The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-03-09
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ter, were two Greenville policemen,
both of whom are now on the forcc.) /
Cd Selling to habitual drunkards.
<Much could be said here of the con-
scienceless and damnable work of
the dram shop keepers, who have not |
only made inebriates OF husbands and |
sons, but have sold them liquor after |
their return from treatment for alco- |
holism, leading to their second and |
third downfalls.
(5) Allowing dice throwing for
drinks. This is too common for
comment.)
CO. Selling by agents in local OPP
ton territory. (This is the most lu-
crative business of some of Green
yille's saloons.)
{7) Selling liquor other than in
front part OF building open to public
view Cor this, one saloon keeper
in Greenville is now under indict-
ment)
60 Selling adulterated liquors
(This is evidently sometimes done,
because once in while Our newspa-
pers speak of crime committed by
some one intoxicated, and their anus
ing phrase is mean whiskey." The
other kind we infer is conducive to
amiability, sobriety and Industry
Third: The houses of sin and
shame and nameless vice. Not much
can be said here and now of these
haunts that infest our city like YER
min in an ill-kept Jail They are
lined up along some of our clty's
prominent thoroughfares, and are
conducted with every enticement to
seduce the sons of our homes from
the paths of virtuous manhood. More
II IL CrI7f
their enhancing music, their drinks
from neighboring saloons, tell the
story of the downfall and shameful
ruin of many mothers noble boy.
I will speak, however, of one
accessory Of these dens OF in
EQUITY that helps to augment
this Infamous trade in manly honor
and purity These courtesans by the
use OF their telephones are in COM
munication at will with every young
man and boy in Greenviile. That
they use this means of patching up
auarrels with their former visitors,
and alluring back to their treacherous
embrace those who have awakened to
their folly and desire to break off
from such life, IS sad story that
can be told by many victim OF their
seductive wiles Young men have
been known to be called from their
mothers fireside to talk over the tele-
phone to these brazen tempters. Con-
science? Decency? These words,
sad to say, are lost to them. A yeaf
and a half ago these telephones were
removed by the order of the Mayor.
Not one voice was raised in protest
that reached the public ear. In six
weeks the telephones were allowed
to be put back.
l submit, if they ought to have
been out six weeks during an agita-
ton for moral reform, they ought to
have been left out, through respect
to that demand from an awakened
conscience. 1t was said the telephone
company raised a row about 1T. The
Greenville manager has told me that
both he and the company acquesced
in the demand that was made, ana
were perfectly willing to abide by
the decision.
1t was said that some of the mer-
chants raised objection that they
were losing trade. Who were those
merchants? Let them come to the
light, and publicly advocate their
cause Let the mothers, wives, SIS
tiers and daughters know who these
merchants are that protest against
moral movement to deprive these
vile characters, lower in morals than
the stray dogs of our streets, of tele-
phone communication with every
workshop, office, and home in our
city.
But time fails me- | plead for the
boys OF our beloved city, sons of the
noble mothers of Greenville. Let
these mothers put on the white rib
bon and organize a crusade against
immortality and lawlessness; and not
man in our city worthy of the name
but will fall in line and march layally
under their banner.