world, ruled by
hands that don't rock cradles, steps in with licensed schools of vice
to teach him to drink.

When General Grant was President of the United States he appointed an
old colored man mail-carrier over a route in the mountains of
Virginia. One day, when in a lonely spot, two robbers faced the negro
and demanded the mail. The old man, lifting himself in his saddle
said:

"Gentlemen, I is de mail-carrier of de United States; you touch dis
darkey and you'll have de whole army of dis government on you in
twenty fo' hours."

Blessed will be the day when every mother in our land can say to the
saloon: "You touch my home and you'll have the police power of this
republic on your heels in twenty-four hours."

But, who is the government? We are told that in the early history of
this country, a country magistrate rode horseback from Maryland to
Washington to consult the government. Going to the White House he was
informed the government was not there. At the Capitol he was informed
the people are the government. He returned home, called the voters of
his county to a meeting in the courthouse and said: "Gentlemen, I have
a very important question I want to present to the government." So I
desire to talk to the government, you voters who are to decide the
policy of this republic regarding the liquor traffic.

An Irishman brought before the court for an assault upon a saloon
keeper was questioned by the judge, who said: "Mr. Dolan, what have
you to say; are you guilty or innocent of the charge made against
you?"

The Irishman replied: "By me soul, judge, I couldn't tell ye. I was
blind, stavin' drunk on the manest whiskey ye iver tasted, yer honor."

"I do not use whiskey of any kind," said the judge.

"Ye don't. Thin I don't think ye are doin' yer duty by such
constituents as meself. Ye license men to sell the stuff; ye ought to
taste the stuff ye license men to sell, thin ye would know how it
makes a gintlemen behave himself."

The judge rapped for order in the court and repeated the question,
"Are you guilty or innocent of the charge?"

"Judge, I'll state the case and let yer honor decide for me, which ye
are hired to do anyway. I was standin' by the corner of the strate on
me way home from work, when I spied the bottles in the window of the
saloon. The sight of thim bottles made me thirsty, so I wint in and
took a drink. Jist thin three other thirsty ones came in and I took a
drink with thim; thin they