Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-18

slaves TO Canada and set them free.
He also took number Of bosses with
the slaves. These he sold in Cleveland
and to each purchaser he explained
under what conditions he had become
in, possession of the horses.
He originated the idea to cause
an insunection among the colored
people of the South. He organized q
body Of accomplices and seized the ar
senal at Harper's Ferry. In the conflict
that followed he was wounded and his
followers were captured. He was an
outlaw, but we cannot always tell what
is going to grow out of a mans ac-
lions. Out of his grew the feeling
that freed the colored people of the
South. For coming at the time John
Brown was more of an instrument
than Abraham Lincoln.
Brown was denied that which every
man is entitled to-the proper rights
of trial. He then followed with the
story of his trial and execution.
There are those now who would
treat that woman worse than John
Brown was treated.
Frances E. Willard in her life-work
prepared the way for Mrs. Nation. A
prominent jurist when in a recent con-
versation with me, stated that the
only way to deal with the saloon is as
Mrs. Nation is doing
Rev. Mr. Clarke then gave a brief
sketch OF the work of Martin Luther.
sometimes it takes more violence
than we approve of to do the will of
God
In Kansas there is law which
does not allow men to engage in the
saloon business. Some people do not
seef the use OF this prohibitory law,
but figures prove that under this law
Kansas does not sell the amount that
the neighboring states do. 1t is stated.
| know not on what authority, that
there is an agreement between the
courts. officers and saloon men, where
by the latter are arrested twice a year
and pay in fines what would amount
to the price of a reasonable license.
If this is true Mrs. Nation has not
gone far enough.
You may say why do they not go
at it in another way? Why do they
not have the law enforced? Probably
the mayor may tell a committee of re-
spectacle men to their faces That he
would not enforce the law if he could. y
We have legislation, but we may also
have corrupt politicians. A man may
receive money from the joints and lew
dives and will get enough votes to de-
feat the passage of the law. That is
the answer to that.
THE time has come to quit our fool
ishness and go straight to the point
of righteousness, not by violence il
we can help it, but we must do our
| duty. We have come to a place in>our
life where the saloon almost rules us
| We have come to the place where we
! like geese must know our leader and
walk into the pen, they will do the
| rest. You may say if we keep out OF
the way of the joints that they will dc
us no harm, but the trouble is men
will not keep out of the way
DO not wonder at the outraged
woman, with the law on her side, un-
dertaking this. Robert Emmett, John
| Brown and some of the most illus
trious men have failed. but their spirit
has succeeded in other men, while
they sleep in their peaceful graves.
I'VE must not lose sight of the duty
of the citizens of this country. Il
public sentiment is the only thing thai
| can enforce the law, then public sen.
| timent has been woefully asleep
| Whether we endorse Mrs. Nations
| actions we must take advantage OF 4
and prove the sentiment until men fee
that we feel the spirit if not the act
One hundred years from now we may
| hear that Mrs Nation was the woman
who aroused the American people K
their senses.
Il trust that with the banner of tht
law we may crush every joint in tht
country. Such actions as those of Mrs
Nation may not be justified in this ant
other states, but believe in creating
a sentiment which will make mel
| ashamed and if this is not sufficient
make them afraid"
The sale of Household and Kitchen
! Furniture OF the late Geo. Paul.. liz
South Penn street is continued IRON
| Monday morning At 10 o'clock, until