The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-12
WARNING TO YOUNG MEN.
BY REQUEST or ~

Ihere IS q prejudice against
any man engaged in the manu-.
faoturo of alcohol. i believe that
from the time Tissues from the
coiled and poisonous worm in
the distlllery until it empties
into the hell Of death, that it IS
demoralizing to everybody that
touches it, from the source to
where it ends, / do not believe
that anybody can contemplate
the subject without being pre-
JUDGED against the crime. All
they have to do is to think Of
wrecks on either side Of the
stream OF death, Of the suicides,
OF the insanity, Of the poverty,
Of the destruction, Of the little
children tugging at the breast,
Of weeping and despairing wife
asking for bread, Of the man
struggling with Imaginary ser
pents, produced by this devel-
ish thing; and when you think
Of iails, Of the allnshouses, or
the asylums, Of the prisons, and
scaffolde, on either bank, / do
not wonder.that cvery thought
ful man is prejudiced against
the vile Stuff called alcohol.
Intemperance cuts down
youth in its vigor, manhood in
its strength, and age in it's weak
ness. t breaks the father S heart
bereaves the doting mother, ex-
tinguishcs natural affection, er,
ases coniugal love, blots out fill
ial attachment, blights parental
hope, and brings down mourn
ing age in sorrow to the grave.
1t produces weakness, not
strength; sickness, not health;
death, not life. It makes wives
widows, children orphans, faith
ers fiends, and all Of them pau,
pers and beggars. 1t feeds rhe,l>
matism. nurses gout, welcomes
epedcmjcs, invites cholera, i'm
ports res$i!eace and embraces
consumption. IT covers the land
with gross idleness, poverty,
disease and crime. 1t fills your
jails, supplies your almshouses
and demands your asylums. 1t
engenders controversies, fosters
quarrells, and cherishes riots.
1t crowds your penitentiaries,
and furnishes the victims for
your scaffolds. 1t is the life
blood Of your gambler, the all.
ment of the counterfeiter, the
prop Of the highwayman, and
the support Of the midnight in.
cendiary. 1t countenances tho
liar, respects the thief, and es
teens the blasphemer. It viola
tes obligation, reverences fraud,
and honors infamy. 1t defames
benevolence, hates love, scorns
virtue, and ISLANDERS innocence.
It incites the father to butcher
his helpless offspring, helps the
husband to massacre his wife,
and aids the child to grind tile
parTicidAl axe IL burns us mau
and consumea woman, 1etestS
ijto, curses God, and d9spssas
hepyen suborns Witnesses,
nurses }}et .Alty, tl@lilea the5j 5jtrY
boN and stains iGe indiGiai or
mine II uribes voters, disquail-'
fies voters, corrupts elections.
pollutes our institutions, and
endangers our government. tt
degrades tho citizen, debases tho
legislator, dishonors the states
man, and disarms the patriot. It
brings shame, not honor; terror
not safety; despair, not hope;
misery, not happiness. And
with the malevolcnce OF fiend
it calmly surveys its frightful
desolations; and Insulated with
havoc, it poisons felicity, kills
peace, ruins morals, blights con
fidence, Stays reputation, and
wipes ont national honor; then
curses the world and laughs at
it's ruin.
It does all that, and more. 1t
murders the soul 1t is the sum
OF all villanies; the father Of all
crimes; he mother Of all abomi
nations; the curse Of curses; the
DEVILS best friend, and Gods
worst enemy.
Robert G. Ingersoll.
HSncnk the irnth and shame