The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-12

siness, Mr. Ash 1T is not nv luck
that makes my business pay, but il's the
peoples appetite, because that. you know
brings oui money before anything else. "
CO. think / see now, Mr. Ash; YOU are
in the liquor business. and some men.
who are in the habit OF drinking would
give the las, dime for whisky, even il the
family would have no bread Tor breakfast
next morning" Now, Mr.. Ash, | think il
is not right 10 make money in such q way
LA, l have no fear about that, Mr.. Bell /;
that is not my look ont. they are tree
agents. and il they choose to give their
money for whisky when they need il for
bread, with that | have nothing to do !;
that is their own fault. And more this I
sell the most of my whisky to young men.
and men in favorable circumstances, and
who have money enough TO support their
families well and pay for their whisky too. -
well, but Dir. Ash. | thought laws were
made 10 90 by, and those laws would pro-
hibit YOU from selling Intoxicating liquors
to young men under 81 years and TO halt
ual drunkards. and especially tosell liquor
on Sundays" 20, yes! Mr.. Bell, that is all
true enough, but you know we are living
in an enlightened age. and we are smart
enough to ret around the law. OF course
/ don't sell whisky OF Sunday, and il a
man takes a Drink and chooses TO lag
down a dime in place of il, he got the
whisky, but | didn't seltit to him." Yes,
Mr. Ash, as FAR as all this is concerned il
may 20, but all his tor The pres
emit" 80, well, Mr.. Ben. if il answers for
the present, that'sall that / am concerned
about just now"
THAT may all be true, Mr.. Ash, but the
scales will turn, when the Judge OF ali the
earth will say Render an account of
thy stewardship.
YES, those are things about which | am
not concerned just @ my object is to
make money while | have an Opp0rtuni-
~" But vet, 10 Tell the honest ruth, Mr..
Ash, I think il would be better for you
il you were concerned about being pre-
pared loappear before the great Tribunal
bar, than 10 make money by selling wills
Ky" why, Mr.. Bell, do you not think
my explanation satisfactory o fnot selling to
drunkards. but TO respectable men who
have money to pay for al the whisky they
drink. and 10 keep families in good cir
Cuntsiances, also.
To this. Mr.. Ash, frankly answer. ne.
and that for the following reasons: ask
first: Who furnished he means 10 make
the drunkaFds now in existanceg are
you willing to answe this question? II
you are, you must say, Whisky sellers, OF
which | am one are Sajan's agents to
make d~rankards. Secondly Is there not
danger OF those young men becoming
drunkards also " whom you sell whisky
because they have money 10 pay for il.
By selling whisky in the past you have
been instrumental in making The drunk-
ards To whom you say you won't sell. and
YOU have scores Ut the bait to lead them on
until they stand on the same platform of
drunkenness and poverty, on which all
dTunkards at last have To stand. Can YOU
thus deal out Il slow but sure poison by
which fine young men are ruined by the
score with their families. and YOU stand in
nccent: Answer Yourself as in the sight
OF God. The third reason why / think
your explanation not satisfactory is, Ue-
cause OF the counsel gwen by the Lord
himself concerning the whisky business.
Hear what the Lord saith .'Wo unto him
that sivell his neishbor drink. that put
eth thy bottle to him. and makest him
drunken also" Hab. . chap. 10 verse.
Now remember in setting the bottle before
thy n~eighborS. by which he may get
drunk, you get two things, you will get
money from the one who drinks and by il
lie ruined and wo from The Lord, who
has warned thee not to put the bottle be-
fore thy %neighbOr To make him drunk.
K.L W.