Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-31
TO REGULATE OR SupPREsS3
BANNER IN wnscu SALOONS AnE
aesr coNrRoLLED.
rhers are some Things witch CAN
Only ne Regulated nv sapprss-
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The following item comes through
the Me- York Tri'une; s'The spirit
which on Easter cries: Brothers
|Csr'st Is risen Let us 90 kill some
jaws ! aud which strips Young women
prisoners naked aud brands their
bodies with lighted cigarettes, will
not be satisfactorily laid, until IL ID
utterly extirpated. =
There are some things In this world
which can only be regulated by sup
pressing them. Men viii not waste
their time in discussing high license, or
dispensary. or even local option, con-
corning snoh transactions as this re-
ported from Russia They resort TO
drastic aud effective measures. The
pros and cons are laid on the shelf and
tho thing Is done, At least such would
be the case any place else in creation
except in the dominions Of the car,
or Of the unspeakah1e Turk
Bnt Is not cruelty to our fellow
man anywhere equally worthy OF our
sympathy and the interpretation of the
strong arm Of the law Tor tie pro-.
lection OF the wroneedg Why should
the happy homes OF tho people here
be exposed to the inruads OF drunken
MSS with its retinue Of crime and
cruelty. and the people look on in
cold indifference, because to interfere
might ALLEVIATE n customer, or arouse
the i'll will of a neighbour liz IA IN
reasonable to ask that the law may
throw is strong arm around these
helnless and suffering wives and
mothers and dauehtars, to guard the
sanctity Of the home, and remove the
ensnaring temptation from the path
of the Young men? Ii the increase of
the license sufficient protectiouY
What will be IN effect OF high H.
cense? Will il not simply he to cur
tail tte number OF the saloons. elm
irating the meaner class and to pnt
the monopoly of the business into the
/ ta0hAS Va a itNs WIZ Will Nv apit w
pay any license you may impose IL
woula only serve as an incentive to a
little creator diligence on tho part Of
the few favored ones. whereby they
would present still greater induce
ments TO the unwary youth to heed
the siren voice Of the spider rs he in
veiplcs the silly fly INFO his CHEEKY
parlor. IL will enable the yeuders o
the fire water 20 make their establish
ments all tho more attractive and re-
spectacle, so that a nices class OF pat
| rons can BIO persuaded to enter their
| rooms and drink-the gentlemen will
lend responsibility to tho place. And
thus many Young men will be led to
contract the deadlv drink habit who.
would not have been willing to be
caught In the Iow dives in which the
touglis" of the town ass mble. Ii is
n grt at mistake t. throw TIE robes of
respecrabiiity around that which Is in
not chsnae tbs ssential qualities OF a
worthless piece OF wood. IL therefore
all past experience his proved the sa-
loon TO be hopelessly an evil parasite
upon our body polite and social. sap
ping the very vitals of our moral and
religious life, II not the wise and pro-.
per thing to do. to quietly but firmly
supr ress the the Who'll business aud
keep il down forever?
Thousands of on; good women would
gladly take the branding of their
bodies with burning cigarettes, in
preference to seeing their husbands
and sons dequmanized by thu intoxi-
eating cup, in which lies coiled tire
serpent whose sting Is death. Is il
worth while to talk any more about
regulating an essentially lawIess aud
nnruly institution? We have been
iaboring for ages past in regulating
the whisky traffic and it has always
been failure. Let us now try stamp
ing 1t out The best way to regulaA2s
viper or a copperhead Ia TO decapi
tate 1t. The only good snake 10 =
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