Arizona republican., 1908-04-27
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longs to that class of activities which
 rebound to the glory of God and the | good of men. Its motives are unself- 1 ish, its methods are open and above 1 board, its materials consist of indis- putable facts and principles. It makes | it's appeal to that which is best and | highest in man. It's sacrifices are in l behalf of the innocent sufferers from wrong Its efforts are for the rescue of those who are going down into the
 unfathomable depths of sin and death.
 On the other hand, there is neither
 dignity nor morality in the institution
 we oppose. It's motives are base it's methods are vicious, its atmosphere is 1 impure. it's products are degenerate.
 Its arguments are fallacious, its state
 ments are untrustworthy. its quota | tiOns are misrepresentations and its power is the power of darkness" The | saloon is not savory subject and
 one cannot touch it without feeling the need of Immigration and a bath.
 The moral dignity of the temperance reform may be seen in the reasons
 which may be given for espousing the
 cause. I call your attention to five of
 these reasons.
 First-Temperance reform is on the
 side of law and order. It comes with
 one hand grasping the constitution and
 the common law and the other hold
 ing fast the Word of God It keeps the commandments of both God and
 man. IL requires neither courts nor
 officers for its control It claims for
 every man his constitutional right. the
 inalienable right to life, liberty and the pufsuit of happiness It claims these against an institution which systemat-
 ically destroys life. enslaves the indi- vidual and makes happiness an impos-
 sibility in this world and in the world
 to come. It claims for every man his full personal rights under the laws of God and men but it resists the claim
 that any man has a right to do that which is destructive to himself, his neighbor. his family and the state
 Great crimes are said to have been committed in the name of liberty. But the liberty which results in crime can find no foundation either in divine or human constitutions. Law exists for the welfare of the whole people and can never be made the cloak of self ishness or warrant for vicious self in uulStHtt Ut SdloOll lS all OllSIlSe against the essential spirit of all con- stitutions and an habitual lawhreaker in the face of all restraining statutes.
 Temperance reform is on the side of truth and honesty IL has no motive for falsehood and no profit through dishonesty. It simply calls for light and demands honest dealing with the facts revealed. It stands for truthful statements of fact, truthful interpret atiOn of statistics. truthful declars- tions of principle It stands for an honest ballot. an honest municipal and state administration, an honest use of press pulpit and platform. The char acteristic and ruling spirit of the liquor interests was well illustrated in the advertisement of a fake temperance lecture eo be given the opera house Saturday night. Deceit and fraud were written large in the whole announce ment. Who doubts that whiskey paid for the advertisement. whiskev paid for the opera house. whiskey paid for the band and whiskey paid the speaker? Did not the people of Phoenix regard with unallOyed contempt this effort to deceive the public. with it's special in vitatiOn to ladies. into attending a sa- loon keepers lecture? l say without doubt or hesitation that in my opinion it is substantially impossible for an advocate of the liquor traffic to tell the truth. Not because these men are naturally more untruthful than others but simply because nothing true can be said for the traffic. Therefore it's friends must be silent or do violence to facts.
 Temperance reform is on the side of health and prosperity. Total abstinence brings the flush of health to the cheek, the flash of life to the eye and the spring of strength to the step. It hon
 ors the sanctity of the human body, that complex and marvellous instru ment through which God seeks to come into saving touch with the souls Of men. It recognizes that this body is designed to be a temple Of the Holy Spirit and that to injure or degrade that body is to sin against God. The saloon reverses all this l will not try to paint the picture. Temperance means prosperity. It means a roof Of your own over your head and little garden behind your own house. It means schooling for your children, clothes for your family and self re- spect to look the world in the eye. It means business prosperity and admin istrative economy. It means less crim- inals, less paupers. less insane, less waste and less want.
 Temperance reform is on the side of religion and purity. The clear head and the good conscience which go with to- tai abstinence make for both personal purity and piety. The saloon is the hotbed. the forcing house of infidelity and immortality. Its walls are adorned with lewd and licentious pictures and even it's advertising calendars. are an offense to common decency. The strongest enemy of religion in the world today is the organized liquor traffic. Temperance pleads for clean body and a pure heart. II stands for the Bible rather than the bottle
 Temperance reform is on the side of God and heaven. We are reaching the mountain top now. The ascent is ! steady and logical This movement which takes it's initial stand upon law and order, declares for truth and hon | esty, rises to health and prosperity and goes on to the foundation of religion and purity could not fail at last to find itself on the Mount of Transfiguration. | standing bV the side of Gods own Son |