The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-03-09

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not so .religiously inclined in their |
of Sunday. but yet who
do nothing to offend the liberal
minded Christian who attends to his
own affairs, and is willing to let
other people do the same.
There is no denying this one fact.
You can't make Christians by law
The Times does not believe IN
gambling nor allowing densf under
any name to run wide open and while
ii is true, we will admit, it can not
be entirely suppressed IN city like
this, still it can be decreased and
those convicted made TO support the
city by fine. This will cause many
young man to steer clear of such
places as he would not want to face
the Mayor and the world on such
charge.
In the matter of our saloons, The
Times does not believe that they
are the worst evil of the town OF
Greenville We do not believe that
there is one of them that will not
willingly comply with whatever rea-
sonable restrictions may be placed
Upon them, but we say here that
should any saloonkeeper not live up
to the law he can be forced to do SO
if the officers of the city discharge
their duties or their license be cam
celed by the Council or people, in
proof of this, sometime ago the or
der went forth that the saloons must
be closed at II o'colck each night and
the order was promptly obeyed.
We dare say, from reports, the
blind tigers of this county today are
giving the people of the different To-
calities more trouble that the saloons
are at present giving the citizenship
of this city. Good men know of them
grand juries meet and adjourn but
the evil goes on forever. The good
people are responsible for it.
AS we look at the situation, gam
bling appears to be the worst evil
that threatens Greenville, and it
would be a blessing to the city to
have this evil done away with. 1t
can be done, and Will be done, soencl
or later It is not right or just that
the gi1ded gambling dens be allowed
to run and the lesser games be stop
ped. 1t brings reproach and disre-
sDect upon and for the law when this
is allowed.
Personally, we do not believe i'll
the double standard of purity, but
this is a matter that every man must
answer for himself. He should look
into his own heart and ponder well
before he lets his appetite for lust
make his ruin. The Haunting of vice
and sin and shame before the eyes
of our young girls and our young
men is wrong. 1t is a crying sham,
to Greenville that one cannot go to
the Southern depot, to boat landing
or walk on the levee, with his lady
| friend, wife or daughter, without see
! ing these denizens Of the lower world
| Get them away from this section OF
/ the town, at least from among the
| homes of. good people, to a section
/ set apart for them. If we could have
our own way, these dens of iniquity
would be removed.
/ The whole question of moral re
form is up to the people. If they
want change let the people as {
whole act upon it, and act wisely fol
all interests. Our people are not al
| heathens, by no means, and, as rule
as liberal and broad-minded as viii
be found anywhere. They do no
want the city overrun with lawless
ness and will meet the demands will
spirit of action that will make thu
city progress morally. But here il
our warning: Don't become fanatic
and make one class overrule ant
overrun the majority The cure will
be worse than the evil.