Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-09
PREDICTS COMING
OF PROHIBITION
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N(Vhthldeu from rage One.D
have ever, known was ever helped by the
use Of liquor as beverage.
I'm prohibitionist, local, statewide.
nationwide. worldwide. 1 am a demo-
crat and a better democrat because
am prohibitonist II the saloon busl-
ness is right then let us stop furnishing
IT, but IL II is wrong, let us cease
temporizing and destroy IT,
Within the next ten years this land
VIII be prohibition. We have been a little
slow I'm getting started. but we win not
stop until we have been victorious The
saloon business, the traffic in alcoholic
liquors, is dangerous and / am opposed
ito II because II Is the greatest Of all
MASTERS. 1t dulls the edge OF human en-
deavor; it poisons the very spring of
justice, IT is the chief despoiler of the
lallot box, the enemy of the home and
when the home becomes weakened and
is undermined, American liberty will fail
AS long as the home remains intact
American civilization win live.
Duty of GOvernmeut.-,s 1.-
II am not one who believes we can
squirt morals into man. but i believe
We can remove temptation and. make
II harder to do wrong and easier to do
right This is the duty Of this govern
ment to its citizenship. Ihope am not
narrow-ninded on this subject L nave
been on both sides OF Il and I have had
as much experience as the next man.
hut II Is my solemn conviction that the
only way to achieve the end we seek Is
to secure national prohibition.
II never saw a square circle an honest
thief straight crook nor rOspactable
saloon, The only respectable saloon h
the one that has been closed.
This country from 1915 to 1862 pascal
through Its golden age and during. that
time II did not derive a dollar OF revenue
from the liquor traffic. do we need 10
degrade our men that we may make
money? But there is another economic
side TO this. Business men are recoRniz-
ing that the money spent for Intoxicating
liquors is diverted from tee channels Of
legitimate trade"
MI Patterson said this country should
cease TO accept blood money He as
serted the government was inconsistent
In licensing saloons and then discharginE
It's employees for drinking intoxicants and
iorbidding the use OF strong drink In the
navy. He declared that any man who
drinks. drinks too much.
Before he changed his mind on the sub
Ject, Mr. Patterson said he drank ana
inundated himself" believing in per
sonal liberty and the other 7'cants and
hypocrisies.
He concluded with a thrilling arraien-
ment OF the governments attitude toward
moonshiners. whom he said were too
poor TO pay the blood" money that per
mttted the brewers to thrive.
Physical and Mental Effect.
Dr. Bane spoke chiefly OF the physical
ami mental effect Of alcoholics. He too
asserted that the nation must be made
oil white" and declared the proposed
constitutional amendment, which must be
ratified by thirty-six states, would be
adopted within five years.
The policy OF the National Anti-saloon
league was outlined by DR.. Bane An his
call for subscriptions. A daily paper. the
oigsest prohibition publication In the
world. viii be launched IN Washington the
first week in december and 1t Is the plan
OF the league 10 establish daily papers
all over the eopntry and carry the fight
through to the finish
Concluding DIR. Bane said. New York
City has as many saloons as thirty
seven states could name. Chicago has
as many saloons as can be found south
OF the Mason and Dixon line. but We are
oottlins up the saloons for the final
slaughter