The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-03-07
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EDlToR ADYAxoE: lAs ours annual
city election takes splace il this month
of March, more u less interest begins
already to manifest itself - the issue
and as the temperance question I is
likely to assume = place Of promi-
nence, perhaps it may not be inoppor.
tune q premature te get forth some
reasons why this ought 10 be q tem-
perance town as well as a model
place il many other respects. # the
best interests Of a community should
always be the paramount consider
Eation It's difficult to conceive how
any man can consistently vote IN
favor Of legalized robbery and not
onl that, but consent to rob them
selves, for every man that votes for
license is voting an unnecessary tax
upon himself Three fourths Of the
burthe Of our insane asy l'ulmrs our our
poor houses, our criminal courts and =:
our pauPer charges can be laid atsthe he
door ct the saloon and lnebriety
There is no other question in all the
world IN which men are = 50 infsanely tall7
foolish as this question OF personal =:
liberty this sacred right to put some ne
thing in the mouth to steal away the
brains, yet they ought to remember :
that while they are SO tenacious q 10 about boz
their personal rights that other men men
who do not believe IN licensing 6 sr's that
which will Pre- pagate pauperism m,whmich5 m
will cumulate crime and that which
will tenant the poo. house with husI 1llI=.
man Wreckage, their PERSONAL priVis
,lege extends IN fis defending themselves "a
against such az these.
The trouble with temperance nc men men.
is that they do not give the temper
ance question that rominence which 3.
its magnitude and importa nee de-
mand, With few exceptions i ls
made q matter 81 MINOR y consequence.
II il stands IN the way OF some pollti.
cal: scheme it is5 4 held l in abeyance, II
it II initiates Z, against some son local con- con
sideration of trade II iss relegated to ''
the rear and above az y is often stfsl !
stabbed n the back by 4 lts quasi lsa'l
on oEaItil n aI st9o 3;
ypocriticai to come out openly / aiid
show their hands g oW Y while IS am
utterly, lnexorably and eternaily op-8.
posed to the salo for ! believe ETH the.
saloon and the llqu uor traihc are noth7s IN
ing but he'll IL solution yet n am am
willing TO aeoncede that there are !.
many good men engaged IN this ne, ne.
farious calling N Voting no license
we shall not only % remove 9 great cyl .''1l
sbut9save these men from themselves,
for BY withdrawing temptation l# they
will have no excuse B for continuing so 50:
unworthy an occu atlon, ana nov as
I l..'sl'7 dosnot wish to make e this q lengthy
screed and as my only oblect5ln writ writ.
ing at all is Tor the purpose q maxi making tlf'
a suggestion or two, ! would say that that.
if the temperance people int intend to
put q ticket IN the teld at al, LET lt.pe
a genuine simon pure, Ing adulterated !
article, and # their 2 nominees MI tse happen
to be men noted ed for their vote 7e getting
talent all the better and above an sl. let
them be young men Of energy, Of ef-1 '-
fciency and Vlrile force ct character
q and i there abe any antlquated l ante ante
diluvians who thu think that they nave q
right to come to the fore, let them be