The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

He deprecated the fact that the saloon
was the club OF the young workingmsn.
but he did not suggest a substitute for II
as q counter attraction.
Clubs for worLinEmeR.
Here is where our good people, who ar.
sdRocstinE prohibition and trying 20
eliminate the evils OF the saloon, because
II ts the club Of the young workingmen.
have chance 70 make q hit. Let them
organize clubs for WorldnEmen. where
young men can 20 and spend a pleasant
evening; and by so doing. they will create
a strong counter attraction TO the saloon
and draw the young men away from u.
There are two things connected with
the proper regulation Of the liquor trsffic,
which have hardly been mentioned IN this
city:
]. The distinction between liquor and
beer and light wines. One is intoxicating
and more or less dangerous. while the
others are comparatively harmless. The
sale Of one should be carefully guarded:
the sale of the others should be rather
encouraged than otherwise as a harmless
substitute for liquor. But they are both
treated alike and no distinction is made
between the strong liquor and the mild
beer and light wine. This is certainly
odd.
2 The utter failure 70 advocate the re-
quirement that dealers should sell only
pure and good liquors. Impure liquor is
much more injurious than the pure ma
teriaI and does much more harm The
sale Of II should be absolutely prohibited.
This is not going to be an easy thing 10
do, but IL once done, II will be very ben
efcial There are two difficulties 70 over
come. More money can be made out OF
the sale Of bad liquor than out Of the sale
Of pure liquor: and strange to say most
H1 ND Ger NlrU0 Nrl
the pure and mellow material
Drinking on the Decline.
1t is an assured fact that drunkenness
and hard drinking are decreasing every
where in this country especially among
the younger men. Some years ago, Wis
tied my college, where had not been
for more than twenty years. at COM
mencement time. This is the day when
graduates return TO the college and meet
their classmates and friends; each class
has it's room. where the members meet
each other and have something 70 eat
and TO drink. In my day the different
classes We'd with each other-, a. to which
could have the strongest rum punch; and
In the afternoon scenes were sometimes
enacted In the college yard which we're
not a credit TO the Institution or its grad
yates.
Upon my last visit all this was changed;
! was greatly impressed by the entire
absence Of strong drink OF any kind. 7
saw beer, light wine: harmless punch and
shandy-gs1, but the old and favortts
rum punch was nowhere to be seen This
change was brought about not by prohi-
bition or by any drastic regulations. but
by a change Of sentiment among the col
lege men
Now. the citizens Of this city are not ss
bad as they have been recently painted
by some Of the prohibitionists; they are
not corrupt nor given over to strong
drink. but they are Intelligent sober and
Industrious therefore believe that by
the use OF moderation and common sense,
that rare Jewel. 50 necessary 20 the leg
Islator and reformer, that this much
vexed question of the liquor traf5c can
be settled In a way, much more beneficial
to the community and more satisfactory
TO all, with the possible exception Of the
fanatic, than by drastic prohibitory leg
islation.
Means of Control.
would suggest something like the fol-
lowing as tending IN that direction:
J. Regulate the saloon strictly. Make
the saloon-keeper have a clean and we'll
regulated place. Make him responsible
for all disorder IN his place and, II con-
vieted more than once OF having a dis
orderly house. take away his license. II
would also not be smiss 70 hold him re-
sponsible for any injury. which might
happen to a man, who was allowed to
drink too much IN his saloon.
2 Rave two kinds OF drinking places.
One. In which all kinds OF drinks car
be sold, with a high license. Another. IN
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