West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-02
Manufacturing and Repairing.

ton to avoid this abominable traf-
fic. Whisky money never lasts, it
brings no blessing with it, and is
often the price of sin, and not un-
frequently it is obtained at the
cost of the widows tears shed over
the poor child, who she sees led by
whisky to ruin and eternal perdi-
ton. The saloon-keeper and his
family are themselves often the
victims of this terrible traffic in al
cohol. A recent dispatch from
Chicago, in one of the daily papers,
graphically illustrate this. 1t
reads as follows:
An exceedingly sad case was
brought before Justice Walsh this
morning. Mary Lathane, young
woman sixteen years old, appeared
with three little sisters and two
brothers aged thirteen, eleven,
eight, five and two and one-half
years, whom she wanted sent to
some charitable institution where
they would have good care. She
said she was the eldest of a family
of seven children, and that they
had always Lived happily and COM
Portable with their parents, until
her father started saloon. Then
her mother took to drinking, after
which their trouble came fast. JUS
tice Walsh remarked that it was
the saddest case that has ever been
brought before him. The children
were sent to the Home for the
friendless.
The time has passed for saloon
keepers to rule in Church and State.
The day was, when at the st. Pat
rick's day parade they rode on
horseback at the head of the pro-
cession, sought to occupy the first
place in church and tried by gener-
GUS contributions to religious and
charitable objects to purchase for
themselves the responsibility
which their business surely does
not afford them.
Such things are no longer facts
of the day in St. Paul and through
out the country at large. they are
rapidly becoming only memories OF
the past.
Saloon-keepers should not rule
in politics; no good result for eth
err city or State can be hoped for,
when they purchase votes for their
candidates by distributing beer or
whisky, and when Office holders
receive from them their inspira-
lions as to what is politically right
or wrong. Alcohol must, at most,
only expect to be tolerated, it
should not rule. The Bishop then
spoke of "home Saloons" and said
We keep in our houses wines and
, Liquors, which we offer to all that
visit us. We are ashamed to re-
, ceive company without passing
around the social glass, as it is call.
ed, at weddings, baptisms, and
sometimes even at funerals-tor
, King Alcohol does not even respect
, the dead-we invite our friends to
drink, we are afraid to violate GUS
tom, to stand up boldly for our
principles.
Saloons in connection with gro
cery stores are another potent
source of intemperance. Under
t the guise Of buying groceries, men
: sometimes even women-1re'
quent these places. Many who
would not go to saloons drop into
the grocery store, which thus be.
f comes a veil to hide the shame Of
S dram drinking. :.
The friends of temperance shoulc
g resolve never to deal at store:
s where liquor issold, and they shoulc
influence their neighbors to iml
: tate their example, so that the
, keeping of saloons IN connection
f With groceries would be rendered
! improbable, and consequently
: would be abandoned.