Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-06
Law and Responsibility.

"a" anu heSPeCtapiHtys
Every true son and daughter of Maine
wishes the State to retail. her honor, OF
regain II If lost. Amy wno do not desire
| thus are disloyal, or aliens. or traitors
| me Prohibtionists want voluntary pro-
| hibiuon; tthe clear-si. GIFTED Republicans
also want IT'D the recreant Republicans
atlirm that they want less liquor sold ana
the democrats claim they want less law
| breaking and less lntoXication tand there
| fore less liquor soloD. kVen the poor
! maligned saloon Keepers now say tnut
/ they are merely acting as benefactors OF
| the human race in conserving To supply
men and women and children with what
| intoxicating liquor they want in the way
| OF liquid refreshments that they have
| no desire To continue ia the business Tor
mere money consldera tons and that
| they wish their liquor saloons carried on
| Dy respectable men tand this We all
know rs an utter impossibility, for no
| man having even the elementary ingre-
| dents of respectful ility in his makeup
would sell or give away the misery
producing stuff. The liquor dealer HIM
| self, as a rule, does not drink neither
does he permit his bar-tenders 10 drink
| liquor. He well knows the evils iquo.
| produces, and he knows also the neces-
! sity OF having TIE place Where he per-
| forms criminal operations upon the
/ hearts and intelects of his felloW-men
| APPEAR RESPECTABLE in order TO
increase the numbers of those who enter
| his doors. He therefore insists that his
| paf-tenders shall not drink, thus avoid
| ing quarrels between employees with Gus
| toners, which might result iii the clos
ing oil ms saloon ana taking away his
| license. He cares nothing 1or his Gus
| toners welfare except To separate them
| from all the money the customers may
| be induced to spend for liquor, UNLESS
he has sold suthcient 10 mtoxlcate some
| one to whom he has been forbidden to
| sell and he then sometimes hides his
victim somewhere until sobered off fear
| ful of being discovered BREAKING TnE
| LAW and his license taken away. II
there We're no law, he would not need to
take even this precaution
| Now if the saloon keeper is, as he
| claims. sincerely DESTROYS of becoming
| benefactor of humanity, let us take him
| at his word and show him how he can
| become one. If he wishes to live i re-
Spectacle life, and employ respectable
men and women, and move IN respecta-
| BILE society. we have no right to refuse
TO aid him in becoming as respectable as
J his heart and brain qualities will unite
! in making him, i'll view of his past occu-
| patton, WHICH HE CANNOT CONrlN-
| UE AND BECOME RESPECT a BILE.
Let us therefore educate him into what
| real responsibility means and teach him
| that wearing clean fine clothing upon
| an outwardly clean body does not con-
stitute responsibility unless coupled with
d clean mind and clean heart within
and accompanied by a clean mouth tuut
merely eleansed with tooth-powder ut
SO Cleansed from the heart that no word
coming from II VIII reflect discredit Oh
the God who made him or njure a fellow
creature1 and that hands 50 clean that
aid in lowering their owner or anothe.
human being from the greatest respecta-
bic tor moral ii means the samel heIsns
Possible to attain, are also a prerequisite
to Responsibility. Responsibility does nos
consist in magnificent home, equipped
with all kinds OF eonNenienees ana beau
tiful treasures of art. That is luxury.
Responsibility may be found III such lux
urOus places. but ii is not always indig-
enous or transplanted there. l-espeeta-
bility as applied to the home, or any
al aa .l4s.a FEA.4a lR4th Ia
soul 5 needs, regarding those OF other
people as of equal value To our own then
to the moral needs; which include the
payment and tuitillment OF legal ana
moral debts due others. as far as ply
sically possible, then to the physical
needs. of which cleanliness IS one. and
then, when one has attained all these,
one may indulge in luxury to ones
hearts content. if ones conscience does
not prompt him, from the supplying OF
the needs of his own soul and body, 10
ill up The deficiencies of others from has
own bounty. This division of the oVef-
flow is the division line between reeog-
nzed responsibility and Christianity or
permanent respectabllitY, as taught py
Christ and his disciples.
John, who prepared people for the Saz
vior's coming, gave, to the common peo-
''He that hath two coats, let him impart
TO him that hath none, and he that hath
meat, let him do likewise. Of THIS is the
foundation of socialism. II Is "a prSiy
solid foundation. and would indicate that
the socialists methods of endeaNoflns
to secure equality are their greatest 1auit,
as this was to be a willing gift) To the
soldiers. John said, do violence TO no
man; neither accuse any falsely ana De
content with your wages. LAS a soldier
cannot kill a man without doing Vlo-
lence'' to that man, this is surely proof
that peace is an essential to Christian
ity, and that Bishop Codman is wrong
I'M his assumption that bloody warfare
is consistent with nobility of life) To
the tax-gatherers, John said, Exact no
more than that which is appointed you,
(and this is up to the governinent) Tax
gatherers should not exact or permit 10 De
exaeted the souls or bodies OF people as
revenue. Christ confirmed ali that JohH
the Baptist said. and when a messenger
from the chief priests and scrioes ASKED
him IL il was lawful to pay tribute 10
Caesar, replied. Render unto Caesar the
things which be Caesars and unto 600
the things which be Gods \ man
soul and a mans life belong 10 Coo, ana
ave TO be held in trust for God until Coo
calls for them. They are not to be used
for revenue by any man or ASSOCIATION VI
MON or any government Therefore they
ebo,,td not be placed at the dlsposal OF
the Iiauor dealer or OF the state, OF
country To our governmental caesar
belongs tribute sufficient to pay our ma
tion's Indebtedness. and to supply TO the
neonle of Augusta. OF Maine, anu OF tne
United States, all that Is needed 10 tha AZ
the inhabitants OF these aiVisaon ,ac ri
GOOD and respectable citizens. ana 10 en-
Sure their safety, and domestic sIon ana wa ma
tional tranquility. To COD belongs VIII tis
ing Christianity. and obedience to his
laws, even 10 our state ana natseha "a
Government belong willing opeaehee 70
tSha;r laws No man can serve two mas
ters or obey two differing sets OF laws
49, law is the highest, and he Is;
',,oreover our owner, His laws Should |
be most scrupuiously hept, whether r. st ais
or government require obedience TO itds
laws or not If state and goverhethi,. a,i
laws do not accord with, Gods law, the =, :
ars family and should be oorrected 10 /
Correspond. so that men may obey zoo
law at all times. No man-naus s ,n, |
tntes can take their place, ana the ilqoor
daaler's assumption of right TO uispose
of the intelleets and lives anu s 9u 2a
80, as he chooses in order 10 MI ms
nursa with money is not countenance9
anywhere in the Bible A Keen s,ua III OF |
az Rible relations of cause ana effect
will convince any Intelligent sluusn' .,sa'
evil followed drunkenness IN every LIZ. ease,
~ a man does not drink, 1t is Impossible |
for him to get drunk. L