The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-02

boys IN drinks, we may create appetites
and receive dollars in return thereby"
So we see that the saloons are looking
to the boys of the country for their sup
port, and, to create appetites among
them for liquor, this tiend incarnate pro
poses To 40 missionary work" by send
ing out nickels and dimes in drinks.
His business is one for revenue only.
" hat cares he for fathers love or a
mothers broken heart, or what cares he
for the poverty and desolation and the
wrecked and ruined home, if his nickels
and dimes are returned to his tills in
dollars? IL love the boy" said the
speaker, "because he is "a boy; l love
HIM for the great possibilities that lie
out before him; and when | see the sa-
loon stretch out its Shiny hand to damn
him for all eternity, cannot help but
cry out with all my strength against it.
love my fellowman, but the saloon
hate with all the venom of my nature.
Broken hearts and blasted honest |
cInnot help but hate it,"
The saloCn Is opposed to law and or
der, and the law itself recognizes this
fact. The election law of this State pro-
hibits saloons opening on election day,
or whisky being sold or given away in
any manner. Why was that law put on
our statute books? 1t is because the
law makers know that whisky disquali-
ties man to vote intelligently, and
creates drunkenness and disorder "Did
it ever occur to you," continued the
speaker, THAT if the saloon disqualifies
"a man to vote intelligently on election
day, IL also disqualifies him for any kind
of business three hundred and sixty five
days in year? If the saloon creates
disorder on election day, why not three
hundred and sixty five days in the year?
Why, then, should we not have the sa-
loon closed every dayi'a&
In conclusion, ,'Dr Petite spoke of the
organization and purposes of the Ameri-
can Anti-S Saloon League 1t is not a Sc
clet society, sectarian or political or
ganization, but body of men banded
together for the purpose of fighting the
Saloon Its only creed and motto is:
"The Saloon Must Co." In referring
to the work to be done in tins State, he
stated that it was one purpose of the
League to secure better laws against the
saloon and the enforcement of the
present ones now on the statute books
"Why should town of less than two
thousand inhabitants be allowed self
government" he asked, "and town of
nve or ten thousand be refused it? The
only man who can answer that question
is the saloonist 1t is because he can
sell more whiskey in town of five or
ten Thousand than in a town of two
thousand"
Dr. Petite said that prominent men of
all denominations were identified with
this movement Among those in the
national organization are Bishop Gallo
way of the Southern Methodist church,
and Bishop Ireland of the Catholic
church, while the President Of the Sta to
League is DR.. Folk, editor of the Bap-
tist and Reflector, and the treasurer DIR.
Hoss of the Christian Advocate. DR..
Petite hoped to return to this place
soon and organize local league.
A feature which added greatly to the
enjoyment of the service was the excel
lent music rendered by the choir and
orchestra, the violin solo by Miss Ro-
berta Williams and the vocal solo by
Miss Annie Fleming, whose maryelously
beautiful voice thrilled the audience
with its clear, sweet tones. ! he Or
chestra was composed of Misses Mary
Dale Figuers and Bessie Ashton,
and Messrs. j. II. Sheriff. Harry Sher-
rill and w. j. Davis, the sweet tones of
the instruments blending harmon iously
with the voices of the choir.