The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-23


Christian courage in fighting for law
enforcement in our own republic and
In protecting other lands from Ameri.
cas- outlaws"
That the liquor element frequently
fails is plain In many instances, none
palmer than the 4th of July parade
staged in New York City when they
tried to prove the peoples attitude
regarding prohibitory law.
After extensively advertising the
great parade which was to be partici.
pated in by 100000 people, they had
instead, less than $1,000 and the per-
sonnel OF the marchers was just what
we might have expected It to be, as
was also the banners inscriptions,
some ludicrous, some pathetic.
Shortly after that the Worlds
Christian Endeavor Society met in ses.
sion in New York City and 10000 of
them marched FIVE miles in the dust
and the heat in Christian Citizen.
ship parade to show the people of New
York that that many people at least
were on the side Of law and right
VIM. Jennings Bryan viewing this last
parade said: "The wet parade repre-.
sented the sunset, and whatever glow
there was, it was the glow of pass
ing day. This parade represents a
dawn and the glow brightens every
minute"
The Christian Endeavorers adopted
the following resolution: There is no
saloon under the Stars and Stripes.
Prohibition is no longer debtable
question; it is part of the constitution,
and all loyal Aericans must accept
nd obey it. Hence opposition to en-
forcement Of the 18th amendment on
the part of individuals or organiza-
tions, is essential Bolshevism and
treason, and refusal on the part of
any state to pass and execute laws to
aid in its enforceent constitutes
morally. an act of rebellion and Sc
cession."
Abraham Lincoln once said: pub
lie sentiment is everything. With it
nothing can fail; without it nothing
can succeed. Consequently he who
molds public sentiment goes deeper
than he who enacts statutes or pro-
nounces decisions. He makes statutes
or decisions possible or impossible y
We recently asked group of men
for their opinion of the w. C. T. U.
Notable among the answers was this
II believe it to be the foundation OF
temperance work in the building up
of sentiment and making of favora
BILE public opinion" We dare not now
j fail to keep public sentiment in fav.
or Of the enforcement of all moral and
religious laws and the individual sup
port of those whose business it Is to
see that the law is not mere form OF
words. Let us not fail to keep our
membership up in the local unions and
do our part toward the million mem
bership with which to celebrate 1924
Our national and state workers are
giving the best of their lives to this
which sometimes seems hopeless
and thankless task as seen from the
human standpoint. That it is not
hopeless we have the courage to be-
lieve. Because right must eventually
prevail, and not altogether thankless
as redeemed lives and strengthened
purposes do often prove. The truly
thoughtful mother recognizes with
gratitude the effort that has been
made to remove from her boys path
way at least few of it's pitfalls. I'm
the name of Him Who has said 'Lo
/ am with you alway, even unto the
end Of the world we bid you grow not
fainthearted; the dawn of day breaks
in the eastern sky; the bow of prom
ise lures us on. AS your leader. let
me say, words could in no way ex.
press the measure of my appreciation
of your faithfulness and loyalty of the
past or how earnestly / solicit your
continuance to the end. 1t is to him
who entirely overcometh that the
crown is promised.
May the Father richly bless your la.
bors.