The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-15

follow the Golden Rule. II takes all
kinds OF people TO maze a world and
II we were an alike We woald an Be
shoemallers. 4 certain per cent. d
people 50 into the liquor business from,
choice some are brought up in &, 9th,
ers by force 81 circumstances. Ae
cordlng TO my. own observations
have noticed during the past fourteen
years decided Improvement In the
personnel of saloonkeepers and bar
tenders. They endeavor to be court
eous and gentlemanly in their treat.
ment OF patrons and have no dlficutsy
in conducting a respectable business
excepting for the occasional appear
ance Of the habitual fnebrlate. who
Is an animal by nature ana delights
in creating trouble for others.
The saloon can no longer be con
sidered "heit hole" as in former
days. The proprietors and employees
detest the drunkard and general dis,
turber even more than their critics,
and all frst-class bars refuse to serye
this class of customers as much as
possible and endeavor to encourage
them to go home. sober up and attend
to business. Now, we find In States.
cities and towns where there is nc
license the largest percentage oil
drunkards and arrests. myself was
born in old Vermont, which had no
license in the entire State for 81 years,
and there we're more men and boys
addicted to the rum habit in proper,
ton to population than in New Jer.
sey, where the license is only s25H
per year and saloons on every corner.
1t was like mothers Jam In the pan.
try--kept from the children for spc.
cial occasions, they would get 1t II
they hat to steal #. because It was
forbidden fruit. Consequently the
Vermo 1t law which made 1t an impris.
onmenr for G6 or 90 years for even
bringing beer into the State created
an insane desire on the part of Inc
weaker minds to overfndulge In any
and all intoxlcants which they could
by hoo1 or crook get possession of.
1t was even $1,000 fine to give away
sweet cider Of your own make to Wis.
!tors ~ your home. The result was
that d'Eing these I'll years of no IL
cense Vermont did not gain over 80. 900
In population'm the entire State. The
more progressive element left for
other and more entcrprIs:ng str,es.
Five years ago the Legislature pass.
ed Il license law on the local option
plan AID each year finds the number
OF saloons increasing. business bel
ter and more money In circulation.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the workers for
temperance have as ~ rule been the
only class TO publish all sorts of sta,
ttsttcs and articles in reference to our
business. It is well known that they
only take the very worst side OF this
matter, without any reply from the
liquor men as they believe their bust.
ness as legitimate rs the drug store
1ewelry. dry goods or grocery business.
The men before the par is no better
than the man behind. The saloon
man does not go around with n brass
band and banner ertlcing you to his
place 10 drink; he has no hawker be.
fore his door grabbing you by the
collar and pulling you inside. He
does ~ advertise extensively, only
in papers devoted to their own bust.
ness; IN other words he endeavors tn
run a respectable place TO accommo.
date those who wish to indulge and
who would get 1t. saloon or no saloon,
The 'speak-easy" is most decidedly
not IN improvement over the well res.
ulated saloon and Furthermore trust
that the good, sensible people of Fair.
mont who have the prosperity of the
city at heart will not vote against II.
cense next Saturday and compel our
citizens to ride to Clarksburg and
Warrington 10 spend money which
should circulate in our own town,
Clarksburg may possibly be behind
this movement to pace the for and
against license on me bottom OF the
ticket Mt this election. They are very
ieolons of Fnirmont and its progress
and nothing would please them better
Than to see no license win out There
is no doubt in my mind but that the
salary attached to the work done by
certain temperance asitaters In our
city has great deal to do with their
energy Take tho money away and
the terrible curse of saloons" would
cease 10 large extent to occupy The
same minds. Like B,snop Potter and
Rev. Pnrkhurst. of Kew York, | be.
'ieve the saloon the poor mans club
In large number of cases. Many a
minister has not found time to assis,
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