The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-20

stunted citizens-products created and
left by the driven-out saloon. IL win
take time. patience. perseverance, and
determination to relieve the state OF
such product For fifty years this fair
state surrendered its men. young and
old. 90 the saloons I'm exchange for the
so-called revenue OF the saloon-and
the state has the product of the saloon
she reaps that she sowed. And now
the state can not wholly rid herself in
q day. nor a month. nor a year of pro-
such product Is process law enforce
nent and education are two great fac
months has been going on@snd shall
S con nue. TO go onEand the state shall
, saloon.
Tut the Victim In jail
\ Have you, ever asked yourself why
S SrreSt, one OF the raesons Is that
drunken man Is a poisoned man: hts
reason, temporarily at least, is de-
throned. and In other ways he is unable
TO take care Of himself, he Is therefore
dangerous to himself as well as to the
community. The alcoholic beverage con-
stunned by him. science teaches, Is an
active poison to the nervous SYSTEM
and ranks with other poisons like
stryehnine. arsenic and opium. Some
= food, but science answers and says.
II a food. II Is poinoned food. So you
any such poisoned man who appears
on your public streets shall be arrested
9 Yoa p I,nsd s snd probably imprisoned
generation OF the victim OF the poison
but what provision do your city ord,
rances have concerning the man who
sells the POISON TO the sictimf
wheeling ano ITS neighbor.
Benwood. are the two municipaIi-
that provide for the punishment Of
me victim OF the poison. without
who sells the poison. The city cOun-
CHS OF wheeling and Benwood have
, - I,,, refused ed 10 enact ordinances
eating liquors within the munich
palities. The two city councils
punish the victim OF the seller. The
tao city councils seemingly believe
that The family. Of the seller OF the
nc family OF the victim Of ths
the victim. How long will a com
rnunity tolerate such injustice9
tinue TO protect the seller OF he
poison and punish the victim OF the
much Enoouragemen.
lne last twenty months have gtv-n
reasons FOR much ENCOURAGEMENT. The
ship has shown unmistaksble evidence
81 a determination that the law shall
be enforced. \ decided majority OF To-
cal public officials has been active Wig
orous and successful In enforcement of
the prohibitory laws. In practically ar
the countries. turies have not hesitated
20 convict. where convictions Ner.
proper. Delivery Of liquors into the
state by common carriers has ceased
Ky OFFICIAL figures. general crime de-
creased fifty percent and charges OF
drunkenness In municipal courts have
decreased siXty-eisht percent during
the first dry year.
The uppermost question Of discus
sion IN the Union g. ''preparedneesF
'ontemporaneous events ana tho daily
experience ~ sister nations now en-
gagged tu the greatest war the world
has known all emphasize that a clean
Str0nE citizenship h. che first essential
OF preparedness. Back Of the munition
plant. back % the great gun. hack on
tho trench. must be the mantle moral
and physical man. Rack Of the man in
tho trench must b, the man that d.
reefs the movements 81 millions of
men. and back Of the man in supreme
authority must hc "a vLrlIe citizcnshin
standing for civic md national right
erurutsg. a cifigens-fp not undermined
ny vice that units the mind to grasp
the full duty ~ citizenship or units
the body 20 defend the nation. whether
boz the shop. the field or In authority.