Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-22
DR.. cADY ON THE SALOON.
Dubuque Pastor Lectures Before the
Scarchlight Club on the Liquor Cues

ton.
Dr. George l.. Cady, pastor of the
First Congregational church of Du-
buque, before the members Of the
Searchlight Club, Tuesday night. de-
livered probably the most able and
conservative temperance lecture that
has ever been given in this city. His
subject was The Relation of the Sa-
loon to American Social Conditions"
and he handled it entirely from a
sociological standpoint, avoiding the
religious and moral phases. The es-
sence of DR.. Cady's address was not
In the conditions as they exist, but in
the practical method of reform, which
he believes plausible and which is now
being tried in the large cities, along
the lines of social settlement work.
DIR. Cady discussed the saloon from
a financial, economic and social stand
point with reference to the public as
we'll as to the individual. OF the rem
edies DR.. Cady said in part as fol-
lows: License, high or low, has no
more effect on temperance or intern
perance than milk poultice. License
may be able to control, but that is all
The theory that reduction in the
sumption of liquor is totally false, and
has as little foundation as the state
ment would be that less food would
be bought should the number of gro
Gerry stores be cut in two. Prohibi-
tionists have been of narrow vision.
They could not see what WAS possible
under prohibition in Dakota, with four
people to the square mile, was not
possible in Massachusetts. with 269
people to the square mile. Prohibition
in theory Is absolutely correct. II the
selling of liquor is right, the state has
no right to nlulct it, which is surely
class legislation. If 1t is an evil, it has
no right to exist. 1t is not so much
question of law as the men behind the
law. should like to see the sale and
manufacture teen out of the hands
of private .,errties, and, placed in con-
troll of the state, with each city or
county under local option, this law to
be enforced to the letter by the state.
Another plan that is being tried sue
cessfully in the cities is to fight the
saloon with substitute, which gives
to the man everything the saloon does,
except the liquor. The state and cities
and public have forgotten that man is
a social animal. The saloon has not.
1t has furnished the poor man with
warmth, light, reading matter, games,
free or almost free lunch, and the So
Getty of his friends. Places of gather
ing with all of those except the liquor,
have been established in New York
and other large cities, with excellent
results. If I had my way every Y. M.
G.. A. would have it's smoking room,
card room, billiards and pool, and ev-
cry church would have its community
house with these things.
my hope for relief is in the indus
trial situation. The gigantic corpora
lions, in increasing numbers every
year, are serving notice on their en-
ployers that to drink is to be discharg-
ed When this custom becomes uni
versal, or almost so, the effect will be
what it has been impossible to secure
thru laws"
DR.. Cady was greeted by good siz-
ed audience, and held the closest at
tention thruout his entire discourse.