Willmar tribune., 1902-11-05
Our Whisky Advertise ent.
(COntributed.)

(COnLrlDuted.)
Every lover of truth and honesty is
grieved by looking in our newspapers
that are filed with advertisements
that are such that all things consid-
cred, can not be true. We find them
In papers that we in particular
would naturally expect stand for truth
because the function that such papers
are intended to fulfill. But, alas! too
often the mighty dollar is higher
priced than that truth. But the fol-
lowing piece taken from the Farm
Students Review, St. Anthony Park,
M1nn., shows that there are at least
some that dare to take firm stand and
not only that but express it in clear
language. am particularly proud of
the following because this little paper
Is a product of our worthy state in
stitution, School of Agriculture.
Keep right on and send out to the
world men and women that have deep
conviction of truth and courage to
uphold truth both in words and &C.
tiOn.
"In today's mail came q letter
making q liberal offer for advertising
space in the Farm Students Review.
An advertisement for q liquor firm.
An old and reliable firm. Goods the
very best and reasonable in price.
They say they would like to reach our
class of readers. We sincerely hope
they can reach them only through this
paper. We have been thinking for
some time of advertising liquor, but
to advertise it for what it really is.
the most powerful substance yet made
by man. At first it seems gentle, and
it makes its acquaintance in song and
good cheer. Through it's pleasant de-
meanor it makes it's way into the home
of the refined, the rich and great and
poor mans cottage alike, and in each
of them it brOOds and often becomes
more powerful and commanding th an
the father, more influencing than the
mother, and dearer than home itself.
1T is the ruler through strength. It
fastens itself in the brain and in every
muscle and the proud man as we'll as
the fool bows in submission under it's
mighty force.
''The destruction of war ceases when
war ends, but the destruction of LIQUOR
has never ceased since the unlucky
day it was first born into, the world.
No page is large enough to advertise
it, no tongue or pen has ever pictured
it as it really is. The best illustra-
tion of it can be seen in the man stag.
gering from the saloon door, his
health broken, his money gone, an
outcast OF society and made the thing
he Is by the folly of society.
"Strange that liquor should peed ad
vertising space. In most of the cities
and towns in this state from Mime
apo1is to the smallest villages there is
more money spent for liquor than for
education and clothing and fuel CON-
bined. And what is tn return? More
untimely deaths than from all form of
diseases combined, the strength and
efficiency of the laborer decidedly les
sened, corruption and debauchery and
dishonesty in public affairs from the
bar room to the Office of the city
mayor. Don't think of Minneapolis,
look at home. What has the bar
room to do with public affairs? Note
the number of votes bought and sold
there through the medium of LIQUOR
during the coming election camp align
and you will know.
''This is not to favor any political
party. In what is right party has
nothing to do. 1t is men who must be
appealed to-" A. J. M.