The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-29
BIIlKINs IN DUBLIN.


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prosperity and morality would be
marching band In hand. The con-
trary 10 true. IL there Ii 8 tougher
community on the face of the globe
than Maine and Kansas II yet re-
mains unexpiored-
The next State TO enter the selec,
list was South Carolina. That State
had a political boss who knew how
TO run a bunco game. His name Is
Tillman. He has been Governor OF
the State and United State. Senator
II Is also quite likely that he has
been other things, IL all OF the truth
were known. Tiliman got up a hunco
scheme TO turn the Ticker business
Of the State into State Dispensary
as a fountain and then establish local
dispensafIes through which the Ticker
would reach the public. At first all
of the Ticker was purchased In large
quantities from distilleries through
out the country. Later Tillman built
one or more large distilleries and
made his own piZen. Result: Po-
liticai corruption of the rankest kind.
the State was torn asunder, the
devil walked abroad In the land. TILL
man was Governor and went to the
United States Senate, however. and
that was what he started out to do.
Put 1t down as a safe proposition.
nine times out OF ten, that the poll
tician who starts out to reform every
thing, to take charge of the morals
OF the people to say what they should
eat and drink or anything of that sort
Is scoundrel and you will be on the
safe side. A ticker dealer and a
drinking man are two citizens who
cannot convince me that they are
really and truly advocating prohibi-
ton unselfishly. But, on the other
hand, the man who lives a sober,
moral life can impress me with his
good intentions and an earnest desire
to remove temptation from before
himself and his friends.
up to few years ago there lived
near my old home in North Carolina
an old citizen. He was and had been
for years an elder in the Presbyterian
church. His real name does not mat
ter, but we will call him Roswell
In America we usually call old men
Uncle" though they may not be
related to us So this man was call
ed Uncle Davie Roswell" One day
a neighbor took dinner with Uncle
Davy. Just before the meal was
ready Uncle Davie went out to the
cupboard and took down a large.
black bottle. He uncorked it and
took a good, long drink. Then he
up his face and frowned as
If the medicine" WAS very bitter
'Jim," said he to his visitor, eff you
are not feeling we'll, I have some
bitter" But l know that they
Jim had a vague suspicion that I'm
Gle Dawes bitters were not very bad.
and SO he promptly offered to take
a try at them. He did. While he
had the bottle in his hand he got a
glimpse of the contents. The bit
ter verbs Uncle Davie had in the
brandy was nothing but few broken
bits of broom straw and few pieces
of dried apple. After making the
Jim took another big strong
drink. He said it was pretty good
brandy and it reached the spot
The moral is: Help the good peo-
ple-the bad ones are smart enough
to pull through somehow.
"Now, my friends, in conclusion, l
wish to say that if man comes here,
if he halls from North Car
DINA, talking prohibition, be careful.
If he be nothing but a plain temper
ance lecturer, Christian worker,
hear him, lend his hand. But be-
ware of political prohibitionists.
Some of them, at least, are wolves in
sheep clothing. They are simply seek
ing what they may devour. The real
Christian, the real temperance advo-
cate, does not, as a rule, come to
you in the guise of politician.
81 thank you, ladies and gentle
men, for your kind attention. May
you live long and prosper" pro
longed cheering.)
Az ever,
ZEKE BILKINS.
Up. ST. am going to Paris next
week. I trust that my friends viii