Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-10-21
THE DAILY OPTIC,
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
san MIGUEL COUNTY.
Tho Concluding Portion OF Father
O'Kecfe's Sunday Mornings
Discourse.


The good influences and power Of
religion, OF temperance societies, OF the
school room, Of the law we'll admin
istered and Of good society. But l
believe that an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound Of cure. hence l give IL
as my conviction that there is no in
Auence so potent for good in this crying
evil as that of the home e, especially OF
the mother and wife. wa9
The state may pass stringent excise
and revenue laws, as is the case 10 all
civilized countries to-day. especially
In our " great republic. The federal,
state and municipal authorities use
every honest Effort 10 their enforcement
The priest and minister may threaten
the druukard with eternal hell dre.
The doctors, professors and teachers OF
u academies and schools may prove
scientifically that alcohs Isl irjlrious
to the human system, ard to be dread
ed as so much poison; that it contains
no nutriment, except that which fires
blood To the commission OF crime and
enk'ndies the basest beastial passions
10 man. But let that mothers tongue
be silent on the subject, or what is |
more. let her allow intoxicants
to be Brought into the family.
and used to excess, and what laws of
state, minister's sermons, doctors. or
teachers directions aud advice will per-
NIT that mothers boys from becoming
druUkards at a later dayP The
mothers and fathers influence in this
matter cauDot be estimated. It is gu.
preme, and woe the day when fathers
or mothers cease to caution their little
ones against strong drink! And thrice
woe to those parents who use strong
drink publicly in their homes and in-
sist on giving it to their little ones,
wi b the false idea that 1t will make
tht m strong and rohus.! For they cre-
ate a taste for drink In their children
too often leads to a drunkard's
and disgraceful grave. Who.
tell me, Of you here present TO- day
and l see among you, not only Ameri-
cans, but also those Of Irish, German, |
Italian, Spanish, French, Mexican and
English birth, who Of you ever saw q {
man grow strong from excessive or {
constant use of intoxicauts, either In I
body or pickett Not onei
Aud yet many of you come from ma \
ions and countries having and hold i.
ing far different ideas with regard to
he temperance question than those
prevalent IN the United States to-day
Who is the one that grows healthy
rom strong drink Surely, o the
consumer. Who is the one thai grows
from strong drink Surely, n
lot the consumer. Take 1t either way,
the profit Is Oh one side.
The dr'nker IS playing a losing game,
nth his immortal soul in the balance,
AXE it either way. He is wrecking
noblest work Of Gods creation. U
nan, and Smuggling somebody else's
oof. Who are they who are success
nlly bathing TO day for gold amid the
cod and privations the KIon-
Ike IN far north AlasksP Not surely
be heavy drinkers. Their mind and
lrink -bruken-down constitutions give
w ueioIe tney Cuu cFeu Aoaou bnO
house.
Who makes the successful merchant
n professional manp Who conduct the :,
abroad, steamship and telegrapbic
Of our country Those who pl
ravel or see their friends embark ON :.
be water or enter the cars for a y
,nrney would indeed almost as soon
90 the devil himself in charge as the
Irecior or motive power OF train or
hip or dispatcher's ofice under con-
rol of the heavy drinker.
WHAT remedy would you propose,
on askp For the heavy driLker there is q,
mt q remedy and that is 10 stop drink
ng entirely. Keep away from drink Y
,ssociations and frequent he sacra.
nen,s. And I am convinced from per-
onal observation hat a man who sin
erely wishes TO reform, would do we'll
With the grace of God to take the 20
cure, but let him remember q
hat that will not save him, but he 9,
keep away from bad associates. =
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