The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-05-12
Communication

come mon of grea r"n '"n some day
lust wait tilI-atter we are gone
The eyes of the worId IS already up
on us.
1t is Bible quotations. that have
become thurns in Mr.. Jacksons e. es.
had no Bible quotations in my
commune ltion, not one. P:of. Wig.
ness had one. Say Bro. Pace be is
firing at you, SO just get out your
gun. l will try to hold him at bay
till you get ready.
But there is something queer
about the bulk Of Mr. J s article. l
have read most Of that stuff before
in some paper or magazine. 1T is
''the same ould story in the same
Guild way" Who knows however
but that there may be some new
statements. Let us turn it over
and shake it out.
Bible quotations and individual re-
ligious creeds is identically the same
thing according to Mr. Us comment
airy.
If there is nothing else new unde.
the sun-ttis is an exception from
the wise man S rule.
Now, besides leading the dry's in
to temptation by msstatements, he
also leads them into religion. where
he don t want them, he has no use for
bible quotations consequently he re-
jects that book, but a religion which
rejects Gods word is not the chris
tian religion. 1t may be Mohamme-
dan or something-new. A new re-
liglon and making com parison be-
tween this and Prohibition Mr.. J. is
may be perfectly right when he says:
Prohibition is unreligious and Pro
hibition and religion never work
we'll together, thew differ tunda-
mentally in their spirit and method"
| think we will call that Saloon re-
ligion, The vets will all embrace it.
But we will have nothing to do
with false religion. covered with
the coat of Christianity.
The true religion presents to man.
kind the law as well as the gospel,
and the law is "Coercive, is it not?
Does God say! please do not steal?
No. he says: Thou shalt not steal.
and the great Master who brought
grace and truth to mankind did not
DESTROY that law.
AS to Prohibition rendering
valuless large inves tments made, be-
cause of the legislation it seeks'
Hm-. Move that. Brewery to the
dumping ground, and the real estate
in the vicinity OF its present site will
increase in VAUDEVILLE that of the
dumping ground would remain the
same.
Prohibition is unAmerican and
undemocratic'' Is it? Yes. be-
cause America guarantees to each
of her citizens the inaliable rights of
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness" This is Mr.. Jackson Is theory.
But tell me please what is it that
sends from 10000 to 10000 of the
inhabitants of this country annually
into drunkards grave? Is it Pro
hibition or is it the legalized Saloon?
What is it that infiames the brain
of American citizens to commit MUIR
der and suicide? Is it not the stuff
that Mr.. ]. himself hands over the
bar?
And what greater slavery has
ever existed in all the history of the
world than that of the millions held
in the fangs of this evil?
And what Other Agent can be com
pared to this devil in salution" in
activity and success in its efforts to
rob individuals and homes of true
happiness? None!
1t is protection of life, liberty un-
tainted by anarchism and true hap
piness of father, mother and child
that prohibition stand for.
1t is not the prohibitionist who
shuts his eyes to patent Jacks" and
"refuses to admit the truth" it is
the Liquor party, defended by a
former preacher of the word.
Statistics tell III bold figures the
terrible destructive force of intoxi-
cants, but the license party, sure
enough, shuts his eyes and refuses
to admit the truth.
The "Middle ground" is the right
path, accordik 2 to j.
But the devils road to drunkal DIS
hell starts right there Mr.. Jackson.
Every Liquor wreck in time and
eternity took your middle ground.
Had they avoided that very ground
and followed the path of the total
abstainer they would OF have fallen
into the abyss Of ruin,
CHR. CHRISTENSEN.