Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-03-04
A DRUNKARD MANDATORY.

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A well worn argument of the oppo-
nents of Prohibition has been that the
saloon is largely an effect, and not a
cause. Remove the demand and the
saloon will 60 out of business" has
been their oft repeated advice. No
Prohibitionist will deny that the saloon
exists because there is a demand for
strong drink; but it is equally true
that the saloon is a most potent power
in creating and increasing the demand
for alcoholic beverages. The newspa-
pers TEEN with paragraphs showing the
ingenuity and intense activity with
which liquor dealers are pushing their
business of drunkard making.
The New York Herald recently print
ed the following letter from a reader,
which shows how intemperance is
promoted in the Fourth Ward of New
York City:
"A few days ago l passed a saloon
which displayed the following ~placard:
"A good cigar given away with every
schooner of beer l went in and took
II schooner. The beer was bad, but
the cigar was worse than the beer. But
other inducements were inside to lead
me on. A goblet containing a half
gallon-and its dimensions guaranteed,
by the statement-was on the counter.
Twenty five cents was the forfeit if the
drinker breathed while drinking. The
reward vas the same in the case of
success. The saloon proprietor gener-
ally got the profit"
Another novel method was intro
duced in Washington, the national
capital, several years ago, and has
since been used to a greater or less de
gree in almost every large city in the
Union. A genuine gold watch is of.
fered to every customer who consumes
six hundred bottles of a certain brand
of beer. With each bottle drank a
yellow ticket is given, and when the
requisite number are consumed the
watch is promptly handed over. One
can easily conceive the passionate in.
terest with which the beer drinker,
looking forward to the acquisition of
II timepiece, would pursue a course of
progressive stimulation, realizing how
every bottle brings him zeal the prize.
A Chicago saloon recently intro.
duced a feature that has been very
successful in other great cities. The
saloon, in short, was converted into a
magnificent picture gallery. Mixed
Drinks describes this high toned saloon
as follows:
What is certainly the most unique
in valuable art exhibitions ever dis.
played in Chicago is now to be seer
at the bar of T. in the - block.
Early in the year Mr.. --- contracted
with Julius Kessler for the placing of
a dozen of his paintings from the
brushes of European artists. In due
time the paintings arrived. On enter
ing this saloon the first of the twelve
to be seen is that of The Lions Bride
painted by Gustave Wertheimer, ex.
teusively exhibited in Europe before
coming to America, and considered by
critics as n of the strongest animal
paintings in existence. Beyond that
is The Revenge of the Flowers also
by Wortheimer. The next three of the
paintings are The French Maiden, by
Palliere; The Nymph's Surprise, by
Clement; and The SIRENS Kiss by
Wertheimer. Beyond this, in a taste.
fully arranged a%lcove, are LA Martin"
by Clement, and the 'Circassienne au
tlarem," by Clement. As attractive
ornaments to these last two are a duo
of studies by Jules Scalbert, entitled
AT the Brook and The Bathers. paint
lie upon cedar of Lebanon, and exqui.
sitely colored. The last two paint.
ings in the collection are The Death
of Caesar and Jules Scalbert's 'Dirne
N Marble Mis- enterprise in
offering such al exhibition to the pub.
lie can not be too highly commended.
The total value of the collection by him
is placed at $3.50, 000."
The Lever, of Chicago, in comment.
ing upon this drunkard mandatory.
says:
Think of it. Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollas' worth of paint
lngs adjoining the wall of one saloon
in this city. How enticing the devil is
making his snares. Young men will
just go in to see the paintings Then,
too' what a nice excuse, after spending
the evening in a barroom, to be able
to go home and tell q confiding wife
or a trusting mother of an evening
spent at Mis- art gallary.' What
an air of 'respectability' those paint
ings will lend to that place. No
harm from such saloons. Oh, no.
Thousands of men will be invited this
place to enjoy these costly paintings.
They will go and be induced to patron.
ize the bar. The luxurious appoint.
ments will tempt them to come again,
and thus the FIRST steps are taken which
lead to drunkenness and misery. They
are c~aptivated and captured. They
are enslaved with these bands of gold,
but the slavery is as terrible as that
produced in the low down gin mill.
All, the devil is shrewd.n