South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-24
OPEN CAMPAIGN
To RID SOUTH
BEND Of LIQUOR
Seven Hundred Members Of St.
AdeIbert'S Catholic Church
March Through Rain to Hear
Prof. SCanIon'S Address.

With the slogan. The Saloon Must
Co." the campaign against the liquor
traffic was opened in South Bend yes
terday afternoon Fifteen hundred
people braved the elements and
crowded into the high school auditor
ium 90 hear the opening gun fired by
Prof. Charles SCanlOn Of Pittsburgh.
OF this ] 50O abou; 700 came from
the parish Of st. AdeIbert's Catholic
church and were led by Father Ku-
back. Led by a brass band the par
ishioners marched into the big audi
forum and were Cheered TO the echo.
They had mached from their church
in the west end and before they ar
rived the heavens burst and rain
poured on them in torrents. Nothing
daunted, however, they sturdily fin
ished the march TO the school and
when ali entered not a dry thread
could be found on any.
Father Kubacki was introduced by
Marvin Campbell, chairman OF the
meeting. Father Kubacki said:
My people have often been ma
ligned as the lovers Of the saloon. ]
wish To nail that assertion as one be-
coming too broad. for "A change is
coming over my people and has been
in progress for the past two years.
u is being accomplished by steady.
hard and incessant education We
can only hope for success through
education OF the younger generation.
our children must be educated 10 the
evils OF the liquor traffic. The time
20 act is now and we must have the
cooperation Of the American people.
And one OF the first we must educate
is the immigrant The immigrant
will come and ne is the one who must
be taken in hand first
Father Kubaclis remarks were
greeted with great applause. The
children Of his parish, all bearing
placards with the slogan. THE Saloon
Must Co" then arose and led by their
pastor rendered the song. a Saloon
less Nation in 1920"
Prof. Scanlon attacked the liquor
traffic from the financial standpoint.
lie based his argument on the theory
that supply creates demand and as
serted that TO Kill the liquor traffic
eve must stop all manufacture sale
and transportation OF the product In
no other way conceivable can the
traffic be stopped
lie paid high tribute to the work
being done by the foreigners and the
activity manifested by the Polish peO-
pie. Their great interest in the ques-
ton. he said, was a certain sign that
long steps were being made toward
the blotting out of the traffic
The speaker then Indicated the four
necessities Of life towards progress.
These. he said. were food. clothes
shelter and tools. Then in detail he
enumerated various trades and show
ed how by both direct and indirect
ways the sale Of liquor affects each
one.
Next he enumerated the ever in
creasing lines Of business which de-
mand non-drinking men on their pay
rolls. The day OF the drinking man
on the pay rolls o. big business insti-
tutiOns is fast going" ne said. Rail
roads, big industries. farmers bust
ness men. I'm fact all lines Of progress
sive endeavor no longer find places for
the drunkard
Not only is the mans own physical
being ieopardized by the drink habit
hut his purchasing power Is lessened
What he spends on liquor must neces-
sarily detract from his pay envelope"
He closed with a strong plea Tor
cooperation among all toward the
complete elimination Of the product
by fighting its production. sale and
transportation
IL was announced that the next
meeting will be held next Sunday aft
ernoon at the high school auditorium.
EN-Gov. J. Frank Han!y will be the
principal speaker.