Smyrna times., 1893-11-01

grace, uegra0aJl0n. Life is put in it
Life with all its capabilities and hopes
life vigorous and strong. This is pu
In it, what comes out? liberation,
disease, lOathesomeness, death most
horrible and hopeless. What goes into
this mill ? Rather ask what does not
go In For there is nothing so sacred,
nothing so valuable, that men will not
sacrifice it for drink. What comes out ?
Any good ever? No never. Oh nv
God, am l dreaming? Can it be pos
sl6le that of all the millions of Trea-
sure ground up by this mill; that of all
the happy homes, the lofty characters.
the priceless lives ground up by it, that
not one good thing ever comes out of
ltE No, never one good thing. All the
good that enters that mill is ground to
atoms and only evil comes out.
", FOR WHOM DOES THE MILL GRIND.
Is it for the State? No. Is it for the
public good ? No. 1t grinds solely that
comparatively small number may
make money. The saloon sells for
money, regardless of whom it NAV i'm
poverlsb, whose home may Le wrecked
whose husband debauched, whose son
ruined.whOse daughter beggared whose
heart broken, whose soul damned. II
is worse than highway robbery, the
highwayman demands your MONEY or
your life" but the saloon takes vour
money and your life.
1t would be less expensive and in
hnltely better for the State TO main
tain the whole Saloon tribe at first
class motel, than to allow them to pro-
secute thelr Infamous business and thus
wreck and ruin countless numbers Fl.
nancially, physically, mentally. morally
and eternally.
" CAN THIS MILL BE STOPPED?
We agree that it is an unmitigated
eVll and ought to be stopped. Well
Whatever ought to be done can he
zone. 1t 1t can be stopped, then bowP
An, there is the fatal point of difr,.r.
ence which has paralyzed so mucb of
our effort, in the direction of saloon
suppression '''0o"
mere are many theories advanced |
as the proper remedy for the eradica.
Cloh OF this evil. Among these are
moral suasion, education. local ontio,
&c. But, perhaps, the most prominent
now Is, the Third or Probihition
Party" movement But it is said tbat
thls party is largely made uu of "sore
heads" 1 believe this to he tsne 9U,e
p.li' t bnt y, my God! have they not
n"u enough to make both head and
ncarC sore Have not the petitions
?lsuou oy the best of the people and
~ In Iarge numbers been ignored. wbiIa
.he ghoullsh demands of the saloon
! nave been granted ? Have tbev NOT
oeeh pummeled over the heads bv
scneining politicians while the evil has
Oeen multiplied and taxes iocraasad
ana tha heartrending appeals of widl
D"s ana orphans treated with coD.
-emptE Isthere any wonder that tbair
IeaGs ne are sore and their hearts acha9
ne only wonder is that anv head CON
De SO hard that it mas not been moda
'ore, and that any heart can he 90
'ailouS that it does not ache.
Dut there Is method on which ,ve
nay agree: 1t is Judge Sansem,s [
method. Pray and work. AZ bo S
urned the crank which operated tho [
hlli and meditated on the ininrv bo t
lad suffered and the loss he had srs. v
alheu MS heart turned to God for baIn 9
Nnu one day, when the temple Of +
'agon was thrOnged by the thousands I
make sport at the expense of SoDoS a
om' he turned his eyeless sookets p
eaVenward and cried, 20 Lord Cd
emem0er me and strengthen me- r,
MY this once" Aud then, bendino u
Is giant arms about the central niIIarS 81
the Temple, he raised them from D.
lelr foundations and thus cast tba I'll
ructure to the ground. slavin@ 49, a
hls death than he had slain in bis di
le. So should we prav and -.
hese are the right aud left arms nil m
u,on W seize the pillars of this temple W Va
9',ule ana hurl 1t to its destruction. u!
Dut some may say, "While know pi
wv 70 pray, do not know how tn al
orK; what can l do?" You can Ger. at
lhly az least agitate the question If
III can DO nothing else, and this is no co
nan matter. You can prav. thinL siI
TX, write sing about it. The trntb IN
iVer suffers from agitation. Then Isl
u you can aid in the enforcement Of Pc
" oy encouraging the executors of
Z law' oy contributing of your means Tn
uelray expenses, by giving informa. Iri
III ahu circulating petitions and ro- lei
ohstrances. And, if you are a voter cr'
III can work with your ballot hv ,,ot m'
only Tor the best men. regardIess WI
party Affiliations. OF course if Won
Ihis the party temple will fall ON we
u ana XIII you politically. but il - In
UIer tnat you should be thus daoJ
an ! TO 4e alive in party which is in
lance with this monster of hell IF
nave the right to vote then r. is on
" TO vote. And we are as n,,nb
'nsiTIe Tor our ballots as we are for YES
OCher talent we have, and can no the
re WASH our hands of political re. Ws
'hslollIty than Plate could wssb h;S De
nos OF the blood of Christ 40 ner. Chi
Ds after all we are in a oonsidordti. VIII
asure responsible for the rnnnin@ of res
se rum mills. For our bajIots So " A
iob ot "nA t, wnich turns the Legislature. aud
Oons. "' '"Ih Ihe W,
% ", we see that we can do much if G
VIII VI course there will be a fu- Mr.:
70 IS opHoSlIlol to everything we un- Clio
t"aS ta3 on thls line. We will have to Hal
ten9 with the hostile attitude of ten,
, nliii 10 all reform, We will meet DOI
q =, 0hlclal indifference, we will Ind v
sl!iing and false witnesses. But. Clal
"itnstanding the fierce opposition Can
= winch the cause has had to con. afte
= great progress has been made. hom
y on, work on, sing on, we are ago,
y gaining ground. And, mean retu
ie' OLD Judge Samson's hairs are speI
wing and some day he will rise in mer
r'gnteoqs indignation and clothed larg
divine power, he will seize the siste
Irs OF this temple of infamv and M
It to tho ground. visit
III In the meantime our honorable man
'es nave started a number of mills 10
will run through another wear. the s
'e mills viii run day and night: in A
VIII take no vacation, but grind mem
nd on. They will grind up so Conc
q treasure this year; they will ship
'k 80 many homes, debauch so MI
y husbands, ruin so many bows Holm
ar so many girls, break so many here.
Is and damn so MANY souls dist
re is the grist to come from show
SO money Whose home Whose ted
and ? Whose boy ? Do I hear who
one IN imagined security saw. mont
mine, so need not be concernedn u home
APPS it may not be yours. but Il Mr.
De some mothers boy" and dear visit
r as ever yours was to YOU. And Camd
frenzied appeal for helm for her Mis-
In the clutches of the rum mill lowe
not touch your heart and awaken night
sympathy, and enlist your helm ing W
cue him, then are you unworthy music
called disciple of Him who iax given
rome In glory and oan,a -. X