Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-01-24
W. {. t. /. DEPARTMENT
Edited by the Aberdeen W. C. T. u


What does Temperance mean? What
is temperance 4 claret cup, drop
of sherry, u glass OF ale, Il pint of wine, q
bottle Of whisky, Il shameful night, q
blank day, debt, dishonor, disease, des-
pair, dclirium, death. | have infected it
in all its attributes and languages, from
the whisper of the dainty, delicious lust
OF ruby wine moving itself Alright, to the
adder hiss OF the sodden, passionless
adultery of drunkenness at the last, and
am here alive; but on the way have
passed Il million men rotting unburicd,
and though living, lost until the judg-
ment day.. q. Woolley.
Temperance and Prohibition, when cx-
pressing opposition or referring to the
liquor traffic, have very different and
significant meanings, and are therefore
not at all Synonymous terms, as is some-
times supposed. Temperance may be
used in relation to all good OF innocent
things, but in the use OF alcoholic bever-
ages, never! Ii we are disposed to be
honest, OF if we are loyal to truth, we
will never use the word Temperance" in
expressing our opposition to the use OF
alcoholic beverages, or apply the mis-
leading misnomer, Temperance" to our
meetings, associations, or literature. To
employ the word Temperance" in re-
ferrng to the moderate or temperate"
use Of the alluring poison OF alcohol is on
par with saying, temperance in steal
ing" or Temperance in MURDER" or
temperance in any other wrong or in
furious thing; and especially is the use
OF the word wickedly culpabe when en-
ployed BY church members as pallia-
ton or excuse for the moderate use of
alcoholic beverages.
When we wish or desire to oppose the
use Of Intoxicating beverages, we cannot
consistently use a term that implies a
moderate or temperate use OF this poison
of alcohol, unless we become party to a
cheat and delusion that misleads I'M
thinking minds with an apology for the
use of alcohol; and we cannot afford to
use delusive or misleading terms that are
SO well adapted to influence wrongly the
timid, tempted, and wavering victims OF
drink. Just think Of saying to young
man about to enter saloon:
"Now, my friend, be careful and put in
practice your fathers Temperance habits
and principles; remember, moderation
must characterize all your drinking hab-
its. Come TO our temperance meetings
and learn how to be temperate" This
is horrible delusion that tends to allay
suspicion and is but the beginning OF 4
fatal ending.
Temperance in the use OF alcoholic bcv.
erages has no more relation to Prohbi
ton than has stealing OF lying, as both
temperance and intemperance are mis-
nomers when usel TO express opposition
to the drink habit, unless any use OF the
poison OF alcohol in beverage may be
called intemperance; but in no case can
we honestly or properly use the word
Temperance" when we mean opposition
to, or prohibition of, the use or sale OF
alcoholic liquors, in which is included
the culmination OF nearly all the crime
that curses society. In this connection
Temperance" becomes a dangerously
misleading and wicked misnomer.
certainly, certainly" says many q
novice, 'you are right. l believe in TEN.
! perance. Father did well to warn us