The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-09-03
10 the Voters and Friends Of Temperance.

Feeling as we do that the cause of
temperance is one which should engage
the thought aud action of every person
who is interested in the moral aud
| spiritual welfare of our people, we
make this appeal TO the good people of
Boone county.
We are soon TO come to the polls with
our ballots, with our God-giyen right
of suffrage, and there to say whether
we will or will not have open saloons
in this county. Surely none of us can
be indifferent as to this issue. If we
want the greatest evil in the land open
ed wide to tempt our boys to ruin, we
will of course vote 'tfor license. but
II we stand for the protection of our
boys and men, and for the sacredness
OF our homes, we must vote against
license"
No man dare say that whisky is not
an evil. That 1t is the greatest evil in
our nation is beyond doubt. That it is
working ruin and death and dragging
thousands of bright, promising young
men down to life of debaucherY is
patent to all. This enemy is not con-
lining his work to the lower classes,
he is no respeetor of persons. Your
boy and mine are not proof against
temptation. Have you frie nd who
might be ruined? Have you a son,
father, brother? Haye you thought
of your obligations to then2 If you
have in your house bright little boy,
would You like to see him go like
thousands have gone who once were as
bright and promising as your boy7
Surely no. Then it is your duty to ex-
ercise your privilege as citizen of
free and christian nation in voting to
remove TO temptation as far as possi-
bic from our boys aud men.
That open saloons are a stronger
temptation to the young men than
would be presented by any illegiti-
mate sale of whisky is evident. Let
open saloons be had in our midst, and
there stands associations, attractions
for many boy, who is led to ruin, who
would not be tempted by the "blind
tiger" The plea is being made by
many that we had better have open sa-
looms and get the revenue, than have
s'blind tigers. selling whisky without
paying license. Let no man be caught
with such false plea as this. We can
not afford to become a party to crime
like the sale of whisky. OF course there
Will NC HIGH WHO VIII NlIlukf anu
who will in violation of law sell; but
we are not morally responsible for
what we cannot prevent, but we are
morally responsible for what we legal
ize. If vote against license" and
as good citizen of my county seek to
suppress the illigitimate sale of whis-
KY, / am not responsible for crime
committed contrary to my will and eff
fort If vote to legalize thing, am
morally responsible for the results of
that thing. If | vote for open saloons,
and as a result of open saloons one
young man Is wrecked and ruined,
am responsible. Every man who votes
"for license" will be a party to every
crime committed as a result of that Ii
ceuse. No christian can vote for Ii
censen if he realizes the truth of the
above statement. No christian or per-
son interested in the moral welfare of
Our people, can be idle or Indifferent to
the obligation to work, pray and vote
: against license.n We appeal to you.
Be at the polls early on the morning of
The election. Let every man be seen
aud asked to help us in this fight for
home and friends and native land.
Rally all your forces. We must win.
The enemy is at work day and night
" we sleep upon our rights now, we
will wake up to find a saloon at our
dpor.
Our early fathers died in their own
\ lood to give us freedom, and as a re-
SILT we have this nation the home of
tine free and the brave. Shall we suf-
FIR 4 slavery a thousand times worse
THAN England's tyranny, to lay hold of
OUR citizenship? God forbid.
n God of our fathers, be with us yet
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