The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-01-13
DID IT EVER
OCCUR TO YOU.
A Few Thoughts On the Liquor ous;,
tion, By One Who Ought to Know
At Least a Littas About IT.,


j have heen asked, or. rather it mas
been suggested to, me, thatI write ssaie-
thing on the liquor question, + whssNt-
habit, which ever you wish to call it,
| In an article necessarily limited as 10
space at my d5sposal in a daily paper 1t
is impossible to cover all the points /
would wish TO touch upon. am not.
certain. that my style Of treating, the
subject wiil even mectswith the appro
bation of.Ste, friend WHO made the sug-
gcstion. Bit such as it is, it is the
experience Of one VINO has been 4all
along tire line and knows all the ropes.
The heading Of this. article is the
question: Did it evss.loccur to you'
Did what ever occur TO- you, my dear
friends, who aresso much interested in
the morals and welfare sef your fellow
Did Y over occur to- you when
thinking d this all absorbing question.
that it takes two to make asaade, Did
you ever think that Tie saloon kespe,
could not make sale,fif there was no
one to bux7 Did yoa sysr taink thar
-tae man waom. you abuse as a maker, Of
drunkarls. vas much. Better citizen
ysfy often t'nan the f;lSw gho occupies.
the @aish seat in the syaasogu,r on.
Sundays. aud is ready the ne thing on
Monday morning to cheat isisr eyes out
in a dsrse trade, or any 6tlier trade.
for that mattcr> believing with David
Harnm: @Do unto sotners as they wish
TO do unto YOU; and 10 it to them FIRST
4 am moi an apolegistsfor the man wao'
S"aps bar. / am not engaged in or
sonneeted with tine whiskey business id I
any way, but merely write That which
! do know.
In fact il the trade could be abolished
by any honest and honorable cans.
would be one of the strongest i, yocate.
Of its abolition. But this idea IS ao.
snrd- ! de not believe as many. DO.
that the cause of crime and suffering Is
TO he' laid at tie door ofs the saloon
kcepsr, do not believe that saloon
keepers are al saints and That bartend.
ers are Young angels whose wings ars
jnst sprouting for their ranks contain
bctf. bad and good, Just tine same as
any other business. but / do believe
there are many good nen in bota ranks.
AIcn. whose reputation for sobriety and
charity; men with the milk OF human
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