The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25

their standing, their knowledge, their
scientific training gives them a right
to demand that their statements ought
to be considered by earnest and sober
men:
"raken as whole, the liquor busi-
ness is certainly not business which
stands we'll in comparison with other
occupations. 1t lends to produce GRIM
inality in the population at large and
law treaking among the saloon keepers
themselves. When the liquor men are
allowed to do as they wish, they are
sure to debauch not only the body
social, but body polite Also" President
Roosevelt, from An article in McClure's
Magazine October, 1895.
at is only two years since | have
tasted drop of liquor. Why did /
stop? Because | knew if ! did not,
soon couldn't. The saloon is no place,
for young man who is ambitious to
live clean successful life. If he wish
es to excel in crime, rob his mental
and physical powers, consort with
things, ,blacklegs, prostitutes and thieves,
j be disgrace to his family and stencil
to his own nostrils, why, would ad-
wise him to frequent taloons, he can
learn and be all that in any liquor
saloon. In fact be can take his post
graduate course without leaving the
premises" Hon. Champ Clark of
Missouri in the Defender, November
Is, 1906.
"The name loving cup coupled with
the name Kentucky, reminds enc in
voluntary of a beverage that would be
much out Of place in my home. ! as-
sure you that this loving cup will never
, have anything in 1t that will intoxicate,
and il you will visit me in my home,
will fill it witii beverage that will
! not give you a headache the next morn
ing and which like to drink as well
, as any of you can enjoy drinking liquor
good fresh buttermilk." William
Jennings Bryan in lecture at Louis.
vile, 1906.
!, 81 never touched drop in all my
life, for any reason, and never shall
! Early in my life faced the question
! squarely, considered its probable effect
. on my brain, character and body, saw
how it effected others, and then con
! cluded thatI could not afford under
q any consideration to touch one drol
: of the product of either distiiler o.
. brewer. l have never regretted tha
: step. Later began more fully to com
\ prehend the economic aud politica
. phase of the trs ffic and the result il
r that now view it as the most impor
!, tant issue before the American peOpl
\ today U. S. Senator Albert j. Beve
d ridge of Indiana IN All article in tn
q Defender of August, 1906.
J. ga man engaged in selling stron
d drink is worse citizen than muI
y derer or thief Worse than THE
d because he robs man not only of hi
le money, but reputation, health, moral
It character and friends, and, like a THE
t. for the reason that he gives nothiD
ID of value in return for what he get
Infinitely worse than murderou
in thug, because he not only destroys tn
40 body, but damns~t the soul, and seal
N and blights the progeny of his victim
" for unborn generations. Ii the saloor
nj were stamped out today, at once, tt
os ensuing half q century would continu
I to bear humanity cripples, dwarfs, d
ic generates, fools, criminals, becaus
is- of the blighting accnrsed influence {
or that institution up to the presen
of time. Certainly the race would ou
tv grow the awful curse, just as certain
at as it will deteriorste and will contin,
ar to do so more aud mere as long {
nj drink lasts.' Hon. Charles H. Gro
no yenor of Ohio in lecture, 1906.
Sc, II am unalterabIy and unqualified
bit opposed to the whole liquor traffl
.ss The apologists for the saloons, al
he they are many, ususily mercenary,
th. defending it assumes at the beginniI
er- that drink is necessary. at has alwa
en- been," they claim, as if that were co
For elusive proof Of Its being necessit
M OF course they will admit that If taxi
nd to excess drink might occasion sor
az harm, but they will ash. "why 10 g
to cessr" To all such would stmT
er- point to San Francisco, believing th