The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-23
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G Since Fairmont went dry itSSt has
come ng for conside rab1e mention one
way sor Sanothe The latest contribu.
I tim the literature OF the subject
80 an editofdal inS the People Tribune.
ofs funlontown. Pa, which goes after
thes Eyeningg Genius Of that city in
the following more or less vigorous
uni INT resting fashion
81 While II Will no doubt have but
little nfluence with the thinking and
eiligent people, the continuous
ting before The eyes o. its read
kers the alleged failures ana short
irpmings sof prohibition by the Even
;enius VIII fool a few of'the gull.
iblsss The most recent trade or this
$Fkint us that fof last Saturday, when
8fnbli Rh ca what 9purported to be a
sHarrn lion of the woes and troubles in.
cfdent to- the recent adoption Of pro-
addition by Fairmont, ". Va, one OF
Darneig hb boring cities, and a blooming
8good town.
The writer, after giving to. the ar.
Isticle SaS four inch display bend. goes
sspns to say that nearly all the inhabi-
tants are leaving Fairmont. 1t says
& the lass works are shutting down.
and that III IS because OF prohibition.
the excuse being that the managers
can mot get hands to work. II Its
editor has any sense ut all he ought
ITO know hat nearly all glass works
4 shut down anyway, in the summer.
glass works mt Point, Marion. the
place that lis said to supply red liquor
foTAIorgantow and Fairmont, are
also shutting down, and many of the
lsyorkers are going home. or course
the glass works are shutting down.
The Sw2tter goes on to state thu.
;Sother Business men are II selling out
their stocks of merchandise anu will
sqnits Business. II we remember cor.
sTsctly some business men in Union.
town have recently q sold cut their
stocks and quit business. which thing
sshappens in any town whether it has
or has not the prohibition law. 1t
says a that many of the lawyers are
i:Ieaving: Of course some of the law.
syers will leave as Fairmont will
have but little use for men of tina.
profession J after all her crime breed
SersA have been driven from her bor.
kders. The Genius has the nerve to
say the undertakers are leaving. Well.
most OF them, ought to leave, as when
people stop drinking they often stop
dying. But perhaps IT these under
takers, who are now said to be leav-
Sf;ing In lroyes. will return IN about
! sixty years, they might be able to at
tend the funerals 10 most ct the folks
who are SO silly us to be voting pro.
shfbltion at present. That will be in
time Ito attend the funeral OF at least
safmajority OF them.
s1t actually says some OF the polit.-
CLANS are leaving. IF voting prohib.-
istion will get rid of politicians 1t Is
Sa pretty good argument why Fayette
county should make haste in the
game. For heavens sake let us have
prohibition here at once.
sl also says the hotel men are 1eav-
ling In lroves, as Fairmont cannot
I support "a hotel since their licenses are
taken from them. And it says the
restaurant men are leaving. rs there
ARE not enough people to eat Mt them
Ito keep them living since the alop-
lition 5of prohibition. It's wall is ter
fribles and It's howl is frantic. 1t ap-
gspeals to the people to not be hnsty
in ndontinE policies towards any
sS4uestion tina would be destructive to
thescammnnlty. In order to make
town osperons men must get drunk.
One admission is male: That the
town is really better on morally than
Il twas before the adoption OF pro-
hibition. What an argument for such
anYlaw. but the pen pusher on the Even.
ing Lyer could not see It that way.
HI Uniontown could get rid OF some
sol her money and come in possession
4of the morals OF an occasionally bet
ter town, she would be all the richer.
No, prohibition will never kill Fair
mont, and It will not kill Uniontown.
There rs but one spot the adoption
lssofs ohibitton would injure and that
is hell. II the: devils imps could be
Induced to join the prohibition party
\ their :master would be out OF Job
the very first election. It would be a
relief 70 some people to know there
As no hell. z IS
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