Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-08-14
WORTH READING.
A GERMAN SALOON KEEPER GIVES
HIS VIEWS.

A Man Who Votes as He Prays Can Tell
Some Wholesome Truths Once In Awhile.
Hans sauermiIch's Opinion of DER Pcne-
fits NV Der Saloon Peezncss.-
MEIsTER SHENTLEMENS-Py reason NV
lettr i'll der NEWSPAPER zeitung haf
peen requested to ockspress meinself on
der whisky question.
AS pc der poss NIT Elm pier saloon,
it vas yust right dot 1 sthand oop fur
dot peezness. Wv mans vos got sa-
looms NIT himself, I dinks he vas know
some tings apout saloons, amt it?
Me knows dot lots NV vellers dot
wants to safe der monish vas dryin to
runs down der peezness. Der vas Shon
B. Go off, Parnums circus, Kneel
Down, Schenerals Schent Schon, Bresi-
dent Pidvell, dot weller vot brints der
Voice zeitung, und blenty NV unner vel
lers, but ven me told you some dings l
dinks you would say: "Pully fur Sauer-
Ills lltU vas lCNCl.
Der ort to pc one whisky schop on eff
cry corner i'll efery towns, und den
peezness would pc goot. Der whisky
peezness helps emmy town. No matter
how dull der peezness vas, der beeples
will spend der monish fur thinks. Dis
vas proved efery tay. All ofer Nye York
you cans find vorkin mans dot vOs gom-
blaming apout der pay und bromisin
dot dey would go ON some strikes pc
cause dey don't got some more wages,
und yet dose same mems will spend feet
ty cents efery tay fur whisky und pier.
Dot brooves dot der liquor peezness vas
helpin dradc, amt it?
Und dot vas not der only way. Der vas
menny unners. Nv it vas not fur trink-
ing, menny buplic buildings would not
peen puilt-dese prisons and shails und
poorhouses und inehriate asyloms und
gorreoshun houses and such dings, und
eef desc houses vas not puiltvy of course
der meganics would haf nodtings TO do,
amt it? Wv you don't got some pier sa-
looms in der town, you Won't need no
shall, und Nv course you want no sheriff,
und vot would der DEMOCRATS und Re-
'publigans politicians to den? Dey veel
so pad dot dey cuts der necks open NIT
q bistol ded.
Wv der vas no pier und whisky, der
would peen no murders, no tites, no
stabs, no licking your wife, no nodtings,
und den der NEWSPAPERS would haf no
Something's to brint, und vot would der
editors done? Und vot would the boor,
boor lyyere done?
All, mein freunds, pefore You vas run
down der vein und pier You yust tink
NV all dose dings. How menny beeples
would peen out NV york mitout liquor!
Wy, We would need no bolice, no charitee
gommishun, no supehouses, no license
COURTS, no law und order CLUBS, no, no
Wv you hat 10 whisky schops, we're
would your poys spend der efenings?
Wy, dey would haf to stay at home, und
it would kill many Nv dem to be cast
into der same society as der mudders
und seesters. Der mudders could not
dells dem der same sholly stories vot
dey hear NIT der saloons. Dot vos en-
possible. Pesides, de saloon vas Nv yuse
to der vanity, Wv you haf a son und
you no wants him setting arount der
house all der efenings, you can yust
send him to der saloon, und he would not
worry you some more dot night. In all
desc ways a saloon helps town ferry
mooch, amt it?
Und it helps You socially. 1t benefits
your vanity. 1t helps your sons to get
ockquainted NIT beeples dot dey would
not oddervise know mitoud der saloon.
Und your daughters, der beaux can
dakes dem inter the ladies' entrance Nv
der stylish high license saloon, we're dey
can see der pooty dings and sit down und
thinks some pier und vein. See vot a
blessing dot ish to der young couples.
Dey would feel so melancholy mitoud
no blace to go. Could emmy dings do fur
der vanity more ash dot?
Der vas nodtings like pier fur socia-
whisky. Whisky vas a
little ahead. Der vas dime ven dwo
freunds would meet und ockschange der
NV ter tay und den part.
But der saloons has done away init dot
cold way of acting. Now ven dwo or
dhree freunds meet und schake hands
NIT demselves Won of dem say, Let's
haf Something's, und dey will walk inter
der saloon-dere is always one handy
und one weller says, "Vot will you dake?"
Und der unner weller says, II will dakss
der same'' Und den dey yust pump der
glasses togedder und say, Here she
goes" Uud she does go. Den der un-
ner weller will say, "Now you must