture or distilled liquors
1t liquor is manufactured ass an indus
try, Is endorsed 10y the government, the
liquor must be sold; and we bad bet
ter have it sold to the people vino are
able TO suffer from it. than sold to the
poor and Wretehed in the low hauuJs
of human degradation. The rich and
the poor should meet together To DIS
euss the ways and means 60 get rid OF
Juis evil. WhHe the Federal Govern
meIt gets its chief revenue from the
manufacture OF liquor TO the amount
of SIl5OO1,uOJ annually, what hope
have we iu regulating tine sale of IL
Ii the sale could be restricted rs with
opium. and no sales made uuaccum-
panied 10y "a physicians prescription
The traffic might be estricteu.-ghuIlh F..
Union.