The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-03-05

localities prohibition might De good
thing for while, but that is not saying
that prohibition is the only way to get
the desired results nor is it saying
that it is the right way for all places
and all time.
The stand l take against the impos
ing of laws by any community which
interfere with personal liberty is the
stand taken by the Roman Catholic
church. The church holds that any at
tempt to curtail this liberty is to be dis
couraged. Prohibition is such an at
tempt and on the whole | believe it TO
be an unwise movement which would
not bring the results claimed for it.
For some time past some temperance
leaders have been coming more and more
to take the view that the use of light
wines and beer discourages intemper
ance. The large percentage of drunk
enness, the acute craving for drink,
believe, is caused by the spirituous liq.
uors, by the sharp drinks with IA large
percent of alchohol in them.
II would not be understood as favor
ing the drink habit. regret deeply its
abuses and the misery which it causes
but do not believe that prohibition is
the cure. The provisions for the con
troll Of the traffic drawn up by the liquor
men themselves and sent out in circular
form prior to the model license conven-
tion recently held in Louisville seem to
me to point the way to reform which
will be much more genuine and sane
| think the general plan formulated by
these men who are in the business one
which deserves hearty commendation
and which, if adopted, will do far more
to better conditions than any such ex-
treme measures as prohibition could
possibly do.
Following is the article of DR.. Gran
fill in which the attack is made
CARDINAL GIBBONS AGREES
WITH CARDINAL BUSCH
Chicago, ILL., Service for week ending
Feb. go Cardinal Gibbons of the Ro
man Catholic church has been heard
from. He seems to agree perfectly with
Cardinal Adolphus Bnsch of the Anheus-
er Busch Brewing Association of St
Lonis. Cardinal Busch gave ont an in.
terview in Kansas City, in which he an.
nounced his conversion to local option.
He still holds, with some timidity, how
ever, it seems to the doctrine of high
license in the largo cities. Cardinal
Gibbons announces the same views ex.
actly and so the prelate of the brewing
industry and the prelate of the Roman
Catholic church are in exact agreement,
| never desire 20 be harsh or unkind in
anything | say, think or do bat every
time any preacher or any church, high
or low, Catholic or Protestant announc.
es his alignment with the liquor traffic,
and speaks in the language of Ashdod,
| cannot repress feeling that his utter.
ance Is the result Of monetary consider.
alton Mind you, do not charge that
this is true in the case of Cardinal Glib.
bons, nor do | make a specific charge in
any case but am always forced to fear
that in these cases the preachers have
been seen"
Hon. John p. St John, our peerless
leader of q quarter a century ago, once
said in a speech in my hearing, that the
advocacy of the liquor traffic was al
ways bottomed on either ignorance, av-
arlce or appetite
In case of men like Gibbons it can
not be ignorance, though it may be ap-
petite instead of ayarice. Indeed, it
may be both avarice and appetite.
think we ought to be as gentle as the
facts will warrant in dealing with these
beer and whisEey preachers.
Blu. when man announces such
views as Gibbons enunciates, he ought
to exchange his surplice for white
apron his prayer book for an ice pick
and go TO keeping bar