The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-31

uhcroWned kings and wrested from
the hands Of titled tyranny the scete
tire OF usurped and arbitrary power
IL opened all the paths To fame and
put the star OF hope above the poor
mans babe"
Fine stun. isn't n, Well. | am 20
ing 10 read TO you from Bob Inr,r
coils Complete Works. Dresden Ed.
lon. volume 8. page 4ie lngersoll De
hVered this Grafton thirty-two wears
ago az the Academy OF Music. New
orh. before very distinguished
audience. Pay particular attention, 70
'his language. This Is a day for
memory and for tears \ mighty M
ton bends above its honored graves
ana pays 10 noble dust tho fearful
tribute OF IT'S love Gratitude i The
falrest flower that sheds IFS perfune
IN the human heart. Again we tell
we STORY or our country's lie, recount
, me loity deeds Of vanished years the
toil ana suffering and defeats and vic.
tories OF heroic meu-of men who
made cur nation great and free On
| TINS DAY 'he great struggle between
me colonies and the king should he
told. We should tell our children Of
The contestant. for justice then for
freedom. We should tell them of tho
I Declaration % Independence. the char,
ana compass OF all human rights An
men are equal and have the same
right 10 life. 20 liberty and to ioy
MS declaration uncrowncd kings and
Wrrsted from the hands ~ titled
tyranny the sceptre OF usurped and
idIy power. II opened all the
pd.HS 10 iame and but the star OF
nope above the POOR mans babe"
shame on Bob lnEcrsou for stealing
'nat from Billy sunday, tI.au~btar
and applause Mould this man SIM.
day take the product of another
Draln. upon which a widow depends
TOT her living. and coin II into gold
TOT himself2 Yet this is exactly "a mar
N" did. and what he - doing Am Inc
,.ih' "hcn he comes II You and he
ta',s ana condemns and damns every
boHE from hell 10 breakfast" as he
say. who happens 10 disagree yy.fb
MIN v ould he tell YOU tie simpIe
ana eternal truth? Ny friends. If Won
can trusi him. all right ! cannot.
re l".d you that thirty-four com
ties IN Kansas have no prisoners in
their Jails. or course not becapss
they are populated chiefly hy iock al.
BITS and prairie dog Nebraska Is a
wei state. and IL has more counties
that have no prisoners in the iails
IMAM you can find iu prohibition Kan.
sas. But he said that even local on
non always improved conditions. aLnI-
ith'd crime. cmptied iails and 80
want to quote to YOU from a rec.
ord found in the courts of jefferson
county. Ohio. During the three dry
years there was total of PCS divorce
cases filed. and during ne three wet
years preceding the dry period there
were only 235. Deaths caused or su.
A. Il ~ int.
dIy years. u. three wet years. .. To-
tai homicides In jefferson county:
hree dry years, -. three Wet years
~. Number OF juvenile delinquents.
lhree wet years. .: three dry years
- ANA yet they talk about saving
Inc boys and girls through nr1hibi-
uon. The inmates OF the Jefferson
county inirmary or poorhouse during
the three dry years numbered 4lu. IN
thr"e wet years. 3Gi. This record
challenges successful contradiction
and II condemns prohibition. II an
swers their argument and II refutes
their statements. But they are ask
ing you to vote West Virginia dry.
They ask .ou 10 do 10 when they
know that IL means that the State is
10 be deprived OF SG5U. 400 in annual
revenue. They tell you that your
taxes viii not be Increased. but ] say
To you that one OF two things must
our state institutions must suffer
for want of funds. or you must tn
crease your taxes IN order To- meet this
deicit DO you pay all the taxes you
want 10 pay, now, DO you want any
increase hon you know. gentlemen.
that the day after that amendment
BE- adopted. if the people are foolish
enough 90 do such silly thing. that
the people Will have the same appe-
lite Tor liquor that they have today
And ii they DO somebody is going 10
supply n. And n ~ D. supplied. Of
course. the money must depart Tor
ever from West Virginia. u must 10
20 OHIO. 10 Pennsylvania. 90 Kentucky. /
10 virginia. To Maryland. and when
10 goes 10 the foreign brewer and the
foreign distiller. my friends. it Will
never return ~ West NirEIuia-it ISL
lost forever
We hold that 10 is better for the
liquor that 81 consumed in West Viz
Cinia 10 pay license 90 this state
than 90 pay license 90 Pennsylvania
or any other state. We hold b. is bet
ter Tor the liquor consumed in West
virginia 10 pay rent 20 real estate
owners in West Virginia than 90 pay
rent 20 real estate owners in rival
states 81 This Union. We hold that 10
i9 better Tor This liquor fo pay wages
to people who live Boo West Virginia
not 1--we Boz West virginia. and who
cannot increase her prosperity.
IT hs drts sHt. We VIII not have 90
inrreaer our taxes because there will
lr e. big reduction ir the court costs
Z want fu an-w'r that faliarv Ir call
iur your attention to document I
have here. 7 have the Grim MAI re-
cord OF Crack county. oklahoma. and
trHt Del Ift state inr on. u.hfh
SID" have 20. Irra. and .fr 90 fH....