Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-01-08
LOOSE TALK is PROPAGANDA.

Have We %, law obiding citizen, taken the time
70 think ,ha; 40 oi our loose and supposedly "iun-
NY tall abou, home brew how dry / ann. and
similar lines Of expression resolve into a wave of
liquor propaganda, Ii IS an ndi,putablc TACT that
there IS q wave OF aXity IN morals, disrespcct for
law and generally lowered morale upon the world
just at this time Do we realize HON much we are
contributing 10 this state Of affairs through our
lax way of speaking,
Al OF the CHATTER about "wiukng at" attitude
becomes the very mos, favorable character of pro
paganda Tor the liquor interests IN the United States
Il is deplOrabe that multiplied thousand, oi rood
men and women give thcm,cyc, over. unthoupht-
edly, to this light chatter which I'M the last anal
yss' IS lar heavier than Nc would like to admit.
when Inspected from ,hc viewpoint OF its results.
Based upon this dcplorahc and unthinknp char
acter OF CAB, the impression has become current
that the majority % the people of the United States
are becoming worn and weary with the indifferent
enforcement OF the Eighteenth Amendment 10 the
Constitution Of thi, country As matter Of fact
no such state OF affairs exists. but the impression
does Just the same Ii one would listen to the
stories retailcd about the streets. the hotels in the
clubs, everywhere IN fact. about the ease with
which ntoxcauts are occurred. and the immense
quantities OF them that are So readily available
at slight advance 90 pricc" over the open saloon
period there must be an impression created that
vendors OF liquor. may be- met ON every corner
and that the officers Of the law must be "ip IN the
game Tor j; were So widely prevalent they could
not be ignorant al il.
Hreat injustice is being done the cause of tenn
peTanec and prohibition through this unthough,ed
talk. Il IS all wrong, and this seemingly favorable
reference to home brews. hootcggcr whisky and
similar expressions IN a spirit OF lghncss. in the
interest OF the general good. should be abandoned
without the least delay. Il !, playing with fire.,
II D, 'ampering with the gun that isn't loaded. ="
u IS dallWng with q serpent whose venom cannot
be removed except through dccapitation, then per
haps better followed By cremation
LaXty OF expression j, contributing to the lax,y
o. moral standards not only with reference to in
ioNcailng liquors, but other things as well The
young especially are impressed with the loose talk
OF their elders and 1t must not be forgotten thai,
everyone has some influence over the juveniles
with whom he or She comes in contact In view of
The present state OF affairs. in the view OF the
'oWdncs> Of society IN the future. men and women
should abstain from voicing seeming approval, of
the use oi intoNcants Of other illegal iudugcncicS
Men and women OF Amarillo. OF the Panhandle
and Plains OF this portion OF the southwest regard
Jess o, state lines what are we doing To- contribute
20 The moral degeneracy and crime OF the present
day. How much are our unthoughted utteranccs
contributing TO the undesirable state Of affairs by
which we are "aS,onished' and shocked" almost
daily; We are among the chief contributors to the
undesirable state. We are "jazzing' our young
people into conditions from which they in all their
lives may mo-, recover. Let the adults OF maturcr
age check themselves first, correct their attitudes,
and then communicate these determination 20 the
younger members OF society
When we become sound OF thought. We will be
come sound OF speech Tor il viii be recalled that a
grea, philosopher and leader has said: "Out OF the
abundance unStably through the medium OF the
mouth. and tins poor drivel will demand its toll
from the ranks OF the younger people. in the form
Of debauchery sin. depravity. Let think these
things