The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-07
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Not many days 30 the ritter met
tpsWlth very intellig young man!
from the vicinity d Grayis: Flat, who
has had considerable travelling expe7
Renee In 1.-THE United States as well;
assin farseff. countries. being a soldier
and spending some time in the Philip.
pines and other far on islands hal
gained a great deal of general knowl-
edge about various customs Of hui.
mainly in different climes and coun..
tries. }. Is
During the conversation. the sub
ject presented itself in regard to the
law pertaining to punishment or pen.
atty for drunkenness or crimes COM.
mltted therefrom.
The young man scensured the man
who gets drunk to certain extent
but he hammered the heads OF the
law! makers as well as the whiskeyt
drinkers and before he got through he
had about sufficient proof produced to
convince the waiter that It was the
law makers to q great extent tina.
made the liquor: II not direct they did
It indirect which was II any difference
worse. i 4 2
ITO cut the matter short, we MAJ
note and clearly note that neither tho
.drinker nor the seller Of whiskey ID
the maker Of 1t nor the maker OF the
law under which 1t Is made and sold.
More plainly speaking neither the sa-
loon keeper nor the drunkard is the
man who makes the whiskey or tho
law under which 1t Is made ana 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 cighty.lyeE millions OF people
In the United States and a certain
per cent. Of that vast number OF hui
man beings are subject to and gov.
erned by certain per cent. Of the
number and who is holding the relns
the many OF the few, and are those in
possession of the relns regarding the
liquor and the law, sincere honest,
conservative human beings or not?
1And TO cut the matter bias do they
sincerely think that the revenue de.
rived FIRM the manufacture and sale
of splrituous liquors is a general benc.
1T to the human family or 10 m OK.
tent US would atone for the SIM. shame,
crime, poverty and degradation 1t Is
daily and hourly causing In this great
Christian land, Of unwalled villages.
the home of the brave and land OF the
free?
It's not the many that's doing the
business, It's the few. It's not the
many that's making the whisley, 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 II they are not right they
are wholly wrong and solely wrong
and MS Hon. Judge John w. Mason is
quoted as saying there is no right way
to do a wrong. and II it Is wrong It's
done wrong; there is no way Of get.
ting out of It, and It's whale.
No wonder Carrie Nation can't get
to It's head with her Ratchet, it's toe
big, She has to whack around It's tail
where Is its head? Why in the legis
lature, the halls Of. congress. the sen
ate. the capitol at Washington. Where
Is it's tail? Why at Fairmont, Clarks
burg, Grafton and hundreds OF such
places. Carrie will have I'd" get d
double bltted ak and so after the mon
ster's proper chopping its tail will
cease 10 wiggle and don't you forget Il.
And now whose to blame for the
manufacture and sale OF John Red
Eye? But II Carrie Nation comes to
Fairmont she will find genteel lot
OF whiskey men who pay the revenue
required by law and great many of
them are moral credit to a great
many law makers. But when Reuben
comes to town there's .-ss-
Too many rank temptations
Remember what say;
Not enough Carrie Nations
And you'll all see the day.
So Carrie while your wandering,
And Satan can't you daunt.
And while you are meandering
Stop off at old Fairmont.
Begin your work in the morning early
At nine line up at the station;
And If the police look surely, "a
Say am Carrie Nation.
With the mayor get acquainted, AZ
His police. he'll Introduce;
You'll think they're all so sainted
They'd pull everything that's loose.
Hen introduce You to the chief,
-SOu'1 think hp >gnE n uInlter. ~