The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-01

thai balanced on the other side by
the destruction Of wealth and prop
crtX The advocate Of the saloon as
a hip to industry would brand one
who advocated the protection OF
thicfes as a benefit to society. as a
candidate for an insane asylum, who
had already been elected. Yet, the
clos view shows that the n posi-
ton Is NO more illogical and unattuin-
able thaa the other.
The business world Is awakening
TO the fact that a harmful. injurious
thlnT cannot be a public benefit.
though II may seem TO benefit a few
and he saloon will die II for no other
reason, because the business world II
being hui aroused.
u do not claim that this Is the
highest plane OF argume1t. think II
IL not The moral side OF this case II
as much above the business side as
the soul IL above the body, but the
liquor traffic has e-ndeavored 90 jus
tlfy itself BY the so-called industrial
argument and has failed. Every posi-
ton II has taken has been captured
The second point emphasized by
Mr.. stewart had To do with good gov
eminent. He called attention 20 the
fact that by lis very nature, the liquor
.rafic cannot form affiliations with
the righteous forces Of the commun-
NV or state. He said. Its coalition
must be with"the underworld, with
the forces OF graft, greed n corrup-
lion. II has been so ever and ever
must be. The average saloon through
appetite and habit easily can control
% votes. There will be clustered
ABOUT the ordinary saloon that many
poor Old druukards whose added
brains are In no condition Co do any
clear thinking for themselves. II is
hat force which the saloon contrib
utcs TO The army OF evil and with
hat army it must stand or fan. This
government Is 10 be restored 10 the
people a. whom % belongs. 60 be nd
ministered for the benefit OF all That
means the death Of the liquor tratiic.
MI. Stewart closed by reminding
the people that the composite mind
of IN nation acts as does the mind OF
each individual only more slowly.
What the Individual mind does in a
second. TIE mnu Of The nation may
require a century 70 perform. In
teliigent action hy the individual re-
suits from three Unrestricted. SEN
sibil0es and VII. OF knowing. feeling
md willing. Tie same is true Of the
COMPOSITE mind Of the nation. a boy
passing "A fruit stand steals an apple
because he knows the apple. which
has To do with his intellect: he longs
for or dcsire IL, which has 10 do
with his EeHiibiiities or feeliEg. he
willis To take L and the resulting act
b. "A theft. Another boy passing the
same stand k1ows the apple, out also
knows his dWy TO society. knows the
rights OF property and more han be
longs for the apple, he longs for the
approval of MS conscience and his
.fcllow-mun and he Wills TO go his
way and leave the apple untouched.
Action in eaol case b. due 90 intellect.
scusihilitics and Will
so It is With the nation. Before
national action results ON amy public
question there must be for the united
mind of the hation, an appeal Co the
Intellect. the nation must gaia knowl-
edge. All facts. truths ana principles,
bearing on ths issue must be brought
to the attention of the people. We
call that cdu'ation, but education Is
not sufficient. Nobody knows moro
than the stloonkcepcr about the
wreck and havoc OF the liquor traiic
but his knowledge still leaves him on
the wrong side. lie lacks feeling. His
scnsibilitics are unmoyed. We must
make the nation feel. Some move
mcuts are largely Intellectual and get
nowhere on that account. Some are
almost oxcluskel. emotional, stronger
on the side &C feeling than intellect,
hut Ia order 90 secure Intelligent ace
tion. the American people must be
made 70 know and feel.
For over O. hundred years there
has neon Organized effort 10 get this
result. II is safe 20 say hat al this
momNlt. the American people have
enough know edge aud have sufficient
depth Of feeling 90 overthrow he l-
quor traffic, The remaining act of the
national mind II To- viii. II b. that
the Flying Squadron seeks a. accom-
plish. We are striving 90 bring the
people 90 r. decision, but action, 10
succeed, must hc the result OF united
effort. We must act together. Minor
differences must be buried and every
essential sacrifice made FOR one great
combined effort, which will give us a
~snlooniess nation and a stainless nag.
TO this supreme result, the Flying
squadron has dedicated its most he
role ~endeaVors.'