Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-01-22

JANUARY %, 1915
when two or three years ago an effort
was made to close the saloons to carry
into effect the terms Of the Chippewa
Indian treaty of 1856, requested me to
oppose it's enforcement. After the sa-
looms had been closed a few weeks, as,
some of them were, most OF those who
had asked me to oppose the closing in
formed me that it was a mistake for
them to have made the request, because
they had since discovered that the
money that had been paid in the sa-
looms was, after their close, being used
in the purchase of goods and services
that other business could furnish. Lead
ing merchants in those towns have
said that during the time when the sa-
looms were closed they sold more chill
drens shoes and clothing and more
Christmas presents than they had ev-
er done before, and that most of the
people who had been delinquent came
- a,,-.ti paid their debts.
THE time will come in the history
Of this country, as it has done in 9th
important to eliminate waste. The an
cient Aryan, finding his restricted area
too small to support the rapidly grow
ing population On the product and in
crease OF his f1ocks and herds found it
necessary to swarm forth to new fields
and pastures Because Of the fact that
they must conquer wilderness filled
with unknown terrors beyond a nat
ural mountain barrier which would
prevent their return to the parent
land, they selected for this purpose the
best and strongest Of the young men
and young women. After a feast of
farewell to home and kindred, these
pioneers of new race went forth and
began anew.
MAN has made m n y
improv tents since tn at
day until now by filling the soil,
improved means of transportation
and many mechanical inventions, he is
able to support many more people on
a given area than was possible in the
days Of the ancient Aryan. Neverthe-
less, population is constantly increas-
ing, and man must learn to eliminate
waste, else when again he becomes too
numerous, where shall he migrate?
II am more than convinced am
morally certain-that waste caused
by the different phases of the liquor
traffic is one that mankind can elimin-
ate with none but good results to the
great body of the people.
: Zone more objection to the liquor
traffic is it's persistent meddling with
} the politics of the country-village,
, city, state and national. No one other
int hoc
: work, and it has forced the other soe.
: cia1 interests to join with it in this
l work of controlling, wherever it could
l the actions of legislatures and con
5 gress, as we'll as village and city coun
: ellis, all to the enormous detriment OF
r the country. Everybody knows this
t and the people are tired of it. There
K fore give them the opportunity to rii
s themselves of it if they wish, which
9 they can do by concurrence of three
d fourths Of the states if we pass thi'
,, resolution.
r During the time that this join
q resolution has been pending in tn
house I have received many circula
n letters, the purpose Of which has, Q
t, course, been to influence my mind t
cast my vote against it. do not oil
- ject to this in the least, as feel it
4 be part of my duty as represent,
tive Of the people to seek enlighte1
ment from every possible source. Bt
the popularity Of all these appeals
that they demonstrate to my mind,
least, a truth exactly opposite. of thu
they wish to establish. In addition
that already quoted, have before n
now a letter sent out by the Unite
States Brewery Workmen Of Americ
1t claims that there are $4,000 brewer
workmen and their families dependel
upon the business and that 10000 mi
ers also are. Also, it is added, that
requires
Brickmakers, masons and bull
ers, machinists, steam filters,
plumbers, wagon makers, walters,
bartenders, advertisers, printers,
electricians, persons engaged in
transportation, cash register max
ers and thousands of other work.
q ers.
"From all the states come the
statements from the brewers and the
allied industries, showing the gre
number of people employed and t
vast amount of capital and proper
required to carry on the liquor trait
The more they show, the stronger
am impressed with the need of passi
this resolution in order to take the
unfortunate ones out of serving ira
that is a drain on the country's
sources without supplying any n
necessity. These $4,000 men employ
by the great brewery interests and
those others dependent upon the
uOr traffic are seeking to have perD
uated an occupation which, inde'
gives them support, but at the 4
pense of very many times their M
Der, whose wives and children must
deprived of all the luxuries and M
of the necessities of life, because
this superfluous and unnecesss
trade.
Enemies of this joint resoluti
= ask: What shall these men do to
tain 4 livelihood after the traffic /