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into the jaws of death, iishonor and
crime, it demoralizes everybody that
touches 1t. from its source to where l.
ends. | do not believe anybody cal
ct ntemplate the ob ject without being
prcjudiced against the liquor crime.
All we have to do, gentlemen, is to
think of tho wrecks on either bank Of
the stream Of death, of the suicides, Of
the insanity, of the ignorance, Of the
dostitution, of the little children tug
ging at the faded and withcred breast
of weeping and despniring me theirs, of
wives asking for bread, of the men of
genius it has wrecked, the mon strug-
gling with imaginary serpents, pro-
duccd by this &evilisb thing; and when
YOU think of the jails, Of the aims
houses, of tho asylums, Of the pris oncrs,
of tho scaifolds upon either bunk, I. do
not wonder that every thoughtful man
Is prcjudiccd ag a;nst this Gam cd stun
called alcohol. Intcmperancc cuts
down youth in its vigor, manhood in its
strength, old age In its weakness. 1t
breaks the fathers heart, bereavcs tho
dOting mother, eXtinguIshes natural
affection, grasses conjugal love, blots out
tilial attachment, blights parental
hopes, brings down mourning age In
sorrow to the grave. Itproduccs weak
moss, not strength; sickness. not health;
death, not life. ltmakes wives widows;
children orphans; fathers ficnds; and
all Of them pau.>er and bcggars. 1t
feeds rheumatism, invites cholera, i'm
ports pestilencc and embraces con-
sumption. 1t covers the land with idle
ness, misery, crime. 1t illls your jails,
| supplies your ulmshouses, aud demands
you asylums. 1t engcnders controver-
sizes, fosters qunrrcls and Chcrishcs
riots. IT. crowds your penitcntiarics
and furnishes victims for your scnifolds.
! 1t Is the life blood OF the gambler, the
element Of the burglar. tic prop Of the
| highwaymun and support Of the mid
night inccndiary. 1t c0untcnanccs the
liar, respects the thief, estccms the
blasphomer. 1t violates obligation,
rcvcrcnccs fraud and honors infamy.
1t dcfamcs bencvolencc, hatoa love,
scorns virtue and FLANDERS innocence.
| helpless offspring, helps the husband
to massacre his wife and tho child to
grind the paricidal ax. 1t burns up
men, consumes women, dctests life,
curses God, dcspiscs heaven. 1t
subOrns witnesses, nurses perjury
| nctllcs the inry EnX aud stains judicial
ermine. ltdcgradcs tho citizen, debases
the legislator, dishOn0rs tho statesman
and disarms the patriot. ltbrings shame
not honor; misery, not safety; despair,
not hope; miscry, not happiness, and
with the malevolencc Of Il flend it
calmly surveys its frightful dcsolation
and unsntiated havoc. 1t poisOns felic-
ity, kills peace, ruins morals, blights
confidence, sluys regulations, and wipes
ont national honor, then curses the
world and laughs Mt Its ruin. 1t does
nll that nnd more. 1T murders the soul.
1t Is tho sum Of all villainies, tho faith
CT of all crimes, the mother of nll
denominations, the devils best friend
and Gods worst enemy"
And yet there are some men WHIT
clainrto be Christians that are support
ing tho State (dispcnsarics) bar-r0om,
in Newberry County. Is the life ant
influence of the late Judge O'Ncall en-
tirely forgotten.
| A. G. JONES