The Dolores star., 1910-10-07

LIQUOR EVIL IS STRONG ZOE
Ar0umemes ses ~ gxlsteNee A. oses
pstsinSly eew, Weak en- -
elevs-rheee q Them.
The liquor evil b strong anl
mighty Toe to svsrythins that b pure
snd good and true. And yet strong
and mighty - II h, the arguments for
ita existence are surprisingly few and
weak and specious. Only three are
worthy Of even . passing notice:
The hrst 10 the personal liberty
plea. OF course ours ID . free land;
but fres for what! Not for . man or
set Of men TO injure other men and
the community. But this ID exactly
what the saloon 10 doing. II 10 an un-
mitigated evil Freedom In such .
case becomes only . license that
should and must b. curbsd. writes
Rev. Charles b. Chaplin. d. D.. In
Christian Work and Evangelist.
The poor mans club" 10 another
specious argument But. II may be
replied. In return for the warmth and
sociability and good cheer furnished
the poor man BY the saloon. be 10
drassed down physically. mentally.
morally. spiritually. and 1t the same
time he worse than wastes his money.
Thus the cost 10 too great. And. then.
what Of the wives and children? Are
they 10 BE- utterly disregardsdf II It
not better and less selfish for the man
to make his home livable and attrac-
tive for those whom he 10 bound to
love and cherish and support? Let
him put into his home the wases he
spends for rum. and there will be less
need for . poor mans club
But there II the revenue which the
city. county and stats receive from
the license system. which. Il 10 A.
serted. 10 an essential thing. In reply.
II may be said, and II can be clearly
and convincingly proved by facts and
figures. that more 10 actually paid out
for police and criminal courts and
prisons and poorhouses because Of the
saloon than b received from such
revenue.
What, then. can be done to down
this foe, which. when looked squarely
In the face. has not q single justinablc
argument for its existencef
Four things may Be suggested:
First. conviction. Some few have
deep convictions against this unholy
evil because they have besn injured
By Il In their hearts and homes. and
others because they are active against
II. But the great majority Of good
people are lukewarm. All such need
10 - aroused. II they would only
make IN intelligent study of this
uoastrous curse. - Il 10 their duty
% Do. they would soon realize how
Il ruins the individual and leads to
paupsrisn and crime 10 the state. and
- . result their convictions would
stir their very souls and lead to some
sort Of action.
Second. charity. Most OF the fosa
Of the saloon are Christians. and char.
ity 10 . Christian grace; but the lack
- this grace b lamsntable. Instead
u attacking the saloon. too many
Temperance people aim their shafts
against each other. simply because
other methods than their own are b.
ing used.
Third. concentration. Temperance
sermons and addresses are good. but
unless such bring ON some definite
action the saloon only snaps IT, fingers
and laughs. We need TO DO - the
little girl did who prayed that God
would not lot her brother catch birds
In bic trap. when asked Why she
was 20 confident that her prayers
wers answered. she replied. because
] smashed the trap" II We answer our
own prayers By voting against tho
saloon. By defeating Legislators who
are allied with this evil. and By enact.
ing laws against Il. then the liquor
interests become truly frightened.
Fourth. cooperation. This 10 the
tendency Of the age. but temperance
and church people have not yet suf.
nciently caught the spirit Of H. Tenn.
psrance organizations are too far
apart. There 10 thus q wicked waste
~ VOWM. Wv uGcO " 8SN tOxyNu0t,
10 work and night - one man. TO pre-
seat = united front. To quots some
wise aud true words from former
District Attorney Jerome: "Ths
reason Why the church's wishes
and demands ind 90 little con.
alteration at the hands Of poll.
.ticians. legislators and executive Of.
ficlals 10 because they % rarely agree
among themselves on any specific and
definite demands. and they Do not 20
about their reform work In Q way 10
command the attention and co-opsra.
tion Of practical men. No party In
city or state could. or would. resist
them ~ they acted together with
sarnsstness. sincerity and trus unity
II purpose"
Because Of . compliance With these
-four essentials. there are sure signs