Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25

would Immediately inquire whats
this?" to- which we would reply
"This Is one Of our lesalized places Of
business. from which we obtain large
revenues that assists Us in paving our
streets and identifying our city"
No wonder that face would take on
look of sadness when he would see
men staggering from these places.
having lost all sense Of noble man.
hood, then he would say: ono drunk
ard shall inherit the kingdom of
heaven.
So while such conditions prevail let
US not say: THAT is Mr.. Browns sa-
loon, or Mr. Jones saloon, but let US
use the plural "our saloons. for even
your names may be upon church re-
cord if we had the gift Of second sight
we'd be able to see the ballots that
you have cast that has caused this to
become legallized crime IN this our
beautiful land of the Free and the
home of the brave.
If you should see notice upon
the street corner that would read like
this: Tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m.
will be sold to the highest bidder for
cash in hand \ husband, wife and 2
children you would at once say how
in hum.n, but such a scene was not
uncommon fifty years ago in our own
nation.
But public sentiment has brought
about the immansitation of the chatel
slave.
Abraham Lincoln once made this re-
mark to Stephan Douglas: "Sir, I
believe that the time will come in the
near future when God will raise up a
man who will be the instrument in
his hands to liberate the colored race
of this nation"
Little did he realize who that man
should be, for God used that very
same Lincoln for the accomplishment
of that utmost glorious purpose. But
yet equally as sad conditions prevail
today when we see principalities and
sin in high place. violence and iniquity
rolling on seemingly in = resistless
current until scarcely has any escaped
its palluting power.
1t is high time that the fathers
who have the welfare of their boys at
heart begin to put for the effects to
redress the wrong that are 80 much in
evidence.
Considering that the home should be
the santum or holy of hottest. Give
your wives and mothers excess to the
ballot box. For she has intellect a.
well as you. She is thoroughly capable
of solving great problems concerning
our common wealth. She is inter-
ested in the welfare of her boys and
girls, and she has g good right to
express her opinion % any man that
ever lived.
/ am not very profent at painting
pictures. But In conclusion shall
fsttempt to paint two domestic scenes.
Over here to my left see . home that
is hardly worthy of the name. I see
the children in rags and filth with the
word poverty" painted upon the
outer wall. l see the wife and
mother the very picture Of despair as
the drunken husband and father
makes his appearance upon the scene.
Oh, what misery 10 there all on account
Of that father. Who at one time was
some mothers baby, and was as pure
a. an angel. Over here on our right
side see another home. ! observed
over their door the words: "God Bless
Our Home" There is nothing gors
gerous here. but all seems to be con-
tented and happy. The father has
before him an open book. The family
are seated around listening to the
reading let US draw near. We OBJ
serve the title of the book, it 10
the Holy Bible. We listen 20 the
gracious words, as he reads them to
his loved ones, and as he concludes, we
see them all kneei in prayer, and as
the insence of prayer ascends, we are
constrained to say: "Surly God is in
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