The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-11

business transactions TO sell n diseased
horse to you without giving you In
formation must be n great wrong to you.
To palm off upon you n worthless piece
OF cloth cannot be excused by any falr-
minded gentleman.
You. gentlemen. would no doubt he
very far from processing to defend any
ouch business. How much more would
DO the emphasis of your condemnation
~ by either sale disease should he intro
duced among your loved ones? Nor could
your indignation be lcssened by the IA.
sertlon TINT there were buyers who de-.
sired to be poisoned. for you would i'm.
I med,mteiy e ,1 upon such PERSONS in.
condemn the .nurse that puts the sharp
razor In the hnnds Of the child because
the e, child cried fos something bright.
inc Gay ~ past when tradesmcn can
lcgltmately be careless ms to the effects
OF their trade. Ones own conscience no
less than an enlightened public. will hold
to responsibility. a youth In n great
city was brought before police court and
made during the trial showed that tho
boy had been placed by his widowed
motlse IN the employ Of n merchant who
was skliiini as -. card PLAYER. This mer-
money. In a game with his employer the
by lost the wages that had been paid him,
and stole funds to carry to HIS mother.
Is II any wonder that the police Justice
to make II severe criticism upon the en-
ployer whom he could rot reach by law7
u that boy had been ono OF your own rcla-
tivcs, gentlemen what would have been
your Indignant feelings toward the man
that taught ruinous vlcc2 With Il high
estimate OF your good se,sc and love for
your kindred. one can only suppose your
whole nature would have been stirred
with n righteous wrath. Now. suppose
that an intoxlcant had been tho agent
OF ruin. would your anger toward the ern-
ployer be less?
Fellow countrymen. your Knowledge OF
business and what you have publicly pro-
claimed must make it clear that sales
man will advocate the use OF what liza
has to sell. II in 10 other way he
teaches by an attractive display of his
goods. Every store that has show WIN
dows teaches cloducntly No clerk would
keep his place very long in n shoe store
who would constantly declare that 1t was
Injurious to wear shoes. So 1t is com
pulsory I'm the common mind TO think
that the saloon business Is one that
teaches Young persons to drink. Equally
clear must your idea be that every Young
man induced to take the habit OF drink
Ing intoxicants. makes plain serious
harm done To your country and once 10
YOU Tc1e apueai of patriotism Is plain.
then. as well as that OF personal adj
vantage.
by those who voted for the license Tys-
tenn need not be argued here. That IL
Is very great must be evident for that
vote has made business technically
legal which by the best judges Is pro-
nounctts injurious both TO your mind
and body. as well as detrimental to tho
highest welfare OF your good city and
your loved country.
That tho aforesaid judges arc right
in their. criticism the following brief
business statements will make clear:
"A man engaging in the. saloon trade
will have monetary SUCCESS or failure. Z
II the latter financial ruin md poverty
other patrons than those who now fire.
ouent tho saloon must be found. because
all experience all science and all In
surance companies unite in the testi-
mony that the drinker Of lntoSicants
must soon have his home In the rrf,vc.
New recruits for the nlatoons OF i'm
hibers must take The place OF falling
for lack ri customers. This means that
somebody's boy or some good citizen
must be drawn away from sobriety for
every one that ends life by the fatal
cur.
You are not willing TO furnish ecit''ar
victim or recruits from vour family
circle. nor can you wisely desire other
npneal Is gade to your patriotism. tn
your love of home. to vour self-iptercst.
10 vniir desire for high noble nrTposcs
I'm life that YOU administer n deserved
.rebuke TO the misguided voter by say
Ing. 1--WE will not tale the licensa Won
nroffer. You cannot by votlnr give us
the right 10 do n wrong" Whist MAG
this you know full we'll eerilemen.
Very truly ynir real friend.
+. NJ. EDWARDS
Va. Conference. NJ r.. Church. South