The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-02-24
WANTS DRY TOWN.
Justice Thinks Town Has Moth
ing 10 Lose

And Everything to Gain Ia Getting
Rid o. s9sakeasiss-is Sarsrised
That Minister should Prefer >a-
looms to S?eakeasiss-
To the Editor of the New DOMINION.
We notice in your late issues some
things that We believe demand
more than passing notice. First we
see taat d minister of our town says
he will vote for saloons. rather than
have tbs existing circumstances. We
aeknow ledge the present condition is
not good. bat does this minister real
~ believe that saloons will make IL
better? We say never, and will also say
that 10 ctr more than bali century
or life this IS the first time we have
ever know a minister TO advocate the
saloon, aud further If all the minis
tiers Of our town were TO advocate
such principles, the sooner they he
themselyer away the better for the
community. We are sorry this broth
er made such statement and feel
sure that he must have been laborlng
under some undue excitement. Again,
we notice that PRO Bono Publicly Is
very much worked up because some
OF our people nave been spied upon
aud as result are about 10 receive
their just deserts, And which we
hope will be to the full extent OF the
law. Is there any reason why these
Illegal dispensers OF liquid demnation
should not suffer for their misdoings?
Are we not spying upon the boys OF
our town 10 see that they do not VIC
late the euffew law, and Ii we ind
some boys who have been taking
things that do not belong to them,
do we NOS arrest, jail, and prosecute
them? Now how much better, than
these boys, are these mature, grown
up big d-muck-a mueks that will
fully and deliberately violate the laws
OF our land? Not one whit better, 10
fact theirs is the greater crime, be-
cause they know the law while often
boys do not. We do not advocate
crime ia any way but IL lenieucy Is
shown to any let It be to the young
that may unfortunately get into the
clutches OF the law.
Again we notice that some OF our
hotel keepers are trying the bluff OF
awe shall have to quit the hotel ous,
| mess, If we are not allowed to sell IN.
toxieants, as we lose money by SO do
ing" Very well we say let the ~
close, and go into some honorable bus
/ inesss, or II they wish they can leave
the town and, their leaving will not
endanger the morals Of the communi-
ty in the least In conclusion we are
| glad to know that the better class of
citizens are up in arms against liquor
selling In cur town legally or Illegally
and we hope, afor the good OF all that
that we may be able to Keep the aocm-
Unable stuff from our college town or
at least down to the lowest minimum.
We send out circulars over our state,
10 the interests OF our University, urg-
ing parents to sedd their boys and
girls to this Institution of learning
that they may equip themselves for
duties and possibilities CT life, aud
as further lnducement for the young
people To come here, we advertise that
churches are numerous, that there Is
good, healthy moral sentiment pervad
ing the town, and last but by no means
least, we have no saloons 10 our midst,
all Of whch.s true, but nothing is said
about the, speakeasies The blind tiger,
and 1t is well not to mention them, for
they exist only because we do not drive
them out. However, we believe the
hont nr Of ha oil
places is at hand. JUSTICE.