The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

drink in our city is 100000 per annum Is
conservative estimate. No doubt 1t Is nearer
twice that amount From four to eight ilhlt9
more Than the entire cost of our educatiola
system. And no sensible man viii say tnAl
the people who pay for ana consume VI
liquor are better Tor it, either IN mora,s'
mind, body or property. Bnt IL Is s"Iu uh"t
every man has a right to spend his money rs
he pleases. Certainly le has leGai f'Sht -
do so. but no man has the moral rlsh' ~
debauch tho community at large OF 10 80 III.
poerish himself as to deprive those depend
emit on him of their rights, or to thfo" MS
family upon the public for n support .,
The use of strong drink is producuye VI
poyelty. 1t is the prolific father Of ma
lines - No community on the lace OF tup
earth the size of Houston can afford rom
purely economic point OF VIEW, 10 Sie r.b5
$50 900 a year and so far as the peopis "u'
nav for and consume this liquor are COZ.
cefned. it is squandered. Otherwlst ~ ms r.
have been, and beyond quesl.9n INV of
would have been turned into the hh1hela "a "a
legitimate and profitable business anu mou,9i
have Increased the material inieliectun n NJ If
moral welfare of the community 49, I'D
those dependent upon public chatli,y I'M dtie
MANY others who are eking out ms. i, az
existence, have been brought to tnelr ptrong
condition directly or indirectly by IiIH,eT
drink Pure women and lnuos ,inS,s Boys
ara denriyed of their Godgiven riShis. by ~
and girls in their helplessness are r9posu w.
pure home life. Of the Priy ,csl iercou Sc
ton. of the ADVANTAGES 81 SD ,nI banpinsss in
and of fair chance Tor me a ,u
tbe world by this demon OF o. ihN' s,,iyo IN
Djrectly and indirectly, it rs gohp i.a oov.
crime. 1t produces pevet t, 90 az wrong-doiug.
ssiS somehow alcohol stirs up me 90. - -
dsyIltry in human nature a. +hat shoch
can, How many of tine cnllnS Sa GO their ori-
| society and disgrace humanity ha at,nS II IL
sus'i nnt their ISSUE In the saloon a. I. ,s
fha ,Inyarying verdict OF those ~ tbe crimes
10 know that large per nt h1 20 me use OF
committed are 10 pe atu'"
i'iP II demoraiizes politics. am very r i1 hpoldne
behaving that all men seekihh 5,s5oner9 bile
ns6cc ara either dishonest or uisn'IiS q, n IL
ollIce a. Innw,s SO well as the man - ~ ~,
o,cs tb, denoralizing influence o, ~ roeit,5 e1
nn,ver II Is force that mas " III ~ IN M raj
with In every cainpaisH'
issues are involved. ,,a-ous to soc "
MIC tendency Of tho liquor fhlne ,tss,f IN that
the law Is rec9sni@ eoe ny Is required t, siye
.apn ~ 5000. a requirement e NsF I'M wei
o,f~r character of business az ~ nresump
does this oi,,assness Of the Si5 liquor 80
tia Jhi in Houston. II IS sur for busi
aiarqe number Of them ans opeard for I'M
ness At this mom ,eS t n't tho contrary And
nn,,ht ~ n single one complies Win
eeVpressei in iis bond $50 .s 4, exists anon
such y 'n stronriy imtrenehed in piston,
us. ~ tbs preced NJ Of long siane,,ss Il "a in
!, u organized in Tvs own lhu I'D openly d.
dihuent 70 .s y" enacted for its control de-
n @i q II poverty conducive nnrs p S to
mcrazng TO poii ,I o,s I'm men 70 disgrace IN
seaaFs ps e ' ars being sss broken e.
IGeSI lie les rs Tsh po 1s Ps's se
man Of snius an yict Inn OF its 1satate gree
Il pasea i ,SIa af iss hos
~ physician's office. the linrsiS nan Of Coz
9' and tSs vpDs Sss aS S5 N sn
all nave, Nv this destructive haol,,, i,
a arsohets tongue can tell whence us ,'N' "
{ tian will come. g. 40 about IL? That Is
question much too large to 81 mia fsr 100 am
In z!ngle sermon, anu bv single indiyldua
eSs lima ss9 a9t % ps sua sfsAa
after as chlpu I'VE can m moi be indnere,n,
thr2g,s Pbis crnng from ch r tbe d pG
81 view wish 70 ,ndic lean s us IL view Of Il
a IN that surround uf. J.. a,xouss Il
Il is no part OF my purpose y