Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-07-06
Some Reasons Why Intemperance
Is So General.

The temperance question, or
rather the whisky side of the
question, is difficult subject to
handle without touching some
ones nerves. 1t is not the part
or policy Of a good man to want
to offend his fellow man. Hence
it is that 80 many good public
men seldom say anything in op.
position to intemperance. They
remain silent not so much because
they approve of it as that they
dread the effect that any open OPP
position of theirs to it would have
upon their business, occupation
or profession.
Sometimes ministers of the COS.
pei are censured because they do
not take more aggressive part
against intemperance and other
modern evils. But you should not
hit the minister; his holding his
position depends as much upon
his skill to please The public and
especially his church in charge as
does the success of the business
of any other man depends upon
his ability to please his customers
Until public sentiment undergoes
a change the minister must con.
tinue to preach about the Jews
crucifying Christ, because there
is not a Jew III Hardin county and
consequently no nerves be hurt.
Do not hit the church; that
church official over there has a
jug under his bed, and, if the Of.
fetal has DO nerves the jug has.
If fewer church members used
whisky illegally sold, more Of it
would be reshiped to consignors.
Do not hit the Sunday School;
some of THESE children come from
homes of dram.drinkers and drunk
ard.makers. There are nerves in
these homes as the paid cheek of
the abused wife testifies. Teach
the children of the evils of the
other climes and other ages, but
if you have TO say anything to
them Of intemperance, whisper it.
DO not hit the Prayer Meetings;
the products of Hardin County
Distillery, or some other evil, hit
the Prayer Meeting below the belt
long ago, and killed it too dead
even to take the whisky cure.
DO not hit the County Sunday
School Convention; it resolutes
with tears flowing down its cheeks
and then goes to the ballot box
and votes for parties and men
who would not dare oppose the
liquor traffic. God is a consistent
being, aud has never yet sent
a shower of blessings upon in
consistent and homogeneous act
ions. We must get nearer God
with our votes as well as with Oul
prayers and resolutions. Thit
may seem strange language, but il
is no stronger than the products
Of the Hardin County Distillery
and the lead that are sending 0ul
young men to premature graves
physically and morally.
Do not hit the physician;whis
has cured more ailments than al
other medicines, tho physiolog!
teaches that it is neither medi
cine nor food and never becomes
> component part of the human
body. But physician tells us tina
physiology is wrong and shoul'
, be rewritten. If you become to,
hot take whisky, and if you be
come too cold go do likewise
; Tho England has found that he
. armies in the hot cline Of Indi,
} dobetter without whisky,and Rus
STA has learned the same of he
: armies in the frozen regions Q
] Siberia.
DO not hit the schOOl.teachel
s he has to take the raw products {
the homes of Hardin county, goo
f bad, and Indifferent and in fou
:, months irregular attendance tran
form them into the finished Pre-
ducts that other counties an
|. stateG require twice the time
do. IF any teacher succeeds i
n advancing a pupil intellectual
and morally, this interest is lol
to other children, for HighSchoo
. in other counties must he supper
> ed, and Hardin county generous
contributes to their support.
i Do not hit the County Supe
!, intendent; he is paid three hui
u dred dollars to do in one We,
20 what the Superintendent in Il
county which these lines are wri
ten in is paid one thousand dc
ars TO do. The one spenI
: two to four hours land this
!, . commensurate with his salary 9
\ aiming applicants for certificate
and he licenses good, bad and