The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-12-07
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
CREATES ENEMY
OF THIS COUNTRY
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ton of war for it obstructs the well
fare of the army and navy, as we'll as
the immediate interests of the people
at home. The very name of the liquor
traffic suggests waste, inebriacy, brok-
en- hearts, broken homes, law1essness,
rioting and many other conditions
which arise from debased manhood
Is it not strange that an institution
that controls men as tyrants do should
be allowed to exist in this land of the
free? Is it not queer that a business
that makes great waste of that which
is for man the staff of life should be
permitted to continue in its nefarious
' existence, in face of all the suggested
need for better use of that waste
Will the people of America see their
duty and act?"
REVEREND KIRK w. ROB-
BINS, pastor of the Ravenswood
Methodist Church, speaking in the
Union Service held in the Ravens
wood Baptist Church, Thanksgiving
said:
The war has revealed the real enc
mics of democracy. We see that
the Central Powers of Europe
are not the only enemies of
democracy. There is no more
deadly enemy of democracy than the
organized liquor traffic in America. In
war, or in peace, the liquor traffic is
in its very nature an enemy of de-
mocracy. Clear headedness on the
part of citizens is an essential of de-
mocracy-intoxcating liquor in any
'of its forms either in small or large
amounts befuddles the intellect, rem
dering less capable of Gear thinking
,the citizens of democracy. The dissi-
pated man is a ,'dizzy-pated' man, UNI
fit for citizenship in a democracy. An
appreciation of the right of personal
life is an essential of democracy, but
the men back of the liquor traffic care
nothing about how much they de-
bauch and degrade the individual
member of democracy. The enforce
ment of law is an essential of de
mocracy, but the liquor traffic is the
greatest law breaker in our demo-
cracy. 1t boasts of being a law break
err for when it says Prohibition can
not prohibit says in reality-'Y OH
make law and | will break that law
Any organization that is without pub
lie spirit or that works against the
public welfare is an enemy of de-
mocracy, but the liquor traffic is with
out public spirit; when the fate of
democracy hangs in the balance the
liquor traffic demands for the corr
tinuance of its privilege of using food
: Htufs, coal, labor and transportation
: which are so sorely needed by our
allies and our armies who are fighting
the battle for democracy The liquor
traffic insists upon reducing the eff
cheney of the man in the mines, fac
tories, shipyards and ammunition
plants when every man should be at
his best. In these highly necessary
works for the preservation of demo-
cracy day after day is lost by the men
who drink and drinking men are not
at their best when they are at work
Germany scored one of her greatest
victories in this war when the organ
lied liquor traffic held a club over the
head of President Wilson and said in
effect-'You dare not let Congress
vote to manifest its best judgment to
prohibit as war measure the manu-
facture of food stuff into alcoholic 1iq-
uors--we would rather have the Kai
ser rule over America than to have
dry nation-we will organize upris-
ings all Qver the nation if you let
Congress make the nation dry
REVEREND G.. K. FLACK, pas
tor of the Woolley Memorial Church,
speaking in the Union Thanksgiving
services in the Washington Park Con-
gregational Church, said:
"The great stride that has been
made in temperance reform-the ex-
pulsion of vodka from Russia, abb
sinthe from France, and the Prohibi
ton of the manufacture of whisky in
the United States were all indications
of the advance on temperance ques-
tons. We believe that King Alcohol
with the other Kings of the world will
be disowned and we pray that God
may hasten the glad day"