Show A great authors view of the temperance question tile the cause ot of temperance Is not promoted by any intemperate measures it is 13 intemperate conduct to assert that fermented liquors ought not to be drunk at all because when taken in excess they do harm wine and beer and spirits have their place in the world charles dickens few men have been keener observers ot of human wretchedness or have had a clearer insight into the frailties of human nature than ch charles arles dickens ile he saw things in their true light and never for or a moment did lie place tile the blame tor for poverty and crime with which chich the slums ot of london cave have ever been burdened upon the beverages of 0 the people dickens was right wine and beer end spirits most emphatically do have their place in the world and it mily may truthfully be added a per catly legitimate place this is especially ally true ot of light wines and wholesome beers which have so BO small a percentage ot of alcohol as to make their use harmless and beneficial remove these mild beverages from their legitimate place in the world and by the enactment ot of prohibitory laws place upon them the brand of id and you only encourage the drinking ot of stronger beverages that eliat are always obtainable |