The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-03

on moral carron-on dead souls and bodies
This is the thing you have to deal with You
know what it is. There is not Il man of YOU
that is ignorant about it, but what knows to
the depths of its eternal shame what the saloon
Is today. And if you stand by it, you stand
where the judgment of God will rest upon
you as n Christian man and an honest citi-
zenif you do not strike your blows against it,"
For years this same saloon has had the
right of way in Cecil county by the mistaken
idea that licensed wrong might be a public
good. Who can measure the time since this
evil returned to us with all its blighting
effects, not by months or years, but by the
evil it has wrought. How many have formed
the habit of drinking and acquired a love for
it that nothing but miracle of grace can
restore How many more wretched homes,
that are only home by name. with all the
suffering of wives and children How many
sins committed How many souls lost
How many men have vainly striven to reform
only to be met by the tempter, and returned
to his whiskey, ashamed even that he tried to
do better? If all these count. how long is it
since license resulted in Cecil county For
eight years we had II local option law, and
though the law was imperfect and was not
enforced, imperfect as it was. there were
children growing up in our county that
scarcely knew the sight of Il drunken man.
Now they are common as to excite only
IA word of comment
You cannot know how eagerly the women
OF our county are watching, hoping and pray
ing for change to come to us. and reoic-
ing to see the interest taken in it. For once
all good citizens have a common foe, and
with but few exceptions are using their best
efforts for its destruction. God grant that
none may cease using every effort by the
thought that the enemy is not ut work. 1t is
sleeplcss, and alert for every opportunity to
do its own deadly work. There will be no
easy victory, every step will be contested and
it is the last work that will connt best.
In this eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty" from the saoon even to those last
hours ut the polls. Will not every Christian
woman see that at least their voters vote on
the right side of this question, not forgetting
to drop word to all whom you come in con-
tact with, all whom you patroni2e May no
last act of this enemy foil us this time in this
effort for God and home and Cecil county.
By WAY OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Str'ec" lost, one sared At public dinner
given to General Harrison when he was a
candidate for the presidency of the United
States one OF the guests rather conspicuously
drank to his health" The general pledged
his toasts by drinking water Another gem
t!eman offered Il toast and said: General,
viii you favor mo by drinking II glass of
wineT' He begged to be excused He was
again urged to join in a glass Of wine This
was too much. He rose from his seat and
sad "Gentlcmcn. | have twice refused to
partak' OF the wine-cup. | hope that will be
sufficient. Though you press the matter ever
so much not II drop shall pass my lips. |
made Il resolve when | started in life that |
would avoid strong drink. That vow [ have
never broken. | am one of class of scven-
teen young men who graduated al college to-
gether. The sixteen other members of nv
class now I'll drrnkards' graves. and all from
the pcrhicious habit Of wne-lrnking | owe
all my health, my happiness, and prosperity
10 'hal resolution. Would you urge me to.
break it now"
The Hon. Chauncey NJ. Dcpcw said in a
recent address: "Twcnty-nvc years ago |
knew every man, woman, aud child in Peek
skill. | was up there last fall and began to
count them over. 1t is remarkable that every
one Of those who drank is dead; not one Iiv-
ing Of my age. Barring few who were
taken oil by sickness, every one who proved a
wreck and wrecked his family did it from
rum and no other cause OF these who were
churrh-Going people, steady, industrious. and
frugal, every one, without an exception. owns
the house III which he lives and something
lad by for a rainy day. When man becomes
dcbased with gambling drink, he doesn't
care: all his finer feelings are crowded OUT