The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-13
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| Personally. ! believe abuse does moi
take away the use, and have always
stood for nigh license with strict Law
enforcemnt and local option.
But when a particular trade seeks tc
enrich itself at the expense of all that
we count dear in life, or wakes boo
by corruption in politics law-breab
ing, and utter disregard Of decency. il
is time for the public TO arise and tc
wipe out of existence that trade
| There is no compromise with evils
nor with the tools OF the devil; there
| fore with all the strength Of my man
hood | am against the saloon and its
associated evils.
The decisions of the supreme court
of the United States and of the state
OF Illinois have declared that the sa-
loon is a breeding place of crime, the
harbor OF criminal and depraved
classes, and that associated with it
are to be found ell the vices which
undermine youth. manhood and
womanhood.
The speaker here read from re,
port Of the Episcopal church of Chi
cago, which investigated the subject
carefully and declared that a large
percentage of the inmates of asylums
ana Of the boys arranged in the
iuveline court owed their troubles to
the saloons Continuing, be said
Civilization is the art Of living IL
gether. True liberty is having ones
own Will. in 50 far as it does not in
terfere with the rights Of others. To
have civil state all must give up
personal liberty to a common center.
that all may have equal rights with
special privileges to none"
ANY laws or practices contrary To
that fundamental principle brings it8
own punishment and logically results
i'm confusion anarchy and chaos
Any man who seeks to break or
thwart the law Of the land is a public
enemy seeking special advantages at
public expense, and ought to pay the
penalty, whether he be a saloon
a lawyer Or a pillar Of the church.
Any one in public office who has
taken his oath to maintain and
execute the law AMI neglects so to
do, is traitor to the people and coun
try, and is as guilty Of treason and a.
deserving OF punishment for the SAL
in civil as in military re
Any private citizen who by word or
deed makes light OF law enforcement
or seeks TO circumvent the law. is
menace to the security Of peace.
Again it is the love Of money. Of
selfish power. that makes men to sac
rilicc honor and integrity and all that
is true and dear to manhood
Wherever you find laXity in law en-
forcement you may be sure it is to
the advantage to one or more directly i
or Indirectly TO have it so.
!; is also contrary to human iug /
tioa TO Influence LEGISLATION SO Az to
procure special privileges, There is !
as mrcb Injustice today unter tie
5niso Of law ar there is in the hagraut
disregard OF our statutes. And i goes |
back 10 the fact that the dollar profits /
and property rather than life ana vir-
tue, truth and Justice. is the final In.
auence and end considered
While bodily appetites and lawful /
desire always are in danger Of abuse
and misuse, and the real preventive
}f sin is 9 heart and will sanctifod
ard strengthened by the grace Of God, I
-et by FAR tbe vast majority OF Grim.
mails and harlots are such bv force of
circumstances over which they ha @
title Or no control, and not from free
,hoice.
IN their uncontrolled greed for
= alth and its power. men have nut
everything secondary to money.
Many man who would not directly
itoop to profit by trafficking in the
and vice Of his fellow mon
ma women does Willingly or unwit.
ingly contribute to and profit there.
~
Contrary to Gods law, men sngly
n collectively combine to control a
necessity Of life or a commercial com.
modify, monopolze the same AMI /
orce an arbitrary and artificial price.
aise the cost Of living proportionately
'eyond the purchasing power of
wages paid. drive men to face star.
alton or to dishonest and unlawful
means of securing the necessities of
lie.
Thousands of young women are
creed to work for wages that the EN-
'loyers know they cannot live onl
md expect they will make up the dir \
erence by immoral living. In some
Instances it has been openly sug.
rested to clerks, who said they could
lot live on the salary offered, that
hey could get friend" to help
HON out.
Young women working for starva.
ion wages in their desperate straits.
re persuaded, enticed. or deliberately
kidnapped. and taken into life of
hame. Procurers get fifty dollar
piece for delivering women to =
louse Of i'll fame,