The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
JOHN BARLEYcORN'S FOES.
what Effect WIN the New Abstinence
. Union Have on the Old sinner?


To THE IipiToR OF THE SrN-Sir. Old
John Barlcycorn has another enemy.
1t is the National Abstinence Union. re-
Gently launched in Philadelphia. These
latter day abstainers, 1t Is said, will
spend 800, 900 a year to direct a pub
Lefty campaign against the liquor traf-
ic provided the people give up
No doubt the advertising managers or
the various newspapers throughout the
country who will receive a piece of
this advertising are gleeful. But l am
AFRAID, as are others. that TINS anti
drink crusade Is becoming too profess
sional and that 1t merely furnishes some
sinecures Tor the directors OF the cru
sade. VINO are no DOUBT moved by the
marvellous success or a certain other
orgahization that mas collected mllilons
anu WHICH mas peen workihs LOT .ne
past twenty-five years 10 crosse up tne
saloons anu prlhe apou' 'o'ai prohlpl,
llon Oh the liquor trai'c III the thlteu
o'a.es'
organizing Oh .his >atlohai ~
o,meIeo .nlon no'''"s NV ".
,ea", i .ne prou,pl,'oh ,hoNvihent' II
q yeIn .r.eu oeloro anu iaa,eu " az.
IMP 10 pu'poso. DNe'nl,s s.a''
aeo well re,heinosr .he srea' aps.a-
u" orusaus neau.u 10y men oi renoWn
!. Nv ',u,ul"nN nsnl III .n.. pci,ou
.na' NJ. " a ss',o"e V NV .oun-
ny, INslsIo"S ,u,iNalS VIZ W piosr,HS
W MNiIons ,oon we p'vuso
a"u save up .he'r naiu ear.eu uoi'"lS
~ Tue la' Jo",e" as''a'ois, III VI ".o"'
uleu rlcn III the cause Inc wave was
cycIonic In erect. III dld "a LOT OF uaih-
age to the liquor men, but II suDsIdea
Just as quickly as 1t came: IN i's
wake 1t left hate, deceit n hypocrisy.
II invaded homes. separated fathers n
sons and mothers, split churches INTO
quarrellng factions and left for a time
wounds deep and sore. But time ENDS
everything and changes everything.
Shortly following upon the religious
crusade came an Industrial revival.
Men seemingly forgot to 20 to church.
Both men and women became so en-
crossed with the era of prosperity and
money making that the no longer felt
necessary ire arm of restraint with
which militant preachers bound them.
The millions OF ahstainers no longer
abstained the fad soon petcred out and
manufacturers OF alcoholic beverages
and the saloon men came into their own
again aud made millions. Tho anti-pro.
hlbitio, movement now affecting our
country "a No, any more nermanent in
ohm rac,ar than that Of hftv wears ago.
when ,vo-,hirds of the states out OF the
,uphar q, tho Union n, that time EN-.
hr,ced nrohihitorv laws The prcsept
crozo ,.', s,o,d ,,s force too
Tho drink question more than any
other has formed a basis for sneculat,on
among uoralis,s nhilosophcrs and So
ciolorists Of the "exnert' and amateur
brand. Countless millions OF men and
women have entered the lists against
John BarIeycorn. but he still survives
as the worldwide knockout champion
with no one TO dispute his honors. II
is a subject upon which the prophets
VI old taught their insured moralitics
Old q has endured all manner Of
edicts and DEGREES ard whole statute
books Of impotent legislation to put hun
ont of business. \ations have come and
gone crecds and civilizations have risen
| and fallen. vet this problem is seemingly
as insoluble as ever.
From the earliest dawn OF civilization