The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05

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and alcohol for mechanical and medicinal
purposes.
ga law that will see to 1t that If a
man will drink he shall get pure stuff.
"a law which will be for the self
interest of the people and of the State to
enforce.
| suggest that you test for yourselves
by these conditions the following
methods of regulating the liquor traffic:
The prohibtory law, the license law
with local option, and the dispensary
system with local option.
A Program for Practical Temperance
Work.
Moreover | would offer program for
pratical temperance work In our town.
The continuous education of the
people and the upbuilding of public
sentiment In this the community has
right to expect that the churches and
pastors shall lead. | have heard many
favorable comments of the union tenn
perance meeting and | believe that
through the fall aud winter months it
would be a good plan for the churches
to hold a union meeting on Sunday even
ing once month in the interests of
righteousness, individual, social and
political We can depend upon the
| Womans christian temperance Union to
do their share in creating public senti-
ment.
"a fair discussion IN the SOMERSET
REPORTER and in public meetings of the
best way of regulating liquor traffic;
that, if possible our good citizens may
come to some agreement in the matter.
| 3-Let the law be enforced. We are
all agreed to that.
| One man said that under the charter
of the corporation aliens are allowed to
vote at our corporation meeting. If
this is 80 surely the charter ought to be
amended at the next meeting of the
! legislature.
Then sufficient public sentiment ought
to be awakened to change the present
method of voting in our town and cor
poration meetings. checklist should
| be used, and the polls be open certain
number of hours. The mob voting
which we have now might be well
enough among savages but in a com
munity which is supposed to be civilized
it is preposterous. Let the most sacred
duty of the American citizen be done
decently and in order.
Then elect a man for sheriff who will
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nominate him. Therefore go t. your
caucuses and use your vote and influence
for the right man. But it is said that
the politicians have a way of controlling
the caucuses Therefore let us awaken
public sentiment until the people shall
demand a direct primary law so that
each citizen may directly register his
opinion as to the men whom he wishes
to be the nominees of his party. This
is government of the people and in the
last analysis these things are in the
hands of the people.
4-Open place of recreation, social
center for the working people. We
have club known as the Milburn Club
in this town. | believe that the club is
doing good in that they furnish a place
for young men to meet in social way,
and in that it gives them harmless
substitute for the saloon, as social
gathering place. But the men working
in our mills and factories on account of
the expense cannot enjoy this advantage.
| There ought to be place for them. AT
WaterviIe large manufacturing com
pany has recently opened SIC, 600 club
house for their employees LaIge cor
porations and liberal. minded men are
doing the same thing all through the
country. There is enough money in
Skowhegan and 1t ought to be forthcOm.
ing to build and equip social center for
our people.
The Gospel of the Divine Master.
Now as we close let us look at all
these questions OF life and duty from
the standpoint of Almighty cod. We
are apt to forget that our heavenly
Father hates evil and abominates a lie.
If your personal habits are wrong he
condemns you, yet in his great love He
will help you 10 overcome He calls for
the strength of your right arm in behalf
of righteousness. All cowardice and
lukewarmness he condemns. He wants
men of iron will and granite faith Life
is not long. Whether we live forty or
eighty years, whether we are rich or
poor makes little difference The su
preme question is what shall we labor
and struggle for. There are only two
of whom We need take counsel, God and
our weaker brother. Go up to the
| throne of the righteous God in whom
is no variableness nor shadow of turning
and ask what he would have you do and
where he would have you stand and
then go out to do His will. Turn to the
matchless Christ out of whose face for
ever shines the glory of the eternal
Father, and ask the Master what He
would have you do, and having received
your marching orders, follow Him.
Then go to the wife and mother, to the
child, to the poor slave of habit and ask
what you can do to help your weaker
brother and then go forth to minister to
others.
Life reveals it's glories only to the
honest man Life unveils its beauties
only to the man of rectitude and cour-
age. Life unfoids its grandeur only
unto men of faith Be therefore, honest,
righteous, courageous and strong of
faith and God will bless you.
If you would have an appetite like a
| hoar and a ralIcb for vour meals take