Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-09
THE SALOON.
Its Relation to Our Civil Liberties Dis
cussed by Rev. VI. johnson.


cussed by Rev. VI. johnson.
Yesterday mornings sermon at the
North Street NJ. E. Church was the
fourth Of a series preached by the pas
tor, Rev. N. B. Johnson. The subject
for this one was, The Saloon and its
Relation TO our Civil Liberties" Mr..
Johnson took for his text Habakkuk
2:15, Woe unto him that giveth his
nsighbor drink, that putteth the bottle
to him and make,h him drunken. He
said that the Constitution of The United.
States gave every individual protection
and granted every one liberty under
law. Here he recited the preamble OF
the Constitution. I'VE, the people of
the United States, in order TO form
more perfect Union, establish justice,
ensure domestic tranquility, provide
Tor the common defense, promote the
general welfare and secure the bless
ings Of liberty to ourselves and our pos
terity, do ordain and establish this Con-
stitutiOn for the United States of Amer
lea"
I. This preamble and the Constitu-
ton that follows is sustained and pro
NOTED by three well organized moral
forces: /. The church. The church
was planted on the American continent
when Columbus stepped ashore and Of
fered prayer and praise to Almighty
God. And the church was a great force
with the pilgrims. The church-that
is good people scattered over the set
tied part of the country, created the
sentiment and our civil liberties was the
result. 2. The home. The early set
tiers of this country were home loving
people. From their cabins in sparsely
settled communities they taught the
worth of well regulated family. 8.
Our system of free schools. With the
landing Of the pilgrims our system of
free schools was organized. Out of the
seed they planted has grown this won
derful system OF blessing to both rich
and poor, and created sentiment that
went into the fathers of the republic.
II. Our civil liberties are further sus-
tanned and promoted by the production
and consumption of materials from all
legitimate sources, and the consequent
widespread distribution of wages
among all classes of persons employed
or engaged. He here spoke of the need
ed agreement and harmony between
employer and employed; their prosperi-
" goes up and down together. He then
Said /. The soil is everything to the
agriculurist. He then spoke of the
production of the soil of this country.
especially of the West and the North
rrfha Gaf L.
and cheaper bread to our cities and
across the Atlantic, and the thrift of
the great farming regions when man
ufacturing interests were alive and
stirring. 2. What the soil is to the ag-
riculturist the wage Garner is to the
manufacturer and mine owner. The
greatest number Of men that can be
employed at good wages and at the
same time bring good returns to the
employer insures the greatest pros
perity to both the producer and con-
sumer. This is shown by a study of
the census returns. We consume more
wheat and other bread cereals when
manufacturing is most prosperous. He
then spoke at large of producers and
consumers and their united interests,
and the need of every one being in one
or the other of the classes in a legiti-
mate way.
III. The saloon is the foe of all these
basal principals of our civil liberties.
They enfeeble and break down the NOR
ais Of our country by the use of money
in elections, legislatures and city Off
cials. They are trying to do away with
Sabbath and religious institutions.
See the money and men employed in the
saloon business whose time and means
are drawn out of legitimate channels
and worse than wasted. If the build
ings used in the United States for sa-
loon purposes were brought together in
one long string they would reach from
New York to Chicago and half way
back. They would make a city ten
miles long with forty streets. There
are 916,S00 men engaged. There was
consumed last year in the United States
1,14S153. 555 gallons of liquor. There
was paid TO foreign countries for liquor
last year $9749,S49. We paid the sa-