The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-31
COMMUNICATION

Dry-Orderly crowds of people sane
happy, money In their pockets to pay
their dry. goods and grocery bills, and
any other bills they may make. The
dry goods merchant is happy. and
plves his customer cheaper for cash,
so with the grocery keeper, the shoe
dealer, the butcher, the baker, the
plumber the barber, the clothier and
gl with whom you deal The men
that pays these bills are the happiest
of all for they have learned TO take
pride In paying their honest debts, and
have money left i'm their pockets for
other things, that don't injure their
health and happiness. The wife is
pleased. the children are happy and
the fathers and sons are well clothed
and in their right minds. The king
dom of heaven is within them. That
means everything. 1t means happi-
ness, now. II means pleasure now.
II means long life here 1t means sue
cess of life. Independence. 1t means
If YOU want to take a pleasure trip,
you have the money to go. You can
sec the beautiful spots and places of
ut
not feeling we'll you have a little
money ahead for a rainy day. and
can rest. You are not worried and
cross, because you are not afraid you
will be dunned; no you do not swal-
low down poison that takes both
money and brains This is your new
heaven and your new earth. All the
people see how quiet. orderly and
pleasant they are. They walk erect,
steady, dlgnihed, fearless, with love
IN their hearts for friend and foe
alike. But all of this is changed in
the other picture.
Wet-What will 40 saloons do run
wide open after the drouth of three
years. Habit-temptation open wide
IL a great thing-it is a hard thing to
control, harder to conquer Frenzy
let loose--40 places where fire water
drugged with poison. is let loose to
the minors. the intoxicated, and to
those in the habit of getting intox-
icated driving the poor mothers, wiv-
ss, .daughters, sisters, to distraction,
sickness. suicide and the grave Hus-
bands, fathers, voters, are you going
toflet the drinkers he'll. with its quar- |
'tiof ilS ObSttHilNs IT'S DIdNiss llS
bruises. its murders, its lascivity, its |
cwdness, it's dangers, upon the in
iocent ones, on the boys and girls,
he young men ana women of our
ity and county? What do these sa-
Don keepers care for the law-what
10 they care for the gospel, what do
hey care for Your heart aches, your
'irtue, your manhood and woman
.ood, your life? Haven't they al |
iiolated the law for the last three
iears? Haven't they made men
drunk, only to go home and abuse
Ihcir families? Haven't they taken |
lll the money of men whom they got
drunk in their places of unlawful
ieuaings, and in some instances have
not the lives as well as the money
been taken? Are these the kind of
men you are going TO vote fory Men
who have broken the laws of your
country. Men who make mad men
pi our boys. Are you going TO vote
ior a business such as this? And men
such as these? You will If you vote
wet. You vote for this and more.
You will be as bad and as guilty as
any saloon keeper who does these
things If you do vote for the saloons
10 return to Marion. You will be as
bad as guilty Of all the crimes and
violations of law for the next three
years, as the SELDOM keeper If you
stay away from the polls and fail
dry. Do you want to turn
loosen on the boys and girls, women
and men, the saloon and all It's
kiown terrors Then vote wet or stay |
Of home. Otherwise vote dry. Mar
ions friend