The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-04
PUBLIC PERILS.
Where We Are Protected and Where We
Are Not. SUGGESTIONS by DR..
RemSburg.

citizens. Roads must be made
safe, pnblc buildings must be
provided with every facility for
the escape of their inmates IN
case of fire or other danger; the
reckless handling of fire arms,
even the pointing of an empty
gun is strictly prohl blted. Every
precautlon Is taken to prevent
accident or injury TO any and all
classes of people. This is all
very good as far as it goes, but
like the rich young man who went
to Jesus to know what good thing
he should do, we lack one thing
OF the greatest import. With all
of our boasted protection there Is
hoverlng over our land a dark
cloud that the law makers seem
afraid to touch. Especially has
this been the case in our state.
Intemperance with all it's darkest
horrors is permitted to do it's
work protected by the law that
inclinesi to protect the people
from all other danger. The ques
ton with me is If all other sources
of danger must be removed why
is the sale of alcohol permitted.
1T is an undenlable fact that there
are more accidents and deaths
caused by alcohol than by all
other sources combined, without
taking into consideration the
misery and crime that it pro
duces. Yet with all this we see
it still licensed and It's sale pro-
tected by the law. Licensed to
carry on the traffic regardless OF
how many are injured or killed
or how much suffering 1t may
cause. No one dares even remon-
strate with the saloon keeper or
pray in front of his saloon, as it
would injure his business, as
prayer and liquor are as lncom.
patible as water and fire. Chill.
dren, for show of decency, are
excluded, but some one else buys
the liquor for them. Our law
requires, or did, that all children
should be excluded from school
and Sunday school who were not
vaccinated, but not to gather IN a
saloon. Men of all nationalities
crowd together there without re.
striction. Everything Is swept
out of the way to ruin and crime,
while those things that have for
their aim, the betterment of the
people are restricted by the law.
Why does 1t not restrict alcoholic
crimes? 1t makes me shudder
to think of what is beng done be
hind the red curtains of the sa,
loon. Homes are made desolate,
hearts are broken, suffering wives
and starving children; crimes,
theft and murder all In one cata-
logue. Laws may change In 9th
er ways for the public safety but
the saloon is the same. Souls are
bartered for dime, a life for
twenty-five cents. While some
may be wlplng up the blood of
victim others are drinking, so
hardened do they become that
they drink and fight over the
dead body of one who may fall in
a drunken row. The man who
sold the liquor is simply doing
what the law protects him In do.
ing, the cry is that the liquor
dealers will lose too much money
If they cannot sell their stock of
liquor. Lincoln with one stroke
of his pen liberated every slave
in the country, causing the loss
of millions. of dollars to those who
owned them TOR which there was
no remuneration for that was for
the betterment of the country.
Much greater still would be the
man who could or would with one
stroke Of his pen strike the shack.
les from those who are bound
soul and body to the demon drink,
while the name of Lincoln is hon.
ored the name of him who would
free the slave from drunkenness
would not only receive honor
here but we think heaven would
resound with praise for thousands
of souls that are now going to
destruction that would be- saved.
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