The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-02-25
SALOON,
LIQUOR
BUSINESS
HIT HARD
BY BULGlN

Friday nights services at the rink
were dedicated TO the w. C. T. U.
and the members Of that organization
and their friends, numbering more
than q hundred. marched to the meet
ing place in body and occupied re-
served seats In the congregation The
presence Of so many ladies' devoted
TO the cause OF prohibition was an in
spiration and influenced for good the
great gathering OF men and women
that had assembled to hear DR.. Bull
gins mastery sermon on "Black-
stone. Bootleggers and Booze
Or. BuIgin eulogized the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union and the
magnificent work IN which II was en-
gagged; pronouncing IT the greatest
organization. outside the church, for
the apiift OF fallen humanity. The
world owes" he said, "a great debt
Of gratitude to those consecrated
women for what they have done and
what they are doing to destroy the
banefui effects OF the doggrei and the
saloon and in driving the aocursed rum
traffic beyond tho borders Of cIvilIza-
ton"
The singing Of the choir and audi
ence At Friday nights service was In
keeping with the occasion and was an
Interesting and helpful feature Of the
worship. The special work OF Mr..
and hr1. Rose in that respect was
particularly pleasing. Prayer vas Of
fered by Chaplain Blake. DR.. Bulsin's
discussion Of hfs theme was the most
eloquent, logical and impressive ever
heard in Canon City on the prohihi-
tion question. From the standpoint
OF the lawyer. The morAlist ana the
Christian layman his reasoning was
clear and oonvincink. He said in
part:
They have sold . girl for hariot
and . boy for . drink Of wine. Old
Amos. the prophet. made that start
lias statemcnt thousands q ysAFs
ago. but we see its suinIlment today In
Anarica. You must have EiFis to psr-
petuats the red light and boys 70 per
petuats the saloon traffc. ana unlsss
you riss up To cut oR these monsters
heads you have no assurance that you
are not raising girl o. = bog for the
former. and n you believe they are
right and win gladly give your chill
drsn TO them.
blackstone lays down the following
principles of law and they strike a
death blow to the liquor trafae:
LIqser Trsssie Defined.
/: Law is . code OF civil action insti-
tuted By the supreme power Of the
state. commanding what is right and
prohibiting what 10 wrong.
-c1vil government has no option
in matters Of right ana wrong. II
must do the right. for II Is Gods
agent
civil government must maintain
and safeguard three pillars q civili-
z.tion morality. education and reli-
Eion-
civil government cannot bargain
away the public health. the public
peace. the public morals. the public
happiness and safety.
.swhatsoever is harmful or 10 men,
ace to the public health. peace. NOR
ais, happiness and safety ciyil govern
ment must declare male inse (hArm-
ful within itself) and hence incapable
Of receiving protection from righteous
laws"
Gxlsts BY Law ~ Teierat,es.
This principle being true. is II up
10 the saloon 70 prove that Il b \
halp and not menace 70 the best b.
forests Of The pubic.
According 70 these B,achstonian
ps,nciples want to INFORM you that
there = 70 such thing - = liosnsed
saloon. Il is here b. he Law Of
sosssation cnly. It's iiks wart o. =
voman's noss-it's thsre. but II doee
not bslons there.
A licensed saloon u another tsrm
FOR lawful lawlsssness Or = leeAiined
outlaw. You observe that those are
impossible terms for they arc Antaso-
nistic. AZ proof Of the fact that there
is no such thing ~ license for the
saloon. l want to say that . license
can 30 revoked a any sins.
But. DF. BulEin, we licepse > doc
Tor. Yes; 70 ksep out lhe guaeks. We