The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-10
SALOON IS ENEMY
To WORKING MAN
DIR. AsBURY CHRISTIAN PRESENTS
MANY NEW FACTS REGARDING
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
CAUSE OF POVERTY
Union STATION PASTOR WARNS
MEN NOT To M DECEIVE
ny THOSE FAyoRrNG
GREAT EVIL.

errsrhe6 against the liquor traffic.
Ia subject was The saloon, the
Creates Enemy of the Work'ngmah'
Therefore Every Friend OF the work
snpruan Must Re the Enemy 81 me
sa]oor." He took as his text. Wine
-,orl,e~. s4rorr drink Is raging and
whatsoever is deceived thereby - ho'
wise
He said in part,
...rhe fnockery Of wine In promising
everything and giving nothing put
misery and the madness OF SUI
drink liz too we'll known 10 an INA
4, fs rot necessary 10 dwell upon thaN
T wish to speak IF the last thought,
IVY hosoever is deceived thereby Is not
wise This deception not only comes
from the effects Of liquor itself ne
friends, agents and defenders OF the
traffic would deceive the people IA
regard 10 the UBIQUITOUS business Con-
slider the newspapers winch PF'7t W
advertising the stuff. They are
frantic in their efforts to misleaa the
mamie. some being ran to cover IN
the t-af,ard ~ the alleged mistakes
In the monster petition now seek 70
make the prohiniuontsts responsible
for some reported indiscretious OF
westminster or tNa- II the Local Self
CSoverrnent league, the allied news
rspers and other friends of the liquor
traffic were charged with its neanneSs
and crimes they world certainly nave
a 1aad to carry. There are others
In positions of prominence who would
rnisioad the workingmen on the sub
tect II Is desired 70 speak ef'peclaiIy
10 The workinemen.
saloon Greatest Enemy.
..vhe saloon IS the greatest enemy
II The worklnwnan from an economic
standpoint In the markets Of the
world each comes with his article
:or sale the cotton raiser with cotton,
the farmer with wheat, me cfs,.~
raiser with hogs and cattle, ana the
lahorer comes with his labor. EaCh
must come with lis product unim-
paired. and the government helps most
OF them Much money is spent TO
XIII ont the boil weea1l. that kills
cotton. the bug and rust that hurts
wheat, the cholera that kills hogs, ana
the tick and Tuberculosis that hurt Ia"
cattle Industry The article brought
by the workiuguaan. his labor What
hurts that? Liquor. by scientific
test IL IS shown that each drink of
lsquor reduces tina power aud resis-
teflce Of man Actual eNpcrlenc"
shows how drink hurts the working
mans capital. his labor. The railroads
teetify To that, big business testides
20 IL. big manufacturing company
offers O per cent incrense TO the
men who are total abstainers. II Is
a recommendation to 30 man that no
drinks even harkeepers advertise for
sober men. Then If liquor hurts the
ONLY capital Of the workingrnan, hts
labor. IL is certainly his greatest
economic enemy
Family Weeds All.
The saloon is the workingman's
greatest enemy from social point OF
view. Take wage Garner thet makes
SIS a week, his family needs II all
He spends from 81 "a - a week In
drink where does he make up the
loss He cannot The wife and chill
dren have to 10 without. and as the In
come decreases they come down IN the
social scale and we denied their rights
and privileges because the saloon has
their money. With the rich or those
who have large incomes the drink hab
IL is not so hprtful with the work
ingman. when he continues TO drink
he loses his place and his family is
thrown out upon tho charity OF the
world. what greater enemy is there
20 the nottingham than drink Con-
sdered from the personal standpoint,
drink is the greatest enemy Of the
workinRman. as 81 every other man
When it hurts his person II not only
degrades hts character, but destroys
the only capital he has TO make "a liv-
ing-his labor. when be Is down all
income stops He cannot lie up Mt fash
ionable clubs or hotels and have his
spree cut lie staRgers In the street
and wallows in the gutter when ar
rested and fined he has TO re 10 tall and
suffer The modification. and his family
bear the disgrace The workinEman
from his position is exposed to more
temptations to drink. the saloon being
the greatest enemy Of the nottingham.
ecouaHlcaliy socially and personally.
How can . man be a friend of the
workingman ard advocate the saloon
But some Of the leaders say they want
local option. That is, the sal0oukeep-
ers love song that he hopes to pro
long his existence Whether they ad-
vocate the saloon from love OF It's
products or financial reason. We can
not SAY, but one thing we can say. no
friend 81 the workinemon can be a
friend Of the saloon. Many orders OF
workinRmen have declared this for they
have prohibited the saloonkeeper from
Joining their order
sn9s" Advocate Continuance.
S0't leaders say they advocate the
continuance Of the saloon because II
oauished some workmen viii be
thrown out OF Job For every man
that loses his place on account Of
whssNey one hundred, ! believe will
be given places. Less whiskey. more
house. more shoes. clothes. furniture,
carpets. food, and as these increa Sc
the working men who make them and
those who handle them Increase 1t
is estimated that in a barrel of whis-
key from 0 10 s per cent OF It's value
goes to labor. while in the sam
amount Of manufactured goods from
80 To s5 per cent goes 10 labor Less
wh.skey and more merchandise means
more TO labor. How. then. can
fr'ovd NJ labor side with The liquor
traffic.
Says 1t Hurts State.
These leaders. like others, try to ex-
eJls@ themselves by saying prohibition
hurts the state. Hear the testimony
II Governor Craig, the state auditor
the bankers. and Judge Pritchard, and
the Democratic party Of North Caro-
lima when they declare prohibition a
success. In Maine and Kansas the
working men have more money per
capita than IN any other state. One
inevitable effect Of prohibition Is the
rapid increase OF bank deposits. show
ing that the working men put their
money In We bank Tor themselves and
family rather than send II Of 10 en-
Itch the beer barons and the whiskey
or1s. The wonderful effects OF pro-
aibttion upon the working men in