Evening journal., 1893-11-06
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
To the Editor of tho Evening Journal.


To the Editor of the Evening Journal.
SR;-"Don't 60 home; come on in
again; you haven't had half enough.
we're the words of a certain citizen, who
holds responsible position 10y accident)
under our city government, in front of
the Gilpin House last Saturday night.
between 10 and II o'clock, to another
citizen, who has held some Of the high.
est positions under the state and county
government, and who was then so in
toxic ,ted that he could scarcely stand
"No, I'm going home, was the answer,
and he did go home. for l watched him.
Such are the friends Of this ex official
who, for the sake Of few drinks would
send his soul to hell, and then call IL
friendship. Who follow him day after
day and year after year, like a pack of
hounds after fugitive slave, and drink
his lifes blood and damn his soul. II IL
was not for these suckers this man could
be saved Instead of irving to reform
him they encourage him TO drink, enter.
tain him in barrooms, ask him to treat
when thirsty, and then have the cheek
to call themselves his friends. If he
doesn't appear at the usual hour they
send out delegation to hunt him. and sit
with their tongues hanging out until he
comes to quench their thirst. ANY night
in the week this sucker and his bankrupt
associates can be seen in private
room ola certain hotel on Delaware street
drinking az the expense Of this man. They
never return the drinks because they
have no money and are too lazy to work.
Occasionally they might raise enough
for couple of rounds Of drinks to get
the old man in condition TO bear the ex-
pense for the balance of the evening.
That however, is a rare occurrence as
they are generally financially en-
barrassed. Sometimes they stand the
proprietor off, but not often, as he lis
dead on to their game AS said be
fore when these FOUNDERS get thirsty
they ask this man to "set them up, and
their thirst is never quenched If this
mans barroom account is any criterion
TO 60 by. Not satisfied with drinking
with him through the week. they call at
his Office Sundays and sometimes spend
the whole day with him, so great is their
friendship for his whiskey bottle
Where will these great friends
Of this old man be when his
cash runs out9 Will they then slap him
on the back and call him a hale. hearty
folio v well metz Will they follow him
as they do nowY On tbs other hand
should they send his soul to, he'll, would
they feel that they were responsible for
it2 lfthey do not their are others in
this city who will feel So His wife and
children know who his as ociates are.
They know who is robbing them of
husband and father. They know who is
helping him wreck his life and squander
his property. Shame on you who call
yourselves humah You ought to be
ashamed TO look any member
of th family in the face.
hope III never be called upon to write OF
you again. II am. l will publish you
and your associates names to the world
A FRIEND OF THE OLD MAN.
New Castle, Nov 9
This is a sad case We acknowledg,
the difficulty of treating IL successfully
But we would advise personal appeal
from relatives to the associates an,
liquor dealers asking them to do wha
they can to restrain the victim and t.
do nothing to encourage him in his self
destructive habit. II that should no
prove successful then legal means SHOULD
be adopted to prevent the man from
running his health and wasting his estate
-EDIroR