The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-03

sional indulgers, and even the Unsuitable
craving of the habitual drinkers, for spir-
1tuous liquors, is soon brought under
thorough self-control, and in time the
wish to crafty this evilspropensity grad
ually fades from the mind.
DR.. Potter's ideas in regard to the In
efficiency of prohibitory laws to restrain
the use of liquor as implied in his letter.
are railacious and his prejudiced opinion
OF the character of the people who favor
the prohibition movement is wholly I'M
justifiable. A great benef1cent service to
mankind has been rendered by these peo-
pie, and marked success has been achieved
IN 1urthering the cause of temperance
under the prohibition plan for promoting
this great moral reform. The vast army
OF Prohibitionists comprises a body of
well Informed and conscientious men,
women and children, and their praise
worthy efforts, individually and collec-
lively, to ameliorate the condition of the
poor and raise the fallen are well known
and highly appreciated by the generality
or people throughout the Union.
While the enforcement of prohibitory
liquor laws in the various states where
they. have been enacted is: as was ex-
pected it would be- pers;stent;y INSTRUCTED
by the liquor dealers, and materially
hindered through the Indifference of many
citizens who ought, for the good of the
human family. to cordially support the
enforcement of those measures, 1t Is very
gratifying to know that these are but few
of the ministers of the gospel who deny
and actively oppose this great meritorious
prohibition movement But the prohibi-
tionists are not disheartened by opposi-
ton. The success which has attended
their efforts to secure the enactment of
prohibitory laws in a number of states,
encourages them to believe, that, within
a reasonable length of time, with the help
of divine influences the sale of liquor as a
beverage will be practically suppressed by
wholesome laws in every state of the re-
public. The fight will be persevering y
continued year after year until a suffi-
Gent number of members of each of the
state legislatures and of congress are
chosen who will favor the passage of
laws, both state and national, to prohibit
the sale of intoxicating beverages in all Of
the states and territories and elect eXecu-
tive officers who will rigidly enforce such
beneficial measures.
Bishop Potters sensational assertion, at
a meeting held at the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel, New York, a short time ago for the
purpose of raising money for founding a
"squirril inn to be maintained in that
city, that the saloon is a social neces-
sity' and the poor mans club which
satisfies his "recreative instincts" is a
moderate recognition of the saloon evil
as being advantageous to the poor man,
socially. which will be gratefully received
by the liquor dealers, but it will be mildly
pleasing to them In comparison with the
satisfaction with which they they will
welcome the bishops vituperatfve -denun-
citation of the Prohibitionists, the stead
fast opponents of the liquor traffic, and
body of practical temperance workers
who are more feared by the liquor trad.
ers as an element better calculated to
interrupt their objectionable business at
no distant day, through the Instrumental
ity of restriction laws, than any other of
the various prominent organizations which
are effectively working on moral suasion
lines and which are generally laboring
hand in hand with the prohibitionists to
advance the cause of temperance.
x Y. z.
ST. Paul, April 1, 1899.