El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-15

them, that the people who opposed.
even after increasing to considera BILE
mum Der, were accustomed to regard
the subject with q kind of hopelessness
bordering on despair. Some of its pa
irons insisted that the funds obtained
through license from saloons, and
gam bling houses were Indispensable
toward defraying the expenses of the
CITY,"
fHorrible!" said Mr.. J "They were
blind to the fact that such money is
the price of blood: being by far the
most fruitful source of broils and fig ts
aud even murders, whether com mItted
within the saloons or after leaving
them, from the influence Of alcoholic
drinks, stimulating The worst passions,
and at the same time destroying the
power of self-control. And amid it all /,
TO the thoughtful and humane there is
an undertone of wailiug sorrow floating
from every drunksrd's home. Yes, and
q sadness in the heart OF every wife
and mother as she percelves the faint
ed odor from alcohol as her loved ones
that this moderate drinking, rs they
call it, Is but the beginning of the ter
rible end, unless it can be arrested, and
oh, her heart exclaims in agony, how
can hope for hat in the midst of all
these tenn pting saloons!
Oh, God! 10 mercy, help usl"
Mr.. j. "And yet, lin view of these we'll
estab ished fact5,it Is astonishing whaG
apathy often prevails even amoupg the
better class OF citizens who strongly de-
precste the saloon"
'.And how did that state of things af-
feet your municipal politics." Disas-
trously, of course. The two parties
we're so nearly equal, and the saloon
element SO strong that the corrupt man
ayers of each party-always found
amid such environ ment-used their in
fue ce to accom- Dli-h their own selfish
purposes. II is true there were always
good men in both parties who would
gladly have correc ed these evils, but,
feeling themselves in the minority,
they failed to put forth the efforts
which they should have done. Had
they have done so, many of the
wsvering ones might have rallied
to their help with good results. AS
it was they had things much their own
way. Iodend ] am sure that the secret
workers in tie city campaigns for elet t.
ing officers would not have dared to
contide their plans to the better men
of their respective parties. But oc-
cssionaly some of these secrets would
leak out, in accordance with the scrip
tural statement, your sin will find
you out" Without intruding too
many details upon you, [ will mention.
though almost ashamed even now
when that day is past, to utter audlbly
one hideOus feature in connection with
it. Not content with controlling the
lower element in the city, they actually
i'm ported poor, ignorant creatures from
the other side of the river, subjects of
another government, tt asdd to the
votes. Bringing them in a few at a
firna Aau hofnrahand
commodating them in special buildings
and getting in dancing girls they bad
q kind of banquet with plentiful
supply of alcoholic drinks. There was
such wicked revelry as has perhaps
been Unequalled since the blasphemons
feast of death given by the wicked
king Belshazar, as recorded in ancient
history.
OF course, the poor, drunken crea-
lures voted as they were told, with an
added com pensation each OF dollar,
or perhaps sometimes of only so cents!"
"Oh horrors. Mr.. So exclaimed Mr..
J.. 1T seems almost wonder that the
Almi ghty did not send an earthquake
or q cyclone to destroy the city,
Yes, but you see Mr.. be had bet
ter things in store for Us. He always
had some of bis OVID people here, repre-
scented by faithful ministers of his word
anu nuuo Vi lalthIui iol'o~eTs
who were endeavoring to fight against
the moral evils and were daily
asking God to help them. Thus
good seed was being sown.
And then we had some editors who
hravely published outspoken edi-
torials on the subject. But to return.
These secret manipulstor were shrewd
enough to put in Office some pretty
good men, lest they might arouse too
united an oppo-itiop. AS has been
said the children of this world some
times seem wiser than the children of
light for they have wise leader in all