The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-06

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NAL condition among our men and
boys but. twill rake many generations,
! ifearSto kin the greed for gold which
,causea the men with their .unpro-
nounceable names TO 90 Into this &C:
cursed business that causes them TO
suffer; alienation from good society,
while twists disgrace upon their fam:
lies and sends our boys on a down:
ward career.of misery. and ruin. spe
feel sure there Is only one motive be.
hind II all, "the love Of money. which
lies at the root Of all evil"
We can trace this unholy lust this
greed, not only to The temptation that
led TO the fall Of man, but to the over.
throw and THE casting out Of the an.
gels in heaven; so I'm Inclined 10
think that We can fight the desire and
craving for strong drink better and
more successfully than we can The
coYetous principle that resolves 10
make under these awful and tragic cir.
cumslances. Who does not believe
that among the class Of men here
mentioned there are those who would
be willing TO go Into the business Of
creating this appetite, II there were
not a drinking man. in the world 10.
day? You recall what was said In
a convention OF whlskey men some
years ago. one speaker advocated
sending missionaries among the boys
TO create desire for intoyicants for
sad he, "nickels and dimes given
away In teaching the bows and younc
men to have strong drink will soon
return TO your Golfers in dollars AMI
eagles" To show what fascino,in.
field the whiskey business offers for
the constituencies, but ayar,cIous
man, quote some sentences from
George Il. Stuart's great temperanca
speech: Il costs 9Oc a gallon 10 man.
nfacture II. (They used to sell /, in
my State for &c a sallop) Do v,r
know what 1t sells for over the saloon
counter at l0c drink? II sells for
about sL0o a gallon. moi Making .,n,o
account the licorice and tobacco and
other devllment pat In. Nov 10, ;,s
see where the $500 comes from and
where 1t goes. If you weuld soc
where It comes from stand nj tho
door OF 4 saloon and watch the men
come and 90. They are tae Taborinr
men, the mechanics, the wage earuers
whose families need every cen, NJ
their wages. Now, let's see where /,
goes. 20c Of $500 goes for apples ard
corn and rye and the other ma,er,a,s
out OF which the stuff is male and IN
pay the few men used In manufacture.
lug 1t. Thus, you see, Sc on tne ,,o,.
lar goes back into Legitimate trade
Where does the rest 20? One ,or.s
bulk of It goes 10 the u s. rovern.
ment TO pay the great army of nh,
GERS to look after this business and
to pay the other expenses OF running
this expensive and murderous traN,c
! believe our government should he
supported from the Injuries of the rich
ind not by the bread meat and c,otn.
ing Of the families of the moor An.
other bulk Of 1t goes into our big civ
corporations TO pay extra policemen
to take care OF the drunlards ,apd
qne1 the mobs created by this ,raf,
fic and 10 lay the streets in front
Of the palaces Of the rich. The noor
man Out there who cannot afford IN
build a gate in front of nIs cottage
home is laying down his money uDon
the counter Of n saloon to WAVE tho
streets Of the great cities. Another
bulk of 1t goes into the hands Of the
brewers and disillers of this conn.
Try to make the millions Of dollars
used by the great liquor organizations
TO buy our politicians and law.makIn-
bodies and subsidize the American bal.
lot npd ~ IT.. ,o,,,. 49,