The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-14

to do that as far as am concerned, but
have widowed mother and three
little sisters depending upon me for
every bite they eat and every rag they
wear. am willing to starvo to
death myself, but it looks mighty
hard to starve good mothe- and little
sisters. Young man, give up your po-
sitlon, trust the whole to God That
young man went down to the
store. surrendered his position, told
the old employer, Il cannot stay
with you any longer Why
he sal |? Because said the young man,
(you mothers listen TO this. your fathers
listen to this,t because said tho young
man, Il am seeking religion aad every
time go up to be prayed for that bust
moss comes up before me, those barrels
come up before me, | cannot pray
Well said the old employer Il am sorry
to give you up, but cannot give up
that part of tho business because there
is money in it,
do you know what made Rube Bur-
rows board 4 train and quietly rob il?
Why because there is money in it.
What makes tho highway robber knock
you down? Why because there is
money in it of course. What make
the gambler sit down with his heart and
bling, because there is money in it.
What makes woman sell her char
actcr and her all? Because there is
money in it. And we cannot give up
that part of the business be-
cause there is money in it.
Now what do they put up those
breweries for, those saloons tor? Why,
because there is money in it. And
tell You, my men, when man goes into
thing like that, he has got down
where he don't care how he gets his
money. Hear me. You talk TO me
about Legitimate business. | reckon
if the legislature Of this State or the
National Congress were To legalizs train
robbery, you would take hand in i6
and call it legal business mighty quick,
as all you would have to do
would be to board IL train and
rob all the passengers and get probably
$1,000 in about fifteen minutes. Tho
brewery cannot beat that. No; nor can
the saloon beat it, and say this that
there is not enough Democrats or Re
publicans in hell or out of it TO mako 4
damnable traffic like that. will go to
the penitcntiary tomorrow and spend
the balance of my life there before
would own stock in brewery or dis
tllery. Now say amen to that broth
ministers.)
Nov everybody in this house who
agrees with mo stand up"
Nearly oil OF tho vast audience rose
to their feet.
Nov If any of you brewery men want
to whip anybody you will have to whip
the whole crowd prolonged chcors.)
brother Excel says some of the
preachers did not rise up. reckon
thati is because they do not vote in this
precinct. Hear me; the time has come
in this country when we have got to
look at this thing right. because there
is money in it, Ell? There is not a man
in this town who would run this brew
cry here or saloon if there was not
money in it, would they, brethren? Did
you over hear of a fellow running q rum
hole like that for benevolent purposes?
we cannot quit that part of the
business, because there is money in it. >
Tho old liquor-selling devil gave tho
whole business away right there tc that
boy He would not give it up because
there is money in it. Some Of you men
say: we arc going to make money that
way What do you want with money
made that way, you hop-cared hound,
you? Whiskey money, beer money.
can tolerate 4 whiskey drinker in the
old beer swiiler-you dirty old hog, you,
there is nota hog in this town who would
drink the trash that you do when you
drink that beer, without you would
Sweeten it.
''Some of you women say, 'Mr. Jones,
drink a little beer for my health
God pity you women. Yes, Il drink n
little for my health Oh, that you
Christian women will drink old swill
that hog would otdrink. say again
God pity you. And you say. L always
keep little on hand for camp. fire
Yes. you will be in hell-fire. old girl, a
little later on Run your brewery, will
you, and burn your poor soul forever.
There is money in il.
Il would rather get mo a job on tho
Norfolk and Western railroad at rs
cents per day than be in such n bust
ness. Yes, | would, friends. Yes, a good
deal rather than he in that damnable
business. 1t reminds me of tho rebel
during tho war. A certain rebel had a
powder factory up in Pennsylvania, and
the rebels were down here in the front
lighting the Yankees and he owns a
powder mill in Pennsylvania to kill the
rebels down here. That rebel ought to
have had his nj elk broke, and here is a
child of God fighting for Christ and run
ming damnable dynamite mill down
here. What sort of q hound dog is that?
Is there one OF them that belongs to the
church" (Iere several of the ministers
shouted out there are mono of them in
my church."O
There is money IN it. But it is a
kind of money that don't pay there. 1t
is kind of money that will burn you up
both ways. But there was no money in
1T to that boy. He said. Il will quit. 1
cannot get religion and sell it for an
other man. j heard member of the
Jury saw to-day that hn hnd hnan trri,, or