The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-05

than 1t needs the one dollar and ten
cents q gallon. as by the new tariff on
each gallon Of whisky or revenue Ii.
cense 1t wrings from the saloonkeeper.
SANDER saloonkecperI would
sooner try to move the desert Of Ea-
hara with q teaspoon, or pluck the sun
from the heavens with my little finger,
or drink the ocean dry at single
draught; sooner would try to put
something on skunk to make it stink;
while know that It has no innate stink
it'outstinks anything in the universe.
| have frequently read the resolu-
tions OF liquor dealers associations,
commencing morals. upholding sobrie.
ty and advocating temperance. Are
they fools enough to thinls that the
world reads such rot with anything
but disgust? Do they suppose by their
self conceit and worse than pharisaical
claims that they can ever make the
world believe anything else than that
the saloonkeeper. is an enemy to good,
an enemy to man and a curse to chill
dren wherever they plant their in
fuence and run their doggeries?
Political parties may bow and cringe
before the liquor dealers and brewery
power; commerce may feel the force Of
its power, but woe be to the world
the day the liquor power shall throttle
the pulpit or hush the voice of the
church of God as they denounce the
liquor traffic and show up its blighting
curse.
There is not a Protestant church
whose voice has not been heard in de-
nunciation Of this Internal traffic in no
unmeasured terms. In the last few
weeks the grand old Catholic church
has uttered its denunc'ation through
Satolli and her bishops.
Free masonry and other secret
orders have declared in many places
that saloonkeepers are not welcome
within their folds. The salooskeeper
is tabooed wherever he may be, and any
circle which welcomes his association
but degrades itself on level with the
whom they take into
their circle.
The brewers and distillers of this
who have fattened and feasted
upon the blood of women and chill
dren may pile up their friends and
own the whisky trust, yet the stencil
Of the gang goes up to Heaven and God
will resent it some way and somewhere
rs sure as God reigns in Heaven.
don't underestimate the power OF
The liquor traffic. know they hold the
of power in this country. The
brewers and distillers can throw their
vote either to a democrat or repub-
lean, and to which ever one they throw
{ will come out victorious; but thank
Tod the rank and file of the church of |
christ is not controlled, bought or
,ribed by them.
There are thousands and tens OF
thousands who feel as feel, who
hink as I think, and to-day we look
md wish and wonder when this traffic |
hall be obliternted from the earth and
he golden rule obtain from pole to
ole.
For fifteen years have said my say;
have never been enjoined by court or
ilenced by mayor. Like Martin Luz
her, ! go in and say my say If every
ling upon the houses Of America had
devil.
With prayer for the salvation Of
very saloonkeeper in the United
tates, and the hope that they may see
heir error and be converted, and an
arrest, heartfelt wish that may live
, see the day when the last brewery
nd distillery and saloon has been
iped from the face of the earth, I am,
ours truly, SAM P. JONES.