The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1906-09-01
The Evils Of Strong Drink.

Is strong drink an evil? All reas
enable people will at once answer
yes. The man who sells it does moi
want his boy to become entanglet
with 1t in any way Ask that man
if he wants his boy To become 9
slave to it, and he will at once aus
wer no.
BY every possible argument and
reason it is an avowed evil, an enc
my to everything good. 1t is a com
mon truth which has universal ap
plieation that "By their fruits yt
shall know tIrem or in other words
Every tree is known by it's fruits >
The evil tree will, by a law Of nature
bring forth evil fruit, a good tree will
bring forth good fruit That tree
which produces nothing but bad
fruit. is a bad tree,
If the results of the sale and use oil
strong drink are bad and that CON
tinually, the thing itself is bad es.
sentially. Does the sale and use OF
this evil stuff conduce in any meas.
ure to the best interest of the PED.
pie? lfit does, it has a right to he
considered. If not, it is surely de-
serving OF no consideration at our
hands.
No, strong drink does not conduce
to the best interest OF the people. but
to the greatest detriment.
1t is an enemy to the home the
greatest institution on earth. Will
any man argue that strong drink
adds to the comfort and happiness
"a alErttttee .home2 M mae vr,I,s--l,e.,.l
enough common sense to be account
able. will dare make such argument.
Is it friend to schools. and to the
intellectual development of the peo-
pie? No. 1t cannot be- 1t makes
paupers of thousands, and reduces
vast numbers of children to perjury;
so that to secure even a liberal edit
cation is out Of the question. Is it
a friend to the church, that institu-
ton which stands for the best inter
est of the people? No, Every man
knows that it is the enemy of the
church, and is at unceasing and bit
ter war with everything for which
the church stands
1t is, also, the enemy of good gov
eminent. 1t has done more to cor.
rupt government than any other
evil Last of all, it is the enemy of
man. 1t dethrones his manhood,
wrecks his life, and damns his soul
If it is an evil such as have shown,
and every reasonable person must
admit it, it is the solemn duty of ev-
cry good man stand forever for the
suppression of The evil and its awful
results.
That policy which will more near
Is suppress its sale and use, is thd
best policy. If open saloons meaf
less whisky, that is the policy for N
lift means more, it is a bad policy.
If men who sell it are doing more
business under local option. why do
they try SO hard to defeat local OBJ
tion and have open saloons?
The truth is. as all know, thai
more men and boys are induced to
drink under the open saloon policyi
than otherwise. Thousands of boys
take their drinks in saloons, and
take their first steps in DOWNFALL
there, who would not be ruined if
there were no places where they
could buy drink under legalized svs-
The revenue" argumerf, :. i
upon which saloon advocates dwell
longest and strongest. 1.-THE saloons
of a town take in $4,000 of money
which would otherwise go for dry
goods, groceries, etc, does that
make better business? Do saloons
bring the best class of people into a
town? Will the people attracted to
and held in n town by vide open
whisky, he worth more than those
who seek for their children places Of
least temptation?. Will the revenue
exceed the extra expense of the
courts in handling crime caused by
drink? But the greatest question
after all, is; "Who has boy to give
to a life of debauchery and shame for
revenue?"
The saloon is bad policy because
it makes more drunkards. Every
good citizen is honor bound to vote
"No License" III vote to legalize
the sale of drink, am partner to
the crime which it causes Vote to
save your boys and homes.
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