Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-07

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We thank the Lord and take
fresh courage at the defeat of Sa-
LENS whisky charter.
There are good servants of God
In Salem and He has stood by them
As often as we think of Salem now
we hear In fancy, Fear thou not
for l am with thee: be not dis
mayed: for I am thy God; l will
strengthen, yea, I will help thee;
yea, will uphold thee with the
right hand of thy righteousness"
Also we are built up In the faith
by the Waynesburg Independents |
account of an anti license meeting |
recently held In that city. 1t was a
stormy Monday night, but the
court house was filled with men and
women and more men than women!
determined and interested people"
the report said. The cause of this
crowd and this determination and
Interest, was the fact that a stranger
had applied for a license to sell In
toxicants In Waynesburg.
The chairman of the meeting, an
old and honored citizen, contrasted
the conditions of the past IS years
of no license with the license reign
before that, spoke Of the general
prosperity under no-license and
closed with facts and figures as fol-
lows:
I ask you tax payers to study the
criminal records of the county and
contrast them with those Of licensed
counties. For the last six years
the salary of the district attorney
has averaged $3.50 per year, while
that OF Fayette county, where the
licensed saloon prevails, has aver
aged $4,000 per year for the past
three years. In the past ten years
Greene county has had bxt two
homicide cases. Fayette has II
murderers awaiting trial, and a
murder trial will cost county from
$4,000 to $4,000. The Greene
county jail Is seldom occupied, while
In the Fayette county Jail there are
now 100 prisoners. Is 1t not fair
to presume that to the license and
anti.license rule Is due the credit
for the difference In the condition?
You tax payers think of these
things, and then ask yourself the
question whether or not you want
the licensed saloon. He answered
some of the arguments urged by
license advocates. His address was
timely and we'll received.
Ministers, college professors,
business men and women were
among the speakers and the
speeches all ring true.
How good 1t Is to hear of house
full of representative people speak
Ing out against the licensed saloon,
not afraid of losing trade or profess
sior al standing by doing so.
Of the women who spoke Mrs.
DR.. Parry interests us, especially
since she Is sister of one Of the
principal officers of our local union.
Mrs. Parry said In part, THE In,
terests of self protection and of ap
prehension for the safety of her
children, her tempted loved ones
and her home, render woman the
natural born enemy of the saloon.
Who wants the saloon? Does pub.
lie opinion demand 1t? Certainly
not; as voiced by the represen ia.
tives of the home
Does the church? Oh, no, two
thirds of the church people are wo-
men. Does the college? Nay, YER
lily, license would be death blow
to 1t. Do our business interests?
Business has been and Is, extremely
prosperous without 1t and to en-.
nance business we need work, not
waste.
We are at a crisis In the history
of Greene county. Prosperity uu.
paralelled In Its previous history
Is here as the result OF natures
hitherto hidden forces; wrong never
Is a remedy for an evil, Injustice
Is no remedy for injustice. Because
our sworn officers of the law evade
their duty In the suppression of II.
legal liquor selling Is no argument
for making 1t legal. License means
a new army of drunkards. 1t means
contempt of law. 1t means de.
slruction of happy homes and
worse than orphanage to innocent
children. 1t means going backward
instead of forging tothe front.
and so the meeting went on,