The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-17
c. W. ELDRIDGE
INVADES WEST END
Steroptican Lecture on School
House Lawn.
Illustrated Lecture is Given to a
Large Audience Wednesday
Evening

In order to reach as large 4 num-
Der of people as possible, G. w. Ed
ridge gave his steTeoptican views in
the yard of the Davids street school
building last night. Quite a large
and very orderly crowd gathered to
hear and see. Perhaps one Of the
most surprising truths TO some was
tire statement by the first of January,
1909, forty million people in the
United States will De living in dry
territory. Stree January l, 1908,
saloons have been Going out at the
rate or thirty per day or ten thous-
and nine hundred and frty per year.
He remarked that tie cheer and
good Fellowship found with drunken
companions is very disappointing IN
the end. He then tod Of a drunk
ard whom his mother was helping to
care for az I've Law dying He said
he saw angels coming and seemed
pleased. but as he looked again. he
exclaimed with terror in his voice,
"Damn 'em, they're black In one
set of his pictures he shows how the
bottle grows bigger than tire man as
he goes on drinking the bottle rep
resentirg the mans appetite. AS the
audience viewed the wreck Of the
battleship Maine, he remarked that
every day we lose more men than
were lost on the Maine. through
strong drink Mr.. Eldridge stated
that i'm Cincinnati they gave the lit
tie boys and girls nursing bottles
filed with whiskey for Christmas
gifts. "What a heilish Christmas
gift" exclaimed the speaker. Brew
ers say that men will drink more if
saloons are removed than they do
now" Then why don't they work for
local option? sid Mr.. Eldridge.
He then threw upon canvas the tax
rates of various towns while wet and
showed the decrease since they have
voted dry. Ashland East Liverpool.
Washington, c. H., We lsville and a
number of other towns being used as
examples, where the rate fell from
twenty-four to fourteen mills on the
dollar. ....
"In Marion county about $2i4,OOO
is spent for liquor. II this money
were given TO the merchants for the
necessaries of life, would 1t not help
business instead of hurting it, We
can easily afford to lose the tax II we
gather through legitimate channels
what Is put over the saloon counter.
Recently a dTunkard entered a
meatshOp at the same time the saloon
keeper did The Grunfard had to
wait while tie saloon man pur-
chased three porterhouse steaks and a
large roast for Sunday dinner. The
drinking man bought FIVE cent soup
bone. but saw where he had been
laundering and quit carrying his
money TO the saloon man and now
he can steaks and roasts for his
own family,
Mfr. Eldridge corrected some figures
put out by the liquor people which
state that balance of $l6y337 .76 re-
mains in the treasury after the eX-
pense of the por criminals and courts
j. paid. They claim to pay into tie
treasury, $5Ol94 40, while the law
requires one thousand per saloon, and
there are but forty-seven saloons.
They fail TO mention that nearly
$4,000 Of this tax goes to the state
which added to that spent for poor,
criminals and courts which is $685.
$3.50 more than equals the thousand
dollars saloon due from them, thus
making a deficit instead Of a balance
in the treasury because of their bust
ness.