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

perity. Then he stops in front OF the
grocery store. and everybody yeIs
Hour. and IN n minute wheat is SELL
Ing at three dollars "A bushel and the
farmers are throwing money AT the
birds. Then he steps I'm front Of the
dry goods store. and when the mer-
chant comes to the door everybody
yells calico" and cotton goes mp and
farmers are riding in flying machines.
This Is how Bin brings about prosper
ity through prohibition.
Now. I am going 20 lead n process
sion down the line. have "A process
sion OF i.235.000 people out Of employ
ment. not buying any calico. not buy
ing and bcefsteak. not buying any
flour. What is the matter? They
have been run over by Billy Sundays
water wagon.
We come. my friends. 10 n mill
where Bits men are at work. n hun
dred thousand Of them. and 7 say to
the manager. Il would like 10 put a
hundred thousand men To work here
In your plant; they are now In de-
spair. their wives are in the big
cities confronted with the temptation
to starvc To death or soil their virtue
for bread. Won't YOU lind room FOR
them He says. 40 7 can't because
Billy Sundays brigade g. working
here. We pay them three dollars "a
day and they are happy and content
ed and so are we. Pass on" But YOU
don't got rid Of mo that easy. say -
the manager. "Wouldn't YOU like 20
save "A hundred thousand dollars a
dav in wages" Then he secs a great
light and Immediately he says. Yes.
march your men in" And my mon
march IN. and Hilrs brigade march put
and Eills brirad" join my procession.
and DO MT losc "a single man.
But wages have been reduced BY
tho transaction 100000 "a day In that
plant Nc then come down 60 another
mill omplo. ing "a hundred Thousand
men. and they hpNs heard 90 this re-
du'tiou 81 WAGES. au' have cut their
men 60 two dollars "a day. and when {
make tho same proposition I am re-
fused until agree Co turn over a hun
dr,d thousand. hut 7 don't joe" n man
from my process JON. ana down gu
wages 70 hundred Thousand dollars n
day.
How long would 30 hc. gentlemen. be-
fore thsf. men would commence 90
curse Tho country ard rs institution.
ard lfs flag of glory. under which thet
could not mako "a recent living. and
under which tnfir wives and children
were starving tD deHthF
IN that procession $500 saw a mill.
It, said "N hut ure tnu -" "Sawmill -"
what Us your raw material "1.oEs.'
what is your nr. bod product
Lumber" "is your finished product
worth more fhHn rour raw material
.f's" "Nu right. sou are a cool
mill
lle comes down to another mill.
Hello. MILL what are you9 "Giu
mill What is your raw material
Boys" What d. your finished pro
duct 'Pukiug druukards as your
hn.shcr product worth moro than
your raw materially go" Then ~
he'll with SOU
want f0 call attention 10 tho fact
that iill cannot compare Iho siwmill
with fhe saloon. brcauee no l0g ever
went into O. saUmill ~ ifs own accord
while every man That goes into "a
saloon goes OF bis 0Hn free will. and
all that 30 Boo DO not come ont puklns
drunkards
Sow. We come 90 another mill On
our prDco ion. thar ! don't want Won
10 overlook Hello. mill what arr
Fuuf "AnflSal00n League mill
What Is your raw material Tho
investment ~ brewers and diefillcra
and saloon Keepers What ie your
finished product BANKRUPTCY. con.
hrcation wreck and ruin" "Is your
finished product worth more than your