The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-08-09

his pocket and went to sleep and when
he walked mp his money was gone. 1t
was reported hat the money was stolen:
nobody knows how it got away
don't pretend to say: but the fact ia that
he went into the saloon with the money
and when he came out he didn't have
II. A man who is foolish enough to 90
into saloon and go to sleep, has no
right to expect any thing else than to be
robbed. The saloon is the breeding
hole Of thugs aud thieves, cutthroats
and robbers
The preacher referred to the recent
arrests of local saloon men and said they
got what they deserved, but didn't get
enough. They were old offenders and
ought to have been fined the limit IN
every case He congratulated the city
court, however that it had backbone
enough to levy the full penalty some
times at least.
Il am willing to be lenient with vic
Tins Of the saloon, but not with the
saloon nor its keeper | would say, let
the saloon keeper go to jail and his vic
Tins go about their work. say let the
saloon keeper who violates the law
suffer the penalty. He ought to he
punished, and have sympathy with
that sickly sentiment that says, Il us
deal gently with the saloon There
are scores of homes in this city that
have been desolated by the blight of
liquor. There are but few homes
represented here o-night that have not
in some way been d. solated by the
saloon. And when | look at the ruin
that whlskey has caused, | Say to the
saloon,
"And burst thou then to grace pretend,
Dress'd as thou art in the trophies of
my friend?"
The saloon doesn't operate locally.
1t operates everywhere. L, tries to
elect our officers; and my God, what a
set of officers it would elect! God pity
town whose officers are elected by the
saloon 1t works to influence legisla-
ton. 1t works in congress and in state
legislatures AS Superintendent of the
Anti Saloon League of this State
spent the month of last January in
Nashville. The temperance people had
interests there. The measure in whose
success ] was interested, passed the
lower house of the Legislature by an
overwhelming majority. Then it went
to the Senate. Now, in that Senate
there were few good men and true
honest, upright, honorable gentlemen,
who were an honor to their homes and
their constituencies. | am happy tc
say that among those who were with u.s.
and who was always in the thickest OF
the fight, was the present Senator from
this district. He was true. But there
were others who were not. We soon
discover ed that there was corruption
fund circulating. A committee was ap
pointed to make an investigation
And it was an able committee. Il
traced 50, 400 to the hands of one man
but couldn't trace it any farther. We
tried to get that man before the com.
mittee, but he skipped the State and
went to Florida 'on fishing trip W.
knew what he did with that money
You know what he did with it,
"The whole liquor triffic is corrupt
ing, wherever you find it. And Ne
there are people in this community
church members, too-who want tt
deal gently with it. A pastor said tt
me sometime ago, 'All my members
are for putting whiskey down one way
or another: some are for putting i
down their throats, and some of them
thank God, are fighting it honestly an(
trying to trample it under foot.
1--we heard it said that there ar,
people in Columbia who are against thu
saloon, but are afraid to come out anC
help fight it. Afraid of what,
wonder? Over in little town in thi
State | was in court room one day an(
saw young man arraigned before thu
court for attempting to kill man
The proof showed that the young maj
had stabbed another man who haC
pulled his pistol and was attempting t,
shoot him. The lawyer asked the youn!
man if he tried to run when hi
antagonist pulled his gun on him. TIL
young fellow answered, with a smile o
uisdain, No; | was not raised tina
way! And there wasn't an eye in tina
court room that couldn't see tina
running, was about the last thing tina
young man would have thought c
doing. | was not raised that wa
either. have been saying what
pleased about saloons for several years
and never ha ling been licked so fal
= I'm not much scared You know fl
from Kentucky. I've been taught frol
: my youth up that Kentuckians an
Tennesseans are more alike than an
} other ,eople in the world, and | believ
it | want to think that Tennesseau
t are brave, bold and fearless peopl,
r who are not afraid of saloons or the
keepers. Is it possible that there al
Tennesseans who, for the sake of
4 little trade from saloon keepers who al
} debauching yonr boys and sendin
them down to degradation and ruiz
5 will st f1e their convictions? 1 kno
J the saloon element is given to boyco
ting but did you know that that is
5 game two can play at? My trade is NJ
= much, but what | spend | am gong
2 spend it with the man who is NJ
5 afraid of a saloon keeper. The ma
/ who is afraid is not the man to get m
trade, A man who won't show h
colors, let him be given to under stan
} that he can draw no support from u
; | admire a manly man; a man who hj
5 convictions and isn't afraid to spea
them. A coward has my contemp
e He merits it. He is worthy of the cor
e tempt of every man. Let men con
: out and take a stand. The parting
p the ways has come. Men must tai
+ sides, one way or the other. | say
temperance, morality and virtue
, right, then let every good and true ma