The Washington herald., 1907-10-14
Wants Saloons Abolished.

t Editor The Washington Herald:
/ Since the pulpits in Washington seem
to be flying a flag of truce in the face of
/ the saloons, let all of US doff our hats to
the Anti-Saloon League for it's earnest
labors in the cause of stamping out the
drink shops, these dens where men and
women go before they fully decide to
commit murder or to destroy the peace
and happiness OF a home
| Because the water in the wells in the
/ city is said TO be creating a lot Of typhoid
fever and death, the Commissioners or
dered the pumps taken up. knowing.
then, that whisky and beer are the causes
of about 90 per cent of the crimes, such
as murder, suicide, wife-beating, and de-
struction Of homes (which is far worse
than the wells in the District have been
charged WITH why don't the Commits
/ sioners take some notice of thLs-the
whisky business? Are they IN SYM
pathy with the great work which is
carried on by the Antl-Saloon League?
/ They have shown TO the world that they
were in sympathy with the doctors Ia
closing up all OF the wells. Now, city
fathers, if you can prevent the spread Of
/ typhoid fever by closing the wells, viii
you not join with the Anti-Saloon League
not the dear ministers of the gospel,
/ for they are too timid to do anything
along that line-in their efforts to close
the whisky shops in the nations Capital?
We learn that the Hon. William B.
Craig, Of Alabama, will introduce q bill
IN, Of tat 70
hibit the sale OF manufacture of intoxi-
eating beverages in the District. May
God crown his efforts with SUGGEST The
Antt-Saloon League should get together
and tender Mr.. Craig, and those OF his
colleagues who are with him in the fight.
a rousing reception-a welcome-on their
arrival In the city But, ministers of the
gospel, why are you, sirs, so silent on
this subject? Do you not feel spiritually
called 10 the work. IN which you are en-
gagged? There is a great work assigned
you IN the ministry, and you will have
to render an account. at the bar Of God
for your failure to do It.
We are informed that 'frst-class''
saloons here won't sell colored people any
whisky OF beer If this be true (while
we would rejoice to our very hearts to
oCt al tlt WHISKY SdAOoilo HApC0 out Cl
Washington, then give us more first
class" saloons. These dens are the cause
Of nine-tenths OF the crimes committed
among the colored people of this city 1t
is q disgrace upon the entire eolored
population OF this city, the way their
women and young girls run to the whisky
shops, with their tin buckets, after beer.
That little door, the Ladies Entrance"
to these whisky saloons is the door
through which many a loving daughter,
wife, and mother has gone TO her eternal
ruin! You might as well allow the drug
stores to continue the sale Of morphine
and cocaine" II the saloon doors are
allowed TO remain open- About the big
gest hindrance to the closing of the
grogshops in washington are a lot OF
so-called Christians II the churches all,
led by their pastors, were really in ear
nest about saving men and women, the
grogshops would have to gol Anti-SaIoon
League, you want to get busy. May God
crown your labors with success!
JOSEPH O. CUNNINGHAM