The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-17
RETURNING THE RMpTIEs.

The Rev. Z. NJ. Evans is pastor OF
Trinity Methodist church, In Des
Moines, Ia.
In common with many other resi-
dents of that city he lately received
letter from liquor firm in Roch-
ester. Mimi, telling him how to get
his "fayorite brand"-"now t,,et the
saloons in Des Moines are closed"
Mr.. Evans replied to this invitation.
and because his letter deals in an in
teresting way with a subject just now
uppermost in the minds OF nearly
one-third OF the earth's population
Including, in most immediate sense
the 100000 people in Pennsylvania
we reprint 1t, as follows:
1t was very kind and thou ghtfui of
you to inform me of way Of secur-
ing your favorite brand, "Old Bob
Adams" whiskey, since Iowa has gone
crazy and "butted in" on our per-
sonal liberties. One would expect
better things of Iowa than to inter-
fere with the faithful services OF such
as "Old Bob Adams" 1 offer myself
as witness to the untiring energy
and successful accomplishments of
his race.
at my door shivering with cold ask
ing for bread and n place to rest his
discouraged head. He was a rem
nant OF refinement, which led me to
ask why he could not earn tho ne
cessities OF life.
He, with pathetic culver of lip, ad-
mitted that leading brand, not un-
like "Old Bob Adams" had selected
n
business world would not stand for
1t, notifying him that there was TO
place for his services. Why can't the
business world see beyond its nose
and behold great breweries elegant
palaces, fine. motorcars, bumptuous
meals, rich clothing and all that be-
longs to your gigantic business and
keep Its hands of? What right has
the business world to interfere with
personal liberties?
Not long ago I carried basket
containing food to house where
some side partner OF "Old Bod
Adams" had been before me. The
wind whistled through broken win
dows as l listened to the weak and
pathetic cry or hungry children and
the pleadings of heart-broken wife
with sunken eyes and pale face for
the bare necessities Of life. Then hus-
band and q relative OF "Old Bob
Adams" had long been friends. They
together had bought rich food for
brewers children. fine clothing for
the brewer and his wife and contrib
uted generally to the unkeep of his
expensive establishment
Since reading your letter walked
IL sstr ne +, a, <@tt,
the Neal Institute and the Keely es-
tabiishment. saw men who once
had bright prospects for a successful
and an independent future. but their
faces today are covered with lit
erature OF sorrow and de.aat.
i note you pay the freight on re-
turned empties. / would like to send
yoh full carload of empties if you
will honor your agreement. 1 sun
rose the freight will be much cheap
er on full carload lots To be honest
with you, the empties are not In
first class condition. ~.
They consist of empty men---emp-
ty OF manhood, energy, ambition,
prospects, self-respect and necessar-
les OF hfe--empty head, empty heart,
empty soul, empty stomach Also
empty women, empty of womanhooa.
refinement, modesty and hope. VIII
1t be worth while making the return
OF this carload OF empties? Will this
carload of empties be worth the
freight to. you?
will file your BLINK order sheet,
and when / conclude to sell my soul,
damn manhood. debauch womanhood,
sap the life blood OF children, / will
honor you with large order or "oid
Bob Adams but for the present, In
the language of your friend, Billy
Sunday. / will scut out the red eye
and use minnesota Sleepy Eye
North American.