The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-05

A NlING
EETsA IatSs sTRaIGA rs q UT TO THE
toUoR DEALERS ON THEIR
FIGtlT@oN DAWSoN.. Il
SAY sEREsi San 4 UNI Oily A.
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Oor ME EN-.
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1iaS owes othing to the saloon
selansnt and the saloon element can
gfn atIirn expec thing from the Re
sotii5 lean part IN West Virginia.
These we're the emphatic and sig
Slafh words uttered by Hon Geo
s5fnrgfss to- representative OF the
INTEL gencer last night MI stuF
sreac Vheeling last evening
from Scampafgntng stour covering the
great erspart Of the State, and will so
sotst again early this morning, speak
Ing dnt III Monday night at various t,c
Saloons for cornweiI-
eryah continued Mr.. stur-
ssiss. Speaking calmly and emphati-
Cali have found unmistakable
#ggidence that. every vote that can be
scontrolled BY the saloon keeper, the
sbre4sSer1iies an a the wholesale liquor
dealers, whether in or out of the
STATE he cast for Cornwell for
governor The liquor element IS
thoToughiy organized; the State mas
Sheen flooded with their secret appeals
their friends, sent out by the brew
sssrfes .sthe wholesale liquor dealers,
5 ana such Of ganizations as the knights
8ofSFidelit Of this city. Money is be-
spent blythe saloons by the tens
thousands of dollars, and the pur-
sppse Oh every dollar is to elect John
& lsornweII and "a Democratic legisla-
S*fIra. The West Virginia liquor deal
have even called for support from
#thafr lends in other States The
sATcerlein Brewing Company. Cincln-
Snati alone sents over $4,000 into the
Stat e to3 eSused in corrupting voters,
and nil ch larger sums have come
from other quarters, not to speak OF
large sums contributed by West
ssYirgi1lia breweries and dealers"
Playing With Fire.
"a d mark my words continued
Y sturgis want to say that IN
soife Of this big corruption fund, in
bite of the organized saloon vote.
III So fte5E Of tax lodging corporations,
Dawson will be elected
IL governor. az Republican Legislature
viii be# elected and the saloons and
braweres VIII find that they have
ssbeen playing with the hottest fire that
4 men ever handled. West Virginia is
& 81 feInperance State; a great many
more han half the counties already
have absolute prohibition. Think Of
ssstfl More than half the members
sssss,,f5 the State Legislature are elected
from counties in which a saloon IS
not allowed to exist, and then reflect
upon the effrontery of thousand or
more saloon keepers, over one-titth
sof whom are located right here in
esEheeling and Benwood, attempting
10 al ctate to the whole State.
he ak Bills Moderate
Tow. what are these men COM
blaming Of, continued Mr.. Surgiss.
Simply that the saloon license was
sssilnn5crreased from $3.50 to $3.50 per year
West Virginia is a growing State,
Within ten years it has become enor
u %mousy rich, money has been plentl
full every where, and if the right tc
dispense liquor is not worth 80 cents
Der day more now in West Virginis
ssst than 1T was twenty years ago, it i:
worth nothing Look around yol
81 here in$sWheeling and see how many
ss aloonS keepers and brewers have &C
ssss ctlmulated fortunes. They tell me
4 that you can start on Market stree
~ and from Twelfth to Sixteenth street
can count a dozen fortunes made il
the liquor business within ten years
sss5Are any Of your grocers, or shoe deal
IN ars; or men in any other line dom:
Ss as well? The business which thes'
men are engaged in causes most Q
q the police and court expense of th'
ssss State. Yet they complain because
cir Hence tax is raised 500 pc
year and Still left at a lower figur
Nh INK III West Virginia than it is in mos
Of 5:the progressive states of tn
Union
Dawson's Election Sure.
Ess what do you thing of the outoo
In the State?" asked the reporter
Sss.Dawson's election is as certain a
the rising of the sun. Roosevelt vii
$ S552scarrySyVest. Virginia by 10000 major
ty,s and there is no power unde
heaven that can cause Dawson t
N fall far behind. Everywhere 1 foun
a5 good and reliable Democrats who de
clare that they will not be party t
& The rnho1y combination of their pal
with the saloon, and feel reason
%:Rs = V;!s1Irfas tFa tJrin5 this emergency tn