Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-11
WRIGHT POINTS
TO LIQUOR PERIL
Georgia Lawyer Pleads for the
Elimination of Saloon for
Protection of Youth.
ADDRESSES MEETING HERE
Gays Bars of Rock Island Are Run
ming in Violation of the
. Laws.

The men have great love an
feeling of devotion and loyalty for the
women of the southland. and it is this,
more than all else, that is bringing
about the elimination of the liquor
traffic in that section" said Hon. Sea
born Wright. the Georgia lawyer, III
his address under the auspices of the
Illinois WOman's Christian Temper
ance union at the First Methodist
church yesterday afternoon. Tho
auditorium of the church was file I,
despite the disagreeable weather con
ditions
THE good women have joined with
the men of the south in driving out
the saloon continued The speaker.
''They have stood shoulder to shoulder
with us, and the virtue Of our cause
is seen in the inroaJs that we arr
making on the ubiquitous traffic.
The city OF Rock Island has 100
saloons running seven days of the
week and for this privileS" the saIools
pay into the treasury of the city $50
600 per annum. The men of this city
are putting this temptation in the
paths OF the younger generation just
for the few raltry dollars saved IN
taxes.
Law of Hell .tIity Dangerous.
IF it were not for the fact that the
great law of hcredity has 50 great 4
bearing ON the use OF liquor, | woulI
not oppose it so strongly. l can not
say to a man do this or do that bT-
/ can fight for the coming generation
and the women of the land. The Graz
ing for liquor is being created in the
veins of the thousands of children IN
this city just through hcrcdlty.
Another element is the law of temp
tation. In your town here you have
100 of these saloons, running in viola
tion of the state law. this very minute,
and the young men of the city aud
community are being tempted into
them almost every minute For just
$4,000 year you are selling the man
hood of your youth. You have made
this manhood an article OF commerce.
You are selling the virtue of this man
hood for a few dollars.
BarrOom Politicians influential.
There is scarcely a business man
of wealth in this city who has as much |
see this very minute standing around |
the bars of the saloons. You can not |
expect to have a clean town with Off |
Cials put into office by these men and
the only way 10 get the official yOI
will have to get rid of the saloon"
An instance in Georgia was cited
where drunkard. the nominee of one
of the old parties, was defeated for re-
election by clean Independent man
by 5000 majority in a dry town.
NO manufacturer or head of any
factory would consent to put a saloon
in his plant for the money which ne
might make from it." continued Nj.
Wright why should a city, which
is as much a corporation as a factory
is, consent to have a saloon within
its limits?
I'm the COS your fathers came
down to our southern country and de
manded the freedom of The slaves,
which we were buying and selling
You men here in the north are being
made slaves of the liquor interests,
and are selling your bodies and are
having your laws nullified as we were I
before you came down and upheld the
laws. Now it is time for the men of
the south to unite under the flag and