American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-07-11

A working man, member of the
Central Labor Union of Washington,
handed out some mighty good common
sense not long ago TO congressional
committee that had granted a public
hearing on bill that would make the
District of Columbia dry
The American saloon, said the un-
ions representative, lis the the poor
mans club. II is the nearest approach
70 absolute democracy in this country
The saloon is the greatest college, with
out books, in the United States. There
Is more good in the saloon than is
dreamt Of in our philosophy. Its ulti-
mate goal is true temperance.
Put prohibition into effect here and
the only result will be TO make it more
difficult for the laboring man 10 get a
drink. The well-to-do will keep well
stocked cellars of wines and WHISTLES. "
Could the liquor question, which by
the way, is question only in the minds
of those who know least about il, be
summed up in any more rational and
convincing manner than this working
man handled it?-Times.
Yes, the saloonis school. 1t teaches
gambling, for one thing, and American
Falls has some advanced classes. We
maintain number. of professor" in
the gambling school, who do nothing
but ''show" the amateur. Sometimes
two or three professors take class Of
one or several, and the pupils are well
shown before the lesson is over. II is a
night school. although classes are often
instructed in day time and on Sunday.
These schools are not maintained by di-
rect taxation. but are supported from
the family allowance If the in
struction is expensive the family often
has TO economic and do without all the
Injuries and many Of the comforts and
necessities Of life.
Idleness is also taught. Anyone at
tending this school for any length of
time is guaranteed TO have acquired
love for idleness. He can find more
reasons why he should not work than
an untutored person imagines can exist.
The day is never too hot, too cold. too
pleasant nor too unpleasant TO idle away
the time. When the pupil reaches this
stage he needs at least dollar day
for personal expenses.
1t teaches profanity and coarseness.
Noyoung man, nor old man either. can at
tend the saloon school without listening
to profane. vulgar stories. The air he
breathes is polluted with them. In time
they become part of his knowledge
his equipment to meet the battles of the
world. There is not so much demand
for this kind of learning in the business
avenues of the world as there once was.
and there is danger that the market will
become glutted. Better not overstock
on this branch of learning.
Ii teachers disrespect for the law,
which in later years ripens into defiance
and opens the road to crime. The oc-
cupants Of our village Jail find their way
there through the saloon. Later many
of them graduate TO the penitentiary
the asylum Its ultimate goal is not
true temperance, but thorough demoral-
ization.
But, seriously, one of the great objects
Of temperance is ''to make it difficult for
the lsborer TO get drink " 1t is bad
for him, his family. and society and he
does not need il. The laboring men Of
American Falls and the surrounding
country pay the saloon keepers license.
his bar keepers salaries, make him
profit, and take it all out of the Family
allowance" fund. There are Iaboring
men here who turn majority of their
earnings into the saloons Golfers and
often stand off their board or grocery
bill. They pay their taxes over the bar.
The Oliver & McKown Hardware COM
pany last year paid sS6 in taxes for viii
lage purposes. That is a tritle less than
ten cents day. Mr.. Drinking Man,
how much do you payg If the saloons
were closed could you not afford to pay
more taxes. Unnecessary, and have mon
ey left for yourself and family, Why,
you could multiply your taxes twenty
times and still save money by closing
the saloons.
You should attend some financial
school for short time. And if lit is
made difficult for you to get drink"
you will soon have money enough to do so.
An eight page paper published BY the
Business Mems Association of Kansas