The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-05-08
BfT4kINs IN WASHINGTON
Continued from page II


problem But when the great
Creator ov the universe said al az
early stage ov the history o. the
world: Good an evil | set before
you; choose ye." awl wuz said that
viii be said or that can b. said
ANY man, any woman who falls into
the convenient habit or adoptin
earth-made rules an regulations az
tom oral an spiritual law. contrary
10 the laws laid down By the Creator
IL extremely ignorant or credulous
an never amount TO hill ov beans
here or elsewhere, unless he or tse
takes up the real issues ov life an
accepts the precepts laid down in the
Bible, the foundation. the beginnin'
an the end oy everythin' in this life
an the life TO come. Good an evil
/ set before you; choose ye." Like
nearly every precept laid down in
the great an holy book, a vast deal
IL expressed here in a few words, an
in such plain language that no man,
no woman need to err II they be able
TO understand, 10 reason out the most
simple words ever inspired by our
Creator. In every sentence in the
Bible will be found the plainest. the
most pointed the most truthful
words ever reduced TO printed Ian
guage. Only the most extremely ig-
norant or the most deceptive hypo-
crits need to err therein Hit il
wrong TO indulge in strong drink to
an excessive degree. The Bible of
fers no foundation for an excuse that
will hold in the last great day. But.
nevertheless. holy writ plainly says,
Good an evil | set before you
choose ye." Az we'll attempt to blot
out the crime, the sin ov murder by
destrOyin' the lives Ov aWl mankind
az to attempt to thwart the great
Creator by passing cranky laws, de-
ceptive laws, fool laws, which are
not called for an which man cannot
give any excuse for enactng into
law through legislation, even on the
plea ov improvin' the morals Ov the
community. The manufacture or
sale Ov vinOus or malt liquors IL not
a misdemeanor unless hit violates
some man-made law, which, so far az
I know, IL totally unauthorized. Why
should hit be a misdemeanor TO take
the delicious grape, the rosy peach
or the splendid apple, the innocent,
useful corn or rye, and convert hit
into a beverage? Don't we read in
the Bible that Noah an dozens Ov
other great an good men, the chosen
ov Gods people, made wine, dealt
in hit, etc? Why did Christ select
wine for the last great supper with
His disciples just previous to the day
he wuz nailed to the cross? BOsh
for the laws made by politicians Ov
the present day, out ov awl harmony
with those of the greatest oV laWgiV-
ers. Away with such absurd prOpO-
sition6. Such laws so-called are, az
| said, out ov harmony with. con-
trary to awl reason, an the passing
ov them ignorantly or with the in
tention to deceive, in the pres
ent time is probably the crime ov the
age. Perhaps the object lessons
given by the enthusiastic but dishOn-
est advocates, in many cases, may
serve some guide purpose. But
what would you think of a profess
sional gambler who would act az an
expert an teach other men how to
cheat in a game ov cards? PrOhibi'
ton hez no more real force az an
implement for good that may pos
silly come out Ov evil than the
gambler who shows the tricks OV hi2
trade and pockets the ill-gOtten gains
at the some time, to warn hl2 fell
bowman ov the evil, the danger oV
gamblin'. Give US honesty, give us
morality an sObriety, but let hit
come in the regular, the only honest
way. There il no shortcut to fame,
there il no easy, short road to So
briefly Satan, that prince amongst
tricksters, helps TO finesse" when
ever there IL danger that hiz king
dom in the lower world IL about tC
be undermined. Satan furnishes
most ov the arguments in favor on
so-called prohibitions; it pays him tc
do so. He IL not a deity. But he
hiz baneful influence IL so plausible
that even good men may be an otter
are misled for time. Satan IL in
close touch with awl humanity. We
can only withstand him, can only
defeat hiz sophistries, by gettin
close to the great Giver of all good
He alone having power to overthrow
the individual or collective power oN
the managers, so to speak, ov the
lover region. Prohibition az PEI
modern politicians, IL more sophis
try, az dangerous az hit appears tt
: be innocent, l hev made somethin
ov a DEPRESSION. But there nevel
wuz a time when honest men shoulC
be more alert to expose and pull tn
protruding fangs ov so-called mora
politics, they bein' so dangerous jus
now, az see hit. I am a dymakra
an would be willin' to move to
town ov that name if they liz one, an
I hope to be buried in a dymakra
S graveyard, in a dymakrat coffin. Blu
= I'll be jumped up If Simmons, Dan