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


thing Tor town. want 10 say TO
Won. my friends. that IL Is had thing
Tor a town. and u Is proven by this
fact. that when a farmer lives halt
Wy between a Wet and a dry town
his horses know which was TO turn
as soon as he drives out OF tho gate
II only requires hor.e sense Co know
that prohibition will hurt business.
APPLAUSE
am going 70 state briefly terri
Die indictment against prohibition. AMI
want you To- watch ne closely and
see II I miSrypr-sent "a single TACT or
u ! strain SINCE argument tn sup
port - my position. We hold mat
prohibition - an immoral proposition
tor the reason that Il ,uuuSUates
property without Indemnify II YOU
can conhscate brewery property with
out indemnity YOU can ,ouusgate bank
property without Indemnify. Thr
principle j. exactly the same IN both
cases. IN our bill Of rights, written
hv the fathers Who founded this re-
public. II is declared that no man
shall be repr.Ved OF his property until
after the payment Of "a just indemnity
IA advance There are millions OF
dollars ia West virginia which the
drys propose u connscate without one
thought or indemnify EraN" men tn
all ages 81 the worlds history have
been willing To give their property
for their lives and then surrender
their lives for their liberty. II II =
immoral To- take my Life. then IL must
Doe immoral TO take a thing 81 greater
value than property or lifc-a mans
liberty tApplauscJ
But prohibition - not only an i'm
moral proposition. but 1t strikes 4
blow at the basis OF all morality. What
Is the foundation 81 morality, Free
dom Of choice. Prohibition destroys
freedom o. choice. and therefore, un
dermines the basis of all morals. God
could not credit YOU with immortality
for doing something | compel you TO
DO. nor lie could not credit me with
morality for leaving undOne some
thing Nou prevented me from doing
Before there can be any morality at
tachcd 10 the act OF any man he must
have personal re-p,usi bility without
personal liberty. tApplausel There
fore. We are opposed 10 prohibition.
not because We want 10 run saloons.
but because 10 is an immoral PROPOSE
trnn and undermines the foundation Of
all morality.
Again. prohibition strikes at real
manhood. Don't you know that the
faculty or self control is one 81 the
cardinal principles OF true manhood
Just the same AS you develop the
muscle.-by using {. How do you de-
yclrr that faculty? The same as YOU
develop the brain. by exercise. You
develop the faculty Of self control by
exercising freedom of choice. We
are opposed Ia prohibition. then. be
cause 10 is a menace u real manhood
But. prohibticn Is wrong for an
Other reason. IL is contrary TO com
mon sense. II a man takes boat
ride and browns himself IL Is sad.
funeral. orphan children. sorry. But
what Is the remedy? Will you pro-
hibit every body from taking a boat
ride That would he contrary 20 rea-
son. Yet that is the logic OF prohibit
ton.
We are opposed to prohibition for
another reason II is based upon
a false premise. They pick out n
bad saloon keeper. and they want 20
abolish all saloons on his account.
Suppose We pick OUT bad preacher.
would you think We were reasonable
IN asking that all the churches be
abolished on his account? Now. n bad
preacher is worse than "A bad saloon
keeper. because the preacher pre-
tends To be 50 much better YET !
would bc uDaltcrahly opposed TO con
demninC all preachers because "A few
are bad. We have bad bankers and
az NaAAA aA'aAN gbA ~ nl - IMAM q NhiA
saloon keeper. because they have
our money and they can escape TO
Halifax or Honolulu Fire sometimes
causes destruction and suffering Yet
= i9 good thing II regulated Wa
hold that IL is better To coufine fire
IN "A stove and 70 make IL servant.
instead OF tine master. Of man. We
hold 10 f. better TO regulate the liquor
traffic than Ia have 10 running Wild
without control under statewide pro
hibi1on. tApUiauScD We urOUose To
maintain a system OF regulation IN tho
state 81 West Virginia in order to con
fine the traffic within legal lines
and so that n may not 90 the people
anything Ike tho harm that must fol
low " you cause % 10 overflow the
enilre country unregulated. ZAP
piausel
Last night Sunday painted great
picture OF the Holland dyke and the
master dykcmdn lighting terrific
battle TO hold back tho sea that was
about Co inundate the people who we're
living iu boautf ul homes and Guilt
waiting beautiful farms boz flnc.ed
security. and they fought and fought.
and finally saved the dyke Well
they were not mcuaCel by food OF
"hiskeY. bat water And the liquor
men and rrc INK payers and the cham
pous ~ personal liberty iu the state
of West NIrrnlH today are making
me same kind ~ n feht In order 10
Bold back the tidal wave OF pr1hibi-
ton fanafiCIsn that VIII destroy fhrir
properties and their rights .u the
state oi Wet Virginia Applause
Ihnt Illustration applies 90 our case.
hu' does not apply 90 Bills case. be-
cause We do not propose 90 destroy
Dis property ar interfere with lis
rIEn'e. while n no wins. boo pruuosss
10 couf.cato property and rob men off
their liberty
2 said prohibition was based upon
false premise There are two mon
in The liquor business. one behind Do.
bar and tho other in front Which
one d. to blame for Sos existence
SurrUe .ug We Dad "a bar. the finest boz
'ho world. stocked with The best goods
uu earth and We advertised grand
opening suppose when the doors are
opened on fho Day anrrmccd chat ro.
body appears foo front of fle bar
How louE VIII th1f man stay Iu bust
rr.s1 NoI can destroy 70 legitimate
hu.Iroes lv popular vote. you can
ruf fhr man behind fhe bar our uf
business iut can YOU ruf tho man
Loo front nf fho bar out Df bu-Ir. r.
You c1n change fhe channel fhrru.h
which Dr." 90 tho Goods. AMI where
before hc bought ftr and f.u cent
drinks. 1Ou force him fo lTF Do tf fra
pint nr quart or hs fnr rfar or fIr
rrI 10 man buys uhniesai.. Is ...
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