The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-01-13

His disciples and the members of the
apostolic church. would the men who
through the ages have stood for the
Right. be seen going into a saloon?
ling back the insult with pity for the
nsulter Or did he mean that there are
no better men here than they VINO pat
ronizc the saloony Still protest.
There are many men IN our midst who,
except for some business necessity, new
or enter one of these places of inquiry;
who are 80 careful of their influence
upon others and - guarded in their
personal contacts. that they refuse To
have anything to do with the saloon
except to condemn it. Our best men do
not 90 to saloons. and to say they do
reveals Il sad moral confusion i'll the
one who 80 declares. CIR did he mean
hat the man who enter, the saloon as II
patron i, the equal in standing and
character with the one who does not?
Thi. seems To be- the most rea ~onable
meaning of hi words for they express Il
defense OF his own character and habits.
lie practically says. though he has
formed the drink habit and associates
with men of like appetite. and patron
iZcs the places where these men congre-
gate he j. none the worse for 1t all.
Again | protest. If that j. really his
thought il shows To what degree OF
departure from the straight line OF NOR
ais his nature and opinions have gone.
Through wine his vision j. blurred and
through strong drink he is out of the
way" Ills clear eyed and true hearted
friends have noted with grief the change
i'm his character since he has changed his
habits Had he and those of his early
training when they came to this country,
stood by their convictions. had he re-
mrmbercd the old family altar and the
tromulous prayers for the boy who was
IL soon to he far away from mother,
had he remembered for what the family
name stood where he was born had he
remembered the pledges he made his
rather in that last serious talk behind
the house when that now long forgotten
Testament was placed i'll his hands with
a prayer and an embrace had he remem-
bercd these things he would have stool
by his convictions and his training. and
now. the rod of the wicked would not
be laid upon the lot of the righteous"
and the righteous would not be pleading
with the patho- of II broken heart and
Wv ~ '''''" '''N wa Wv ~
moNal OF TN, curse. surely YOU do not
mean 1t when YOU say our best men pat
r"hIze the saloon. Ao wei might You
say our heN' citizens dI'oory the law and
defend them thaf do II a. good men
AS wen might You say our best city
government c"nd"nc. defend and pro
not" aharchN. nat 'hcy disregard
statutes at VIII hat the best condl-
t"iiS are those mat drhaurh morals
ana destroy hailh""d. ! hat me laWles'
element. arc the r"hNcr'efN Oh the peace
ahl pulltN 81 people.
Iut II l. the law ABIDING men and
women VINO are thc bulMalk OF the state
me delru''fN OF ih' rights ana purity
ID us cil|'h'nll,, ~ Is IN" Jaw ABIDING
wac r''". '"F "'i lio"Ft! "'thin the law
"iii l"r ''' &o"ttiah,h'p ~ the rights
- 'i' p" '' w i'f tn' Jaw II i the
ii" "'I:'''- p pc VINO >i"ht inf the
uPi'!""'H q ''U hi@ht an" l"f the dc-
IN ',!"S w Tug Nl"''2' ION @et con-
iS'eu' Nc'P your l'lofal distinctions
''F"' 'h' 'He'''e, "' personal horailtN
are the enemies OF the state. ANA the
en'nlleS 81 the state are the toes OF
'niI','
'o" mas o'cH'iea 'hat the fod OF the
"'rked 'hah NOT resi- on the lot OF the
il"hteou~. INNS divine decree l. to be
influence. prayers and votes. of Hi