Show A SERIOUS QUESTION tharo n growing sentiment in the united state in favor rf prohibition hibi tion the evils of strong drink anre so distressing ud ruinous they arc even it is that there is n clay of men whom must bo thrown n to them from aft them effa and their families jt is an view to take of alic condition of ti lings but facts acmon its the titles tom altho misery of thousands who aitto the slaves of drink would fill they describe conditions so terrible as to make one shudder the minda of chilin whose attention i called to the sorrows of their fellows aro naturally led to alio llio work of solving the problem of how aliye terrible evils anro boac cured the of tho people ik would sari should tend to stop tho evil habit of indulging in strong drink ath como no doubt it doci in vesti bation shows tant men arc through influent cia led from the path of wisdom oud temptations in their way annet they fall into the byways and gaiters goiters and become the xit caits of society were the loss conspicuous re asting them would bo more easy and the would bf corp morp flattering flatt tring to happiness aud pros poritz extreme view may bo taken on tins of drink the that haa come upon who hatel worshipped wor shipped at its shrine has beon deep enough to awaken such views that strong drink leads to inoval degradation numerous incidents attest that moral degradation spreads it corroding poison among the people cursing mankind down the generations is alo a fact it oren leaves its damning mark upon the state and it not checked in it career causes proud nation to totter ind fall thus strong drink leads a people to moral corruption and on to patting obstacles in alie way of the development and alreid of the great evil of drink ia a laboi tant commends itself to the careful thinker it is certain that the less stron drink there is manufactured less there will be consumed and consequently the less evil to min kind A similar line of reasoning will show that the less of this agent sold to the people the better for mankind it must be apparent that restrictions in its sale will in good the greater the restriction the better the results consequently if the people who arc addicted to its use could not obtain it all the balter off society would bo it is thought by somo that il is impossible to prevent somi from obtaining it it this be true tin more that are prevented the it must be for society at prohibition is a question ans the people and the minority mijo rity in a city should properly be allowed to take a position regarding it ii M democratic for majority i in localities cali ties to themselves in lucal regulations for tho good of the whole to allew them to do this 19 evidently wise legislation for aone should so well know their a they themselves |