The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-02-21


, Coed Book is the general use Of Ii
quor advocated. Throughout tn,
whole Book. from lid to lid. is re
counted the misfortunes and down
fall OF those who would tamper witt
strong drink. Evidently the editol
of Our Country would put liquor
Unfortunately, into the hands Of
every body-including the bloom Of
our rising young manhcod-with
Ne only warning that they must be
temperate" in its use. scorning 70
.orsiGer the fIailty and weakness
OF the human body as a whole, and
refusing to reckon with the peniten-
[ tiaries, asylums and slmshouses of
I ,ur country which are overcrowded
with inmates who no doubt tried to
/ be temperate" but whose downfall
is due solely to the damning use of
strong drink. 1t is the maker Of
widows and orphans. and who. I'M
| less aligned with the liquor forces.
can defend it in any way?
lnasmuch as the editor of Our
Country has taken the Bible as his
authority in his evident stand for
the liquor interests, saying he has
read it from cover to cover" we
wish TO refresh his memory with
few passages, none of which are In
favor of Temperance" as he calls
it, but all bearing their lesson of
woe and ruin to those who NEEDLE
with strong drink. For instance.
let him read:
Eph. Sis; Luke 21:34; Gal. 81
81, Isaiah 2s:S and 5:11-12. Hosea
All and rs, Prov. 21:17, 23:21-
1890, Romans 1913, Daniel 5:1-4,
Isaiah 56:12. LIST Cor. 5:11 and g.
10, Hab. 2:15, Deut. 21:2O-21. Joel
1876, Amos 6:6-7, Mat. 24:49-51.
Exemplifcations may be found in
Gen. 1921, LIST Samuel 25:36, I'd
Samuel 11:1S. LIST Kings 20:16. 1sS
Cor. 11:2i.
These are Just a few usually ia
miliar passages. Throughout the
Good Book the warning is written
in letters Of FIRE, BEWARE! The
main question at issue in this con-
trovetsy Is, how can the editor Of
Our Country, who says his journal
is strictly a farm paper and de-
voted to the interests Of the farm
ers," afford to champion a cause
which Is more blighting in its effects
upon all people Including farmersl
than anything that affects their in
.erests? Is he really working in the
interest OF the farmers in his stand
for the open saloon Or the abolish
ment of prohibition? What do the
readers of Our Country, presuma-
bly, scattered throughout the ninety
odd prohibition counties of the
State, think of its attitude, any
how? Posing as strictly farm
journal. can Our Country afford to
mix liquor with the agricultural in
terests?
Suppose prohibition doesn't actu-
ally and all the time prohibit the
sale and use OF liquor in communi-
ties where it is the law. isn't the
principle good? Do the laws against
murder, theft and arson actually
prevent these crimes from occur
ring? Must we go without provis-
ions of law because people continue
to violate them?
Concluding its long defense of the
liquor interests, Our Country says:
If our brother OF the Hart
ford Herald is in favor of real
prohibition, that is, of the pro-
hibition of the use of liquor in
dry" territory, now is the time
for him to speak up or forever
hold his peace.
We are certainly in favor of
prohibition law for dry" territory
as we'll as wet" territory, as we
can see no difference in the princi-
pie of the theory, applied to either
place. Whether prohibition actual
ly and everywhere prohibits or not.
1t speaks for a moral principle and
righteous cause, the same as other
restrictive laws.
In the meantime we are glad we
smoked Our Country out into a
frank acknowledgment, as its edi-
torial implies, that 1t is liquor or
gan, even IL it does fly the colors Of
strictly agricultural and farming
sheet.