Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-05-07
Patriotism Is No Match
For The Appetite

NEW YORK, April 30 secre-
! tary Bryan declared in an address
under the auspices of the National
Abstainers' Union here tonigh
that the European war had devel-
oped that even patriotism was no
match for the appetite which al
cohol cultivates i'll its victims, The
secretary was urging total abstl-
hence and referred to restrictive
measures which some of the bellig-
erent nations have taken against
intuXlcants.
There has bren growing dis.
position in this country and
throughout the world to emphasize
the evils of strong drink" he said,
"but even the most enthusiastic
advocates of temperance have been
surprised at the CHASTITY light which
the war in Europe has thrown up
on the subject. 1t has been foul. d
that patriotism, that compelling
force which throughout the ages
has led men to offer their lives for
their country, is no match for the
appetite which alcohol cultivates i'll
| i victims. Loyalty to 81 GENUS,
Gamhrinus and I5arIeycorn is great
err thar 10y atty to Ling, or kaiser oI
ear. The use of. drink has been
found to be so destructive of eff
fcipncy that the beligerent gov
eminent, not on moral grounds but
purely on economic grounds lave
been compelled to resort to restno
Rive measures. The aeroplane tina
drops it's bomb from above and the
submarine which shoots its torpedo
from below are less to be feared
than the schooner that crosses the
bar.
Mr.. Bryan declared that drink
lied to idleness and that American
business men were drawing the
line more strictly against the use OF
alcohol by employees.
"Why?" he asked: Because
a clear brain and steady nerve are
required in every important avenue
of industry and alcohol befuddIe:
the brain and paralyzes the nerves
No employer cares to put bust
ness in the hands of a tippler; the
man who drinks cannot safely bt
trusted with the care of life. OF
property"
Total abstinence" he remark
ed, twas a virtue. even behind the
bar"
Mr.. Bryant SAID the amount
spent annually for drink in thu
United States would buid 100 ma
cadam highways across the con
tinent, and added:
THE amount now expended II
paving the road to perdition would
if spent for good roads, soon llf'
the mud embargo from the entire
jcountry.
"All who labor in the cause o.
temperance seek to lessen the use o.
Intoxicating liquor some by per
suading people not to drink, some
by urging laws which will prevent
the manufacture and sale of liquor
while still others divide their en-
ergies between the two lines o.
york.
As for myself, while | have
definite views as to the means that
should be employed for solving tht
legislative problem presented by
the liquor traffic, | shall confne
myself tonight to the first line O.
argument, and appeal to those
present and to those whom | MAJ
reach through the press to take
their position as individuals on the
side of total abstinence; for what
ever difference of opinion may exist
as to the relative merits of differ
ent legislative remedies no one will
deny that the total adstaine
to the exttnt of his influence les
sens the use of alcohol and by 81
doing both reduces the evils of in
temperance and lightens the task
of the legislator"