The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-19
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1926
CONCERNING CARNIvALs

Under the above caption, editor
Carey Of the North East Star, makes
editorial comment on subject that
is just now agitating the citizens OF
our county on the eve of the carni
val season. The Star says in part:
What about the future of fire.
mems carnivals ? Will they go on
| in defiance OF law and OF the
authorities whose business is to en-,
force the law, or, will they accept
the situation as it now stands and
call off the past method of raising
money for the maintenance of theil
praise-worthy and necessary or
| CARNATIONS
I'VE advise the latter course; pri
marily, because any other way would
| be a deliberate and defiant haunting
| of the law, and such action is
fraught with greater evil than are
the practices which the carnivals are
accused of fostering.
1--WE frankly say that we are not
| among those who are calling for the
stoning to- death of the tiremen's
carnivals. Nor do we believe them
| to be so vile thing as many good
folks think they are. Neither do
we offer in their defense the specious
argument that there are other and
far worse evils in our midst that are
| tolerated without protest. But we
do see and can understand the at
titude of the firemen, who with nc
selfish purpose, and solely for tht
protection of the homes and the
I business houses OF community
resort to money-making methods
kindred to, it may be, but not near
so fraught with evil consequences
as the State itself engages in for the
avowed purpose of raising revenue
The race track betting and CONNER
cializing of the marriage rite hav
the sanction OF the same high auth
ority that condemns the turn of
wheel for ten-cent article at car
nival. This is not said as a ple
for the " wheel of fortune" but t.
show the glaring and outrageous in
| consistency in the statute laws OF
the State. 1t is this that makes the
firemen think things when told that
they must not raise any money by
games of chance.
While not an advocate of the
doctrine that the end justities the
means, still il there be anything
that comes near to making verify
OF this maxim, it is the beneficial
results that have come to all the
larger towns of the county in the
protection they now have against
serious congratulations; that this
protection is now so organized tina
in emergencies the fire protection OF
each community is at the call of al
the others-each for any and all for
one, II need be. And 1t is the car
nival that has made this condition
possible.
I'VE are informed that in some
communities, ii the earn v !
method of raising money is discon.
tinued, their fire companies will
have to disband and forfeit their yet
unpaid-for apparatus. II this be SO
then it becomes question O.
choice between two evils, that of
carnivals or doing without fire pro
lection. Certainly. if the past
methods of money raising are denie,
the firemen, and no other plan for
their support is devised, the question
OF their existence becomes serious
matter. To understand this, as we
are informed, it requires about
$500 year to run the North Eas
company; that fire hose now costs
$3.50 foot, and lasts about thro
years, and that 1000 feet are necea
sary for this town.
1--WE have written thus, prin
cipally for the purpose of presenting
the firemen's side OF this matter tina
is of vital interest to their organ
cations, which in turn are of vita
concern to the communities they
represent"
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