The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-21
MANY CIVIL WAR VETERANS Ill;
LEAVE FOR REUNION TOMORROW
their trauSGrrssiUu and The h"iS".
Jacob their sins.
What Constitutes 4 prurkard2

their tranSsrrssiouS and the h"TS" "t
what Constitutes a Drunkard7
There are Two rrHSotISI 1t least. Why
ih" whoI" truth is not spoken At III"
irunIlardS funeral nh" tirSt - ;h% fear
lost some T.! thu friends and relatives Ia
offended and injury Ttther than good re-
suit Tic other reason Is tho Tact ;itat
tina, here is l. difference of "pinlon -
To what constitutes = drunkard. - We
hesitate Ia pronounce a man d. druuHard.
Hu; there are drunnaruS. faul h"lI'rcu
there wsrI> such III his day. and he wrote
concerning them. Md III" man whose
funeral Scrmnn arr now pr"aSiinH
was a drunkard. All ,hat is mean: ny
that term dn not need - SHI. w 7
do not propose I" review his lite v"rJ
particularly. Instead. Iher" ar" tGrcs
Questions which "" wash /" raiS'' ana al
low oar thoughts To cluster about tncnA
The first Question *. what wcr" mo
cnnSs':lI"nccs ~ this man becoming
dr"ukard" II these were summed VI Ia
a word hat word would be loss. There
- .irSi III all. loss If money. The amount
"t money spcH: for liquor - "norin"uS'
II ayerag .s Ahu;!t S2h or So for every
man. woman and child in the country
Estimating thar rhcr" are IN round mum
l".tS ,.uun .nnu persons wh" indulge. M
average amount ~ money mat cHca
spends yearly for iirUur IL NOR" than
SluU. Thn; money is los. and worse
than lost Thcr" ar" man! III our !h ana
they n"; iniulged in tn" MS" OF III" IN
trNicatinc cup.
Many Losses In Drink.
Then there is loss at health. No ar
gument needed Ia prove this. There -
also loss nf Srlt-reSpcc,. This also ~
S-It-rvidrul. Eat this Is not the great
est loss. The drunkard loses his moral
ity and eventually loses his own soHt
Strong drink dcadrnS The moral Scnsl-
hiliti"s. II" comes |" he one who can.
not hc trusted. Md then II" Is l'arrSd
from heaven. Nor drunkardS shai IN
herit the kingdom at God. Eat IN"
drunkard may he saved. Many ut in"in
have been. God is abl" IL take ava: III"
appetit" for strong drink. re ~ able
TO give. strength IL resist tcmptt'I"h
Bit the man iS no longer Il ur"n!'aro
wien hr is saved.
our second question is. Why diII ih's
man becom" druukard" VII" ~ re-
Sprnsibe for his condition" His he
coming a drunkard WAS mot n"r" ;!''''-
dent Som" on" was Responsible. Fh%f"
are some swhn will rise 10 Shy That he
was responsible himself. And that may
to- and is tru" in part. Then som" "r
his ancestors may have ice MT" MAINE.
There are hereditary tendencies Fathers
are often Responsible for the intcmnrr-
ate habits Of their children It a man
luiuIg.s ne need not b.. surprised # his
sons follow in his steps. That ough! 10
hc Il warning to fathers.
Temptation Of Companions.
There ar" others who are resnonEI mic.
Tho mans companions ar" nti'n Ht
fault. They put temptation in his way
IndUr" him - iuhulG" some "i th"ae
may never 10 driinkardS themselves. hut
th"y ar" responsible for the fall N
o;h'.rs.
Then there is in this country OF orrs
tha, temptation that meets men on So
MANY sides. thu open saloon M'n VIII
Drink whar" there is no saloon. W. n
this stat" arc wr!l aware of that far.
Eut TIL" saloon il the Snurc" of Il Sr"nt
Isni of tsmptaiinr. Il il responsive
for tn" fall Of vcCy many. fut lct lis
Sn back II SEQ Who runs Ill" saloon:
rho sainnnil""prr. If course. Is no mt
r"s pouSih!" Certainty II" is. II" may
say that il 10 does not uDcrate the S3-
loon Snu"nn" else will. But That dos
,Int r"lI.v.' him of The r"SponSihili;". II"
knows fml! well what th" consequences
"f iutitlC"r''" i'm lii" use III strong r:inN
are. lie knows lha, n"n arr '"'il'G
ruined hv his saloon. Bat FOR the SHk"
nf IN" money tina, h" can make h" wilt
destroy his follow mon. Yes h" : 80
SpmSih- 'Wo" IL him that Givclh his
nrighbnr drink
Responsibility of Liquor Trans.
Let uS go bach another step fnrr!'-r.
WHO gives the Salnonkceper tho right /"
conduct this business" llH must haT"
license. That is given I" him 10y ihc
government. Then the government is
responsible. Rui who constitutes the
government" u IL IN" people. ar L
oueh, t" To-. I! is not alwavS 50. Til"
cangSt,'rs often ;ul". Til" ll'iu"r inter-
ests arr powerful in politics. They con-
trni Legislation in iarc" measure. But
the peupi.. ar" responsible. for allowing
:hr gang !" run things as they please
Many II them will 20 with The gang
Manv utt'rS ar" Indifferent. The! say
III" li,I:I"r business docs NOT hurt :h"rn.
=" ;h-r viii d" nothing. Yet in tit" Last
analysis tn. p"orl" arc .r">1nnSih!" ;"r
tn. cuutinIanc" If IN" liquor 'ra!ti' on
nu: country And III" people must hrar
.Hl will nv =
:" rhr"k tn. OWL If int"mp"ranrr are
guilty before Iind al sending tn" drunk
ard down !" ,irunka!,iS grave. and to
a dri:niiarcl's hrii. Il is high time FOR
8s as citizens ~ ne thinking seriously
rC this matter. We must do Snm"; hing.
And the third question is. what. -
our dUly in Wow nc this drunkard's flu
uerair
Our Brothers Keeper.
III" has lived his life. II" eX"rt"d his
Influence Now he y gone. Loss Ia
written alloy" him. Ills becoming a
drunkard MAS "A loss to til" communitv.
For the SAX" "f tn" community We
sh""id do something. W" arc our BROTH
.r'S keeper w" cannot escape the re-
Sponsihilily. W.. that ar" strong ought
L. hear I'll" iniirmitieS Of tn" weak. We
must do what VIZ can |" guard them.
"Ther" is coming /" hH 4 good deal
Of sentiment against III" lIqu"r business.
There are many who arc vrr:. much op-
posed 10 il. \ great deal has been ac-
rnmpli sh"d. especially in regent wears.
TWENTY-FIVE NJ on" .at"s hav" "utlawed
tn" saloon. t;Gt much yet remains ~ h"
done. Much has been ACCOMPLISHED
along tic line Of "duratinn. Many Of
our young people hav" h"rm taught the
effects ~; alcohol upon tn" human svs-
tom. Rn' tina! is not enough. Tho.
temp? tim must I' removed. Tn"
The citizens "r Wheeling hay" n lntvI
before them this week. Shall tho: al
low tn" iHu"r element ~ control tho
"'w ""rnIciI and d'minat" tn" polly nf
,iin rilv" That crnwd is active. Thoy
hav" th"ir cardidni"s. Shall they 10
nl"weti !" get into power thnt they mov
hr"tk down our srl"smIld stat" nrnHihI-
ti"r laws. and make p"SsIhl" tho ruina-
ti"n # n,!r young mrn. and young wrrl-
on. also" Sham" "h II citizenship that
in This enlightened a@" will permit TINT.
Bui :" prevent il viii mean that Tho
good nr"p" "f our city must rnt f":sn
|" III" polls u">t Thurshn" and vnt" his
r"nvi"'i"ns. Thor" is NOR" -, sta%" In
This rircii",l ;liau many seem to I'M
a.ine Let all i" their duty.
Marion Must be Made Dry.
THAT il not enough. The wiiula M
tion must he mad" dr. II for nothing
else" tho nation should hr made dry ~
- measure. or all the plumbers this
ma, ION can make in connection with thN
war. none wilt b" greater ti,nn 10 fall
h"r". w are talking about conserving
li.. food supply Of tho nation. Shall We
permit millions and millions Of bushels
-: grain - he manufactured Into liquor
that ought 20 h" used Cor food? We hope
Ia train AMI equip an efficient fore
Shall we ALLOW that force 10 he rendered
ineffective through indulgence in strong
drink simply h"ca"s" tho liquor dra l"rs
demand that their business h" not in:cr-
fnrrd with" In spite of any protrS-a-
tons Of patriotism they may mako. I do
riare that I'll" liquor interests Of this