Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-11-28
Communicated

Since the recent election all citi-
zens of our state who are "for God,
and home and native land" are re-
J iced that so great a number of
the cities and towns in Oregon were
voted dry"
Naturally. however. we of this
same class. residing in and near the
towns of Waldport and Newport
feel grave.
1t is deplorable fact that ma
jority of the citizens of these towns
should favor this monster, Strong
Drink, the parent of the lowest,
basest and most evil impulses OF
mankind, whose blighting hand,
even now. lays heavily upon so
many Of our people. It's effects
are very apparent in Newport-and
| dare say in Waldport also. On
the streets of Newport not long
since heard half dozen men,
some of whom know to be "slaves
to the appetite" discussing the
results of towns being voted dry.
They said, "There is always more
liquor and drinking in a dry town
than in vet one." Then why in
the name of reason, o. blear-ayed
whisky drinker, did you not vote
the town of Newport dry? 1t was
not The Prohibition party that
voted it wet. The very fact that
such men do not vote as they talk
felies their statements. If the
officers of the law. both town and
county. do their duty when that
town or county is voted dry the re-
suits will soon become apparent
| Corvallis and Albany are ex-
amples.) Unfortunately. however.
Lincoln county has never been es-
pecially favored in this particular
way.
| know a man who said very
frequently three or four years ago,
81 can take a drink or let it alone.
| and always could, and | don't think
much of man who emit" To-
day that man is such slave to
drink that he is. the greater part
of the time, entirely incapable of
attending to his business affairs
going steadily from bad to worse
Allowing his own argument, he
doesn't think much IF himself
Perhaps his neighbors look upor
him in much the same light. Thi
once thoroughly capable and strict
ly honest man. today only in th'
prime of life so far as age is con
cerned. besotted. ruined for thi
world and the next. One of tn,
thousands who 20 to perditior
every year in the cluthces of thi.
monster. Strong Drink. unclaimed
and at liberty as yet. in many partI
of this land of ours, "going abou
as roaring lion. seeking whom he
may devoured." Many a young
man, through the same fear of the
finger of scorn. which prompted
Plate to consent to the execution
of the matchless Christ, has taker
the rum of his ruin. Have a care
| ye blear-eyed whisky drinkers, les
you be held accountable in "tha
great day" for zone of the least Of
these"
The influx of ignorant foreigner.
to the United States in one cause
Of the drink curse being so mucl
upheld. By this l do not mean al
foreigners. Many of these immi
grant are blessing to any country
But any who help to uphold th'
liquor traffic cretainly add to oul
country's greatest curse.
This is only the merest glimps'
at the dark side of this great ques
tion. The misery. the sin and tn,
unutterable woe suffered ever!
year. yea, every day. from the ter
rible influence of this monster, il
far beyond description in any article
of this length.
1t is happy fact that the Prohi
bition forces are steadily growing
stronger in our land. This cause
like as the flowers that at the voic
of Spring burst the stern fetter
of Winter, is being called forth b,
the voice Omnipotent. Soon state
wide prohibition. then national pro
hibition. when all who have assisted
in forwarding this great reform
shall be as spoken of by him o
old "as decievers and yet true. a
dying and behold we live. as chas
tened and not killed."
Fellow citizens. we who profes
to love liberty in every sense;