Evening journal., 1918-09-14

Toplci The Saloon Power and How
to Overthrow it, by Caleb f. Burchenal,
Attorney
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union. more than a quarter OF CEN
tury ago, conceived the idea OF plao-
ing in our public schools the hygiene
teaching, the evil effects Of the use OF
alcoholic beverages. This education
has created the tremendous power
which In this generation, Is overthrow
Ing the saloon. Public education on the
evils OF the saloon Is perhaps the most
powerful weapon for Is overthrow.
The public Is being educated In a
very effective way as to the hindranoe
which the use Of liquor is to our
country ln time OF war. Fuel Adminls-
traitor Garfield has recently told Con
gross that unless drink ls kept from the
miners that there will not bo mined
suIlclent coal for the transports carry
ing troops and supplies to France and
10 keen the nation warm this winter.
The Coal Miners Association has gone
ON record with q similar statement.
We Americans will take the coal and
drop the saloon.
Tom Mason, who had charge OF the
men who built the Tuokahoe In twenty
seyep days. thereby breaking all rec
ords for shipbulldlng, when asked by
charles schwab how be did Il, replied,
"No booze, Mr.. Schwab." Mr.. Mason
did not allow any man who drank on
The force OF men who worked on the
| TuckRhoe. The nation needs SHIPS
and wants more Tuokahoe records;
ARMY tests have, without exception
shown that at target practice, tle per
centage OF hits IL very much reduced II
/ The men take single glass OF Deer
even lve hours before shooting. Tnis
country wants soldiers who can nit
/ Germans. =
rven now. when the production is
very much curtalled. we are using nve
millions OF iosves OF bread dey. IN
making Intoxicating liquors. The CIVIL
nopulation OF Europe Is starving Tor
bread. Those OF us at home arc deny
ING ourselves wheat The armies OF
democracy IN Europe need bread, anu
/ we are told that food viii win the war
and vet. through Ignorance, the people
I ~ our country continue this waste
not only OF food materials, but waste
/ of The efflciency Of the men who drink.
When the patriotic citizens OF the
i limited States fully realize that the sa-
Ioon Is causing the needless death OF
[ orr brave hovs IN France, by the delay
I IN tho production Of sufficient ships
guns. munitions and supplies, resulting
I from drunken workmen at home, /
have such confidence In the patriotism
OF Americans to predict that they VIII
at once rid this nation OF the saloon
Connie Mack, the great beseoall man
ager OF the Philadelphia Athletios' teils
Us that he no longer employs any base
ball player who drinks. A man usually
plays professional baseball FOR ABOUT
I lfteen years. and even II he taxes an
occasional glass OF beer II SLOWS MIN
up 70 such an extent that about one
/ third OF his professional career on the
/ diamond Is lost. fhe famous one nun
/ dred thousand dollars inileld OF the
! Phlladelphia Athletics was composed OF
men, not q single man Of whom had
ever used lntoxlcants.
/ Professional baseball represents the
survival Of the quickest thinking brains.
/ A good baseball player must be very
rapid thinker, In order 10 decide within
+ the brief space from the time the Dali
I leaves the bat until It reaches him.
where 10 place It TO the greatest ad-
vantage for his team. lie must make
complicated decision In hash; and
I Connie Mack tells US that It has been
clearly demonstrated In professional
baseball that the use Of liquor even IN
moderate quantities, slows up this
uuickness OF thought.
Surely II young men who depend on
T their brains and their quick thinking
/ for their living and success IN the
world could be brought TO realize this
/ fact. few would be so foolish as to de-
i stroy this greatest gift which God has
/ given 10 man. namely splendid intel
/ lectual powers.
The evils OF intoxicating liquors are
manifold. and II IL only necessary FOR
| the public to be educated so that they
may know and fully realize these evils
I for them to destroy the cause OF the
same.
But in addition TO education, we
should pass laws which Will enable
| the correct expression OF the public
/ through the ballot. Vote buying should
/ be absolutely eliminated. Paying OF
men TO work at the poles on election
I day. which is only another way OF pay
/ ing for a mans vote, should be elm
mated. Laws should be passed TO pre-
vent repeating. A man should be thor.
oughly Identified before he IS allowed
TO vote. in the same way a man Is iden-
! titled in cashing a check. This would
prevent the immoral element Of our
citizens from casting an undue number
OF votes. No man should be allowed
TO ask a man to vote on election day
or to round up voters with automobiles,
or 10 send men TO voters homes TO re-
mind them that it is election day. II q
man Is not sufficiently interested in the
good Of his country to remember that
Il is election day and TO cast his vote
for what ne believes to be right, then
! his country is better of without his
vote. Voting is a sacred duty which
every citizen owes to his country. and
every man who is interested in the gov