South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-14
ing the City Saue the Race and the Country Abong the Liquor Trq

q TEPS have the Indiana general assembly
abolish the traffic IN Intoxicating iquors-as beverage
Throughout the state not enough steps, yet to abo
ISL if, but at step in that direction
Before the assembly the question political and
one-hough non-partsan-Nvth moral and socio
logical aspects but of legal necessity under American
tenn Of independent church and state, in religious
ISSUE
The problem of 'hat will do for ?" is the be
solved than the which will please God; large
ly difference form though leading end-only
to Justify of policy such proposed into law
of the land of humanity be presented rather than
theological DEGREES.
The solution to be perfect must 90 even farther than the
individual This intention bele the
injury directly resulting from the of ntoxicants; dannng
the soul running health inducing poverty crime disgrace
for the inebrate The rather to point out wherein
1t the social significance of it, than the individuasc
that gives the state
Surely society when that the direct
to ifs members of supporting and maintaining such traffic.
useless expense say nothing Of the burdens it bestows-
$500 100000 annually but here the trouble only
begins
Conservative stasans this represents only
half the loss the higher of civilization since every
dollar spent drink there added another de-
strcon of individual efficiency increased criminal surve
lance and enlargement of PRISONS asylums ophanages
simhouses and divorce nothing of the deprecia
ton of property values in grogshop vcniies.
''The rade'-ss friends love -wthdraws from
honorable cangs 100000 men, the product of
whose hands responsible for least threefhs of
crime and directly indirectly for thirds of de-
generacy insanity communicable disease and not less than
half of our poverty.
Unable do battle against such omnpresent and nces
SAINT temptation and a fourth millions from among
adult population degraded the condition of hard drink
than thirty thousand die annually, slain
by drnk-an easy fifty percent of hePs harvest garnered
through the cooperative indulgence of selfyled
Christian people
Was Richard Golden wrong when he said: THE temper
lies the foundation of all social and political
form?'
Can the statement of Secy of State Window be
futed Briefly stated the question shall the liquor
power with its dire and deadly Influences rule and
shall it be utterly destrOyed?"
Prof Thomas Huxley has been cassed temper
fanatic Student and scientist that he his opinions
hardly be regarded the outgroh of either ignorance
prejudice. Give them careful attention;
Talk of political questions he said to Great Briainand
Lloyd George has finally confirmed him matter of military
necessy-here lies beneath all these questions the
question whether that progate misery that dogs the footsteps
of modern civilization shall be allowed continue domi
it. within it. say that this is the great
political question of the fuureand he living today
Huxley would doubt be declaring the greatest political
question of now
This mention made of Cobden Window and Huxley not
because living talk that but examples of
inheritance resurrectng IN tumvate the voice of million
prophets there certain sacrede
tached to the philosophy and of ancient while