The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-21
SEES \ RJMLESS NATION.
Bryan Thinks United States Will
Stop Debauching the Citizens.

lle water wagon "HlSii w Nii- "
Jennings Bryan has been driving
around the country for several years
and which is now equipped with new
speeds, right and left hand drive, en-
1arged tanks and extra tires so that
if will reach it's goal by 1920, stop
ned for a few hours in New York
last Friday to sprinkle some young
men and women at the West Twenty
third street branch of the Young
Mems Christian association.
ALREADY twenty-three States have
declared against the liquor trafhc,
Mr. Brvan saidss and it is certain
that in few years prohibition Will
be nationwide.
Mr.. Bryan divided his talk into re-
marks about four pictures. The one
that opened his discussion on prohl-
hilton is that entitled, "Breaklns
Home Ties" showing the son about
to pass from his mother to enter the
world.
Il first saw that picture over tWen-
tv years ago at the Chicago World
Fair" said Mr.. Bryan, "and 1t maze
a very deep impression on me- Tor IN
If was written the sermon on what
that mother wanted that boy to be.
In the Spanish-American war
was a colonel in Nebraska regl-
ment Before we were more than
mobilized l knew we should not have
to enter the war, for protocol was
about to be signed. My chief IN
terest was in bringing those men ana
hovs back to their homes in as good
condition, if not better, than th&t IN
which they had left them.
MANY of the young men had nev-
er touched liquor. The question OF es-
tablishing a canteen came up and
WAS told that we should have one in
camp rather than let the men go out
side to get their liquor. | failed 10
see why that should be DONE ana
7 declared against camp canteen.
thought that if some of the men
really had to have their alcohol II
would not be unfair to subject them
to the inconvenience of going some
distance to get it.
1T is argued that if we close the
saloon we open the way to the blind
tiger. My answer to that is that l
prefer a blind tiger to one that can
see. The tiger with sight can go
looking for my boy, but my boy has
to 20 looking for the blind tiger.
The saloon has no logical place in
our life. We encourage the butcher
to open a store in our community;
we tell the harness maker he is well
come with us, and we raise no bar
rier against the grocer who wants to
conduct his business among us. But
when the saloon keeper gets to our
state line we stop him and tell him
he can't do business until he pays a
license, due quarterly in advance.
why doesn't the saloon keeper
take hold of his finished product,
nose colored a deep, rich red, eyes
exquisitely inflamed and face swol-
len, and place him in front of the sa-
loon as an advertisement? But that
is not done. When the finished prod
uct is given the final touches the
police look him up and the next day
the judge fines him for getting
drunk. 1 never could see the. logic
of licensing one man to get another
man drunk and then fning the drunk
man.
I'VE license saloons. Did you ever
hear of granting license to spread
hog cholera among hogs? You new
er will, and the day is coming when
men will be elevated to hog level
and it will not be possible to obtain
a license to spread disease among
men.
"A significant feature of the re-
election was that both great political
parties stood for prohibition. When
the Democrats stand for it and the
Republicans against, all the bad
Democrats go over to the Republl-
cans. And when the Republicans
stand for prohibition and the Demo
Gratis against it, all the bad RepuDll'
cans go over to the Democrats. And
we don't like that, for we can't find
room for them
In talking about peace, Mr.. Bryan
began by saying he was a Journalist
And I am. proud that I am
Journalist" he added, though l am