The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-03-05
DR. HARE IN OAKLAND SUNDAY
New President of The Anti--SaloOn
League Addressed Large Audience.

the Methodist Episcopal church of Oak
land. A large congregation was pre-
sent upon this, the first public appear
ance of the newly elected president of
The anti-saloon forces of this state. The
address was filled with many original
thoughts and the methods employed by
DR.. Hare are destined to be an over
whelming force in crystalizlng anti
liquor sentiment in Maryland. In his
address, Dr. Hare spoke IN part as fol-
lows
From the very dawn of history the
devil has played the part of a monu-
mental liar. And as soon as society be-
gan to detect the lie, he forthwith
switched unto another, each succeeding
one being more deceptive and more diff
ticult TO nail
The first lie perpetrated upon Sc
ciety regarding liquor was the one
which stated that it was OF divine origin
and that the gods delighted in its use.
Temples, therefore. were erected broad
cast throughout the lands to Bacchus
and Dionysus, as the gods of alcohol
Today there remains neither altar nor
shrine to mark the sites of those places
of worship.
That alcohol is a stimulant, that in
cold weather it makes the man warm
and that in warm weather it makes the
man cool. was another lie that has had
its CAV. There was a time when can
teens were authorized in the army
barracks to stimulate the soldiers; to-
day, they are forbidden Likewise,
there was time when a jug was found
in the caboose of every train and a
bottle in the cab; today, men who drink
are forthwith dismissed from the SER
vices of the railroad companies. | well
remember as boy. working upon the
farm that one of my duties was to
carry to the. harvest fields we'll filled
jug to stimulate the harvest hands.
But today, altar scientific experiments
upon enduring powers of those men
who drink and those who do not, it is
found that the abstainer can endure
greater privations and perform more
arduous labors. 1t has been learned that
alcohol paralyzes the will and makes
the man a derelict upon the sea of So
ciety. Stimulates? Yes, alcohol slim
ulates somewhat ike the bumbleDee
stimulates the man when it gets up in
to his trousers leg.
When the illusion of stimuant had
been dispersed, the devil spread another
lie by saying alcohol is a foodp and
beer. because made of hops was es-
pecially emphasized to make this state
ment appear true. A German scientist
has recently analysed beer finding that
it contains water, alcohol, acid, extract
of aloes and food Yes. food And as
much food in a barrel of beer as is con-
tanned in one loaf of bread; and it is es-
tlmated that man requires for his daily
nutrition about as much food as is con-
tanned in three loaves of bread. There
fore, in order for man to have his daily
requirements of food he would have to
make away daily with three barrels of
beer! Oh, yes. beer is made of hops
| nearly forgot that. Regarding that
point | need only to state that the only
hops that enter today into the brew
ing of beer are the hops of the toad
into the old pond that furnishes the
water that enters into the manufacture
of this food
THE latest lie the devil has spread
broadcast" continued DR.. Hare, us
the one that alcohol is medicine. Only
recently our vice president of the
League wrote to one hundred leading
physicians of MARYLAND asking them if
alcohol has any medicinal value and if
they prescribe it to their patients; and
from all the answers received, not one
wrote yes. This lie of medical value
is still dominant in the minds of many
people and all arguments and facts seem
unable to disabuse their minds of the
falsehood Any doctor who would
prescribe alchol to me. if | were sick,
would be Immediately dismissed; ]
would have no faith in the ability OF
the 'critter to handle my case. ANY
one who seems to get relief from
alcohol in times of sickness, reminds me
of the old conundrum as to which lives
the longer, married men or single men;
when the contention was made that
married men do, the retort was made
that that is incorrect-it only seems
/ longer.
Finally, concluded DR.. Hare, 81
desire to congratulate the people OF
Garrett county upon their recent victory
in securing the passage of most ex-
cellent local option measure. Your
delegates at Annapolis deserve great
credit for their heroic work; Senator
/ Speicher has made history; | fear YOU
do not appreciate half as much as you
should the work of your men at Anna
polls. That Legislature there is wet,
very, very wet. IT it were placed in g
steam drier and the power were turned
on, the moisture would be so great that