Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-01
YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY.

Il 10 not the purpose Oh Inc
Record TO preach a long,
straightjacketed sermon to the young
men of Cedar City and Iron county,
at this festive season Of the year,
when wide latitude is the rule and
young people by force of precedent
are supposed TO do certain amount
Of mischief and--(yes, we might as
well say it)--sin, in order to feel that
they are enjoying themselves. Among
others, is the class of young men who
seem to feel that it is not Christmas
unless they have an allowance Of the
Spirits Of fermenti' to warm their
"gizzards" and mellow their dispo-
sitions.
With these, so far as they live with
in the law, we have no quarrel, but
we cannot refrain from remarking
that they are their own worst enemies.
In the delusion that they are asserting
their independence and adding to the
joys Of this festive occasion, they
are fin reality counting their own
doom, squandering their substance,
and depriving some relative Of neces-
stiles or comforts to which they are
rightfully entitled. 1t may be a de-
pendent mother or sister, 1t may be
an aged father, and it may be wife,
or children. But nine times out of ten,
some dependent relative is being rob-
bed Of their rightful dues in order to
pamper distorted appetite, or Gull
tivate one.
The time is coming-.is already
here--when q man with an appetite
for strong drink is seriously handi-
capped in every walk Of life; when he
cannot hold any kind Of a position Of
trust, and when it Is exceedingly hard
for him to obtain anything more thar
the most mental sort Of employment
The young man who cultivates liking
for alcoholic beverages in this day
and age Of the world Is shutting the
door to progress and success against
himself.
No one as disputing the fact that
there are ways of evading the Law
and obtaining intoxicants il one cares
to endure the odium and disgrace at.
tached, but is it worth while? Is not
the price more than we can afford to
pay, in depreciation and self-sacri.
fee?
Boys, If you haven't enough regard
for your own standing In the COM
munity to abstain from the little
fieeting pleasure secured by drink
ing, think Of the injustice you are do
ing some dependent relative, and you
will hesitate and feel ashamed of the
injustice you are doing them. Stand
by the better element of the COM
munity! Stand for what you know
yourselves to be your duty and the
right thing! Your actions have an
influence upon some other person OF
persons of your acquaintance. Col
lectively they have a most powerful
influence upon the moral conditions
and progress of this community. We
know that you are proud Of the pro-
gressive little city in which we live,
That you would not knowingly or
willingly do anything that would in
terfere with its progress, or with the
success Of our cherished institution,
the B, A. c. Yet this is exactly what
you are doing when you indulge such
practices.
Cedar has for years been an ex-
amplary town in this respect, but
some people are growing little care
less, and there has been altogether
too much drinking in evidence these
holidays. Why make il necessary for
the strong arm of the law TO assert
itself? You have sense and reason
If you will only allow them to assert
themselves, and should see the neces-
sity Of improvement along this line
without having 1t forced upon you.
Let's all cooperate for the moral and
social uplifting Of the community in
which we live!