The state herald., 1908-04-03
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PHILLIPS COUNTY

| EDITOR HERALD. We most earnestly
desire to give to the voters of Holyoke
word of warning. We were so deeply
impressed with the exercises at the au-
ditorium Sunday evening and more es-
pecially those little ones. Gods angels,
how happy and care free they were,
and the many messages of love and
good will they brought as a remem-
brance of Gods infinite love to all. Is
it any wonder we love them so well,
Gods little ones.) But we were think
ing what the future had in store for
them. God only knows. But we hope
and pray that the Allwise Father may
p otect them with His all powerful arm
to be true men and women and to fight
every battle Of life bravely and will
you help them? win you help to ban
ish the greatest Of evils. curse to any
nation or people. a traffic that asks, yea,
demands that one boy in every four
shall fill drunkard's grave. a drunk
ards hell. II for no other purpose than
the personal gain, it would be paying
matter to vote this liquor business out
of existence, saying nothing Of the suf-
fering, misery and woe. Man is born
unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.
and the drunkards wife is married to
trouble, as sure as sal ois drag dowr-
ward.
For every dollar we receive from the
liquor business we lose $3.50. Is this
the kind Of economy you des'r.f But
for every SO this government receives
from this liquor traffic it sends one poor
,oll to drunkard's hell and you don't
Snow i may be your boy or mine, or
your daughter or mine. but God help US
to see the right and do it.
II matters very little how admirable
the cut Of ones piety is IL he takes ii
III In the polling booth. You cannot
legislate sinner into saint, but
saint can so legislatc M to make him
self sinner.
Sam Jones says. ''lf the Almighty
could get good grip on the ministers.
the whiskey business would be run out
Of the country in ten years"
We pray God that He may get Il and
hold 1t and banish this curse from our
fir land. You cannot make W ong
right by licensing Il. but you add more
wrong. Do you want To say to this
government that you can have my boy
for consideration Of SO. II you do
Just vote the license ticket and you can
h I'VE your wish. Who makes the drum =
ards7 The saloon. Who makes the sa-
lo,n3 The law. Who makes the lawy
The legislature. Who makes the legis-
lature! The voter. Now. the saloon.
keeper is as good as his business; his
business is as good MS the law that b ne
tons 1t; the law Is rs good AS the legi-
lature that passed Il and the legislature
is as good NJ the voter who made Il.
Jur country never sinks below It's
homes and never rises above them.
Thunder storms purify the air. but a
BURST Of righteous Indignation never
was known to purify a saloon. II they
say To US, men will have liquor. we say
not by my vote. II another says, men
sill sell II, again We reply. not by my
vote. am not bound 10 abolish the sa-
oon. bu, can abolish my interest In
il. My vote may not hurt the saloon.
but ! am bound to vote Il right oil the
anne. Saloons may no on. like the
brook. forever. men may die In ,hem
Ike flies and he'll grow fat on dranksrds
bu, not by my vote.
May God help us all to do our duty as
Christ woul do wcrs lie here upon
earth. Yours for victory.
A TAX PAYER.