The Washington herald., 1916-03-26

| 100 women and ten men seeking food
| TO vindicatc their conV iction that they
must attend a spectacular performance
announced to appear in the city. even
II the tickets we're 3 apiece. {. 4. W.
Differ. with Mr.. Hspsood
Editor or The Washington Herald:
] notice in The Washington Herald
\ under the head. prohibition" with
Mr.. Hutchins HspEood a. author. an
! article so msnifestIy inaccurate not
to say fsllscious, that 7 am constrained
| TO answer some OF the most sIsrinE
statements.
Mr.. HEpgoOd starts out by coupling
| "tempers and prohibition" ~
two opposites: as II they have no con-
nection with each other. and naturally,
| being a spokesman for tho liquor side
OF the question. he praises temper
snce" and most bitterly condemns
| prohibition" He says:
The cause Of temperance Is tn,
prohibition indicates an underlying
fsnsticism, which is never present in
| the most enlightened communities"
Let us see:
l. Most all college professors. high
| school teachers and educators Of Ill
classes are in favor OF prohibition"
Is this class su Ignorant" class"
=
| favor OF prohibition" IL this cIsrs
an ignorant" class?
). Nearly all physicians are in ia
vor OF prohibition" Is this class an
'ignorsnt" class:
4. Most Of the bankers most OF
the owners OF great manufacturing in
| dustries, most OF the railroad mag
mates. most OF the coal operators, etc.
are in favor of prohibition" Are
these classes Ignorant"
| ). Nearly all farmers and those
living in small towns and larger towns or
cities OF seats OF colleges or universities
are in favor OF prohibition. and are
these 20 BE- classed as ignorant
On the other hand. who are those who
are opposed to prohibition" All the
bar keepers are opposed to prohibr-
tiOn. The ignorant foreigner is almost
always opposed to prohibition. We
see the red light districts, the vice
preserves. the dead mans alley. the
slums of the cities. are fun OF SYM
pathiZers with the saloon. the VERY
fellows Mr.. Hapgod would have you
believe Intelligent"
Mr.. HspEood SAYS: The bottle IS =
symbol OF both good and evil In it,
self, ii is good, like sexual love. but
Hike everything else that is good espe-
lCislly like love. il is dangerous I'm pro-
portion to its virtue To prohibit the
use Of wine, and other drinks that eN-
press the spirits OF wine. Is in prin-
lCiple the same as to prohibit love on
the ground that it often leads to great
evil"
The argument here is OF course that
IL one loves a woman he will abuse
her. when we all know the opposite
lis true Mr.. HapEoOd certainly knows
that the laws have for generations
back protected the weaker sex against
the abuse OF the stronger. tn. very
thing prohibitionists propose to d.
with the weaker men and women in
this country who have had the Uufor-
tunate luck of being the victims OF a
system OF licensed saloons that breed
ldrunksrds.
To make your illustration illustrate.
Mr.. Hspgood, you would have TO license
houses OF vice and sell our girls in these
houses Of vice in order to make young
men ''virtuous." Certainly II places Of
drink easy Of access where men can
frequent them and Qucnch their thirst.
have a tendency TO make a community
sober, then let Us carry the good thing
just little further and license vice re
sorts. and not merely tolerate them.
That is where your argument would lead.
and yet ] dare say Mr.. HspEOOd would
most theoretically protest against such
a condition being ushered in.
Prohibition and La Dor Reform.
Mr.. Hapgood makes the unwsrrsnted
tcharge that THE 'drys' delay labor re-
form This is mere sophislry. There is
no basis OF fact for the statement. The
! "drys'' do believe that ian large measure
labor troubles are caused by drink Ls-
Dor does not get a fair share Of its prod
uCt. II will come no nearer getting its
full quota IL Il remains drunken. For
its own protection labor should remain
sober. Make all the laboring men sober
men and they will soon make themselves
free men. free even from the shackles OF
cruel industrialism.
Mr. Hapgood is gracious enough to the
dry element 70 admit that prohibition
has one redeeminE qUality-will cause
the reformation OF the saloon. But its
reformation has set in too late; too many
boys have gone the broad and rugged
road: IL has strewn in it's black path too
many human wrecks for its deathbed
reforrna ton 70 avail 1t OF the Just ven
seance a righteous God is to inlet upon
It.
The liquor spoloEist says that prohi-
bition agitation induces corruption That
It has driven" the liquor men into poll
tics" Pray tell US, Mr.. Hapgood why
one needs TO be corrupt simply be
cause he is in politics 80 Prohibition
lists do not corrupt the electorate. and
why should the liquor men? Why not
tght uR fairly?
The Working Mans Club.
Yes. the saloon is "a working mans
! club" but. unfortunately. il is that kind
Of club with which he beats out his