The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-04
THE PEOPLES FORUM


Editor of Fhe pirs4niaiai--
SRA great political crisis has arisen in the
United States. There is serious contest being carried
! on by the trusts, corporations and syndicates"
result of TINS win manifest to the world
whether or not the masses" in this country are tit
There skirmish few days ago in the United
States Senate between Mr.. La Toilette, representing
sontins 't the H Mr. La toilette showed
beyond doubt that there had been combine be-
doubtful legislation which was very Questionable
tation Mesars Aldrich and Lodge contended that
the combine was exactly what New England wanted
were, for they representa- and worked for the in
terests Of tn railroads and corporations owning a
and Lodge were in the saddle, and controlled a
leader were defeated for the time,
In the next three years the war will be wagd
culmnat The people win either be victorious or
the subjects of combined wealth represented by a
serviie executive, plant Legislature and an obging
judiciary.
The probabilities of success are Overwhelmingly
in favor OF the combines Unfortunately Tor our
country, considerable portion OF the population are
ignorant vicious and easily Influenced" The OBJ
servations OF more than sixty years induces me 10
believe that ignorance vice and corruption are mainly
the result Of the use of alcoholic drinks The veal
| OF the state depends upon the competing OF eaeh
unit composing it. Biological truth clearly demon
the community. The defines of our and is dependent
on the efficiency of every countryman and country
hamperng the maintenance of high degree of ply
sical weil-being mental adequacy and moral recti-
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fuences stands out that great evil which harassed
men have unfty termed the drink curse. DIR.
! T. n. keiynock, of England.
The cursed effect of alcohol has induced every civil
lied government on the globe to scientifically in
France England and Germany have denounced aico-
hol poison 1t is the most dangerous of all pois-
ons because its selectlve organs the human system
are the and brain And these are so affected
that they invariably demand more drink to produce
the desired effect
| No alcoholic people can be a free people. They
the slaves of their appetite for strong drink and
are easily made the plant tools OF corrupt politicians
The blatant politicians are aware OF TINS TACT an a
hence they pirate to them about personal freedom"
dom and is the hook in the by which the poor.
foolish victim is led at the will Of the political boys
Whiskey strikes at the noblest and best of man $
hard-won possessions His powers of judgment dis
elimination, attention, restraint and prudence are
enfeebled and deranged. Selt-control, self-re-
straint, self government all weakened And final
ly the will itself lies bound ensaved by the marco
Using power of rink"-Kelynock. THE Alcoholic
Problem in It's Biological Aspect" p. 90.
/ So long whiskey Is sold, bought and drunk as a
to control either of the dominant political parties we
can expect truly representatives government
of people capable Of goyernm%ht troo
dom" political liberty The saloon" with its
Judgment and patriotic purpose OF the people else
personal" and political liberty will cease to exist
1t is necessary that whskeydrinkng people should
/ have master
The drink habit is evil and makes for evil Its
course is downward and subversiFe OF all the higher
virtues upon which civilization is based.
The crisis has come and the people are not prepared
for it untii the eyes OF their undsrstan dins are
opened and they are made to see that things are pos
onng themselves. there is, there can be no hope.
Take whiskey of the slums of our large cities,
destroy the taste Of the people for II SO educate
them that enlightened judgment will make them
abandon its use, they will no longer be sums Viz
tue will rule where vice predominates There
win be upraising instead OF dragging con-
dtion of affairs
Yes. whiskey drinking is the enemy Of the indi-
vidual the church and the State It makes for evil
And but the lovers of evil win berate the church
the State for trying to defend themselves against
the accursed influence. X,