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

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entered this nght against prohibit
lion because I believe I'm human lib
erty. word without which all other
words are as sounding brass and tink-
ling symbals. Gibbon. the great hls-
torian. In his Decline and Fall OF the
Roman Empire" said that In the days
OF the Saesers the forests and mo-
fnsses OF Germany were filled with a
pardy race Of men who despised life
when separated from liberty. This
sentiment has been transmitted TO
tneir descendants. and Is today the
proud heritage OF every man In whose
pulsing veins there flows a drop OF
Teutonic blood. This sentiment. like
a cloud by day and pillar OF fire bv
night, led our brave ancestors OF all
races from the despotic lands OF their
birth across trackless. storm-tossed
seas to the savage wilderness OF
America. which their genius and cour-
ege transformed into a fruitful field
and made IL "A refuge for the op-
pressed OF every cline. Here il Is
written: Toll shall have its wage and
nonor, and the humblest man stands
level with the highest in the law" and
OF such a land have men in dungeons
dreamed. and with the vision bright
ening In their eyes. gone smiling to
the fagot and the sword We are here
70 maintain this priceless heritage
ana 10 perpetuate the deathless prin-
eiples which were bequeathed to us
by the best and bravest men who
ever died for human rights.
we are here tonight. gentlemen. to
discuss on its merits the great ques-
Ton that Is pending in the state OF
West Virginia. to be settled on next
tuesday. was present last night,
and i heard an argument against the
liquor business. The friends Of Mr.
sunday say that IL was the strongest
presentation Of the case ever made bv
n nlatfnrm \ fv,t
10 present our case against prohibit
ton, and in favor ~ personal liberty
and the rights Of property cap
plause.D
j want to illustrate in my talk the
difference between sound and sense
the difference between rant and rca-
son. Dir. Sundays speech consisted of
abuse. SANDER. Imagination, assertion,
assumption and interpolated poppy
cock. daughter and APPLAUSE
Our dry friends. including their
champion, talk as II man could not
be Incorporate in anything except the
use OF beer. wine and whiskey To
listen TO their arguments you would
never Imagine that man could be
intoxicated on religion. but he can
NAppiausel You can get too much
OF any good thing daughter and
epplause) And when you do. that is
inteGperanCe. Religion is all right
put when You get too much you are
liable TO make holy show OF your
self daughter and applauseD Now
my friends. there are many illustra-
lions of this fact. For instance. there
was man In Chicago by the name Of
See, who became intoxicated on a re-
ngious idea and undertook to found a
new and perfect race. lie elected
hInseIi the rather OF that race and
broke into jail. Dowie was imbued
and intoxicated with "A religious idea
he imagined himself TO be Elijah III
and fooled lot OF good people There
was Mohamrned who conceived the
idea that he could establish a religion
by FORCE. and that is the general idea
today in the prohibition and Anti
saloon League mOvcment-the doc
trine OF brute force Christ repre-
sented the opposite idea. the power OF
love. Mohammed gave his victims
their choice between his creed and
death, and when he compelled Chris
tians to accept his creed he burned
upon the soles OF their feet "A cross
30 as TO compel them 10 forever walk
on the emblem OF their religion.
want you to remember This reference
10 Mohammed. because I am going to
cal your attention 10 that. gentlemen
a little later.
man can become intoxicated on
money. Then he will lie for 81. steal
Tor II. cheat and even commit murder
and yet money IL all right N Won DO
not abuse II. a man can become in
toxicated on politics. that Is what was
the matter with the fellow that shot
Roosevelt applause When a man
becomes Intoxicated on politics he Is
liable 20 give $1,000 for 5000 lob.
and a man won't do that unless he is
Intoxicated; yet politics IL all right.
i have not "A word TO say against H.
a man can become Intoxicated on
love, and that Is the best thing i'm the
world. tLaughterD y man who loves
NOBODY and whom nobody loves Ia Boo
hell right hero on this earth. and vet
we have seen many people infoxicafad
on love. A young man meets "a qirI
ana thinks she Is the only girl I'm the
world. but another young man meets
me same girl and he thinks the same
,,llhe ana n 20 happens that she
lhes the second fellow the best and
then the man intoxicated ON love refs
shotgun ana goes cut and kf'l. his
riNal. murders tho Girl and commits
SUICIDE because Do" le intoxicated with
love. tAppiauseJ Pick up YOUR u4.
psrs any DAY and Won VII fnd7 record
OF such infONiCdfiOu Yo-. lots az
people become intoxicated on love
LOOK ~ Vat Goodwin FOR instance.
hnd Lillian Russell and rrighafn
Young and solomon ~ blessed MON
or. Whf. solomon o. fhe man that
The freshman referred tp whom ho .4fI
ne rea1 OF man iu fho Bible who
bad three hundred wiyr- ana seven
hundred p0rruuInDs IfHrvnfDr &
man can become INVESTIGATED or .uorI
III he happens fp have horse fnrf
can Hitp fnfIr DO b. Ial.. f1 Dor
every dollar That l" hrs bod tho world
tbat his morse ffn hrIf anything ON
Tour legs. Whom Boo f0er. OBJ. Ir.t doll
lar he has ln Tho world hr .uhar- 900
usually. There .~s fnf OF .rl.T
drunkard- in 'nc land s man own
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