The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-20

He was barking at the moon-er. And -
he says, 'brethren-er, what do you
reckon the moon was doing-er? Why,
it was just a-shining on-er and a
shining on-er." And here is one Teller
that is going through this world doing
his duty and letting the dogs zip and
howl, and is just a shining on-er and
shining on-er
L have settled down on this PROPOSE
ton, that whatever will make me a
good husband to my wife will make you
a good husband to your wife. What
ever will make me a good father to my
children will help you to be a good
father to your children. Whatever will
make me a good citizen Of Georgia will
make you a good citizen of Missouri.
Whatever will hurt me will hurt you.
Whatever will hurt me as a husband,
as a father as a citizen, will hurt you.
don't care what your name is, where
you live of what you profess. We are
all Of one blood. Circumstances alter
cases, but circumstances never alter
human nature. The same everywhere
and everywhen. Now, we settle down
on that proposition, that whatever helps
me will help you; whatever hurts me
will hurt you. Now, then, l stand again
and say / know that the best thing
Teller ever did is to do right, and the
worst thing Teller ever did is to do
tons as truisms in the moral world
have been going through this country
now for fifteen years trying to ind
some Teller that had found something
that would beat doing right. ! thought
several times | had found him, but
when | shelled the corn down | says:
'I give it up; it won't do. l have not
found something that will beat doing
right That man don't sit in this
audience, and that man don't walk the
face of this earth that can find any
thing under the stars that will beat do
ing right. The fool that tries to beat
doing right is like the other fool that
tried TO take a nigh cut on a straight
road. That thing can't be did, and /
don't care who tries to do it, grammar
or no grammar And if you take me for
an ignoramus, Bud, you are left right
now. | always adapt my style to my
congregation. If you see me dip down,
Bud, you may know / am just after
you. Now hear me. l say l have seen
some fellers that thought they had
found something that would beat do
ing right But they gave up and said.
81 made a mistake" Now, listen. 1t is
not only right to Go right and wrong
to do wrong, but it is easier to do right
than it is to do wrong. A good God
couldn't have made it any other way.
Now, hear me. II is easier to tell the
truth than it is to tell a lie. l have
tried both. / know what | am talking
about You can't tell lie till you ram
back the truth, and when you get your
lie told you have got to go back every
day or two and see how it is getting
on and keep it covered up. But, bless
God, when you tell the truth you can
go off about your business. You needn't
bother with the thing any more. 1t is
a heap easier to Climb up to the top
of a high tree than it is to fall down.
why" you say, that won't do" Try
it once.
BY the time you hit the ground and
count your broken ribs, and lie in bed
six months and settle your doctors bill,
you will say, "Oh, vas; 1t is a heap
easier to climb up than it is to fall
out"
who was that who said something
about saloons? Now, look here, my
friend, you don't want to say anything
about saloons in this town. Every
other store is a saloon here, and in
many instances the other store is one,
too.
IF one saloon will destroy much
peace, what will your 5000 do? Still
you old fogy preachers around here
pull your whiskers, look wise and Won
der what's the matter with the town.
nation. You want to visit around
little and get acquainted with the coun-
try. What's the matter with St. Louis?
That's funny question to ask, but l
can tell you. if you want to know. that
you have got more saloons than you've
got sense. That's what you'v@ got.
How do you like that? Don't lNIe it,
do you? Well, it's so, just the same.
told you / was going to tell the
"a reN
gest fools In st. Louis and their Gus
toners are a close second. In other
words. the men who spend their money
in saloons and deprive their families of
comfort ought to occupy the next cell
to the saloonkeeper in hell. He'll is too
good for such a person.
The saloonkeeper is out for money.
and if he don't make it he is a bigger
fool than L thought he was What
does he make by his business? He
makes lots of money, builds fine houses.
buys carriages and horses has a good
time, eventually dies and takes a
straight shoot to hell. Why, if all the
saloonkeepers in st. Louis were to die
tomorrow and go to hell, the devil
would only admit one at time. and
then they would have TO have letters
OF recommendation. When they were
all finally admitted they would hold a
caucus and elect a devil of their own.
That's what they would do. and then
wouldn't we have a hell!
1 am not going now TO critic Sc the
ministers who preach here in the
churches of st. Louis God knows that
| have no accusations against my
brethren. [ love the ministers, and |
yield the palm to no man in my re-
spect and admiration for them. They
are noble, God-fearing men, But you go
into some of the churches in this town
and listen to the minister, and he will
pun out forty-page manuscript and
read the gospel to you. / would rather
nave man pull pistol on me than a
manuscript. If l were to go into a
church and the preacher pulled a man
uscript on me l would turn to the boy
sitting at my side and say: "Bubby,
wake me up when that thing gets
through" There is nothing in it. If my
boy was converted by a read sermon l
would tell him not to tell it. or not to
admit that it was done in That way.
NOW near me. | have found out some
other things. The greatest responsible
ity that ever rests upon a man in this
world rests upon him within the circle
Of his own home. Now hear me. 1 say,
whatever hurts my home will hurt
your home. Whatever will ruin my
children will ruin your children. Let us
talk a~little right along there, reason
ing with you. l moved back to Carriers
vile twelve years ago with my two
boys and put the saloons on notice.
You will have to git. There amt room
enough in this town for my boy Bob
and one saloon, much less twelve. You
will have to get out" About three
months later we voted them out, we
did, and there has not been saloon
there in twelve wears and nv the craca
Of God there never shall be another one
until my boy is q years old We don't
nave to have them. we don't. applause
and langhterl Did Won think s.nr u,aS