Evening journal., 1916-01-24

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ed him a drink OF whisky. mo,
thank YOU. ] do not drink any more
What's the matter with you? Have
YOU 90. on the water wagon and be
come a crank prohibitionist?" NO
he said. II have not become crank,
but | have cut il out. Why said
the other one. well" said he.
friend. it's this way. ! do business
down in South Clark street with
man that has a pawn shop connected
with his other business. When !
was in the other day TO sell him
goods there came in young man,
not over thirty, who looked as II he
had never drawn a sober breath for
a month He pushed across pack
age TO the proprietor and said. Give
me ten cents for this What do YOU
suppose Il contained?' 81 couldn't
guess" 1T was pair OF half worn
baby shoes oh said the dealer,
YOU better take these back home.
Your baby will need them NO, she
won't sobbed the drunken father. she
won't need them any more. She's
lying In her coffin. Give me ten
cents for them I want TO get a
drink "No." said the travelling
man. ~ am through with that bust
ness. I've got a baby Of my own at
home.
Mythology tells story OF terri
bic monster called mlnoiaur. who
dwelt on the Isle Of Crete and exact
cd from the people every year as a
tribute seven youths and seven maid
ems. whom il devoHed. II was al
ways sad day IN Athens when
these fourteen. chosen by lot were
compelled to leave home and friends,
10 be offered up TO satisfy the appe-
iite Of this terrible dragon. brave
Young man named Thescus dared TO
track this monster TO its lair and fol-
lowing IL into the dark cavern
through its labyrinths. after a ter
rife struggle. slew the beast. Imag-
inc in our own day some-awful dra-
ron oxacting of the people each year
a tribute OF fourteen lives. Many
brave men would leap 10 the stand
ard to volunteer TO go forth, If need
ed. unaided and alone. to slay the
enemy. DO YOU realize that there Is
q monster who has eXacted not
merely a toll OF fourteen lives. but
ten thousand times th's number
every twelve months? On the aver
age of every day I'm the year, more
than four hundred are offered up as
a sacrifice 10 this vOracious monster
Before the bar of God, the saloon
stands convicted under the indict-
mout that u dchases manhood and
dehauches wOmanhood. II robs
childhood of its innocence and glad
ness and purity II steals away the
smile Of happiness from the wife and
child II defles the marriage altar,
Ills tho divorce courts and skaters
homes. u hlasphemes God destroys
the bodies of men and damns their
souls.
charge upon the liquor traffic
that il Is worse than slavery. TWO
million brave men enlisted TO free
America from negro bondage. But
that was a slavery that enslaved only
the body Hut this is a slavery thai
enchains the soul ] charge the liquor
business that Il is worse than steal.
ing. Let me ask you. which woulC
be the worse. for highwayman e
hold up his victim and take awal
merely his money. I'm that case while
hc would be poor in pocket ther'
would bo no stain upon his charac
Ter. But the saloon not only rObs 8
man OF his money. hut also blasts his
reputation brings disease for health
weakens his will. degrades his man
hood and destroys his character,
charge the liquor business that IL is
worse than murder. What father
here would not much rather see his
hoy shot down suddenly in his pur-
ity and his innocence. knowing that
the bullet had no power over his
sons eternal future. than to become
victim to the liquor business, thai
not merely destroys the body, but
brings eternal ruin TO the soul.
There is nothing too infamous foI
The liquor interests 10 attempt In
their efforts to promote their bust
ness and delay its banishment Who
ever lifts his voice or casts his vot,