Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-21

Our time has set its face against selfish
indtvidualism and all unsocial usages.
Now apply that spirit-level to the
liquor business, and see what happens
to the Wanted personal liberty plea
Of the trafficker in that which hurts
whatever it touches. This lesson il
bound to discuss the saloon, for 1t is
the annual temperance lesson, for
Worlds Temperance Sunday. Wherever
there is q Sunday school-and that is
ance is the theme for this particular
Sunday. Pulpits by the thousands will
this day echo to the same refrain. AS
never before since rna dawn Of time,
this ear finds the Christian church
facing, with q new resolution and in
telligence. h temperance issue.
Calling the Roll Of Business
The platform for today. as Paul laid
1t down for the Roman Christians, is
this OF social inter-relationship.
You can't do MS you please without
with respect to the other an-an
God. Whether we live or die. 1t Is
unto The Lord. Our goal IL not only
the common good, but also q common
God. I'VE shall all stand before the
judgment seat Of Cod" What a ire
lessly pushes further the principle OF
the chivalrous obligation OF the strong
to the weak: For IL because Of meat"
(This allusion Is to the questionable
practice Of Christians eating meat that
had been dedicated to idols) thy
longer in love. Destroy not with thy
meat him for whom Christ died."
We have translated this nowadays
| all into the familiar terms Of social
service and efficiency. The vote OF
our day has gone against whatever
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every practice. every business. must
answer to this test.
Let us call the roll Of merchants who
ask public permission. protection and
MR.. GROCER. stand up and answer
ness. and take the peoples Wealth.
II give men food in return for their
money; they cannot get along without
me-"
"MR CLoTH1ER, what have you to
say?'
for peoples bodies. doing them good
and not hurt"
MR.. BOOKSELLER. you take in
much money: by what right?"
by the right of service. I furnish
food for mems minds; I am an indis-
pensable agent Of civilization"
"MR. BUILDER, what do you give
for the millions you receiver"
II make the peoples homes. shelter
ing them. and making stable our social
life"
.MR. sALooNKEEPER, you ask
hundreds OF millions Of dollars from
the public; justify yourself"
Here we find for the nrst time. re-
sentiment and impertinence. What
do with my business is nobOdy's con-
Germ but my own. I stand for personal
liberty II a man wants to take a
drink. because he likes 4, or u thous-
and drinks. whose affair IL It? What
II he does lose his steady nerve, his
~self-respect, his health. his ambition,
his savings. his position and his
family's happiness in my place of bust
mess? That - no matter of yours.
When Tn through with him. TIL send
him. and his family. to the almshOuse,
the insane asylum, the jail or h hos
pital. and there you mayftake care Of
him. I have powerful friends in all
political parties who will zee that you
don't 80 too TAR with your meddlesome
laws"
a Msw Social csneeisnes.
Tho relentless modern social WORK
err, with their surveys aud statistics,
are playing greater havoc with the
liquor vendor than ever the old-fash-
ioned temperance orators Did. Fol-
sthey are proving up to The hilt the