The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-02
Mr. Mrman CLOSES the Argument.

ledTneu uOClOr. Ilt STleNOusly COhiPlalh
that my previous article was wholly
devoted to him" Am sorry that be has
taken it soto heart" But that is al.
ways the way when one begins pound.
ing at principles; scme one cries out
saying Il am hit" have the excuse
to plead (and so beg pardon), did not
know previously of such doctor in thi'
precinct. His distinctive title and vel
advertised remedy for the. saloon nui.
sance" was sufficient challenge for /;
"ronnd up" Of something though only I;
aint "quaek" is heard in the vacanc,
"Howsomever, since he has placet
me with the "fair sex" and begins ful
column OF "gush" towards the sister, b
/ touching odeto the same, he doubtless
expects the same gracious. complimen
rom her to the unfair sex. So here goei
a dash at random from the school book
while words of learned length and thunder
ing sound
Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around;
And still they gazed. and sill the wonder
grew,
That one small head could carry all he knew.
Having exhausted his usual "stock'
of arguments, and with only a fainl
mention Of his so-called remedy
Though was so careful to put il up fol
him in attractive allopathic doses) hav.
ing lost his grip on that line; havin,
searched all the realm of books "Con.
fusion" (Confucian), and otherwise 60
ng from Dan to Beersheba, and even t.
Peru for Spanish mummy" bringing
'dead mems bones" and viewing tht
'entrails OF beasts"-after all this, ht
retires collapsed, with an amen! Knock.
ed into the "amen corner" How q
thirsty, suffering public would have re.
joced to see the champion temperance
advocate stand up till he had delivered
something somehow that would show
the Benefits OF the Cup" either il
physical, mental, moral or political
worth. So wide range of subject, sc
versatile champion, so skilled in feini
and maneuver, why, oh why knocked
out" so soon?
To think of his being departed, yes,
gone to the fifth heaven, as he terms it,
and then looking down from that story(?,
he says of all below, "We are glad then
are not in it," While we cannot sorrow
at such down current, yet, when VT
consider how he must look down upon
Paul, whose language he so "wrests,'
and who was "caught up'' only to the
third heaven e Cor, II :2-H; when we
consider the doctor by his own rating
of the heavens and those who occup,
them, places the humble apostle as just
civilized" and two whole heavens be-
meath himself, we do wonder how he
could ever quote for his authority on
temperance one so far below HIM. Why,
oh why did you ever bring up your :
ample from such depths? No wonder
that you look down on the poor PRO
hibs" that haven't climbed your first
stair. Some one whispers that there
are two more spears (spheres) the doctor
hasn't caught on yet, and only smoke
can ascend those heights" But never
mind his logic and arguments show he
is getting "vapoHy." He will get there.
Since the third heaven" according
to the b. bic, is where the throne of God
rs, We would not eSpect any creature to
get above that. In tact, but one being
in all the B.b.e has attempted it, and
| that WAS Satan as PERSONNEL by the
king of Babylon. (lsaih 1i:l3.) The
Lord said to him, How art thou fallen
from heaven, v Luclfer," verse u;
verse 4,2l gives the history and destruc-
ton of that being, as ALSO Ezekial % =
l9. And Christ says, II btheld Satan
as lightning fall from heaven" Now,
when we are told that she that exalteth
himself shall be atfsed," we fear there
will be a fall by and by, if only from
Parad Sc (farmJ. We entreat you, doc
tir, do be logical. and take the "lowest
seat lest-well, please read Luke H.
S-ll.
Another point: l thought the doctor
would not try to deny the drinking"
before the flood after my proof of the
fact was SO pointed that drinking" was
an especial sin 4uke 17:2o-27) of that
time. But, lo! he deliberately chal-
lenges me 10 prove the use OF WINE be-
tore the flood. Why, doctor, you surely
do not mean that must prove your own
statements, do you. Now, you would
not yield to the truth OF anything that |
did give, and yet deliberately es, de-
liberately say that you "haye traced
the use OF VINE from Adam down through
succeeding ages.n Your case is much
like the man who was tried for killing a
neighbor's dog. On the stand he testi-
fed, II killed the dog, but the next
thing is to proveat
And now, Mr.. Editor, since the doctor
has been wasting valuable time in ''saw-
dust" and has departed" it wouldn't
be reasonable or Just to spend more Of
my time or use more of your space on
his 'duds." / will "clear for action"
for the future and try few more shots
at principles. will ask, however, that
the reader may carefully note my pre-
vlous article andsthe dcctor's reply, and
see how diligently he labored to get
away from touching the vital points at
issue. He Will have it that the man
who drinks intOxicants is a temper
ance" man, and the one who does not
drink is "lntemperate." His logic is
built upon such assumptions rs ordlnar-
Ny the writer would not indulge the
method OF reply. He has not, he dare
not, i'll a logical, Candid argument main
tam the Use GI Itss'lntoAicanls" . as bev-
erages TO the human family without ad-
mtLng all the evils l have named and
can name and successfully prove, as the
sure result OF such use. No, he never
will stake his reputation as doctor, as
a gentleman, as-asschoIar, in straight
forward defensesof his SIDE, unquallhed
by 'sarcas m, Esr.d cule Or nameless
methods OF lang6age. that Lave always
the only line of defense of
the proposition that "the use OF intox-
icants as beverages is not a menace to
health, happinessssociety and posterity.
The writer has indulged with regret in
sarcasm" but as that coin has been
the chief in circulation on that side,
some will bear me out in the necessity
at times OF answering according to |
lolly," and with "trade dollars.h III
should be only too glad, Tor the sake OF
truth, II some one eould-but they can
not--take up the other side, and then