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No king, no rulers but by the
voice of the people, “ t’oz [topuli''
As to the problem of the liquor
iraffir», whether it shall be regulated
by IlgetisC' Of phrldbited by eonsti-
“tdtr^nril eridclnient, the people aHT
divided. The great masses believe
that it is all efil arid should be re--
, moved, while many believe it should
. be regulated.
tat Mie people settle this^problem
rUmsdlef and. his family The
more elegance attd case in the, rum
seller’s family, the more poverty,
degradation,and-despair in the fam
ilies of those who patronize him.
w Corner ^¿rog «hup/ with Tar
plate-glass windows and maibjut
floors, is paid for by the tenants of
other landlords who refuse to let
their buildings for such purposes.
The mure plate-glass and marble
way to test and settle this question.
They have the right in each State
7 so to do. It is the law. A general
unrest and dissatisfaction with the
present status™of the liquor traffic
is visible in every Slate in this
“Union. Thoughtful people are un
willing toTeave this matter to the
, uncertain tenure of legislative en
aatment, but demand that it shall
bccoiiid A pa< t of the fundamental
J law of the State and Nation.
•• The people can be safely trirsted
to setlie this problem. An oppor
tunity should be given for voters to
ex press tTirnrCufreci iohsV it i s the if
right. Alaiut 40,000 of the citizens
of Oregon humbly ask this privi-
ledge of the Legislature. Let us
see how a majority staiids_iT|> to
this problem. Our Constitution
proyides that a pioposition to
amend our State Constitution shall
firsts be adopted by the Legislature,
then lie over until another Legisla
ture is elected and if adopted by
them also, then it shall be submit
ted to the people and a majority
shall rule. In this way of settling
this question the Legislature is not
asked to destroy the curse. We
simply »ask that the people have an
opportunity to do so, salus populi,
stiitrcuui lex. Let them take the
club into their own hands. The
ballot is that club, it of right be
longs there. The franchise belongs
to us as freemen, but it must be ex
ercised under the forms of law.
The responsibility is di vidcd be
tween two Legislatures, and then
has to be ratified by the people.
Then it is the supreme law of the
•State.
Thtiie never has been such a pe
tition sent up on any proposition in
this State. Every county has peti
tioned for this right to pass upon
this question.
Shall we have it ? We will see.
D r J. W. W atts ,
the tllote soiled garments must be
stuck in the w indows of their pa
trons to keep out the cold air, the
more silk flounces upon the dress of
the rumsuller’sl wife, the chea|>er
thd] calico upon the wife and chil
dren of , his patrons.
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The more spaciuus.the parlor, and
brighter the tire of the rumsellers,
the more scantily furnished and
colder the abuheJ of those who pat
ronize him. While the rumscljer
drives his $1,003 span, his custom
ers cannot even afford a five-cent
horse-car. From the bung-hole of
Vv^y“bafieT ofTilfutd daimiatron
that is sold by the rumsellers there
flows a constant stream of drunk
ards, criminals, paupers, tramps,
Tuffatics, abd imbeciles, to fill poor-
houses, houses of correction, jails,.
and prisons. What blasted hopes,
ruined homes, and paupers’ graves
are the relics of the trade ’ Every
dollar that the owner of rum-shop,
and his rum-selling tenant put into
their pockets, comes out of the
pockets of the poor men, and is a
dead loss, so far as the public good
is conceined. Worse than that, the
more rum sold, the more burdens
there are i uposed upon the honest
citizensand tax-payers. The richer
the landlord antF Tus rum-selling
tenants grow, the poorer becomes
the landlord who lets Jiis buildings
for tenements and legitimate busi
ness. It is an undisputed fact that
the lalioring man who has a family
cannot indulge in liquor-drinking,
and pay bis landlord and grocer.—
Az.
Pro«. State Temperance Alliance.
Contrasts.
Every rag stuck into a window
to keep out the Cold from a drunk
ard’s honri denotes a contribution
towards buying new suits for the
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The Upsetting Sin.
One night at a meeting (so I
readj a in gio prayed earnestly
that lie and his brethren might be
preserved from what he called their
“ upsettin’ sins.”
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“ Brudder,” one of his fiiends
said, “ you an’t got de bang of dat
ar word. It’s besettin’,” not * up-
settiu’.’ ”
“ Brudder,” replied he, “ if dat’s
so, it’s so; but 1 was prayin’ de
Lord to save us .from the sin of in
toxication, an if dat an’t a iipset-
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“ Boy Wanted.”
tin’ sin 1 dtuino what am.”
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Sure enough, the old negro was
Have you not often seen an ad
right, drunkenness is the upsetting vertisement “ Boy Wanted ?” In
sin—upsetting homes and charac New York a boy who was wanting
ters, sweet childhood, upsetting something to do, saw sych a sign.
and downtTcadiiig-fovew, h ope s, an d: The merchant saw a cigar in his~
joys. Intoxication is the sin which hand as he came into the office, and
upsets the strong, able-bodied man when the boy asked for the place,
and casts him alongside with the this is what the merchant sai<U
feeble ones ; upsets the mighty in-
“ I want a smart, honest, faithful
Tbllect and. Io ! it is on a par with person; but I see you smoke cigars,
and in my experience of many years
noble1, loving heart, and alas ! where I have tound that boys who smoke
tenderness once held absolute sway are less reliable than those who do
cruelty has taken possession.”
not. You can leave; you will not
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suit me.”
It is a good omen for Kansas that
Is it manly, boys, to do anything .
the Republican Convention has
that will keep you from getting
renominated for the office of Gover
into business ?—Rural Home.
nor the present incumbent, Gov. St.
“ I Did as the Rest Did.”
John. With a thorough-going con
stitutional article banishing the li-A This yielding spirit, this doing
quur evil from the State, and a “ as the rest did ” has ruined many
Governor who is a champion of the thousands. 7-
same, we may hope that Kansas,
A young man is invited by
having put her hand to the plough, vicious companions to visit The ,
will not look back. She has no public hoyse, the theatre, the
reason to-look back. For Gov. St. gambling room, or other haunts of-----
John gives the following telling licentiousness. He becomes dis
facts lcspccting the State : The in sipated, spends his time, loses his ,
credit, squanders his property, and
crease in the valuation of personal at last sinks into an untimely
property for LS8 L -over-1880-wast grave. What ruined him ? simply-----
$10,243,CW0. 1 think the assess “doing as the rest did.”— Christian
ment of 1882 will show an increase Preacher.
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over 1881 of nearly, if not quite,
One of New York’s most famous
$20,000,000. The taxes for 1881, physicians, l)r. -Willard Parker,
notwithstanding the short ciops, makes the astounding statement,
were paid up more closely than that one-third of the deaths in New
they have been for years. The York City are the result, directly
indirectly, of the use of alcohgl,
average number of acres of school or
and that in the last thirty-eight
lands sold each business dav, has years, 190,000 persons have died of
increased from 151 to 210. Kansas its use in the city.— Lifeboat.
was never so prosperous in her his
An Extraordinary Offer.
tory as she is to-day, and prohibi
tion is growing stronger with the There are a number of persons out of em
ployment in every county,- yet energetic men
people every day. Nor has immi willing
to work do not need to be. Those will
ing to work can make from $100 toSotWa month
gration fallen off, as was so confi clear,
working for us in a pleasant and perma
nent business- The amount our agents make
dently predieted. Since November, varies,
—aomo making as high as $500 a month,
1880, when the amendment was while others as low as $100, all depending on
tho energy of the agent. We have an article
adopted, no less than 140,000 peo* of great merit, it should be sold to every
House-owner, and )>ays over 100 per cent protit.
pie have settled in Kansas. And Each sale is from $3.50 to $10.00. One agent
in Pennsylvania sold 32 in two days, and cleared
there have been of the better class, $04.00.
An agent in New York made $45.00 in
one dav. Any man with energy enough to work
with more means than in former a full dav, and will do this during the year can
from $2,000 to $8,COO a year. We only
vears.
A gentleman came to. make
want one man in each county, and to him will
Franklin county last year and in- give the exclusive sale as long as he„coutinucs
to work faithfully for us. There is nocoiu|>eti-
vistcd $50,000, ‘ Just because whis tion, and nothing like our invention made.
Partita having from f2t>0 hi $1,000 to invest, can.
ky had been voted out,’ he said.”-— obtain a General Agency for ten counties or a
sta'e. Any one can make an investment of
Pacific.
from $25 to $1,000 without the least risk of loss,
as our Circulars will show that thoeo inverting
$25 can offer a 30 dya trial return the goods
unsold to us and got their money back, if they
do not clear at leajst $100. They show that a
General Agont who will take ten counties anil
j invest $216.00 can after a trial of 90 days re
turn all goods unsold to us, and liave money
returned to them if they fail to clear at least
$750.00 in that time. We are not laying salar
ies, but waut inch willing to work and obtain
as their pay the protits of their energy. Men
uot willing" to work on our terms will not work
on any. ’I’hoao moaning business will receive
our large descriptive circular, and extraordina
ry oiler by enclosing a three cent stamp, with
tlieir address. The first to comply with our
terms will secure the county or counties they
may wish to work.
Address, B enner M^ ncfaitvring Co.,
118 Smithfield Street, Pittsburg, Pa.
A m you value your honor and
happiness in this life as you prize
the peace and prosperity of. your
families as you desire to avoid the
wickedness which has--dis-graced,
lias- 'disgraced
and the crimes which have de
stroyed so many of our fellow
creatures—as you wish for comfort
on the bed of death, and hope for
happiness in the world to come,—
keep away from the saloons.—Az. 1
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