Gunnison news-champion., 1910-03-04

L,on keeyer- o. fEceaom ~ thesE
srsihc is ihe elass. y -prcaa als.a-e.
san. panserssm
AsuD kssns head al The
Cs1hohc | agver-sy. a Ma-hsnctou3
= Unfortunately Sc the hqssr .alsoI
aaa for tke sa.oon psop.s. u l~ NOT
IN oar power. a- Amerscans. o. con
sseer thesr business az one promo-
tive Of Pubsie maTailsy and rellslon.
bst the very eouarsrv Bos as a b.-i
ness ,ena'ns % the greatest good 81
the greatest nsui,er bat the very
contrary; moi as a psbllc work os
necesssiy or charity bot as a pabhc
curse and seosree and menace.
AsAD CuussG Soaet,mes
the ,osai sbstinen,e people are cred
tied as bordering "a fanaticisa. hui
that No not true. lou cannot be top
enthsssass'e ia leeislatias FIR vosr-
sclves and your humes. Al evil Is
Knocking at vour doors great
evii-a 10 repei its attacks re
daires enthusiasm aud energy"
- aUsdiu: High Incense
dinisiies the member ct saloons. bu,
not the quantity Of hquor drunk.
not the amount Of drunkenness
W hsiever Restrictions may be thre~n
aroand Its management the Ameri.
can saloon Is. and must continue ,o
be SO long as 1t shall he tolerated
A NUISANCE. Its influence upon
individual, domestic aud national
lie is wholly evil.
49, Ls11, Chalons. France .s1n
the last hive years alcoholism has
startled and scared all Earope and
deem 1t argent for bishop to rsise
a cry OF alarm. All kinds of meas
"res offensive and defensive. best
adapted TO combat alcoholism. mss,
he combined in sapreme effort 10
ext'rpate the evil which is poison
ing aud killing France" For tho.e
who look 10 Europe for suggestions
as TO how 10 manage the drink evil
this testimony Of a French bishop is
worthy of attention.
v~y ~. 4. 2. 0svk E. 81
Though 1t the law may not make
a people sober and legisls.e drupk-
enness oat OF existence, vet il can ne
move lar from man the temptation
to DRINK. Ii can cripple snd even
entirely destroy the agencies that
make . people drunk. The pvoyinc,
of the law Is TO protect the weak s.d
keep the valture from swoop;.r
down ON those who have fallen bS
the wsyside."
-. ssdka 2. 4. nrksu>s: NO
license " public gain since /,
sehos directly to d.minish the nos.
erty, misery, vice and drunL.n
crimes OF the community. For the
sake OF our common manhood 81.
home and all it means TO Che vo.n~
ior the aged, the wives, mothers -.
daughters and fsthers, Net us RE. i.
our strength sad in our glor;o.s
manhood, and ssrsngIe this mirhty
serpent" s"s
H.. ~ 0osiss: ~No-6c,u..
has been q great succe.. in O.
bridge. Mass IL removes tempta-
ton from the path of the yoanS. N
saves our innocent children from the
oemorallzlng and often shsmefol
scenes OF the open barroom, Pro.
ioandly conscious of my respopsib,l.
ny to God for the advice | offer in
TINS matter, with a firm copv;ct;on
mat the interests of religion moral.
ity, and good citizenship are ipvoly.
ed' 1 say to all who hear INV voice.
Vote No license"
All honor to a church that in a
matter OF such vital public welfare
can voice its representative opinion
ana influence in such noble, empbat-
&c and eloquent terms as We have
mere quoted. And let no man
uoaot that We could to THE splen-
did array of ecclesiastical utterance.
aaa others equally strong aad con-
Vincing, from the public deliver.
ahoes OF churchmen Of every one of
ihe great religious bodies of our
lana: IL people really hold by the
oPihion and advice of the church
'ney viii lind that opinion AID
ADVICE uttered with no un,er,.;n
sound. ""'ei'aih