The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-04-12
The HandIcan of Drink.


A representative Of The New York Voice
asked OF several business men, we'll known
and highly esteemed In New York COM
mercial circles, their Views upon the use
OF liquor by business men and their en-
ployes. The answers given by all OF them
showed marked hostility to drinking habits,
and many OF them remarked upon the
change that has come to pass In the busi'
ness world In this respect within the last
few years. The old custom OF treating,
that used to play so large part In the
transaction Of large wholesale deals with
out-of-town customers, they all agreed has
largely disappeared.
Among the men with whom Tho New
York Voice representative talked was Henry
Clews one OF the most widely known ilnan-
cial operators In the city. Mr.. Clews said:
Drinking dwarfs mems abilities, makes
tLem erratlc, and interferes with good
Judgment. 1t makes them see things with
distorted mental vision and leads them in
to disastrous enterprises. Competition Is so
keen to-day that man must keep his head
cool End his Judgment unlmpalred In order
to protect his own and his customers in.
terests. Drink makes a man see either the
brightest or the gloomlcst side OF things,
which is dangerous. On the Stock Elk.
change to-day man who drinks habit.
ually Is apt to be avoided, where few
years ago the fault was overlooked. Busl-
ness to-day is conducted on a different
basis from that OF twenty years back. II
was then thought that II man was con-
vivial and made friends, business would be
Induced; and some Of the houses In the
"Street" used to have drinking" part.
ners" to take customers out and treat
them; but such thing Is not known any
more. 1t Is no longer necessary for a
broker to open wine for his customers; In
fact, such course Is to-day regarded with
suspicion. Men are apt to think less OF a
man for putting temptation In their way"
Mr.. Clews, who is familiar with the social
,ustom OF the best families OF tho city,
also expressed his opinion that the con-
sumption OF liquor In the homes OF wealth
has very materially diminished and also
that "bar drinking" in Wall street has
within the last fifteen years decreased not
less than fifty per cent.
The subject was also brought up In con-
yersation with Mr.. Chester s. Lord, who
mas for eighteen years been the managing
editor OF the New York Sun. Mr.. Lord de.
,ldedly believes that q newspaper man in
these days OF intense composition can not
succeed II he allows his powers to be i'm
paired by the use OF liquor. With regard
10 the condition OF affairs in the office OF
the Sun, he said:
"lntemperance will not be tolerated In
This Office on the part of anybody. The
only men whom have been compelled to
let 20 during the last three or four years
owe their dismissal to intemperance."
President John Claaln, OF the great
wholesale house OH B. Clallin Company.
speaking OF drinking among employees,
said:
1--WE can not afford to keep man who
drinks habitually-no matter how good
salesman he may be. There is a marked
change for the better In this respect
throughout the entire business section OF
New York, and think throughout thu
country. Competition is so active that
every concern must be on the alert for
trade, and intemperance on the part o.
salesmen will not be put up with"