The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-30
CRUSADERS FOR
NATIONWIDE
PROHIBITION
ARRIVE
First Meeting at Woman's
Club This Afternoon When
DR.. Sheldon and Mr.. Polling
Deliver Messages to Crowd.
MEETING TONIGHT IN
A. H. S. AUDITORIUM
General Public Invited to At
tend Gathering to Hear
Men Who Would Educate
on Political Side of Issue.

| ~ V"S "OuA0 ~
on Political Side of Issue.
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Beglnning n three-days' campaign
here. the first section OF the Flying
Squadron. which In touring the coun-
try In the Interest Of a national pro-
hibitlOn amendment. addressed n
largely attended meeting at the Wo-
mans club this afternoon. Tonight
the speakers, Rev. Charles N. Shell
don, author Of I'm His Steps," and
Daniel A. Polling OF Boston. proml-
nent In the Christian Enaeavor field,
will address n meeting al the high
school.
DR.. sheldon and Mr.. Polling arrived
on train No. 3 today from Rocky
Ford, Colo. with them were n. VI.
Polling, OF Portland. ore. who sings
at their meetings; William Lowell
Patton, Of Portland. the pianist OF
the section, and l.. stanley Fellows.
OF New York, secretary. They put up
at the Aivarado and made ready for
the meeting this afternoon.
h is the teeth day that the first
section Of the squadron has been on
the road. speaking every day without
a break. They have spoken In iT5
cities. TO an average audience OF
i,20o. In some OF the larger cities
they have spoken 20 audiences Of
5000 n 10000. From here the
section viii 90 10 Santa Fe, to Pueblo
and thence to Wyoming.
start for Meeting.
The meeting this afternoon opened
at 2:aO O'Clock. Before the patty
started for the club they were met
and formally welcomed, TO the city by
a reception committee headed by
Senator Isaac Barth. a. q. Stroup.
head OF the central local committee
and other leaders In the temperance
movement here were among the group
that welcomed the Squadron van
guard.
From hotel To club the crusaders
were escorted by the Albuquerque
Motorcycle club, which made a strlk-
ing showing In its role Of temperance
heralds. the club banner. with the
motto Of the organization, I'VE can
have more fun on "A pint OF gasoline
than on a gallon OF booze attracted
a lot Of attention. The Squadron
members were delighte4 with the
motto.
Dr Charles W sneraun's address VI
Why Nationai Prohibition was In
part as follows;
DR.. Shcldon's Address.
Their are nve reasons for the ex-
istencc OF the liquor traffic;
First. The drinking habit of hu.
manity.
Second. The abnormal bront from
the manufacture and sale OF liquor.
Third. The f~alsehood. which has
I n0an HTRNNNaI ne q. fWHaeh NAua .a.aA.
Ia good for a medicine. a beverage,
and even "A food.
Il Fourth. The falsehood, also ac.
copied as a truth. that the liquor traf-
&c Is a necessary evil. and therefore
O revenue should be derived from IL.
Firth. The connection OF the liquor
traffic with politics.
A worldwide sentiment, amounting
To a revolution, against the LIQUOR
traffic II due 20 three great facts.
!. The world has discovered the
truth about alcohol as a meG.cine, a
beNerage. and a food. II is neither OF
these things; but a dangerous. mar,
cotic drug. Science so now declares
getting it's results from exhaustive ex.
pcriments with animals n men.
?, The industrial world IL PLACING
the a on liquor because Il rob
working men OF efficiency. areai
corporations are refusing 10 employ
drinking men.
3. The business world has discover.
ed that there Ii no revenue In a ga.
loon license. The United States gov.
eminent does not receive any rea
revenue from the liquor tramc; when
the people Of a nation spend 81 Co.,
coo 200 annually for liquor ana tkt
government collects S222. 600, 600 that
cannot be called a revenue fhis
does not take into account the greal
army % detectives, insane. idiouc.
crippled, paupers, and crlmmall
which the state has TO take care OF
The next step In dealing with The
liquor traihc Is national prohibition
and the reasons for IL are these
First II II a national issGs te'
cause The government draws re Senu,
from the traffic and protects Il.
Second. The people are domaudinl
national prohibition because ths
iiquor states 10 not protect their hr'
nnnity from the evii OF the liquol
trahic. Cities like New York, Phlla
delphia, Boston, Chicago. have 80 TAI
taken mo- steps to remove the salOOni
With an their crime-producing anl
evil results. Humanity Is worth NOR.
than property. Humanity il 0einl
destroyed by the saloon. II the build
ings In these cities were being destroy,
ed by gangs OF lawless men the pen
pie would be very indignant and ID
everything In their power TO srres
! and punish these men. The liquor u
destroying that which Is worth NOR
than all the property IN these cities
| II the liquor states will not protec'