The Iola register., 1900-11-16
A BITTER TRUTH.


The Irrepressible Conflict thus
pungently depicts our governments
disgraceful pact with theliquor power;
"We love to see the American flag
floating over the American saloon.
We think it is disgrace that the gov
ernment is a partner in every distil-
lery, every brewery, and every saloon
in the United States, and gets large
per cent of the profits; but since it is
so, and as the whole power of the gov
ernment is pledged to the protection
of every saloon, it is inst as well that
the people should know it. Let the
flag float over every government sa-
loon, every government fort and
arsenal, every army headquarters,
and every soldiers home. The flag
floating over government property is
notice to all who see it, that all the
power of the government is pledged to
its protection. Wewish the protection
of the flag could be given to every
mother who has drinking boys. But
no. it protects the saloon, but not the
mother whose boy is groundup in the
misunderstanding murder-mill. "-Ep-
worth Herald.
The official statistics of the treasury
department at Washington show that
the value of liquor exported to the
Philippines was, in 1897, 1868; 1898,
1887; 1899, $l43, ,697; 1900, Sl02, ,653--for
seven MONTHS Epworth Herald.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Our national drink bill for the fiscal
year ending June, 1890, was over 81,
2l9, S66, ,272, which was an average of
$l9.47 for each man, woman and child
in the United States.
In 1894 nearly ten times more money
was spent for drink than for public
schools. In 1896, 81, 200, 100000 in
round numbers was spent for intoxi-
eating liquors. This was within
5000, 600, 900 of the public debt.
During the year 1896 the amount
given to foreign missions by all relig-
ious denominations was So, 800, 900.
The drink bill for the same year was
81 200, 900, 900. In other words five
and one-half millions givento advance
the Kingdom of Christ and twelve
hundred millions given to spread the
kingdom of darkness.
The amount of money in circulation
June, 1897, was 81, GAG, 900, 900. All
the circulating medium of the country
except $400, 900, 900 goes over the bars
of the saloon every year.
$3.50, 000,0 900 are invested in brewer
les and malt houses alone in America.
Political economy teaches tnat money
is always invested with a prospect of
future gain. Here is an enormous in
vestment. Where is the profit?
In the Nations CAPITAL city $500, 900
annually is spent in supporting the
work of the churches. $5,0O0,00O is
expended during the same time for
the support of grogshops.
More than 1000, 600 helpless children
are nurtured and trained under the
malign influence of the demon power,
Alcohol, and have left for their inher-
itance hereditary taints, evil appetites
and drunkard's shame.
Ninety million gallons of absolute
alcohol are annually passed into the
blood and brain of the American peo-
Pile. Alcohol is properly classed with
arsenic and other poisons. 1t has been
proved that it is an indigestible, un-
nutrious substance. That tits adapted
to no part of the human system. From
the testimony OF physicians and from
other reliable sources it is ascertained
that 100000 die annually from the
use OF alcohol, Young CRUSADER.
EFFA HELFRICH, Press 6upt.