The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-04-16

Itroying the dring evil
Rev r. J. Donohue. Roman Catholic
Bishop. Wheeling W. Va while recog-
nlze the evils Of the liquor traffic. am
nevertheless driven to the conviction that
| prohibition viii be failure in the at
| tempt to cope with such evils. In many
states it Is already failure. the net re-
suits OF such legislation being TO multi
ply Illicit bars ana at the same time TO
deprive the commonwealth OF the reve-
nue. ACQUIRING from license
Rev. DIR. Parlxhurst, New York: Il am
decidedly OF the opinion that the more
beer and wine there Is produced IN this
country and the more freely u Is trans
ported from state to state the less whis-
key there win be used ant the smaller
the amount Of drunkenness"
Rev. DR.. Blanchard. Portland, Me-;
MY eyes were opened to the great evil
Of prohibition In very few yeare. The
clubs organized by young men, the sell
ing OF vile decoctions by women and chill
dren, the hypocrisy and corruption, ar.
rested my attention"
Rev. w. A. WATSON, New York. THE
use Of alcohalic liquors il and has always
been considered not only legitimate as
a beverage but it is consecrated and hall
lowed In the most solemn and weighty
rite OF the Christian Church. Now you
cannot by a mere law, eradicate SEN
timent and destroy an institution that
has stood for ages and that 10 80 deeply
rooted In our social life"
Rev. ID. J. Hartley, Little Rock Ark:
Everyone knows that there are many
saloons that are perfectly orderly and law
abiding. where people go to drink their
beer in peace with congenial companions.
and where drunkard is scarcely ever
seen. Have /. as minister. any more
right to interfere with the business Of
such places than the saloonkeeper would
have to disturb the peace Of my congre-
cation while at worship.
Monsignor Harkins. Holyoke, Mass, "a
was born when the prohibition laws We're
in effect in this state and know the evils
which existed under them. Under nom
license in Holyoke there would be less
drinking but more drunkenness"
Rabbi Hirsch. Chicago: The best safe
guard against drunkenness is that drink
ing should be enjoyed openly. The sa-
loon in America is frequented solely by
men, and certain stigma attaches to
those who are seen there. The worst
thing in American social life is the seper-
alton OF the sexes. IN Germany. where
whole families are In the habit Of drink
| ing together in places of public resort,
where the wife accompanies the husband
as matter Of course, excess is not
found and the tone of the German Cafe
Is as high morally as that Of the German
homes"
| Bishop Charles ID. Williams. Mich. II
am In sympathy with the purpose those
who advocate prohibition have in mind,
but while their motives are ever 80 Iaud-
able. the means proposed to accomplish
consider prohibition at this time wrong
because 1t is destructive"
| Rev. Lyman Abbott: ut was not the
method Of Jesus. He lived in an age
OF total abstinence societies. and did moi
Join them. He emphasized the distinc-
ttion between his methods and those 81
John the Baptist. that John came neither
eating nor drinking; the Son OF Man came
eating and, drinking. He condemned
drunkenness. but never In single In.
stance lifted Up his voice In condemnation
Of drinking. On the contrary he com
missionaries being advised BY the county
vine in considerable quantity. and OF nm.
quality, and this apparently only to adj
to the joyous festivities Of . wedding,
Bishop Webb. Milwaukee,: Eplscopa
clergy incIines to regard with lenienc,
the saloon in all its phases so long as' tn,