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

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Prohibition will not porhib.t. vii
not promote temperance. but II vii
bred sneaks. liars. hypocritcs. perIlr-
ers aud petty criminals. any one ~
which Is a greater menace To t,.
morals ~ community than the Wo-S.
saloon that ever existed \ man may
tlisjudge his capacity and take ,o,
much now and then. but there - n,
hope for Lar or a sneak or a h,ro.
crlie. because these things absolute.
ly destroy the foundations ~. man.
hood. applause
We cannot prohibit a thing b.,ars,
some people abuse IL. Ry ny ac,
can forfeit my liberty. bu, we DENY
that in free country the act Of ON,
man can forfeit the liberty oi am
other.
We are opposed to prob .bi,ion be.
cause II is contrary to nature Yon
tell your son that hc shall no longer
keep company with a certain yotinr
lady. and you issue your prob bttorv
decree in laundering tones. You know,
what happens. II that boy amounts
to tinker's damn. he Will haN. that
girl or die. and IL he don't amount ~
tinker's damn. | ConCras late the
Eirl on her escape. Even Billy sun.
day tried that ON George. but IL
wouldn't work II has been human
nature since tho time OF Adam and
Eve. They were perfect. placed In
the beautiful Garden Of Eden The
binds sang night and day The flow.
ers bloomed on every hand. and when
storms struck the trees. they made
music like "A harp. one day there
stood In the presence of these perfect
Ieopie. not an ami saloon leader. with
MS assumed authority. not a Pussy
foot Johnson. with q "a IN his hin
pockct-no. hut there stood In their
presence the Omnipotcnt God who
flung hundred million blazing suns
into space. and who holds tho uni.
verse in the hollow Of His hand and
this Omnipotcut God said Ia these nor
l'ct people. "Of every tree OF the ear.
den ihtn maSest freely eat" and M
10 mat FONT all trees looked alike TO
them but Of the fruit Of the troe
which Is In the midst Of the garden.
We shall not eat thereof nor touch. Lest
ye be what? Fined nifty dollars
No. BE sent 10 jane No Worse
man that Thou shalt surely die"
What was the effect of this prohibit
tory decree issued by the Omnipo-pnt
God To perfect pair In the Garden ~
Eden My friends. as soon as Adam
and Eve learned thar the Garden Of
Eden had gone prohibition. II was a
question of who would gct there first.
but Eve beat Adam to 10. And She
had 10 10 some. TOO believe me. 1Ap.
plausel This lesson is given us 10
show the folly OF prohibition. IL fail.
cd 10 promote morality IN the Garden
OF Eden. But II the Bible be true. it
caused the fall OF man.
Prohibition then is contrary TO ma.
lure. but II is also an insult 10 man.
hood. IL is based on the idea that A
citizen Is 4 child and needs a guar.
dian. II you need a guardian go 10
the polls week from today. and vote
10 get one. But If you are a real man
ana sovereign IN this splendid republic
go TO the polls and vlndicate your
manhood by notifying the whole wide
world. that the citizenship OF West
virginia does not stand in need OF a
guardian. (ApplauseD Take your
choice between the child idea and
the king idea Of citizenship. We stand
Tor the king idea. Sunday and his
crowd stand for the child idea.
When man fights the world for "A
Job and earns a dollar. whose dollar
is II? His. What right has any other
man 70 tell him what he shall do with
his money Can any other man tell
him what he shall do with his money
and not insult his manhood? No other
man has n right to do g. I made that
statement one time over in Ohio and
n preacher yelled MP AZ me right In
front. ~ the top OF his voice. How
about that mans Wife," And I yelled
back az him In the same tone. You
let that mans wife alone" Then I
said 10 him. Nov. Brother. II you
have wife and children 81 your own
you have got q lifetime Job II is an
insult 90 any other man. rich or poor.
for you 20 assume for n moment hat
he does not love his wife and children
as well a. you love yours. and tiafhe
Is not just as capable u faklnr rlrs
Of them" Ny friends. sou cannot
mention prohibition in the prc.snrs
OF manhood and not Insult f tNr.
piausoI
Where DO they rot This authority .o
interfere with you % De- assumed
Prohibition is destructive of human
equality
when Jefferson declared thar rI
men were created equal hn d.i r1f
moan wn were physically equal tIf
cause some have fhe advanHe. of
others. Dc dld nor mean morally equal
because some are bad. some arc good
and som" just half and haN Dol 500
not mean We were mentally tqnHf hr.
clusse some are ui.n ana come Hra
Otherwise. and N we orc ofhfrtI.n
We are liable fp vote auay ttnt rove.
Duo and to send Good lf money rlt
of West Nirr'n.1 f1 au fhr arrrIurl.
inr states. to our impotrr hmerf for
ever tApr.HuarI What IsT.rsuu
meant vas simply fM. CHAT fI mon
were entitled t1 Ufe and liberty NuI
may have existence nrf GEAR nr'
h.liUUn mulTi. Elf sou cannot tnI.
Ifo without liberty APPLAUSE
n you permit mr fo TOO sou fnf.r
'hat sou shal rof drink something
fuu want boss tr BON know Doc ahff
. u.l chance mv mri and fsI fHI
omouou fhnf tnu shall drink .om.
f'.ng fhHf 5000 don't enrf 1nI fHrI
f1r prnhlh De- Ie uri.r rfl.t
WRONG in pf.r0Ipi. au1 1...rl.-tc 0f
human equality
Ta. Hrurra Df fI.a country u'o
Hrr RAISING corn Hr. barley H"f rfa
Ifi N.r. AND frl..H f..f s" .r'n Voc
pros |Uf..n OF '...r receive .r prices