The leader., 1905-07-26

be regarded as any better than i
beast Of prey in any civilized
community. A blind tiger be-
fore be engages ID his business
must first covenant with hell and
the devil that be will become an
outlaw and raise his hand against
organized society; that lie will lle
and induce all his patrons to lie
to protect him 1t is d disgrace
to the moral manhood of the peo-
pie that the blind tiger, Id too
large d measure, succeeds Id his
scheme. The devil does not de-
sire a more effective agency to
populate hell with the souls Of
human beings than an active
blind tiger. Every device known
to the genius Of the devil, and
they are legion, Is resorted to in
order to evade the law. the order
system being very fruitful. in
struct You that if you go to an
agent Of a whisky house and tell
him to order you a gallon Of whis,
ky or case Of beer and the goods
are shipped to the agent and By
him delivered to you the agent
violates the law, no matter wheth.
er you pay the agent the price oi
the goods before or after they
were delivered to you.
In this connection / want tc
say that there are various forms
and coIors of the blind tiger.
The compounders Of so-calIed
drugs, realizing that in nearly
every county in this State local
option obtains, are preparing and
placing on The market numerous
subterfuges, called medicines, bul
in fact the very worst qualities ol
sbust-head' whisky. Peruna,
phosphate. maltine, beerine, and
all sorts Of Genes are ii this class.
/ want you to make a special in.
vestigation for violations Of the
law of these humbugs and subter.
fuges Of the devil. Now, the
druggists or merchants may, un-
der the law, sell Peruna ID gooo
faith as a medicine, but any drug.
gist or merchant who sells these
subterfuges as a beverage, thai
will intoxicate, violates the Law
against the unlawful sale Of Ii,
quor, and is liable to Indictment,
The use to which the compound
is ordinarily put, the purpose fol
which it is usually bought, and its
effect upon the system, are mate,
rial facts from which may be in.
ferred the intentions and good
faith of the seller. If these SO.
called medicines, malts and de.
vices are but shadows under
which an illegal traffic is conduct
ed, they shall be but shadows
when interposed for projection
against criminal prosecution il
this court. | peremptorily in
struct you to exhaustiVely inVes
tigate this matter. The blind ii
ger shall not operate in the Tentt
District under the guise of selling
medicines, malts or other devices
Of the devil. If convicted in thil
court, he will be punished just al
severely as the man who sells ths
very worst quality of whisky.
The twin crime with the blinC
tiger is the pistol carrier; they %
together and do the devils worl
together; these two crimes arr
today at the bottom Of rs pei
cent. of the homicides in Chi:
State. The man who puts his pls
ltol in his pocket does it with /
criminal mind and with the avow
| ed purpose of shooting bis fellow
man if, in his Judgment, a proper
occasion arises. The constant sug
gestion and touch Of the pistol Il
man $ pocket with the conscious
ness that ne is carrying it to shoo
Ibis felloWman, will just as certain
lly eat out his moral conscience al
La cancer will destroy the flesF
where the pistol rests. The pis
Itol has, brought ruin to a thousane
homes where it has protected one
It is a relic Of barbarism and say.