Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-04
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it's green woodland setting and suddenly see the
inquity beneaththe scurrying bugs and worms lt
teaches us what Jesus meant when he talked OF whlted
sepucers that indeed appear beautiful outward but
within full of all manner Of uncleaniness. & -e
With fact as a base and the Majority lever, tbG
Telegraph was turned last Saturday far enough
prove what sickenng hypocrisy modern newspapers
Conducted In replying to the Majority the editof-n
cheese confined himself to exposing his aristocratic
prejudice with something Of condescendng four flush
On the fair field Of fact he did not venture As to rights
and wrongs inherent otherwise he had not word to
saw After he had explained his satisfaction that
he had rt to drink itoxicants while he denied that
right he gave the balance OF the
TO the usual sweeping condemnation OF all and sndry
workers who do not meeky accept the place in life pre-
pared for them bv such as he whom Providence in infinite
wisdom has selected as guardians OF the wealth OF the
world. ! - vi i
The Majority condemned as hypocritical the Tele-
graphs defense Judge Dayton when that defense was
based simply on the theory that Judge Dayton OPP
posed to liquor The Telegraph instead of giving any
facts to Justify defense Of the judicial acts OF Judge
Dayton simply humps liquor and the Majority together
as the twin evils that have held back this community from
the proud place she would otherwise have had IN the Wild
race for exploitation. >.
But the editors reply convcts him Of the hypocrisy
he denies He says he does not drink hard liquors. but
vines apparently without realizing that he is SIMPLY say
ing that he does not drink poor but as rlcn man.
Wine the booze Of the baquets Of the monkey dinners
of the Lttle Egypt escapades The rich want to keep
separate from the common herd and since there is no
natural boundary in brain Drawn they make unto tne
selves artificial dividing lines They live in more expen
sve homes in expensive neighborhoods they travel
in more expensive they more expensive clothes
they eat more expensive foodand they drink more ex
pensve BOOZE Most anybody can buy beer and Whskey
but it takes money to buy rich old vines rpened IN COB
webbed cellars with the passing decades until each tiny
bubble squeezed from the plump and purple SIDES OF luc
ious grapes, wnks temptngy with its CLINT OF long I'M
prisoned sunlight and sngs.of summer breezes kissing
the coy leaves, Of red checked children playing N inc
shade of slvery moonlight and lovers paths that wind
along the hill canopied with trees. And the Tlch man
swils it at about 81 gup and says Behold my Kr-
tue And condemns the poor man who trles 20 ape MN
with cheap run-o' mime. - X i
He says he does not buy or manufacture booze, but
only uses it, and therefore not guilty OF violating the
law which prohibits only the manufacture and sae AS
use is all chat makes possible the manufacture or the sale
of anything then his using only part OF the process
and he by his money is tempting other men to dlsopey
the law Even the law department OF the Telegraph Will
admit that this is particeps criminis, =
He saws he laid in his stock before the state went dry
and this he seems think from him suspicious
faint The inability of the to see with other imam
arisocratic eyes is thus made clear The only reason
other topers did not stock up" was lack OF money 50
with the tastes and desires, man becomes IN the
endeavor satisfy Them patron OF booeggers and the
other abiding citizen with large opinion OF his own
sanctity The drinks he lives, from day to day.
from hand to mouth; the other with his bank vaults filled
with the unpaid labor of the worker able to fill his cellar
vaults with undrnk booze The moral difference only an
aristocrat see the financial difference the rest OF us
can see - :, ,.
of the kind of booze he doesn't like to drink and the per
mission Of the kind he does enjoy This is delightfully."-
frank. :
He says the problem of wines leading to desire for
booze would be easily solved by the fact that
the latter would be nationally prohibited! While wood
waste has it's streak of lightning while rye be boiled
into the kick of mule and every cornstak be sten
ed by steam until it viii spit in bull dogs eyel
No. Mr. Laughn, you cannot evade the responsibility
of your example by showing that yau wealthy enough
to avoid it's consequences you cannot justify your obed
ence the letter Of the law by showing that you arc
wealthy enough to go around it and violate its spirit
neither can you solve the problem by finding for the
rich to drink while compelling the poor to refran-the
sun of democracy day of contrasted souess
poverty and houghtless luxury about ausgespie
your will have to take the medicine you prescribe
others. i