The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-23

/ town of the State. Jefferson does
not contain the biggest brewery in
the world" and hasn't hardly a
huudrcdth of the engines of de.
hauchery, hut it is better place for
the new State Capitol than ST.
Louis or any other very large city.
Two years ago the salOOn-kcepcrs,
brewers, bankers and buns Travelled
about half across the State by rail
! to nearly the exact geographical
center Of the state to OVCrHwC and
uvcrwhclm the Senate, What would
they do and what could they not du.
II they had both houses of the Leg
islaturc, all tn" State Executive Of
iicers and supreme Judiciary AT the
door of the biggest brewery I'm the
world surrounded 10y thousands Of
l"LaliZcd murder mills, druukard
factories and schools of anarchy, in
IA city that CAV" almost uuaul.
nous vote to p"rpctuutc or hold ON
To tho-" enormous engines Of de-
hauchery?
Jefferson City is not only near the
geographical center Of Tia" State,
but on the bank of "A river flowing
with about III" best water in the
world aud surrounded by country
r'asniticiently picturesque. The
view from tn" dome Of the old capt
tOl was one OF the finest in America.
No, the new building should be
erected in Jefferson. II 1t must he
taken away from Jefferson city let
II 20 to BUuuvillr ar Lexington. 1t
should certainly not be brought any
nearer to Brrrdom than il is now
even il Mr. Busch should give the
whole Sl,OOO. OHO for tn" rcbuildiugi
st. Loui, Christian Advocate.
MIR. j. II. Cruukcr, of Boston,
writing in the National Temperance
Advocntc OF January, 1911. says:
This 'liquor-blindneSs" is an appal-
ling symptom of the age. We may
look over IA score of programs Of
popular conference and conventions
devoted to the social uplift Of the
community, but we will find in them
hardly remote reference Ia the
cause of drink, which is doing more
harm in our land than all the other
causes that bring our rcformcrs
A'-fNtlfl " lldN ul' NV fNlH III
child labor the loss of life from con
sumption, the expense OF war prcpar-
alton, the final waste in forest and
water power, in comparison with the
destruction of home and childhood
by beer and whisky; the deaths due
to diseases and accidents arising
from intemperance; the waste in
manhood on account OF the use of
liquors; or the loss of wages in sa-
looms? All this ruin goes on from
day to day and hardly voice is
heard In protest. The suspicion that
a few railroad presidents have undue
influence upon legislation inflames
the public mind to the point of po-
litical anger, but the fact that the
brewers and distillers have more
despotic influence upon both the
press and the Legislation of our land
does not seem to alarm anyone.
Surely, the time must come when
the scales will fall from the eyes Of
the American people; when the ali
quOr-blindness will pass away;
when the present cOmplacence will
cease, and the intelligence and con
science of American citizens will be
so aroused that something adequate
shall be done to educate the masses
In principles of total abstinence, to
repress the saloon, which Is the
spot Of disease, crime and
and to drive the repre-
sentatives of the liquor traffic from
city halls and legislative chambers.
May that day Of the Lord, which
will mean the redemption of man,
soon come!