The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-14
PROF. SCANLON
SPEAKS ON THE
AMENDMENT
PROHIBITION QUESTION 10 Dis
cUssep ~ PiTTseURa MAN IN
OPEN AIR Westinghouse
sEocs INTRODUCED SPEAKER
GOOD CROWD PRESENT.

GOOD CHOWO HhESENI.
The open air prohibition meeting
which was held last night ON the cor
ner Of Palafox and Chase streets was
well attended. and the speaker was
listened to with much interest by the
audience.
: : The speaker. Pyof. Chas. Scanlon, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, was introduced by
: Judge z. D. Beggs. Judge Beggs made
Z few preliminary remarks In which
he rave a brief history Of the prohibi.
ton agitation in this state. and also q
history Of the present constitution OF
Florida and its adoption. Judge Beggs
said that when the present constitu.
ton was submitted to the people OF
the state for ratification in 1886 1t was
submitted In two sections, article 10,
which refers to local option, being sub
mitted separate from the remainder OF
the constitution, and that this section
received q larger vote than the other.
In closing his remarks, the judge said:
I'VE are going to whip them, or do
Me out of them"
When Judge Beggs resumed his seat
the band, which had been secured TOR
the occasion, played Dixie" which
served to arouse some enthusiasm.
PROF. scANLON SPEAKS.
Immediately following the music,
Prof. Scanlon arose and, without any
preliminary remarks. launched into his
subject. He said that he was not here
to criticise, but to counsel, and that
whether his hearers agreed with him
or not they would part good friends.
He said: Practically no one today
attempts TO defend the saloon on
moral or social grounds. Its sole plea
for federation now Is that 1t helps busl-
ness. 1t Is from this standpoint that
We shall view It."
"The four great staple products Of
tools with which to work. Business Is
always helped when you increase the
demand for these great staples, when
you lessen the cost Of their produc-
ton and when you enlarge the pur-
chasing power Of a community. Busi.
ness is always injured when you lessen
the demand for these staples, when
. you increase the cost Of their produc-
ton and when you reduce the pur-
chasing power of the community. In
the light Of these universally accepted
,principles, what Is the relation Of the
liquor trafic to legitimate trader"
Following this statement Of the
case the speaker proceeded to argue
that the sale and presence of liquor
does not aid In the production Of the
necessities of life and that 1t lessons
y the demand for them. He said that
the saloon did not supply any natural
demand but creates a demand which II
must supply. 1t Is ever increasing in
quantity, and hence drinking means
to most men drunkenness, he said
He asked: do the families of drunk.
ards have more food and better food
than the sober men? The very con-
trary Of this Is true. Therefore, the
business of the saloon hurts the bust
ness of the butcher, the baker, the
-four merchant, the fruit dealer, the
farmer and all others, who either pro
duce or handle food products"
He claimed that 1t had the same ef
feet on the demand for clothing which
It had on the demand for food. He
which to dwell, and said that the
saloon keeper, while he might pay
rent, did not pay rent enough to make
up for the families which his business
rendered unable to pay rent. There
fore. he claimed. the business of the
saloon hurts the business OF the rea
estate man and the property holder.
The speaker next took up the fourth
principle which he had laid down, tina
OF tools with which to work. He
claimed that men who drank liquor
did not spend money with the hard
ware merchants and that the saloor
business was q menace to the hard
ware dealer and other manufacturer
and dealers in tools and such articles
=. He said that the liquor traffic was
q menace to the professional men, anC
that nobody wants the services Of 6
professional man who is under the in
fluence Of liquor. He used an illus
tration Of a lawyer in Trinidad, whc
had gone to the bad" from the use O.
tntoxtcants, to carry his point.
- Summing UP, Prof. Scanlon, claimed
that he had shown that the bushes;
OF the saloon was an enemy to the
four cardinal principles of poItica
. economy. He said that II the saloor
man were engaged ii some other bust
ness he would not diminish his owl
usefulness in aiding these principle!
and would not ROB others Of theil
{. ability to do so.
The speaker gave several instance.
and quoted from several Of the leadins
= manufacturers Of the country to show
that the men who do not drink are
much more in demand than those wht
who do, and that the services of mer
who use liquor are not as valuable a:
those who do not touch It. He sale
the man with the clear eye, the stead,