People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-12-27

| thiI Clop duu every mtUlDPr or the
congregation would individually
Lhlnk what nice thing il would be
to pay their tithes tn their preacher
in dried apples. Well, experience
lilly brought forth better plan.
and that was tn have plain, fair
understanding between the minister
and lis congregation as to what they
were IN give and he was 10 receive fnr
his labOrS. So far as we know. the
Lord approves this plan; it certainly
seems To be the most satisfactory one
to both parties. And | think in CITY
atfai S plain, practicable plan that
can be carried out successfully is what
is needed.
Another on this line says that il
malt was not sold there would be
scarcely no poverty and crime and
there would be great saving there.
The records of our courts in the last
few months show cOncluSively that
people can commit murder and every
other crime and that in V ry large
majority of all clseS liquor had moth.
ing to do with it.. TIE plain fact is
that If man has murder or criminal
intent in his heart, it. is there en-.
planted whether he is drunk or sober.
and this is such a we'll est bliShed
principal in law that drunkenness
furnishes no excuse for crime of any
kind.
Another says that if malt was not
sold there would be but little poverty.
Well, there is M doubt hut th t there
are cases where strong drink has
brought people to poverty and want,
for we have all >een and know Of such
cases. And yet, in manv of these
cases liquor Was not the primary
Cause Of their poverty and ruin. Ex-
travagance might have brought some
OF them To poverty had there been 10
liquor in the world. Disappointment,
trouble and lack Of ambition might
have brought many more. But while
drink makes -ovelty far ton often, |
wish to say that in regard to the pOOr
VI Wellington this Is MT the Case. ]
know them and their misfortnneS too
we ] to allow anyone to b. miSled in
this respect. Want of the Oppnrlu-
nifty to work and earn a living is the
chief and main cause of our poverty
here. When the labOring man stands
on our streets and holds up his strung
arms and cries Who'll Duy my tnil-
am so anxious to sell? | am going
TO sell cheap. gentlemen; give me a
hid; your price will be my price. -
And when the nly answer is h. cold
winds of winter laden with the sliling
dustS from the blighted fields nf last
summers harveSts telling of The
bright hopes and anticip ltiOnS of an
industrious penple that perished in
the grasp of its rpsistle>S power amt
forbOding disasters y"t to come. NJ,
ladies and gentlemen of Wellington.
liquor is not the cause. There may
he instances where this Is the cause,
hut it is the execution, not the rule.
Let us trust that Sumner cOuntv'S
fair fields will SOON produce the crop,
OF former times and the gaunt wolf of
poverty be baniShed from our homes.
And now a few words about the
present administration 1t has not
been perfect one. and in all that II
is censurable. for am willing to bear
the responsibility. 1t has been my
good fortune to have associated with
me council composed Of good, honor
able business men; and also nv good
fortune that up to the present time
there have been no serious differences
between US. Following out the plan
that was 81 ably advocated by one of
our ministers as something new, poll
tics have been relegated to the rear.
The question of mans political b :
lief has never been considered in the
various appointments made. | be-
lieve that this is for the best inter-
ests Of the whole community. the
city today is collecting revenue under
the ma t ordinance passed by the pre-
vIous administration, the only change
being made was to increase the license
from $3.50 per month to s25 per
month, and today we have seven met
taking out licenses where at one time
under ThOm>on's administration there
were seventeen. The hard times and
higher licenses has forced many of
them " quit business.
In regard 10 gambling. l think it
can be safely said that there has been
less Of IL going on during the present
administration than ever before in the
history Of this city. The fact that
so few of our people have ANYTHING to
gamble with, perhaps accounts large.
ly for this. There are two sins that l
have since | have lived in thi; city
been guiltleSs OF, and that is gambling
and the use Of prOfane language.