Any  reasoning  man  who  can  put  these  facts
together  and  then  vote  for  license  has  the  mind
of  a  man  without  conscience,  or  without  adequate
knowledge,  or  with  a  serious  twist  in  brain  or  con-
science —  at  least  this  is  my  humble  opinion.  The
fact  is,  "My  people  perish  for  lack  of  knowledge."
There  is  not  a  good  man  between  the  oceans  who
would  not  vote  against  throwing  around  the  saloon
the  guarantees  and  safeguards  of  the  municipality
if  he  had  studied  the  question  with  an  honest  desire
to  know  whether  it  is  better  to  be  linked  with  the
traffic,  by  accepting  the  bonus  that  it  gives  in  order
to  have  the  law  on  its  side,  or  squarely  to  vote
against  it,  thus  removing  one's  self  from  any  conniv-
ance with  the  abomination,  and  then  to  try  to
carry  out  the  intention  of  that  vote  so  far  as  possible.
That  which  the  people  have  legalized  they  can  ren-
der illegal,  and  it  is  their  solemn  duty  before  God
and  humanity  to  render  the  liquor  traffic  illegal.
I  believe,  with  all  my  heart,  that  the  men  who  vote
to  give  it  a  legal  status  will  meet  their  record  farther
on  to  their  unspeakable  regret  and  immeasurable
remorse.  It  is  a  long  lane  that  has  no  turning.
