The Press., 1909-09-29
STAFFORD .NO=LICENsE LEAGUE.

carried on in the saloons and grog
shops, is the tragedy of civilization.
Good citizenship demands and re-
quires that what is right should not
only be made known, but be made
prevalent; that what Is evil should
not only be detected and defeated. but
destroyed The saloon has proved
itself to be the greatest foe. THE
MOST BLIGHTING CURSE OF
OUR MODERN CIVILIZATION. !"
In 1865 Lincoln said: AFTER re-
construction the next great question
will be the overthrow of the organ
lied liquor traffic. The most effective
remedy would be the passage of a
law altogether abolishing the liquor
traffic. If the prohibition of slav cry
is good for the black man. the prohi-
bition of the liquor traffic is equally
good and constitutional for the white
man. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC is
A CANCER IN SOCIETY, EATING
OUT ITS vITALs AND THREAT
ENING DESTRUCTION. +"
The Catholic Church.
The license article referred to went
on to quote, or misquote, Cardinal
Gibbons. and quoted him to imply
that the Roman Catholic church is
not against the liquor traffic. Un-
fortunately they quoted too much.
If there is danger of it's abuse the
use of liquor then it should not be
used at all. !" -Rhe quotation was Ell
tirely on personal habit, net on the
license question, but do we not all
know that under license there is a
tremendous danger of "its abuse :"
Moreover, Cardinal Gibbons is not
the only one who speaks from his
great church. That church to-day is
absolutely opposed to the liquor traffic.
The Rev. Father James M. Cleary,
speaking of the third and latest plen-
ary council of that church, says ::
''That council speaks very strongly
against the saloon business in general,
but speaks especially to those calling
themselves members of the Catholic
church to get out of the business, If
they have the misfortune to be en-
gagged in it. and to engage in a more
becoming way of making living"
Archbishop Ireland said: "Would
God place in my hand wand with
which to dispel the evil of intemper-
ance, I would strike the door of every
saloon, of every distillery, of every
brewery, until the aooursed traffic
should be wiped from the face of the
earth. "
Archbishop Keane said: ''If I
could cause the earth to open and
swallow up every saloon in the world,
I would feel that was doing human
ity a blessing"
Father MCGUIRE said: ''The modern
American saloon, with it's gambling
room, wine room and back parlors, is
nothing more or less than a living
part of hell. 1t is the hang -out' for
all loafers, toughs, sap-heads and
would be sports in town. The police
man in every town will tell you that
murders, suicides, robberies, thefts,
and all crimes, originate at the saloon
bar. :. The up-to-date bar room,
whether we like to admit 1t or not,
saps the vitality of our manhood,
steals the blood money from the labor
ing man, starves the innocent, drives
women to despair, makes beasts out
of men, and sends countless souls to
eternal perdition. =
The Rev. Father @. P. Baron of
Indiana. speaking TO a congregation
of Catholic Knights, said: THE
government of the United States and
the so.called American saloon are
antagonistio institutions. AS citi-
zen of the United States and a priest
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