The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-27

THE Working Man VS.. the Sa
loon" was the theme OF a magnihcen
address by John f. Cunneen at thr
dry tent last evening. one of tn,
largest audiences Of the week nnet
the big tent.
Mr. Cunneen spoke as follows;
Workingmcn should be leaders IN
the movement To abolish saloons. for
the liquor traffic stands today the
greatest enomy OF the worklngman.
For twenty-five years l have been
working in workshops. In peaceful
times and in times of strikes, in pros
perity and adversely, / have noticed
that drink and the saloon have proven
the greatest impediments TO the
workingman's success
The liquor traffic advocates claim
that the saloons bring prosperity
good times and high wages to the
wOrkingman. They boast that more
money was spent for liquor in the
United states I'm 1907 than ever be-
fore. But panic followed with over
four million of people out of work.
hard times, low wages ana starva-
ton In the land. In 1892 the con-
sumption Of liquor increased over two
gallons per capita. and the terrible
panic of 1898 followed. When the
consumption of liquor decreased good
times returned. The people Of Great
Britain drink one and one-half times
as much liquor per capita as do the
people OF the United States. but the
workingmen of Great Britain do not
get half the wages paid the
workingmen Of the United states In
Germany where there is more liquor
consumed than i'm Great Britain, the
workingmen get only half the
Britain. Ia France, where
there is more pure alcohol consumed
than in Germany the workingmcn
get only about two-thirds the wages
paid those of Germany The work
ingmen OF those countries who come
TO this country receive same wages
as other mon here showing that they
are as good workmen This shows
plainly that the Workmgman receives
the lowest wages and himself and his
family must suffer the most where
the greatest amount of liquor is con-
sumcd.
Money spent in support OF the sa-
loon is money wasted, and money
wasted is what brings ruin to the
working classes OF 10000 spent
for boots, shoes. clothing, furniture
hardware and liquor, the following
amounts go back to labor and for
material used.
1ffg.r,,.. l..tffa4t, tbta GnUD -
bined amount that goes to labor and
the farmer or miner, goes for proht
rent, interest, taxes, etc
Capital required To keep one per-
son employed in following industries
Boots and shoes .,,.....,,..S 80
Clothing . .,t...t.'''''' lOlo
Furniture ...,...,..'... 300
Brick and tile ........,.... lt2O
Printing and publishing ..,, 1876
Strengthening ana meat packing l4Sl
Iron. and steel ..,,..,''.' 2'2OO
Liquor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o,So'
1t would take $4,000 Of capital to
keep one hundred boot and shoe
makers at work. If the amount OF
capital was turned into manufacture
Of liquor, IL would give employment
10 only eight persons, throwing our
of work ninety-two persons II the
capital required to keep one hundred
persons at work in the iron and steel
business WAS turned into the manu-
facture of liquor, It would give en-
ployment to only twenty-four per-
sons, throwing seyenty-siX persons out
Of work
Brewing and Other Capital.
There is a brewery in Chicago cap
italized for three hundred thousand
dollars, and IT employs only sixty
seven men. while near 1t is a glove
factory capitalized for five hundred
thousand dollars that gives employ
lnent TO twelve hundred people. The
stock yards and packing industries
of chicago give employment TO TWEEN
ty-fye thousand persons, If the same
capital used IN the conducting OF this
business were turned into the man
nfacture of liquor II would give en-
ployment TO only six thousand per-
sons, which would throw nineteen
thousand persons out Of work.