Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-05-04

puts temptations before men and women
and produces the class of criminals rs the
saloon II not only promotes drunken
ness, but gambling and prostitution As
well BY hrginnihg with drunkenness,
/ it work, the other two evils easily.
The saloon Is public Institution and
( whatever protection it has is also public.
/ In many states the public have shielded
the saloon by law, thus iusufying it
with legal Justification. if not making it
moral to the conscences of the people.
In Vermont, where it is outlawed, 1t is
/ protected only by certain individuals
who are pleased to put their own persons
between the saloon and the law, so that
they become the shelders of the whole
vile thing. When the saloon is legaliZed
it can put out its signs and advertise
mentS and display its goods, and thus
appeal directly for patronage. and make
itself known and felt 10 all the people.
In Vermont, with our ant-Sai00n laws,
the saloonst is shut on from all direct
public appeal for trade, and consequently
reaches and Influences only a small pur-
tiou of the people. II j, a good sd-
vantage to have the liquor selling that
h4> been done condemned by law.
Everyone has felt that condemnation.
40 saloon keeper has been able to think
he was doiag "A business a much az
proved by the moral convictions of the
people As the business of hi, neighbor,
the furniture dealer: and All who patron
lied him felt they were patroulzng "A
condemned business. The children who
KNOW about If know II VA, condemned
business. Parents and teachers who
would impress upon children the true
character of the saloon. have had the
state laws 70 aid them and not to oppose
them
The whole saloon business i a sin and
a crime. chargeable to those who give il
protection. whether legal or personal, as
we'll A. 70 those who sell the drinks and
to those who buy and drink Let Us
picture it. Can to mind high, per-
pendicular ledge. such that the man who
fall over it is sure 10 fall to the bottom
and he killed. Let that ledge represent
drunkenness. On the edge of it see a
poor fellow about 20 fall over and
plunge into the death Of drunkenness.
He may b" we'll dressed. have influence.
be of good family. but the saloon has
create q IN him an appetite that is taking
him over the edge. Surely he is "A sin
ner. Back of him and pushing him on
see another man. This man i the
saloon keeper that has helped him on in
hi, drinhiug habits ana kept him Mt it
when he would have been glad to stop.
This man IS a greater sinner. Back of
the saiuon-keepcr and pushing him for
ward in his business see another man.
This man represents the government
that gives protection and encouragement
10 the saloon. This man is the greatest
sinner of The three. Back OF this third
man is another one that j. pushing him
forward i'm the work OF encouraging the
saloon This fourth man represents the
people that are back of the government
and responsible for all the encourage
ment it gives TO the saloon business. 70
express the relative degree of the guilt
of thi- last man. grammarians must al
low the violations of one of their rules.
and let him be called the most greatest
sinner. Those vino 10y their persons are
shielding Illegal liquor selling in Yer
mont must be put INFO the same class.
What chance IA, 70 fellow for hi, life
when the saloou-keep'r. the government
and the people are all after him to get
him 10 drinking aud so hove him Into
drunkenness: only the strongest and
those ~i'h The most ant-saloou protect
lHu about them resist AMI escape from
the evil. The people who legaizo the
saloon Justify II by aN. for the laH
iu,'iie> a!l itallows and encourages all
mcu to drink. The men who are defend
ing Illegal liquor selling are encouraging
men to drink. al far as thnt hidden
saloon appeals 10 Them. II there are de-
grcrs of punishment for sin in the future.
a- uur Lord seems 60 teach us I'm one
place. then fhc drullard. who has been
encouraged In drink by The ,aloou-kcep-
er, government and people stands a
good chance of being found with the in
hahitaur- of Sodom ana Gomorrah i'm the
judgement, while the people who give
protection To the saloon by vote aud
voice and personal influence stand
good chance of coming up with the in
habitantS of Bethsaida, Chorazin and
/ Capernaum to answer for themselves.
What is the escape from this crime and
Judgment; BY reversing the exercises
of energy in the picture we have drawn.
Let the people so take hold of the
government as to compel the government
to lay legal hands upon the saloOn-keep-
er and compel him to stop his business.
Then the man who wishes to be
drunkard will be obliged to go it on his
own responsibility and be alone in his
guilt A man can make cider and WINE,
and distil alcohol, and go on a spree of
his own making, Very few will ever do
that. With the pronounced moral con-