The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-07-28
A DEAMON IN 1T

to possess the spirit of adeamon. 1t
demoralizes all with whom it comes
in contact. The honest upright
Young man who believes in the
right and has a spirit of fairness
about him takes a drink at the sug-
gestion of some cornwall friend.
He takes another and another till
he becomes confirmed tippler.
His ideas of Justice become con
fused
T in $ that formerly looked bad
to HIM if not absolutely wrong,
begin to seem all right and soon ht
loses all moral sense and does not
seem to be able to distinguish be-
tween the right and the wrong. Or,
If he has that power, does not have
the courage or will power to stay
by the right and abandon the
wrong. He soon becomes a H..
tool for any crime that may bt
suggested to his depraved nature
ev n 20 murder.
The whiskey has blunted his
sensibilities and deprived him OF
the power of staying by the right
In fact, it has SO changed his ma
ture that he seems to prefer thu
| wrong, especially when filled up on
the frey liquid.
Note the change in appearance.
From bright eyed clear com
| 1lexioned active young man, h'
soon becomes a sluggard. HIS
face bloats and assumes brlllian'
aash while his eyes lose their snap
md take on bleary dull look and
MS gate becomes clumsy shuttle
See him lounging on the street nea'
where his favorite beverage is sold
,urrounded by gang of vulgar low
fled companions whose acqualn
ance he would have spurned IN nj
lays of honest manhood.
One view of drunkard should
enough to deter any young NAL
from meddling with the stuff. 1t il
/ snare that will surely strangle IL
the end. Formerly IN the courts
when young man was brought be
tore the bar of justice for som
minor offence it was considered
,alliation if he said he was drunl
when the offence was committed.
Now the courts, in the superior
.nlightment of the age, say no mai
IAN be excused from the effect o
| MS acts because he has gone int
partnership with deamon and the
ieamon has led him astray.
| Few men, it seems are sToni
.nCugh to handle the st' If and ad
lere strictly to the law governing
IS sale. The temptation to max
money or the demoralizing influence
IF the drug soon warps the instinc
# right and the vendor is fount
.vading the law or openly defyin
t. The saloonkeepers of Missouri
who have license to run their ne
;arious business SIX days out of tn
week. try, in every way to evad
he Sunday closing lay and dispens
he death dealing stuff on Sunday
rhus is dlsrespect for lawengendel
ID and the young generation give
IN object lesson in disobedienc
and nsubordination.
The so called druggist of kansa
secures permit, to handle lntox'
:ants for medical purposes. solel
hat he may violate the spirit if nc
The letter of law and contribute HI
part towards sending many waywar
young men more rapidly on tn
downward road.
There surely is deamon of de
ruction in this hell brewed stu
hat dwarfs and blights the lntellet
ind character of those who hand
it as well as those who drink /
Many men who would scorn
violate other laws of the state, d
Derately plan to violate the pr'
h bltory law and 'al see no wror
a so doing. This law in its pr
sent shape may | e doing much goc
J. out the evils 1t is doing in teachir
men DISCARD oflaw, is very grea
y Would that some strong man woul
D arise with authority and ner'
, enough to enforce the law to IL
Il letter for few years as an exper
nent and then if not found to !
;. what we want let it be repealed.
n This half hearted enforcement
or no enforcement at all, is ruinol
m the minds nf the v0unp