The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-02

they rejected hLOWtEusr-
- said is death. and the statement
i uroven by all history. The GreeAs
v-zra the greatest PEOPLE in all his
tory They we're the most intetlee'
tusI. most literary. the greatest states
men. but they srrayed or under me
readings of Epicurus that the wise
thing 10 do is 10 CRAFTY the appetite
and the nation fell. Today the Greek .
Is -b- bootblack Of The larger cities +
Rome ruled the world until ignorance .
led 10 the decadence Of civic right .
a9rsness. and Rome fell. Ignorance .
f. death 10 nations. and is death 10
individuals as we'll Wisdom Is OF
greater value than anything in this
world.
T-mperance means seli-controL The
Conscience. the WIll-pover. must take
charge of the apet.tre Temperance
means something more than aostl'
hence from strong drink, but in the
narrow sense the temperance question
has been a living issue since the be
ginning Of history. We are told OF
the value of this kind Of temperance
in Roman history, We find 1t in me
Bible. there is nothing Intoxicating
n he bought or sold N any Moham'
medan country There have oeen
temperance organizations since the
DAYS of Ciscero and Caesar. Intern
rarance has been the greatest evil OF
all times. but times are growing pet
ter, We have won a great victor!
here in the south and in Tennessee.
The laws have been enacted, but they
will not enforce themselves. Puoho
sentiment is needed. The Anti-Sa'
loon League has done a great work
in the recent battle, and ii is still at
work trying TO develop strong puohc
sentiment for law enforcement
The unit of humanity is the home
and the church and the state are SIM
( plv expanded homes. What Woulu
not he uermitted or licensed in the
home. should not be permitted OF
licensed in the state. We, as law
abiding citizens, should plant our
selves against licensing any evil and
for law enforcement. In front OF US
is a great conflict and it will last FOR
ever. The powers of evil have never
I1et nm and never will. We have sim
nlv fought one battle and have won
lasting victory. We might as well
realize that we are soldiers and have
many battles before us, but IN the
great end Civic Righteousness Will TIL
umph.
II we could look down hundred
wears and see this great country WITH
ont a drunken man or boy in all that
thine how great would be the con-
ltrast, All the land would be smlllng
land happy. Tears would have been
Ibanished from many eyes, sorrow
would have passed by many homes
where now it fingers, prosperity would
nonr her store in beautiful measure
Through all the land.
Courage is another OF the cardinals
land we will indeed have need OF cour-
LACE. The laws must be enforced ana
Iit takes courage to see to and demand
their enforcement The time for com
nronise has passed. We must array
Yourselves for the battle, encourage
our officers and if necessary force
Them to enforce the laws.
JEFF Mccarn.
ATTORNEY General JET McCarn, who
: has stood with fearless front and
fought the law breakers of NashVlile
and Davidson county, and who for
wears has used his best effors t. pro-
ltect the boys and young men OF the
lgreat city, talked for more than an
. lhour to a large congregation at me
First Methodist church Sunday night
TELLING of the evils that beset the
young men who come to the cities
. and towns and the necessity of rigid
law enforcement for their protection
Gen. McCarn was introduced by Df
Dinwiddie as a friend of every boy
:. and every mother and every father
in Tennessee. Gen. McCarn said
Yes. am a friend to them all, bu
= that every man worthy the name o.
| ait;,,,, ras that
Gen. McCarn spoke feelingly o
4 this visit to Columbia. He said ne
felt a special inspiration in comins
here. That this was the home OF MI
. great friend who had given his ll'
for what he conceived TO be rlght
That the people who were facing hin
then had been neighbors of the state
greatest citizen, had shaken his han'
and been in daily communion VIII