Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-14
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the boy that becomes the criminal be-
foro he comes a man, all these things
and more comes to the parent. It's q
question. where the big heart aches
are found.
MIR. Beveridge once said in the sem
ate: The combined intelligence and
rnassed morality of the American peo-
pie is the greatest force for wisdom
and righteousness in all the world to-
day or that history ever saw. l never
shall forget when that man whose
memory we all hold dear. and whom |
regard as the greatest constructive
legislator of the last half century.
Senator Platt OF Connecticut, told me
this concerning these American
masses. He said: II can always rise In
the American senate and I can speak
| without faltering or fear: but when
ever ! rise to speak to IN audience of
American farmers. I eve speak with
out hesitation and trembling Allow
ing considerable for the senator's flow
OF eloquence. what Senator Platt said
and felt is by no means an uncommon
experience. Speakers and writer's
KNOW I1It Tie HIM III ~
farms. Not thai such thinking al
ways correctly solves the problem. NOT
that the result of such thinking is al
Ways for the best, the greatest good
to the greatest number, these deduc-
| tons do not necessarily follow. What
| Senator Plat really said was, I'm
afraid before an audience of farmers,
| because they think out my speech at
te,. they go home. They forget my
| spread eagle and remember the figures
mentioned concerning tobacco in the
philippines. This view Is a correct
one. The armer of Iowa once thought
! over Bryan's 16 to 1 arguments. He
felt the result the day after election
In the next and each succeeding
meeting of congress, we can depend on
what is known as prohibitive legisla-
tior occupying a large share OF public
attention. Theory is a large asset of
the prohihitionist and 1t must be con-
fessed the best of the argument when
sentiment is called upon. The other
! side use cold facts as their solid shot.
The abolition of beer halls. commonly
called canteens by ar act OF congress,
gave great rejoicing to the prohibition
list the country over. They had accom-
plislied something. Something tang
ibIe. direct, really had advanced a long
| step. But. listen. To the committee
In the house of representatives came
this. The managers of the homes
have reported that the abolition of
beer halls has resulted in an increase
by 90 per cent of offenses committed
-. tI,o - o,atac pf tho hnylaS 111n TO
alcoholism. The report set for some
interesting facts, as follows:
"A period of eight months has now
elapsed since the closing of the beer
halls. during which time the general
policy of administration and discipline
has not been otherwise changed. Re-
ports from governors of all branches.
of the homes show that 1.576 more Of
! lenses nave been committed by mem
bers during this period than during
the same eight months OF the previous
fiscal year, when the beer halls were
in operation, an increase OF 2S.O2 per
cent. Practically all of these offenses
were due to intemperance.
..T'he number of cases OF acute alco-
holism treated In the hospitals during
this period has increased. The small
est increase reported was 13 per cent.
at the Pacific branch, and the largest.
81 per cent, at the eastern branch IN
Maine, which is a prohibition state
In one sense this is threshing over
old straw. The prohibitionists explain
these figures, by saying that the off,
Gals making these reports are men
addicted to the use Of liquor, and pur-
posely make the worst the cases re-
ported. That now a drunk is a crime.
under the old regime a misdemeanor.
That the men accustomed so many
years of slavery to drink, cannot be
expected to at nee accommodate
themselves to the freedom of total abb
s]tinence. Nothing is settled. Theory
and practice still claim the best of the