The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-29
Answer. io nn InnulrY.

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pointed questions asked, which By
your permission | shall endeayor to
answer in q like decisive manner
The FIRST inquiry is, WAS the action
of the Commissioners on the LIST oflast
May in reference to the license ques-
tion ever rescinded2" Answer: 1t
was, by the last term of the Commits
sioner's court. The second Inquiry
is, (which Of the C Commissioner went
back on hisrecord?" Answer: Brown,
Greenlee and Capehart were on the
bench. Capehatt did not vote for
license, SO shows the record. The
third inquiry is, "Who, or what in.
fiuenced the change of our attitude
TO the liquor tratiic?" Answer, as to
who, We cannot say, for their name is
legion; as to what, we would answer,
that old sophism of the devil, LET
US do evil that good may come Of it"
Aud now then Mr.. Delta, as / have
been so kind as to answer your in.
quiries, will you permit me to ask a
few from the other side Of this sub.
Iject? There are always two sides to
1aimatter and now grid up the loins
of your mind and answer me if thou
canst:
(D Who are you that dares thus to
beard us lions in our den? (2) Is not
this a free country and have We not
a perfect right to subyert and ihwart
the purposes of government if we 50
desire? (5) Have We not The privil.
ege to make the County Commission.
ers take off their hats and bow to US,
after they have discovered that they
cannot make US bow to them? Hey?
(Q Have you any right to interfere
with our little game and stir up the
people against us? Have you or the
temperance people ofthis county any
rights which we or the powers that be
GALL same) have any cause TO respecti
(0 Have We not q perfect right tc
nestle viper in our incorporated
towns, to sting our country friends
when they come to see us? Don't we
pay license for this privilege, and
don't that license bear the broad seal
of the endorsement Of the county au.
thorities? (6) Amt this the land OIL
the free and the perfect paradise Of
the saloon keeper? You forget where
you are living don't you2 Heyi
I'D If we see fit, haven't wei perfect
right to make our town interesting
on Saturday evenings, by making the
air musical with curses and block,
aiding the streets in front of oul
saloons with our rollicking customers
(S Again I ask in the name of our
master, the Devil, why is it that the
preachers (with few friendly ex.
ceptions) are continually harping on
US. We don't bother them. We
never go to church, never. In fact
we keep our BACHELORS open on Sun.
day, expressly TO keep ourselves and
regular customers away from church.
None Of US are ever there, not us.
Then why this unprovoked attack?
Hey? (0Why is il that all of the
wives, mothers and sisters of our Gus.
toners hate us SO soundly and some.
times come weeping to our saloons
and talk to us? am sure our wives,
mothers and sisters don't hate them.
Then why this attitude toward US in
the legitimate pursuit of q business
legalized by our County Commits
sioners. Q0) And in the last place
| ask, don't we want to improve our
town, and don't we need the revenue
to do itwith? And don't we intend
to grade our streets, lay our pave.
ments and put in thing, if every
joint OF thing is as a bloated corpse,
every brick blasphemous curse and
every cart.load of earth as the ashes
Of fond hopes that have departed and
of prospects that have persisted for
ever?
Now then Mr.. Delta, you see we
are capable of defending ourselves.
These are only q small portion of the
questions / can ask you from our
side, but they will give you subject
for thought and will show to the peo-
pie of this county that there is an
other side to this temperance ques.
tion, apd-that-t the liquor traffic has q
friend who will champion its cause
and preserve its notorious reputa-