The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

| There is a good deal said about
the sanitary drinking cup" said the
reformer, but why don't somebody
say something about the sanitary beer
i glass;"
Don't look at me-" said the other
person, I'm not responsible"
Where. by the way, are these beer
glasses located" went on the other
person. Some Of my friends drink
beer on the back porch but they are
perfectly sanitary"
The back porch or your friends?"
Don't" said the other person, "let
us be frivolous. l take it, from your
tone, you regard this as a serious sub
/ ject"
"Of course you knew I was talking
about beer glasses in saloons"
well go on and talk" replied the
other person. according to the cen.
sus there are fifty-two saloons in this
town and since they're none of 'em
going out of business somebody GER
tainly in supporting them"
They are recruited from the ranks, -
The other person interrupted hastily
"My time is limited and If there s
anything really wrong with beer glass
es in saloons or anywhere else,
want to hear about it, am, indeed,
short of copy-day after Thanksgiving,
you know-but interested as am in
the broader aspect-etc-"
well you see it's this way" began
the reformer I'm saloons"
cIll have to rely entirely on your
accuracy" said the other parentheti-
cally. Il presume you are talking
from the inside?')
Sure" said the reformer, What do
you take me for! l always make my
investigations at first hand I never
rely on hearsay. Besides beer is a
healthful drink for one in run down
condition. My family physician"
How much cheaper it would be-" in.
terpolated the other person, IF all
those with heavy and consuming
thirst would be Christian Scientists
when they wanted drink all they
would have to do would be to imagine
they had had one
"A delightful suggestion" replied
the reformer II will bring it up at the
next meeting of the state committee. u
you see," pursued the other person.
this would do away at once with the
question of the sanitary beer glass
and them" he-or was it she-added
hopefully, I'VE would have nothing to
talk about
Il see your point" said the reformer
warming to the question but lightly
passing over the addendum. I'm this
manner the whole vexing question OF
local option, state wide prohibition,
collections for the Anti-saloon League
on the third Sunday in November and
Senator Stephen 3. Fleming would be
done away with. Wonderful! A peace.
full revolution, SO to speak"
But" he added, hastily, what
would the w. C. r. U. do?"
They could be switched into the
suffragette organization" said the 9th.
err person. Besides they aren't recruit.
ed from the ranks, as you just now
said"
THAT" replied the reformer, 81 re.
gard as unkind. Let us treat all sub.
jects fairly and impartially.'
Unless you keep to the text" muir.
INJURED the other person, Il can't prom.
Use you anything"
Every good, then. Saloons are no res.
pecter of persons-herein lies their
success. 1t is the only spot in Ameri.
ca where you will find democracy in
it's purest state. Every man on his own
merits and with five cents in his peck.
ct can drink out Of the same beer
glass.
Nov that is my objection Far from