The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

appctltes and have become mutter-
ing. bleary- yod drunharls wallow
ing In thcir own eXcrrmcnt, and !
say
what is II | hear. funeral
lirEe2 What is that procession a
funeral procession 1000 miles long
and 10000 hcarses in the procession
Nno hundred and ten thousand men
die drunkards In this land of the
free and hou. Of the brave
"In an hour Il men died drunk
ards. BOO q day and 10000 q year
"Ono man viii leap in front of a
train. another VIII plunge into riv-
cr another viii plunge from the dock
into "a lake. another viii throw his
hands 90 his head and life will end
Another Will cry, Mother" and his
life win go ont like burnt match
/ stand iu front of the jails and
count thc whisky criminals They
say. Yes. Bill fired the bullet
Yes. / backed my wife into corner
and beat her life out am waiting
for the scaNold ! am waiting ]
am waiting -ays another. 10 slip
into hell ON, on ir goes.
SAY lct Wc summon the wife.
hood and see the tears rain down
the upturucd faces People, tears
are TOO weak Tor that hellish bust
ness Tears are only salty back
water that wells up ai the bidding
ot am occult power and will tell you
there are N65uOU whisky orphan
rhllrrn .u the United states. enough
Iu th" world tu belt the globe three
time around. puuotured AT every
hnh point hs drJukard's widow
Like HamIlcar OF old. who Swore
Young Hannibal eternal cnmily
against Rome. so propose 10 per
p,'uatc th- leud against the liquor
traffic until thc white-winged dove
u' Temperance builds her nest on TIT"
dome of the Capitol Of Washington.
and spreads her wings of peace.
sobrlcy and JOY over our land which
love with all my heart
What a Quart Of Rum viii Do
Il hold "a silver dollar in my hand
Come ou, we are going 90 saloon
W. viii go into q saloon and spend
that dollar for quart II takes
90 cents to make q gallon Of whisky
and a dollar 20 buy a quart You say
to the saluonkreper
Give me quart
u viii show YOU II YOU wait a
minute. how she Is burned up Here
I am John. an old drunken bum with
wife and six Kids (Thank God,
i''s AN lie)
Come on. will 60 down 10 a
4. a AAI
costs 80 cents TO make a gallon of
whisky a nickel will make q quart.
Ny dollar will buy a quart OF booze.
Who gets the nickel? The farmer,
for corn or apples Who gets the
gT cents? The United States Govern
mcnt. the big dIstillers, the big cor
pUratiOns.
II am John. a drunken bum. and
I will spend my dollar, ! have work
I'D week and got my pay. ! 60 into
"a groC shop and throw down my dol
mr.t The saloonkeepcr gets my dol
ar and get quart of booze Come
home with mo staEger, and reel
and spcw into my wife's presence
and she SAYS
Hello. j., what did you bring
home"
" 4 quart
What VIII quart do? II will burn
up my happiness and my home and
mn my home with Sdualor and want
So there rs the dollar The saloon
keeper has it, Here Is my quart
I have that. There YOU get the whis
ky end OF &c. Here YOU get the
vorNngman' home end of the sa-
loon
What a Pair Of Shoes viii DO.
But come on | will go 10 a store
and aucnd the dollar tor q pair Of
shoes want hem for my son,
and hc puts them on his feet, and
with the shoes to protect his feet he
goes out and earns anothy dollar
and my dollar becomes silvct
thread I'm the woof and warp Of happi'
ness and JOY and the man that owns
tlir building gets some, and the clerk
that sold The shoes gets some, and
the. merchant and the travelling man
and thc wholesale house gets some,
and The factory. and the man that
made the shoes. and the man that
tanned the hide. and the butcher
that bought the calf, and the farmer
that raised the calf, and the little