The Detroit times., 1915-03-01

child's mind az Ga mothers xnes
and I sia lLst oid-fashioned enougi
TO beieve that IA going 10 be the
caso TO the end OF time. don't be-
lieve there will ever be developed a
state OF the human intelligence that
BY the waving OF the legislative
wand we can make people better;
make them dislike liquor; make
them honest Those are principles
that must be inbred
Working as q contractor. II has
been often my experience To have a
camp OF men. sometimes several
hundred OF them. miles away from a
trading point. isolated and alone.
where nothing hut the food We car
RED 10 camp could be obtained. Nat
urally they would have been forced
to total abstinence there II such a
thing were possible. What was the
result9 Let me tell you. ! have
seen those who demanded liquor take
milk cans. run pipes through them.
and make n cir own 'moonshine
stills and flll item up with corn and
other stun and make what they call
ed camp whisky Then they would
put the mixture on the blacksmith's
forge and boil II and 10 man with
truly human interior, one drink OF
that stun would have been sufficient
TO demand the services OF an In
ternal plumber. II was the stun that
helps shriyel the brain and enable
The drinker TO qualify for the In
sane asylum. Now would prohibition
have prevented those men from max
ing that stun? think not Then
prohibition would not have been the
remedy in that instance.
Make Saloons More Respectable.
I'm the contact with men that IL
has been my lot to enjoy, | have
found that there Is great majority
who have what might be termed a
taste for liquor In some the taste
Is greater and In some less. The
primary purpose OF liquor regulation
is 10 prevent the taste from getting
the better OF the man and therein. /
shall try TO show you why ! believe
the daylight closing rule would take
care OF that very feature In the
first place II would make the saloon
more respectable because OF the peo-
pie 10 be found there. for II would
eliminate the 'har ger on which to-
day constitute the bane OF the life
OF the saloonist who tries TO conduct
q decent place OF business. The
hanger on Is 2 human parasite that
lives on others. who does not believe
In work and holds 10 the view fhat
society owes him a living and ne had
as soon steal II as have II banded to
him honestly. n
THE argument against the saloon
is based on the fact/of the class OF
undesirables II breeds IL the gro
Gerry or the hardware store had some
sort OF phase that got similar results
there would be the same sort OF need
for regulating them. The cigar
store problem is about as bad right
now as the saloon They turn out
the gamblers and Il is generally nm
awfully cheap tribe OF gamblers that
they produce,
Contrsetors' Argument.
Now. workmen got through their
employment from TO o'clock, de-
pending on the work. Suppose a man
gets hrs pay check at s o'clock and
goes directly to the saloon 10 get IL
cashed. He can't have more than
half an hour In the saloon before
closing time, and he can't spend
more than 80 cents or dollar. so
the rest OF the earnings will quite
likely get homo to the wife and
babies. TO where Il should 20, be-
cause the 'hanger-on' can't get at the
pay cash. IL Is still daylight and he
can't roll the fellow for his money
in some alley. The hanger-on' r.
forced out into the street. the police
can keep an eye on the parasite,
and In short time there will be no
hangers-on because for their game
10 be good they must work In the
dark. II the saloons are open until
10 or IL or o'clock. or all night,
the poor workman gets his pay check
cashed and continues TO stand and
drink. He gets intoxicated. the
hsnger-on' touches him FOR whatever
change he has. and the deluded fool.
when ne realizes next morning he
has no money. thinks he has spent
II for booze and has clouded mind
and pang OF remorse, and the para.
site has his cash. My plan OF clos.
ing the saloons at o'clock In the
evening will eliminate that and will
give the laborer his evening with his