The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-29
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ling his energy in every direction, so
we should not lessen our diligence, |
but take up and carry out whatever
thought or plan or work we can feel
to be helpful in changing public senti-
ment or to cripple our common foe,
that hesitates not to poison our youth
with deadly cigarettes, or to rob our
brothers and sons not only of their
money and morals, but of that bright
est and best heritage, clear and UNI
clouded reasoning faculties. When
we can cripple the business of manu-
featuring by lessening the demands
made for intoxicants, we will drive the
into other and more
profitable lines of work. This we
should do by training our young men
to favor a public sentiment that will
look at the whole business of intern
perance, from the wholesale dealer to
the bestial sot, as class that belongs
in the ignorant, immoral and lowest
plane of society, while true culture,
true worth and high unselfish motives
are a part of the very nature of our
grandest men and women.
We can look back and see that a
great change has been made through
educationI and legislation, but the
present outlook shows us that there is
vast amount of work to do, and
that we should push this work on with
might andImain, the better to succeed.
| have in mind another as yet, un-
written law, not of punishment for the
transgressor, but encouragement to
the youth to restrain them from trans
crossing the law. We do not like the
harsh but well-meaning law the father
might give forth to his son, saying, |
will whip you within an inch of your
life if | find you smoking and drink
ing; but wesIlike the loving mothers
way of pointing :out the difference be-
tween right and wrong, of her strong
hold of affection that wins the regard
of the child and Imakes him love to do
right if only for his mothers sake.
know OF one mother who found her
son of seventeen was smoking, offered
him a nice present if he would not use
tobacco until he was twenty-one years
old. That boy threw away his tobacco
and was ever afterward temperance
boy and man.
Following along from these facts
have asked many boys if they would
think it any inducement to be temper
ate if by so doing they would receive
prize at twenty-one. You should
see their eyes brighten with a new
thought. new impulse for right do
ing, and the invariable question, Is
there such a law as that? | had TO
say no, but hoped there would be be-
fore they were of age; that we were
working for it, and meant to succeed.
| know of two who were just beginning
to use cigarettes, who quit their use.
There are few parents high or low
! that would not encourage their boys
to work for a prize, whether of money
or medal, or both. Money with some
would be u greater incentive, a medal
would be certificate for any young
man to enable him to obtain posi-.
tion of trust. We have school anC
college honors, and only a few car
obtain them; in this contest every boy
If we could make this law who car
show a good moral character, ant
that he is not addicted to the use o
tobacco or alcoholic drinks, may re
ceive a fixed sum of money and {
medal as reward for we'll doing
when he takes the freeman's oath.
believe this would do much more fol
our boys than anything we have evel
done. Our nation believes in honor
ing great men for daring deeds anC
noble work in every cause; monument
are erected for the dead, eulogies
loving cups and medals. are freel.
given to the living, and every tow
and hamlet is wide awake to catch tn
News anu DSdTlll Oll W GdSCI llSlthCI
when u man like Dewey has becom
noted. | ask that our little men ma,
receive honors, we do not know hoy
many more grand men we may have
we encourage our boys in the RICH
manner, We certainly should d
everything in our power to build Il
and strengthen, rather than to tea
down and demolish.
would have the State pay this sun
instead of towns, The State can al
ford large appropriations for fish
game, schools, roads and variou
other things; are not our boys of NOR
| consequence than any of these ? Ar
not the laws protecting fish and gam
for us to eat, of less value than law
which would protect our youth frol
the evil consequences of fiery drink
OF what use are school appropriation