Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-26

BY BENZ. f. wULFF, OF STOCK
. TON. CAL. A FORMER GREENE
COUNTY MISS. RESIDENT.



to exploit an idea which occurs 10
me from reading the communica
ton from Lower Greene which
appeared in the Herald OF October
10Th Ultimo.
First | desire to say that / have
had considerable experience in writ
ing for newspape; s, covering Il pc
rod of thirty-five years, during
which time | have written for news
papers of different kinds varying
from the little country weekly to the
metropolitan daily, my articles at
times occupying whole page OF a
Sunday edition of a great daily with
proper pictorial illustrations. .
This experience has taught ne
never to be offensive in any case
unless it was absolutely necessary to
be so in defense of what | know to be
just and true, and then only often
sive perhaps to him who is offending
what is unjust and untrue.
In writing to the Herald, | have at
times attempted to be funny bat |
have never intended to offend any
one in any way whatever. My joke
about the ''wingless butterflies has
been misquoted by your correspon-
dent from Lower Greene in a man
ner which might put wrong con
Struction uOon what | did say and
thus promote i'll feeling. But Il joke
can never be explained like other
things; and as my article is yet OK
tant and can be re-read by my friends
if they desire, | leave the matter
with them without further m
ment. Your Lower Greene cor
respondent says: According to the
Appeal of Memphis, Tenn, StocEto ton
has voted for the Sunday Saloon, il
this be true, | trust Mr.. Wulff will
not have to entertain snakes in
stead of worms.
Now l want to say here that per,
, sonally do not require that liquor
should be put under lock aid key tC
keep me from getting snakes.
thank God that, although saloons
might be open seven days in the
week, | never frequent them nor Ok
| touch drop of intoxicants Of any
nature whatever at any time OF
place. l shun whiskey as l would ;
rattlesnake. If every man felt as
do, every saloon would close spon
taneously every day in the week
So that Curious" may rest assured
that the man who must have tht
. the saloon doors closed to keep hiu
2 from getting snakes is in far more
f dangerous position than | am.
O And now we come quite naturally
to the point which occurred to me il
;. reading Curious" letter. 1t i.
this: Is it not better to shun evi
because it is evil than to rely upor
: the authorities to bar us from it
: while we still harbor the desire fol
evil?
4 Suppose for instance that we en-
terrain an appetite for pride, envy
: deceit, hatred and revenge and rely
upon some form of legislation to fl
it so we can not use these vices a
stated periods, say on Sunday
: Wonld that be wise? Would it no
be far better to end the appetite
. Is it not better for a mother to teacl
her children not to take things whicl
she fOrbids, rather than depend upor
locks and bolts to teach them what j
t right. Is it not better to turn on
II efforts to tie destruction of the ap
), petite for liquor rather than to bar
n ring the doors to saloons while fos
: tering the appetite? The cause 70
/ the existence of the saloon is the de
e mand for liquor; for no man woul
s or could keep a saloon when there
lie no demand for liquor Why no
attack the cause rather than tn
effect. We may be sure than sin i
d not cured because it is forced by la
/ to hide its head. The effect of closin
< tho saloons in this city on Sunda
"a was to seud the gambling fraternlt
J. to secluded rooms on that day whe
10 they had their liquors just the same
q Others who thought that they shoul
n have liquor to drink prepared fo
re Sunday closing on Saturday by hag
re ing the liquor sent to their home
rs where they could invite their friend
if they chose, and thus have all til
attractions CD of the saloon right q
~ home so the children could ne inltii
= ted without the preliminary of vi.
. iting saloon. There at home the
- could have their whiskey. their bee
u and their wine. There they coul
hold their orgies while the saloo
;" was quiet and orderly. | fail to Sc
that conditions were bettered b
u this. The saloon was locked but tn
: homo was open. Like an ostric
u putting his head IN a hole in tn
= the ground and thinking himse
90 hidden, the populance was deceive
II but the victim S tendency to drin
pursued the even tenor OF its way
- The love of whiskey is a terribI
y thing, OF this thing there can be n
1t doubt. There are mony other evil
a lust as bad but perhaps there ar