The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-09
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Not many days ago the writer ma.
up with a very intelligent young man
from the vicinity of Gray's Flat, who
has had considerable travelling expe-
Renee in the United Suites as well
as in far on countries, being soldier
and spending some time in the Philip
pines and other far OF islands had
gained a great deal OF general knowl.
edge about various customs OF hu.
mainly in different climes' and coun.
tries.
During the conversation. the sub
feet presented itself in regard to the
law pertaining to, punishment or PEN
atty for drunkenness or crimes COM
mitted therefrom.
The young man eensured the man
who gets drunk to q certain extent
but he hammered the heads Of the
law makers as well as the whiskey
drinkers and before he got through he
had about sufficient proof produced to
convince the writer that 1t was the
law makers to great extent that
made the liquor II not direct they did
It indirect which was II any difference
worse,
To cut the matter short, we may
note and clearly note that neither ths
drinker nor the seller OF whiskey Is
the maker Of 1t nor the maker OF the
law under which tits made and sold.
More plainly speaking neither the sa-
loon keeper nor the drunkard is tho
man who makes the whiskey or the
law under which II is made and sold.
Then who is IT? The farmer. the coal
miner, the railroader, the carpenter.
the butcher or the baker? Now to cut
the matter long and strong there are
about eighty.fve millions of people
In the United States and certain
per cent. of that vast number of hui.
man beings are subject TO and gov.
erned by n certain per cent. of the
r-cmber and who is holding the reins
lac many OF the few. and are those In
possession of the relns regarding the
liquor AMI the law. sincere honest,
conservative human beings or not?
And 10 cut the matter bias do they
sincerely think that the revenue de-
rived frim the manufacture and sale
OF spirituous liquors is a general bene-
at to the human family or to an ex.
tent as would atone for the sin. shame.
crime. poverty and degradation IT is
daily and hourly causing in thfs great
Christian land. of mwalled villages,
the home Of the brave and land OF thu
free?
It's not the many that's doing the
business. its the few. IT'S not the
many that's making the whiskey, and
the laws. It's the few and It's not the
many that has the money, It's the few.
Nothing wrong about that II they are
right but If they are not right they
are wholly wrong and solely wrong
and as Hon. Judge John W. Mason is
quoted as saying there is no right way
10 10 a wrong. and II 1t is wrong lis
done wrong; there is no way OF get.
ting out of it. and It's n whale.
No wonder Carrie Nation can't get
to its head with her Ratchet, it's too
big. She has to whack around Its tail
where is its head? Why In the legls.
iatHrc. the halls of congress, the sen.
ate, the capitol at Washington. Where
Is it's tail? Why ut Fairmont, Clarks.
burg, Grafton and hundreds OF such
places. Carrie will have to get
double bitted ny and go after the mon.
ster's proper chopplng Its tail will
cease 10 wiggle and don't you forget II.
And now whose to blame for the
manufacture and sale of John Red
Eye? But IL Carrie Nation comes to