The new era., 1912-05-02

be discharged because disasters in
mines have been caused by care
lessness or incompetence. which in
turn has been caused by drink.
In the statutes of many of the
states we find this law: mo per-
son shall be employed as engineer.
train dispatcher. fireman. baggage
master, conductor, brakeman or
other servant upon any railroad in
any of the operating departments.
who uses intoxicating drinks as a
beverage" Labor will have made
a decided step forward when every
state has such law. .
A lecturer in speaking of drink
ing man said: The railroads don't
want him. the ocean liners don't
want him, the banks don't want
him, the merchants don't want him
and as a bartender the saloonkeep-
er does not want him" then turning
to the audience he said: Now
girls do you want him?"
A healthy mind in healthy body
means success. Booze and tobac-
co will shut off the possibility of
either healthy body or a healthy
mind. The person who habitually
or even occasionally stupefies his
faculties or paralyzes his judgment
and reason with alcoholic drinks
disqualifies himself by this action
for responsible duties. In family
and social relations he is often ir-
rItable, unjust in his judgments.
careless sometimes to the extent
of absolute cruelty in his responsi-
5ilities to those related to him by
the tenderest ties. In business he
becomes incapable of continued
application. loses the sense Of re-
sponsibility and may become actu-
ally dishonest.
Whenever a man goes into a
saloon and passes good money over
the bar for that which debases him.
he does not merely harm himself
tut every man who labored on the
stuff he buys He throws shame
upon the man who planted the
grain which. rightly used would
have sustained life instead of de-
stroying it. and all along the line
toward the finished distllation he
is encouraging man to labor in the
devils own best business. The
vibrations set in motion by our acts
60 on and on forever and none can
afford to start harmful waves of
influence.
The insurance companies not
only in Europe but in the United
States are becoming more strict
in their rules regarding the insur-
ing of men who drink Some of
the insurance companies in this
country in their rules governing
agents, pointedly tell these agents
not to waste any time whatever in
talking to men who drink. as the
company does not want them on
their books. Wet orators may
argue and wet" editors may howl.
but the fact remains that the man
who drinks is Disseminated against
in every avenue of life The pro-
duct of the saloon is not wanted
anywhere.
From the manufacturers stand
point it is believed that drink causes
serious financia! loss to both the
employer and the employees: and
that it results in lower wage scale
to the employee. made necessary
by the fact that he is not as eff
cient as a sober man and that the
employer is compelled to have his
investment in machinery. buildings.
etc. standing idle. resulting in al
loss of production and business,
especially at a. time when he is be-
hind on his orders.
Congress. legislatures. churches.
societies and individuals are giving
money to fight the white plague
which is killing thousands annually.
The "whiskey plague is far more
destructive. 1t not only kills
thousands annually, but kills both
body and soul; brings poverty and
distress. heartache and misery into
thousands of homes tuberculosis
is usually inherited or contracted
through some inevitable mschance
drunkenness is contracted from
wiIlful association with the environ
ments of the saloon. which is pro-
tected and fostered by society.
lisenced to spread its infection
among the children and fasten
upon them an evil worse than any
disease known to medical scenc e.
England's ablest generals. who