Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-27

1oyously the angels carol rang out on
al,e first Christmas night, Peace upon
earth. good will TO men, If this chris.
tian land carried out the Christ spirit,
the church would be intensely aroused
upon the liquor question to be voted up
ON less than a year from, now Every
member would he a walking, talking.
working and praying state wide pro
h.bitionist, and every man church mem.
Der would be a voting state wide pro.
iiibitionist.
What we need most in this great tem-
perancc campaign is men who are not
afraid to show their %colors, men vino are
willing to defend the great issue which
they know is right, In other words
then of backbone-if we are for COP and
home, for ou boys. women and children.
then let US prove ourselves. by enlisting
IN the battle that Is now ON IN Missouri.
Faith without works Nvaileth nothing.
but when they 80 hand in hand the VIC
tory is sure.
People have been deceived about alco
hol for years. They have believed that 4
little Sf il gave strength for service, but
tests between workers who use a little al.
Voiul, and those who use no alcohol
abstainers-prove that even small drinks
Of beer will hinder the heart. lungs.
nerves, muscles, brain-all parts of the
human machine, from giving the very
best service.
Our poor houses and jails and peniten.
tisries, work. houses and insane a~syluris
arc full Of those who have been spoiled
for service by alcohol and cigarettes, and
80 long as people keep on using these
things and selling them so long will they
keep on spelling the bodies that Con
gave them TO use IN his service. We
Tan save ourselves and lo,hers il VI abol
ish the sale Of alcohol and cigarettes.
We have wise laws that forbid the sale
Of dscayvd ntsats, vegetables and all
things ,ia, world spoil the users for ser,
WIGS. therefore towns, cities. countries
aud states arc forbidding the sale of alco.
holiu dt!nks anti Of cigarettes. These
laws enforced will save thou.an,is.
Across the seas. New Zealand Is push.
Ing agitation for nationwide prohibition.
Sweden in Angus, had an object lesson
test, clssiug her saloons for the month.
in Defender followed het pleiecite,
something like our initiative petition,
only all adults, both tfien and women,
over eighteen, sign a statement. yes or
no, whether they favor prohibition. If
the majority IL tot this, /, viii become an
election issue.
Illinois has 80, the bali s.ruiling for
statewide prohibition. The "hot,est
evet" catipa,gn. that Of making Chicago
dry with her 1000 saloons, IL going
ahead, with All average Of twenty hlsss
meetings a week.
Denver, Colorado, has started 4 dry
campaign with S5,UU Christian people
behind it.
Dan Fralttsco, ofe OF the four wettest
cities IN the U. 5. has closed 555 Of her
saloons 10 10 o.
Nine 81 the forty.six states Of the
Union are dry. Of the rest, thirty states
have declared for . statewide prohibit.
ion campaign IN the Hear future. Sever.
al will have Il In 1910.
Sixty saloons in Minnesota closed Dec.
81; 5 x counties are thu ,Ax,le dfy.
Idaho has jus. taken FIVE counties dry.
Woman's suffrage did Il.
-Four crowned heads Of Europe have
declared themselves total ~abs:ainers,
These are the Kings of Spain and Swe.
den. the Queen Of Holland and the Elm,
peroy Of Geruisuy.
Mas. c. II. LoNo.