The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
WHEELER HITS HARD
BLOW At DRAM TRADE
Says United States Must Abolish Sa-
loon Or Hall Behind In
World Race.
GREAT RESULTS IN RUSSIA.
Production of Wealth Has Tremen-
dously Increased While Crime and
Disease Have PerCeptibiy Dimtn-
ished

Indiana, Pa. Aug 24.--W B.
Wheeler. general counsellor. of the
Anti saloon League OF America, spoke
al the Sunday School Convention at
Indiana. Pa. this evening. He SAID;
God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform Little we
thought at the beginning of the great
European war that Il would become
an ally to the world fight against
liquor War with all its horrors does
two things for a nation that are Of
value 1t develops patriotism and II
demands that the nation live up to
it's best. This always destroys liquor
influence. Patriotism is founded on
intelligence and morality. Science
and sense tell us that liquor dul'S
the intellect and confuses reason. 1t
menaces the morals Of a community
is the Judgment Of every court or
last resort in the land. When II
comes to living up TO ones best, liquor
draEs an individual or a nation down
to its worst, A nation nj war must
have men who can endure long
marches. Liquor puts hobbies on the
soldiers feet Men must shoot
straight to be good soldiers. They
can't do it when half shot With liquor
themselves. A good soldier must be
strong to resist disease and recuperate
quickly when attacked by disease
Liquor invites disease and clinEs
to 1t when 1t has It in its embrace.
Do. you wonder that the nations re-
quire a sober soldiery2 We cannot
have a prepared nation until we have
a sober nation We cannot have
sober nation until We have n saloon
less nation. Back of the soldier in
the trenches and the sailor on the
sea must he a sober patriotic citizen
ship.
/ shane on rs in America that we
J should wait for Russian potentate
/ to teach us this lesson. Russia sober
has put more pep and punch into her
militant hosts than in any war in her
history. Russia soher-think what II
means. More per capita wealth for
the peasantry In spite OF the fact
/ that millions are In the trenches and
! are not producers now, her wealth
has increased rapidly More children
In school, although naturally thou
sands in such a crisis are put into
the fields ana factories to take the
place OF men at the front. Drunken
ness decreased over 10 per cent
Crimes of all Kinds decreased over
so per cent The wealth producing
power OF the people increased over
80 per cent. Poverty rapidly vanish
ing. Hospitals clinics a Warsaw and
other great cities cannot find enough
dead bodies in the streets and IN the
rivers to use for experiments. SO
popular has II grown that the people
en- masse demanded the national
legislature TO adopt IT as the peoples
measure
Norway Joined the national dry
procession this month. Canada IS
near-dry
The United States will either de-
stroy the drunkard making, home de-
stroNng liquor traffic. or fan behind
In the procession OF human progress.
We are not going to fall behind.
Ffty-six per cent OF our population
in the nation has abolished liquor
Eighty-hve per cent of our territory
has no legaiized liquor band on its
soil. The forces are now being mob
illzed for the last charge. The reso-
luton to submit national prohibition
to the States is pending. II must. it
will he adopted The people have an
Inherent right to amend their own
Constitution in the way provided by
our forefathers We have a sacred.
God given right to better our condi-
tons wherever the majority desire to
do 80. Senator or a Congressman
who votes against that resolution
shows that he has no faith in the
: people.
"A Congressman who does not trust
the people 10 settle this question
right ought not to be trusted by the
people to hold office. The resolution
: will pass and the states will ratify
; it. Hundreds OF thousands of chill
dren Will then for the first time have
, a fair chance for citizenship in the
coming kingdom The roses will
come back 10 the cheeks of mothers
who now live a life OF hell on earth.
: In drunkards' homes. The home will
then be what God intended 1t should
be. the corner stone OF the nation. the
earthly throne from which will ra .
date purity. sobriety. love, honor and
happiness"