The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30

mother: it sends the workman with
a lie to his waiting employer; Is
sends the penitent drunkard with a
lie to his benefactor. II you want to
appreciate what liar the saloon
makes man, try to reform one of its
graduates. He will shed tears of PEN
itence that will move you to benevo-
lence, with lie in every statement;
betray your confidence. impose on
your generosity. beg money for his
laundry" spent It for rum, and lay
for you next morning with a new
lie.
Z. As an Adulterer. It sows the lep-
ros of impurlty in the human heart.
It produces leprosy in the heart, lep-
rosy ir the blood, leprosy in The
brain. leprosy in the home, leprosy
in the soul.
Seventy-fve per cent OF all the So
cial impurity that curses our Amer
the ladies sitting room and the
mems standing room of our Ameri-
can saloon, where human passion is
fired by the serpent that turks in the
bottom of every glass. 1t provides
every convenience. furnishes the
tools, and inflames the passion that
breaks into the sealed hearts of
girlhood innocence, upon which rests
the home, the pillars of society and
the future of the race. Jesus said,
whatsoever looketh upon woman
to lust after her hath already COM
mitted sim" The saloon says, we
have a side door ana private room,
and a poisoned bottle and ask no
questions. A police captain was ques-
toned as to how many Of these
young girls who enter the private
entrance of saloon come out as
pure as they go in. His answer was.
mot one in hundred
The highway to the house of shame
both for men apd for women, lies
through the saloon. There is scarcely
a saloon in our American cities that
does not have brothel for bride.
The saloon in front, gambling room
in the rear and the scarlet woman
on the highways of the nation. Ev-
cry one OF these horrible scandals
that have polluted the public press
and poisoned the public mind, with
their theft of virtue drrgged young
women and murdered men, were re-
leased from the uncorked bottles in
our leprous saloons
8. AS Murderer. 1t is the orly
business our earth that poisons its
customers. 1t spares neither youth.
age or infancy. With dirty blanket
and dirty parent it lies in wait
Tor the unborn to satisfy its thirst
for human blood
1t whets the assassin's knife, cocks
the highway mans pistol; puts a
rope into the hands of mob: It is
the arch anarchist of the worlds his
tory. Its red flag, died with the
blood of kings. expresses and presi-
dents, challenges the civilization of
the world.
IL nerved the blow that sent the
bulletss into the hearts of Lincoln.
Garfield and Mckinley; 1t is the in
carnation of anarchy and every an
archistic plot that has been aimed to
strike blow at human life OF
civil government In the history of
this country has been Matched in a
bar-roorn.
More than all other causes put
together, it is responsible for the
annual crop OF 10000 murders and
the 10000 suicides in this free, pros
porous and intelligent republic.
III only one per cent of the total
deaths were due. to drink 1t would
mean ten thousand slain every year
in the United States
But most eminent medical authori-
ties put the proportion at ten per
cen. II is not claimed that one In
ten who die are drunkards. But that
the disease that hurried them to the
grave was induced by alcoholic pcis-
on.
The curse Of God Almighty is on
the saloon business; the legislature
of nearly every state and the high
courts of the, nation have marked 1t
/ for determination: all decent society
Is barring II out all fratsrnal broth
erhoojs are bolting their doors
against it; commercial institutions
are drawing the line of employment
against its patrons; the churches re-
ject from membership those who rent
lit property; rot a reputable insur-
lance company will insure the saloon
keeper and not church is left in
Professionalism that wants to bury him
! Gan he be blind to all these
facts? Is he dumb TO all these ap-
peals? What | have said is not di-
rected against the individual who is
engaged IN the liquor business, ,wheth-
er as manufactures, wholesale dealer
saloonkeeper, bartender, customer
property owner, petition signer or in.