The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-12
The Pretty Waiter Girl saloons.

WHEELING, September II.
Editors IntGlliSoneer:
Being constant reader Of your valua-
BILE paper, and knowing you to always be
ready to expose to the public the crying
evils which intest our city, I take this ad-
vantage Of your goodness to publish the
following. Your timely article on screens
and blinds and other devices used by sa-
loon keepers 10 hide from the public gaze
the IegaliIed traffic in liquor in direct vic.
lation Of law.
On Saturday night l started out about
8 o'clock 10 see the sights, and in mywan-
behring's | met lady who was in quest Of
her son, and she requested me to 70 into
the saloons TO zee il he were hid behind
those blinds and screens, as she could not
see in on account OF these distractions.
There is law in this city which pro-
hibits these screens to be used, and that a
licensed business should be done in an
open and above board manner. About
year ago the City Council was petitioned
to have these screens removed, and sup
pose one Of he city officials gaze the saloon
keepers timey notice, for when they came 10
be inspected they were all down, but as
soon as the excitement was over they were
all put up again and the sound Of revelry
was heard rs usual. Now, this present
City Council has had timely warn
ming, and il the screens are not ordered
down and KEEP! dotrn the law abiding citi-
zens will know the reason why this law
ia not enforced, However, wandered
into one Of these vile dens Of iniquity,
and can say that was really astonished
at what was there revealed. There look.
ed 10 be about seventy-fve persons, and I
would take my oath that two.thirds OF
them were beardless boys. 1t lisa crying
shame thatSuch things are allowed in our
midst. Boys revealing in the smiles Of
these girls they are not women), quafling
their beer, few hours later may be seen
reeling home to their parents in state OF
intoxication. II makes my blood boil 10
see these young boys not only degrading
themselves by drinking, but learning the
ways Of libertine under the tuition OF
pittsburGhs cast-aways.. Not only boys
but men, married, and looked upon with
an eye Of respect, dGllying with these so.
called pretty waiter girls. Our fathers,
our sons, brothers, husbands, disgraced
and prostituted with this barnacle which
haS fastened itself in our midst. Let me
tell these men that the help now used has
become Rnuisance, and some OF these fine
evenings there may be a rail.riding expe'
dition gotten up on some Of onr principal
streets by indignant mothers Of our city.
Talk about missionaries 10 heather lands,
why we have civilized heathens at home,
and il these self-sacrificipg candidates
Tor cannibal broth were 10 expend their
time and talents to home heathens they
would have longer lease on life, and
have the thanks Of their countrymen and
christians generally in their efforts to
christianize America. In the name Of
humanity, in the name Of the good city
Of Wheeling, and in the name Of tho Most
High God, let US troWn down these traps
set for young men and boys as an ini,ia.
ton to gambling hellS, In conclusion,
the sooner these places are wiped GU, OF
existence tho better for the morals of The
community. There are few saloon men
in this city who abhor this abomination,
as do the other citizens at large, and
know they will use their best efforts 10
suppress It, The laws Of the city must
be enforced, and one violator OF The law
is no better than another, whether he DO
n "galoot" or saloon keeper. And
moreover, II in the course Of the week
these screens are not removed the CITY
Council or the Mayor with 10 tell Vi
the reason why. Eutorce the law, wheth,
er II DO on Jimmy johnson or the bes,
saloon keeper in the city.
! 0SE Who Knows.