South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-27
WARTIME PROHIBITION GREAT
REDEEMER FOR STATE S4CKERS-


It IS semi amusing. not to the point OF
being disgusngy witness energy and anxiety
being employed by certain Indiana newspapers and oc-
casional pohticOeconOmists OF encourasinE
the federal government prohibit manufacture or
Intoxicating liquors during war; particular refer
ence being made 70 certain newspapers and wise
politico-eeonomists who during fight in Indiana to
get rid OF the liquor traffic peace measure hardly
dared to their souls own We are hope
full OF course. that see Mt 20 abolish the
traffic whether for the period war or for single
day-every little helpsbut that no de-
mand exists for II in time OF that Just as i'm
perative and just as logical in time peace
or course. Indiana has now outlawed the saloon be-
ginning with little less than year hence assuming
that our republican state supreme court upon applea-
ton from the liquor interests will not intervene To-
overthrow # The crash having come so far as Indiana
Is concerned that these aforesaid newspapers and so
called pontco-economsts no more to fear pont-
icay from the exercise their voices this proposed
war prohibition seems to be afording them a splendid
opportunity to under cover redeem their faces
They are doing fine propaganda work now but oh how
different when the cry came out from In
dianapolis, Come hther and help u.s."
The amusement disgusting or otherwise belong.
mainly of course to those who present during thu
indianapolis battle last winter occasion 70 witness
the political acumen With which the issue lodged
as long as there any apparent show OF local par
d OF persOnal-pontical danger from taking
lodged by these anxious apostles OF the sans,
cause. for wartime glory Dear Teresa oh but II Wa
could only learn to course of being
highly moral and economically sensible only when the
danger of it is past and has paved thu
way for our easier travel and pretense having crowned
great victory! To be sure. II way Jesus OF
Nazareth Savonarola Calvin Luther Knox Williams.
or Wesley did IT, but OF what account is such example,
these.
1t has been the OF the popular press and the way
Of the politician always. No great reform has ever
mounted the waves OF time and to victory that
has not been vigorously deced by these agencies whs
it still in the minority as vigorously upheld and
glorifed from the when It had triumphed
Cheap fear of the loss sordd personal OF pouticaI
advantage held these TO silence II II did not
in some cases drive them openly advocating the op
posite side when their services really most needed
but now bless them the bandwagon and the opportun
y of some pretendedly exceptional wartime patriot
ISM finds them fondy champonng the cause
Just little OF human nature showing it, para
ooxical side; that is all This same old world
that 1t was when pro-slavery press many pro-
slavery individuals. changed like chameleons when
they found that slavery gone and antslaver had
afford to be generous. OF yellow running
through press and people not at all uncommon
Yes we are for wartime prohibition but thank heaven
we didn't have the cowardce 70 wait until the war
came to prove that probably would be for II We
are for prohibition in war: in peace 70 helm
mankind to solve its problems without war