The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-14
CAIRO PASTOR
. ON THE SALOONS
VIOLENT DENUNClATlON OF THE
BUSINESS AND THE MEN
ENGAGED IN 1T.
TAFT AND FAIRBANKS
Get Lively Rap From Rev Or. |. D
Bass Of Calvary Baptist Church
Would eliminate Parti-
san Politics.

ilFNf Ii Is ~ ilei-9f7 W NtAif - = 'ftt4t
itist church. this city, preached sun
day night on the subject of saloons
and the liquor traffic. Dr Bass Is
the Caro- representative of the Anti
Saloon League of Illinois, and as such
has begun the war which he hopes
Will end in the abolition OF the saloon
III Cairo. Ills sermon was strong
one from the Prohibtionists point OF
view, reciting many incidents por
traying the evils OF excessive whisky
drinking, and he made some striking
references to matters and men, a few
Of which are here presented;
repeat il therefore that If we al.
low the present state of affairs to con
tinue in Cairo we thereby invite our
'r.in, as surely as Jerusalem and
Seldom and Gomoroh invited theirs.
10 not wish to talk partisan politics,
but civic righteousness IL Is a
struggle for life No less person than
the president Of the United States.
ere Of the greatest presidents we
ave had. in the estimation of thou
sands, few weeks ago uttered these
wise and weighty words THE worst
evil that affects our local govern
nent arises from and are the newt
able results of the mixing up Of city
affairs with the party politics Of the
ration and the state The lines upon
which the national parties divide have
10 necessary connection with the
business OF the city Such connec-
ton opens the way to countless
schemes of public plunder and civic
corruption. So good men are not
SO abiect partisan ss they once We're
snd they 10 not SO nnquestioningly
afd cringingly tumble into line at
he crack OF the partisan whip. And
the great political parties are coming
III understand this. Mr.. Taft, for ex-
ample. who in a speech in oklahoma
recently said Il have never yet
seen a town where a drink could not
tr secured by man who looked for
ii" How does he know2 Is Secre.
tarv TAFT an habitual lawbreaker?
7 aft as sop to our Catholic fellow
citizens, who have votes, has paid. or
pgreed to pay to the Roman HER
archy large sums of public money
for comparatively worthless property
and fer which oas government has
hut little use And this he Is re-
Ported TO have done both in the
and in Cuba He will
never be elected president Uncle
loe" Cannon cusses too much and a
few days ago. on the cars in the
iorthern part of our state. let out
'ew cuss" words against the Metho-
lists because thee sat down" Cock
tail Charlie" Fairbanks because he
.rouched to kiss the skunk Of the
liquor traffic. and neither of the three
could possibly 'be eleeted ar the
viii settle them. Thank
5oa for the Methndists
But YOU say what has all these ter
jble. and startling facts to do with
he licensed liquor business? 1
answer much IN every way Il is the
legitimate effect Of The violation Of
N law The violaters of Law the
ialoon aud the brothep are. often com
.ined into one and they go hand in
land with the closest possible fellow
hip. They are the gigantic triplet
of the youth of America
'ou cannot hurt one of them without
,drting the other The social in
renee OF the saloon is enough to
ondemn it forever No man can
deny that as class
aloon keepers in this country are of |
be lowest character. OF course some |
aw are a little better They are i'm |
ure. profane. irriligious vulgar. aud !
ften criminals and their saloons are
ke themselves In no place as herr I
outside q the brothel-is t1ef at /
losphere SO saturated with al-ihat 4
. vicious ans corruptils here one 4
'eets with the worlds fithiast con /
ersstion. hecause hero cougr gaze 4.
rciety's slthi 81 souls The sa'acll
the stem aronnd Which cluster a.
be- fostering vices e. the 90 3ru1mt
~ no han can land'e wh'stcy I
neither. wholesale retail. groceries
r 'bug stores AMI re5asln n1ea1
minated. II be- follows it twenty
Ears ] will show Won skelet n in
IS family. Lincen sail q siave-v.
II slavery is not wreng then nrt
ig is wrong So say 10 yrr ~ |.
b. saloon traffic TIA Us t-aia ~
iseases crime and lust is mot wro1 !.
zen nothing Is wrong Tbei saloon /
the moral lazer house ~ 5 r'efv.
n the rivers Of earth could not uash
"a liquor business clean. and an tAe
inds Of beaySD can not carry CT SIS
nj stencil To lieeuse such al g.
iination % diabalism for eo'd nu2h
: little is the darkest bet cp nc
siazatiqn 81 orr times Oac OF ih !
ERNEST in-lictnionts tia can ho
tIe against The sslCCn Is thaf IL g.
- ,nsozt deadly foe q the American
'me .tasi Mas eve. conesisfd. ~
tan hluseif ,were - can a cgavea-
OF ol IN tae batsrs ~ huma9itr- 81
J the coldbioDdel anil cruel spirits
. earta o. iasbei nobody would he /
I've that the fapblned council ffl
.eir evil inisilfze5ea ssoua ese- be
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