Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-20

me hands of such men? Is it not q
iact which no man can deny and which
history demonstrates, that men who
are disloyal to God are not likely to
De loyal to the best interests Of their
lelloW men? We have only to recall
the Reign Of Terror" which occurred
uufing the French revolution of a CEN
Jury ago, to find what the condition
q a nation becomes when men have
thrown away their belief in God and
future life. The streets of Paris were
at that time flowing with the blood Of
human beings, and no less than one
million people were launched into
eternity by the cruel hands of wicked
men. And even Robespierre, who was
by no means an example of Goodness,
was compelled to acknowledge that
social order must rest on religious
foundation" Infdelity and ungodli
ness are the enemies of social order and
civilization.
The preacher then proved by Robert
lngerSolls own words that this noted
agnostic was in favor of the publica-
ton OF obscene literature and also in
favor of self-murder
We need men of Christian principles
at the head of our municipal affairs,
and would to God that the words OF
the father of this country. George
Washington, when delivering his fare
well address to the people of America,
were written in letters of gold over
the doors and arches Of our city build
ings: Let us with caution indulge
the supposition that morality can be
ms IN al ,,yt+L
Another of the aims OF the Christian
Citizenship League is to secure fidelity
Oh the part of those officers who are
entrusted with the execution of the
laws 1t was evidently the intention Of
the lawmaking bodies of the land
that the laws they enacted should be
enforced; but it is a sad fact that
many Of the very men who are
elected to official positions with the
definite understanding that they shall
see that ali laws are impartially en-
forced, that these very officials are
actually encouraging the lawless ele-
mentS of many of our cities. AS an
instance OF this, we shall simply refer
to the laws prohibiting the opening of
saloons on the Sabbath day. Surely
no one will say that these laws are
enforced. A respectable citizen of
Wheeling told me a few days ago that
he saw no less than twelve couples,
men and women, march into one of
the saloons on this side of the creek
on one Sabbath evening. Now, whose
duty is it to see that the saloons are
closed on the Sabbath day 1t is the
duty Of the Mayor Of the city and the
Chief OF Police. The Mayor CT the city
is pre-eminently responsible; l have
this information from one of the
judges OF the Supreme Court. 1t is
in vain for the Mayor of a city to at
tempt to free himself/from responsible
ity by saying that if body of men
will come to him and prefer charges
against some saloon keeper for violat-
ing the laws, that he will see to it that
the man is punished. This is simply
an attempt to make the citizens do the
work that other men are paid for do
ing. We wonder what the Mayor of a
city would say if a number of police
men saw man setting fire to the
Court House and yet refused to inter
fere because no one came to them with
request to stop the man in his evil
work. The man who gets drunk on
Sunday is either fined or put in Jail,
but the saloon-keeper who sold him the
drink is allowed to go free 1t may ap-
pear to be very brave thing to pass a
severe sentence upon the man who gets
drunk on Sunday, but it would be a
much Drawer thing on the part of the
man who imposes this sentence if he
would see to it that the saloons are
closed on the Sabbath day. The differ
ence between the man who has to pay
the line and the man who imposes it,.
is about as the Irishman said when
asked similar question: eff there IS
any difference, they are both alike"