The Dolores star., 1915-01-22
CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.

CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.
(Excerpts from an address delivered
before the National W. G. +. u.
convention BY Mrs Frances u. Beau.
champ OF Kentucky
Why do We have blind babies3 We
do not have blind calves. blind colts.
blind pigs, and blind lambs. While
the problem confronts US the Stats
tician steps up behind us and tells us
that 6s per cent OF all the children
that are born blind come into this
world thus hampered because tho
grimy hand OF the liquor traffic,
through the drink habit OF the parents
or grandparents lifted itself out of the
past and projected itself into the fu.
ture, and closed the eyes OF the chill.
dren before they we're born. The sci.
entists tell us that so far as the
blight upon future generations is con.
cerned. a man would better get hilari,
ously drunk now and then and stay
sober the rest of the time, than to be
a constant. moderate drinker, contin.
ually taking into his system small
quantities Of alcohol.
! ask you to estimate how many
blind children We have In the United
States, count the cost to the state OF
maintaining its institutions for the
blind. and then put ii down as part
OF the tribute We annually render to
King Alcohol that he may go on In
his work of putting out the eyes oil
generations that are to come
Why should America have deaf chill
dren? AS you are bordering upon
this problem the statistician again
steps up behind you and says, as in
the case Of the blind. that about 6s
out OF every 100 taking the average
throughout the land) OF all these chill
dren who are born deaf. are the vic
tins OF this same great destroyer, the
liquor traffic II the lower animals
were fed on alcohol. as Is the highe,
animal they would have deaf colts
and deaf calves. and deaf pigs. and
this means? What It means In eco
nomic loss to the nation
From 25 to so per cent Of all ths
insane in this nation are victims Of
alcohol used sometimes on the pre-
scription OF the ply stefan: sometimes
constantly In patent nostrums: otter
In moderate quantities, and frequent
ly to excess
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York
Pennsylvania and Kentucky are the
six great whisky producing states %
this nation. Illinois. Indiana, Ohio
Pennsylvania, New York and Ken
lucky have the largest percentage o.
insanity OF any OF the states Of thil
nation. DO you call that coincidence
l don't. call II cause and effect
You can't trample Gods laws undeI
foot and go unwhipped OF Justice.
Sometimes ! get a good deal mixet
up on the question OF who the Grim
insls are. Often ! am quite convinced
that the poor fellow behind the bari
Is not half so bad as the man who
walks down the street. prides himself
on his strength. and puts into the DO,
a ballot to enthrone In Office mel
who he knows will not enforce tn,
law.
want you TO go with me TO tn,
prison for . little while ut the tim.
the men fall In line TO march to theil
cells at night. II you have such {
splendid Christian warden rs We hav,
In our Kentucky state reformator!
and In our state penitentiary. you cat
say TO him, Won't you call that lin,
to q halt and order every man wht
came here for ofenses committe,
when he was under the influence o
alcoholic liquor. Is shown by the evi
dence adduced In the trial. to step GU
OF that line over here" II you arr
not up on statistics you will b.
amazed Mt the results u you we're IL
Kentucky SO out Of every 100 OF thes'
men. according to the decisions OF IN,
courts. would step out and form ;
new line. II you we're In New York
according TO the decisions OF tn,
courts. 80 out Of every 100 would steI
forward. ! ask you. which Is NOR
OF . criminal, the man who votes I,
ssta blish an institution 10 make erin
mails, or the poor fellow. who with
muddied brain commits some offens'
for which he Is sentenced 10 the peni
tsntiary7