The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-05-13

Communicated

! Communicates.
In a recent issue of the PIONEER. there ap-
peared MI editorial pretend ing to be a reply
to letter Trooper WAS said to have written
| in the Lance. in behalf of the drinking habit.
Korr-Kub's childish babbing would be high
ly amusing were IL not for lis malicious
falsehood. l did not write in behalf of the
drinking habit, nor never uttered q word
about 1t, nor would consider II my duty TO
write about suc!: AIN uninteresting subject.
Korn-Kob Is the first person. of VIII IN we
! have any record, that learned to tnlk even
though senselessiy or acquired the writing
| habit without first learning to drink. had
always supposed that the drinking habit
was the first accomplishment that mank ind
| acquired. Kobby' straining must have been
| sadly neglected or else he is ."physicaIly IN
capacitated.'
Whata ludcrous spectacle his great BOBBY
| presents, tightly yclasptng his nursing bottle.
lest he forcib:y deprived of 1t, and bowling
| out, 'cursed is the drinking hnbit Blessed
is the sucking habit" Poor unf. .,rtanatc
man! 1t Is strange that medical skill could
not relieve him.
wrote u letter concerning liquor, and in
course OF my remarks, slightly referred to
the ridiculous methods employed by Prohi-
bitioniss to lessen the evils IF fintemperance.
It IS to that letter, no doubt that "Kobby''
has reference. Had he acted upon my sug-
gesti"n and removed the "beam," his eye
sight would have been SO well improved,
that he would not have mis-: AIKEN the subject.
It Is n self-eviient fact that the person who
cannot distinguish any difference between
liqu rand drunkenn s.piohibition or salo ~,
must be sadly lacking in perccptlve faculties
and reasoning powers. A person SO dull,
must be q veritable sucking such as dear
'Kobby' declares himself to be.
I ascribed no cures whatever to wine or
brandy, but Calm for them valuable stim-
nlatiug properties, that sustain the action of
the heart during illness, until nature be-
comes able to sustain herself. That they
possess these properties, even those most
opposed to their use cannot deny, And
further Dc clared, and do SO again, that liquor
never harmed a hair of mans head, unless he
compelled it t" do SO. On this point,
challenge contradiction.
''k"bby" does not claim to see the devil in
the whiskey; but say S lie can see him in the
"man." Now will he kindly inform curious
public what his Satanic mjesty looks like?
Does he always wear horns or only upon
foot and a barb on the end of his tail? Take
good look ut him, dear "Kobby," SO that
you can accurately describe him, the next
time you write about the drinking habits.
1t isplain to be seen by Korn.Kobs own
statement, that he il affected with the same
malady, that caused deiuded people to urge
a war of determination upon helpless old
women. When he stoutly declares that he
"can see the devil in the man." he is loudly
rattling it's mouldy bones.
fail to see any connection between q
diseased OK and glass Of wine. No doubt,
it is because I lack "Kobbys" devilisl seeing
powers. Will the dear fellow" ex plain what
he means by saying, tlIat Trooper would
say that the law that Furnishes the thief and
protects the honest mun and his property is
wrong" because say that law is RIGHT.
dislike mixing Bible quotations with an
argument, but Korn-KOb has introduced
SOME trying to strengthen his argument
thereby. Do they do 50? st. PauPs advice is
strongly against him. Wine Is mock er
+**+ and whatsoever is deceived thereby is
not wise" This is true and good advice,
warning us not to be deceived by the agree
abieress Of the wine and take too much. But
it docs not warn or forbid US to USE it. The
drunkard is not Nv ise'' even though Korn-
Kob says il is our "inteligent young men,
who became such. "Who hath woe, *s***
They that TARRY LONG at the wine." Which
means plainly that drinking too much causes
mischief. But 1t does not forbid us to use
it, nor can it he construed as to mean that
the USE of 1t does harm. "Look not upon the
wine when it is red***'it stingeth like an
adder This Is warning not to look long
ingly or lustfully upon it. "Look not" does
not mean use not. "Look" in this case has
the same meaning as in the command "Look
not upon woman to lust after her." They
that disobey this warning, also get "stung."
But woman is not to be condemned because
of the wrecked lives, the robbery and murder,
and all the misery that arises from the
''social evil" Neither is wine to be con-
demned because the ABUSE of 1T is attended
by evil results.
Ibid God do wrong?" asks Korn-Kob I say
he did not. Yet the law, that "Kobby'
makes weak attempt to defend, declares
that he did. According to our Prohibition
law, the Lor6 is u criminal, deserving Of fine
and imprisonment If the Saviour was to
make his appearance among certain people
here in Dakota, and pei form the same acts
that he did when on earth before. their high
sense Of "moral perfecticn'' would be shocked
by his scandal>us? and improper? conduct.
They would loudly denounce his example as
not safe for tour youth to follow.
Isn't it wonderful, what high state of
"moral PERFECTION some people have at
tained in their own estimation. "We are
morally superior to the Creator" say the
"Prohibs." Now wonder what they'll say
TROOPER.