Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-31
WHAT WHISKY DOES
RECENT TEMPERANCE SERMON BY
THE NEW YORK AMERICAN.

Striking Picture Drawn of the Work
King Alcohol Does In killing Ann
bition, Modesty and Earnestness In
You@& Men.
Again we discuss with our readers
the harm that is done by alcohol. We
have no idea of preaching teetotalism
We have no desire to advocate laws
regulating mems lives against their
will. Education and discussion and
self study can convert men from
whisky. Laws cannot.
We publish these editorials on whisky,
says the New York American, not so
much in the hope of doing good directly.
as i'll the hope of making among our
readers tens of thousands of advo-
Gates of temperate living. This news
paper goes into the hands of millions
Of good, earnest. successful men and
women. We seek to impress upon
them the Importance of discussing the
whisky question with young men.
Upon the cooperation of our readers
we rely entirely for any good that we
may accomplish.
Today we deal with the work that
whisky does in deluding and swindling
the ambitious young man.
You need not be old in this world to
know many man who started out
hopefully, full of ambition and promise
and who has now ended among the
whisky wrecks.
Whisky is especially dangerous be-
cause it makes a man lie to himself as
well as to others. 1t makes his own
mind deceive him. 1t makes his am
bitiQns, the best elements that are in
him, work for his own downfall.
A man is naturally able He has
good head, strong emotions, unlimited
possibilities. His hope of progress is
in his ambition. While he controls
himself his ambition tells him that it
can be realized only through work.
But whisky tells him another story.
Whisky says to the young man:
"Of course you will succeed. OF
course you are great. You are not ap-
preciated. Your thoughts are beauti-
full. Your originality is marvellous.
Your future is certain
70 many a young man this happens:
He sits down at the table an earnest,
modest young man.. He takes one
glass Of whisky and that one glass
makes a change. 1t begins the elmi
nation Of his earpestness, He takes
another glass, and another and a
fourth.
Look at him now and see what Whis-
ky does for it's human friends. His
earnestness is gone. Concentration is
gone from his eyes. firmness from his
mouth, all strength Of purpose has left
his expression. And the modesty
which inspires in men small estimate
of themselves and an inclination for
hard work has been wiped out by
whisky also. Dragging, conceit. fool.
ish self confdence-these whisky has
substituted for the qualities that prom
Used success. H., ~ T..
Whisky is a cunning enemy. No
great general ever planned a campaign
or cleared away obsta cles as thorough
~ as whisky plans and removes things
from it's path. s<=s ST., :. a#g<s
A. When whisky plans to lead a man to
murder, it first eliminates kindness and
the sense Of right and wrong. In their
place it puts insane rage and vicious
hatred. And in. the prison cell next
day you see wretched creature, with
Z white face and trembling hands, pro-
testing: 5G53 Il 81 ' s 3 s5.s
81 don't know why ! killed him; he
was my friend. !" Or 81 don't know
why l killed my wife; no better woman
ever lived. = ; # ..*%
But whisky knows why the murder
va de0oA FOX Whi Nd robbed the