Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-10-07

LICExSE.-Wc publish below Mr.
:. J. Love, letter, critici>lng our
course in relation to license. We do
this ont of respect to the writer aad
because We do not wish to hold our
selves above criticism. We do not
desire any argument on the subject;
if We did, We could very easily point
ont the errors in the positions and
assertions Of Mr. Love, which will
be apparent to any one who reads
the letter car, fully. We have never
advocated the sale, or drinking OF
Intoxicating drinks; our position is
lust this, thpt there i, less mischief
done in htvint Liquors sold by re-
>pectable persons, under the + straiat
o. law, bonded u make gloi ali
damages caused by such sIle, tlan
by having i; sold outside Of the law
by men who are not responsible for
anything.
TuoEVDYKE, Oct. lth 1919.
Editor .Aireti<or:-Seeing in the
+ i;orial Of your paper ON t"o or
more occasions that YOU advocate the
granting of license 10 sell intoxica-
ting drinks, and knowing that yoH
are a member of the Baptist thurch,
and stand high in he estimation of
its members. | feel it my duty to
point out to vou the error YOU have
committed the inconsistency OF the
arguments YOU produce to justify
your position. In the first place !
contend that we should not advocate
the commission of sin in any Gaze.
and YOU will not deny that the sell
ING of poisonous drinks to our fellow
beings is a sin; but you say that
there is more whiskey sold without
license than with; very strange !; or
at least more drunkenness; well it
takes more whiskey TO make more
drunk, and vol say We are cheated
out Of the revenue which | believe
YOU say Is about $500. Now what
candid thinking man will not admit
that if there was not any whiskcy
sold in Huntington at all, that the
taxable property would be increased
to that amount, that would bring
more than $4,000 revenue annually :;
besides the great improvement IN
morals, the dccatse in crime and
taxes. For the sake OF argument,
we will admit that tla withholding
Of License increases drunkenness and
crime in Huntington. Can we rs
prol",Sed christians advocate that
what We knox to be sin. suppose
+ tie Cd Martyrs. who are cone led
hv all christians To be the seed and
lie Of the church had advocated
such cause, what would have been
he consequence? Religion would
have been disgracel AMI Popery and
Idolatry universal. Suppose Bar
/ baurSv,llc saws we must have license
because our citizens get whi>key
/ from Huntington and there Is more
whi>key drank here now than there
was when We had license, and the
acce>siblene>s to other communities
creat,s the same result, where will
it stop: Not until whi>key Is sold
in every town and community in the
whole earth, just such doctrine a,
yours, by men that have no use for
intoxicating Liquors, and are really
opposed To the use of it, il the cause
ot about 100000 criminals, lunaticS
and untimely deaths annually
800, GOO wholesale and retail whi>key
houses, and 81 coo, 100000 spent to
keep up the above number Of house,
and make the above number Of Grim
inals; it is lamenJable that You an,
the Lawyers of Huntington do not
use your time and talents 70 bcttel
cause. :. J. LOVE.
Droxfo,, county :; 2, ,aye ap frp-