The Whitefish pilot., 1912-10-31
IS 1T NOBODY's BUSINESS?
(PubIsihed by request)

(Pubhshed by request)
A lady in New England was cnce
demonstrating with an "old topper"
concerning his course when he re-
marked, ITS ncbody's business NJ
Go di.ink rCm, pay for it with
my own v',rk." This man was de-
pendent en- public charity for his
feed ard clothes. Was that any
ones business? Occasionally he did
a few chores around a tavern to
pay fer his rum. He was not only
a public charge, but being drunk
most Of the time. public nuisance.
Liquor has destroyed about all his
sense of obligation or his gratitude
to God or man. He was one among
thousands whose parents, because Of
Intoxicating drinks, had really wasted
their time in rearing him. Yes, worse
than wasted it,, they had literally full
fined the command given to our
first parenfs as rendered by an Nli-
terate l'reaeher, namely, multiply
and punish the earth.''
A young man in a temperance
meeting said: Its nobody's business
If l drink; Ill not sign any pledge"
A young woman sitting near him
heard the words, and soon after
left her seat and walking past the
young man said: "John, shall not
be home next Sunday evening. That
young woman knew that. it was
some OF her business, whether the,
company she kept, and especially khe
company Ct a life companion, one
to share not only her joys but her
sorrows, the enc who should be not
merely the father Of her children,
but the one who should stand with
her to guide their steps-with =. a
sober. temperate man, or a vile
While a person is in this
world associa&ing with other people.
it is some of their business. what
course he pursues, in the matters
which will affect them.
The Bible says: "None of us live
tn to himself, and no man dieth to
himself" Each individual person is
a unit in the great body of humanity
entitled to assistance from it, and
In duty bound to do his part iowa rds
others. In order that all may have
their rights, We organize society in
to what is called government
The strength or weakness of al
government is in its subjects. The
gre ater number of Intelligent, law
abiding subjects a country has, the
stronger will be that government.
Idiots and criminals are elements
of weakness and shame, and all
proper means should be used to pre-
ven. their existence.
A few glasses of Intoxicating Ii
lucr turns the wisest man into a
id:ct, and makes a heathcm
criminal out of the peaceful citizen.
If all opposition to the liquor traf-
iic should be withdrawn, America
would soon become nation of
lrunka rds, for those who would re-
fuse to be drunkands would be kill
I'd by the drunkards, which would
mean a nation of idiots and criminals
Ct self government. Self
then, demands that
The government interfere with the
liquor business, which is running
hundreds CT thousands CT its sub
|ects, and which, if unchecked, would
destroy them all. -~
Our law sanctions the arrest and |
of persons when drunk.
act because they have killed or
robbed anyone, but because in their
they are likely to do so.
No longer able to control themselves.
hey become menace to the. lives
and property of others and must be
Our laws admit that it |
6 legally wrong to drink that which |
Will make enc drunk. To say that it |
s wrong to be drunk, but a personal
light to do that which win make
one drunk, is about as sensible as
it would be to say, 1T is wrong to
commit suicide, because ones life is
not wholly ones own; but there
should be mo interference with a per-
sen until he has actually killed him
self, for it is everycne's personal
Liberty to cut his own threat
A bomb was found under mans
and was quickly removed,
not because it had done any harm.
but because it was liable to cause
much destruction to life and prop
erty. Then the government spent
thousands CT dcllars trying to find
and punish the person who pre-
pared that bomb and placed it
where it might destroy the life or