The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-05

the bonds of those saloon men to
aid them to procure license TO deal
out the accursed stuff? Thank
Godi there is a christianity that
loves the homes, and the mothers,
and the children, and the youth,
and the manhood of our country,
and is strongly resisting the ignoble
reign of this Anglo Saxon appetite,
and the incorporating sway OF
the liquor traffic.
The great awakening began sixty
years ago, when the moral quicken
ing of christianity gave our fathers
a feeble sense of the danger to their
homes and their sons on account of
this drink mania initiated. They
then based their arguments for
reform upon the ground of respect
ability. Talking of temperance in
this mild way, call attention to the
subject, and men became serious
about it, and began to speak with
authority, and the sin of drunken
ness began to dawn or christian
minds and souls. until the "Wash-
ingtonian Movemeet" came. This
was followed by the "Woman's
Crusade" when the cause took on
moral force and sanctified feelings,
and assumed the form of Home
Protection with views principally
to the training of the children.
Then the second way of work,
followed by the noble women, was
that of Moral Suasion, carried on
by preaching, lecturing, pledglng,
organizing and persuading. Now
as third way Of carrying on the
great work they are active and ear
nest in trying to bring the law to
take hold of the matter. Aud they
are not any longer alone in their
effort. They have mighty host
marshaled on their side, right where
every christian man, woman and
child should be.
Temperance laws have been en-
acted, the most notable of which is
that of high license. This has been
done for two-fold obiect-to bring
revenue into the public treasury,
and as IA means Of punishment for
the evils which liquor selling inficts
on community. This does not
accomplish the latter object, as the
punishment falls on the very per
sons who are injured by the traffic,
and not on the one who does the
injury. Indeed, the most innocent
have to suffer--the mother and the
children, who are made to suffer
for the necessaries of life, and to
bear the abuse and scandal of
drunken husbands and fathers.
Another form Of legislation on
this subject is that of local option,
which has not met the long desired
end. Another and yet to be the
greatest, is prohibition. 1t has
worked well in the states where ii
has been tried. 1t is to be com.
mended because it is an honest
effort to stop an evil thing. 1t Is
allied with fairness and righteous.
ness. But on account Of the fiuct,
uation of legislatures, and the ca.
priciousness of the popular will and
the vacilatlon of the human mind
unless this law can be incorporated
in the Fundamental laws of the
states and of the general govern.
ment, it may come short of perma
nency. This will involve a change
Of constitution by amendment, Of
in some way.
This sentiment has grown rapidly
and wonderfully throughout the
country and is destined to grow
still more. May it be so, until the
liquor traffic shall be wiped out roo
and branch. 1t is not needed
surely to point out and describe al
the evils of this traffic to persuad,
us to do our duty in reference to 1t
We are sadly and sorrowfully too
familiar with them. 1t goes han(
in hand with every other degrade
ton and crime. BY keeping it II
cur midst we force it upon many
an unwilling victim against hi
protest. See what Gods word say'
about it long before it reached it,
present gigantic proportions. 1t il
described as an unmerciful tyrant
bringing in its cruel reign woe upor
all its slaves.
1t transforms the angels of socia
life into demons. 1t carries the
harp, the viol, the tabret, the pipe
and every instrument of music into
the haunts and holes of SIN anC
degrades them to the use of Satan,
V. u. 1t deadens the moral nature
VS.. IL, IS. 1t brings great mum
bers to destruction, VS.. IA, 16, II
1t leads to defiance of God, VS.. is,
10. 1t distorts the perception Of
right and wrong, V. 20. 1t leads tc
self conceit, V. II. leads to ex.
J pnSS Y % H. loads IN tho 1aarynr.