Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-07-10
JEREMIAH ON DECK.
HE SEEKS INFORMATION FROM HIS
MINISTERIAL PA.
The Boy Is Trying TO Place the RESPONSE
bility For the License, Protection and
Perpetuation of the Whisky Traffic Where
It Properly Belongs.


It Properly Belongs.
TALLIE MORGAN, SCRANTON, PA.
jeremiah (thoughtfully)-Say, pa, if
I tell Willie Smith to tell Tom Hooker
to tell Jack Hades that he can kill my
little dogs, would it be right for me to
tell the police and get Jack in Jail?
Rev. Elijah Wimbledon taking long
view of his hopeful son over the rims
of his steel spectacles)-Jeremiah,
have always encouraged you to ask
questions and thus gain knowledge, but
1 have never been guilty of encouraging
you in asking foolish ones But, in or
der to show your responsibility, will
inform you, jeremiah, that of the four
that would be involved in the killing of
the dogs you would be the greater Grim
inal Now, don't ask any more ques-
tions
(Silence for 10 minutes)
"Pa."
eyes, yes, what is it now?"
''Kin Jack Jones, the s'loon keeper,
jine your church?'
"Most decidedly notp'
"Why, pa?"
"Why? Because he is engaged in the
diabolical business of making drunk
ards, turning the home Of peace and
comfort into a hell, taking the bread
out of the mouths and shoes off the feet
of mothers and children, filling our
jails, poorhouses and insane asylums
with victims. No, jeremiah, no saloon
keeper could join my church for the
whole world"
"Well, pa, why do the people low
him to sell whisky them"
"For the reason that he has a license
to carry on the hellish business.
"Who gave him his license, pa?"
Judge Grant"
isn't Judge Grant member of your
church, pap
Eyes, he is, and one of the finest and
truest of Christian men,"
eff he is such good man, how could
he give license to Jack Jones to sell
whisky"
"Judge Grant is not responsible for
the law which compels him to give IL
cense, jeremiah. :"
"Who makes the law"
"The legislature.
"What is a legis-legas-le?'-
1.-THE legislature is composed of men
elected by the people to make laws for
the people. Senator Smith of our church
is one of the lawmakers. "
"Did You vote for him, pa?"
"Most assuredly did! He is one of
the most talented men in the senate. :"
"Be you a Publican, pap
eyes, sir. I consider it great honor
to belong to the grand old par"--
''Is Senator Smith 'Publican?"
eyes, he is.
Judge Grant too?''
eyes,
"Jack Jones?"
eyes, yes! But, see here, if you
don't dry up with your questions you
will feel the lifting power Of my No
los"
Another long pause
jeremiah (thoughtfully)-Pa, if was
to blame most for KILN the dogs, ain t
you to blame, too for votin for Senator
Smith to make a law that compels
Judge Grant to give license to Jack
Jones to engage in diabolical business
of sellin whisky? And since you and the
senator and the judge belong to church,
why can't Jack Jones jine too? Amt
he doin just what the Publican party
said he can do, and amt you all Pub
icans? Deacon Giles is right, pa. The
man that votes for license party is
worser than the s'loon keeper and'-
"Shut right up, sir! Never let me
hear you alluding to this subject again.
A boy of your age should never talk
about things you cannot understand.
Prepare for bed, and you can thank
yourself that your father is Christian
man.