The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
localized EVIL NO. 26.

III tHt DTtStHt DlOpoSc W
quote from discipline of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which, on the subject
of temperance and the prohibition of
liquor traffic, is as follows:
Notwithstanding the magnitude of
the evil of intemperance, the tremendous
social. financial and political power of
the saloon and the astounding indiffer-
ence of so many good citizens who ought
to be aroused to activity against its
encroachments, we are still firm in the
belief that an awakened and aggressive
church can and should, under divine
guidance, deal the liquor traffic, "the
sum of all villainies," it's death blow.
In the language of the Episcopal Ad-
dress. We declare that the Methodist
Episcopal church must continue to war
upon the whole system from its begin
ming to its horrible consummation.
PERSONAL ABSTINENCE.
we insist that total abstinence from
all Intoxicating beverages is the plain
duty of every individual and an obli-
CATION which rests with the peculiar
weight upon every christian.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
I'VE rejoice in the existence of those
organizations that are committed to the
principles of total abstinence. and those
that are seeking to secure the legal pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic. To them
all we bid a hearty Godspeed and COM
mend to the kindly and favorable con-
sideration of our people the various or
ganizations that are earnestly and cour-
ageousiy striving to secure such bene-
ficent results
ATTITUDE TOWARD THE TRAFFIC
I'VE are more firmly convinced than
ever of the truth and the force of that
vigorous declaration of the Episcopal
Address OF 1888. 1T can never be legal
lied without sim Planting ourselves
upon the bed rock of that solid PROPOSE
tion, we declare that no citizen and no
christian has right by example. by
voice. by influence. or by his ballot to
contribute to the establishment or to
the maintenance of the ungodly license
policy as applied to the liquor traffic.
We are unalterably opposed to the
enactment of the license laws, because
such laws are wrong in principle and in
efectual as means of restraint We
Will not be content with any system of
levying tribute upon this corrupt traf-
hc. We demand it's entire destruction.
and to the accomplishment of this re-
suit we pledge our best endeavor
1.-THE church of God should be always
and everywhere the courageous. hope
ful, and unfiinching foe of this enemy
OF all things pure and good. and should
continue its warfare until. like the
crime of slavery. the saloon has be-
'oiie IL tHiIlS OI the past.
AND THE TRAFFIC
"We deplore the fact that~our general
government, by it's internal revenue
system, continues to give legal recogni-
ton to so corrupt a business, and es-
pecially do we condemn the course Of
the government In accepting and col
lecting revenue from persons in prohi-
bition towns or states who are known
10 the officers of the treasury depart
mo fT hx .AI - ILL
prohibitory law.
I'VE commend as worthy our unstint-
ed praise the act of congress in prohib-
iting the sale of Intoxicating beverages
at army posts and in forts. camps and
reservations used for military pur-
poses. We record with gratitude our
appreciation of the act of Secretary
John ID. Long, of the navy, in banish-
ing the sale of intoxicants from our
war vessels and navy yards.
We deeply regret that after the en-
actment of law prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating beverages at army
posts and In forts. camps, reservations
and national soldiers homes used for
military purposes, a law wsplainly intend
ed to effect this result and so under
stood by its friends and foes in and out
of congress, and by the chief magistrate
who signed 1t. by construction. 1t
seems to us, forced and unnatural,
placed upon the law by the attorney
general. its plain intent was defeated
and the government of the United
States, amid the exultation of all SYM
pathizers with the liquor traffic, re-
sumed the practice of selling intexi-
eating liquors to its soldiers; we are
gratifed that the house committee on
military affairs has favorabiy reported
a bill so explicit in it's terms that no
antagonism to its object can obscure
Its meaning.
I'VE earnestly appeal to the president
OF the United States to use his powerful
influence to promote its adoption, and
to our ministers and members to urge
by petition and personal letters to their
representatives In the house and senate
the speedy enactment of this measure
Of protection to our soldiers from q foe
more deadly than shot or shell. IA
"Aroused and Indignant at the ag-
grcssions of the liquor power at the In
cxcuasb1e miscarriage OF the anti~oan-
teen law. andsat the nsw perlIe 10 Whith
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