The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-28

"a' 'he saloon Is a gigantic evil IA
~ lonser a debatable question:. II Is an
,'''iisfed fact The evil flowing from
~. as saifph reaches all Glasses. but In
'n'' article ID is intended 10 portray
''a' Of iis evil effects upon the farmer
anl hli family and how ~ opposite.
p'on'oiuon. would benefit h!n and
them
so no respect is the saloon Of any
use OF benefit 90 the farmer. but on the
,'"'iaiy' q Is in all respects a detri-
"'al 20 him. The claim sometimes
u'le mat The money received for sa-
N'ln license inurrs 90 the benefit ~ the
,aimef' by losfenlng his taxes Is a de-
'la'oh The saloon. even with its ~
oehae' moncy-bribo. instead OF lcss.n-
lhs ihe farmers taxes. increases them.
he'idea. saloon license money o. blood
money knowingly received at the cost
OF ruined lives broken hearts wrecked
fortunes bllghted hopes. and whoever
consents 10 receive q aa a means Of
lsasening bis or her taxes. or with the
nope OF other benefit. accepts u a.
bride from the saloon demon. and Will
not cannot, while God reigns. be prof
tied thereby.
Even II the saloon license money. 10
any case. Is benefit as a source Of
public revenue. which Is not admitted
bat on the contrary for many good and
Heil-iounded reasons O. denied. yet. no
part % such benefit can lnnre TO The
Farmer the countryman or his fam
iy. The saloons are almost exclusive
" Ia the cities and villages and the
ilcense money Ia nearly an cases. goes
Wholly 20 the city or village Ia which
NE saloon is located and not into the
,oanly or state treasury. and conse-
eaehtiy In no way lessons the taxes OF
ne farmer residing outside Of the city
y fulage. nor In any way whatever
benefits him.
y u an established fact that much
~ kfeaier part OF the taxes paid hy
~ ia'nsr ia caused by the saloon. and
.s aflns habit ios,ersd therein and
reFsAa-.. liasg,.Asnbt more than
~ ihree.fourihs Of the crime aad pauper-
ian results from the saloon and ~ de-
haslng Influences. consequently. the ex-
psnss Of maintaining penal insiltu-
lions such a. iails. penitentiaries and
he uke. is greatly increased BY the
saloon. without the saloon and the
vice and crime thereby induced. the
number. capacity and expense Of such
Institutions could b. greatly reduced
and the farmers taxes corresponding.
ly lessened
While the saloon does the farmer
much harm and adds greatly 10 his
burdens. q does not, cannot. DO him
any good Not one farmer IN all this
lad. Il Is safe 10 say. In the least de-
gree owes HE success to the saloon
or its Influences. while on the other
hand the ruin. financially. physically.
mentally. morally OF multiplied thou
lands % farmers. Is justly and unmls-
takahly attributable 20 the saloon. IL
temptations and hllshting influences.
The saloon. with all iis debasing al
lurements. stands Ia the pathway Of
the farmer. stands between him and his
family. between him and his home. be.
tween him and the church: between
him ana God. and leads him. yea.
drags him down 10 ruin.
In autumn. the farmer and his wife
sonstliute themselves a committee Of
vav, and means 10 consider what can
4. realized from the proceeds Of the
farm After that has been determined
,hsv confer together as committee on
.,nroprlaiion and formulate an appro-
,,,,,lon bill. containing only items
s,.,s.ary 10 be provided Tor BY the
family. yet. covering every dollar
~Aleh can be provided by the family
!. says and means committee. but soon
-----..this the tax collector comes. In
n., of taxes demanded there L. the
ssm Of poor tax" for the support OF
.slo,n.made paupers; also items COW
.-,nr the expense OF combining In iails
.r8 psnltentlarles the criminal prod
,,,s az .he saloons. In fact. the ga
,,on has caused the amount OF taxes
semanded TO be four times greater than
!, would have been had there been no
.sloon. This increase OF the amount
demanded for taxes forces revision
M the family appropriation bin. and
The elimination therefrom % items In
elspensably requisite 90 the comfort Of
the farmer and hts family. To that ex-
Nent and In that way the saloon de-
Drives the farmer and his family Of
the necessarles OF life
This Il but one Of the many ways In
which the saloon iniuriously Affects
Inc farmer. even when he Is a total abb
uaincr
But IN almost innumerahle instances
he farmer ls not a total abstainer. but
Yields 20 temptation and squanders In
he saloon the money SET apart By the
family ways and means committee to
provide for the family necessities, re-
sultlng In destltution and suffering In
his home. Not infrequently the farm
er in the saloon. swallows the hog he
brought 10 town TO sell for money with
which to buy shoes for his children,
consequently the children must 50
barefooted when winter comes.
The remedy Tor the evils resulting
from the saloons IL prohibition "a
proylde by law that the saloon shall
no, be- permitted to exist. but that 4
ANAL be banlshed from every city and
VILLAGE from the whole land. EVER
fafmsr owes Il to himself to bis fam