The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-22

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ness and lost time, are some OF the
benefits to the workers and to socl-
ETY. in general. Drunkenness is not
cne-twentieth as much as in the days
of the open saloons" Like many 9TH
ers he denounces the violation OF
the Prohibition law, and says, IF tae
so-called wealthy men of affairs will
not respect the laws Of our country,
why should we complain of the boot
logger and illicit distiller?"
Vice President Seltzer of the Ohio
Cultivator Co., Bellevue, Ohio, writes
"Prohibition is unquestionably the
Igreatest thing that has happened in
many years. Many laboring men who
have paid their bills have been able to
buy clothes for their families and
|have started bank accounts since Pro-
hibition came into effect as result
of it."
Vice President Fancher of the
Fifth Avenue Bank of New York, re-
ports that prohibition has been far
reaching in its effect and in the bene-
! fits already derived. Those who are
raising the most objections to it are
the people who take rather narrow
and selfish view"
The Gulf States Steel Co., of Bir-
, mingham, reports decrease Of at
least rs per cent in accidents as a
result Of Prohibition.
President Stone of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers in a
very strong letter denounces all vio-
lators of the Prohibition laws and
says that drunkenness has decreased
rs per cent. President Stone thinks
that the sooner the Smart Set" who
violate the Prohibition laws kill them
selves by drinking bad whiskey the
better it will be for the country.
H. B. Smith, secretary of the Nc
Innes Steel Co., Cory, Pa, says;
Prohibition has done wonders in this
city for the working men not only in
reducing accidents, but in bringing
their people to a higher standard OF
citizenship. With the liquor traffic
out of existence the workmen and
their families are enjoying to the full
extent what the American home
stands for"
Louis C. Walker, president of the
Aermoter Co., manufacturers, of
Chicago, ILL.,, writes that "even par
tial enforcement of Prohibition has
demonstrated that a thorough en-
forcement would bring to the women
and children of the land a greater
blessing than any other law we have
even enacted" and he adds, 81 am
unable to understand how any man
who will give the subject thorough
consideration is willing to jeopardize
this blessing to the women and chill
dren in order to satisfy his own per-
'sonal desires for alcoholic stimu-
lants."
A. N. Todd, president of the A. NJ.
Todd Co., manufacturers, of Kalama-
zoo, Mich, writes that he believes
that no nation can prosper so long
as the liquor traffic is permitted to
exist, and he regards the present
Prohibition law as the most import
ant act of legislation in America for
the present century,
DR.. H. E. Roberts of the Mayo
Foundation, University of Mime
sofa, says: "That people who have no
self control or knowledge enough to
stay away from harmful stimulants
should not be forcefully protected
from their own indulgence is mon
strous proposition"
President Hodge of the Kalama-
zoo Paper Co., Kalamazoo, Mich,
says: "The cause is really winning,
and to allow light wines and beers to
be made would be to unlock door
which is now securely locked. With
a population of $4,000 the banks and
merchants are unanimous in the opin-
ion that men are saving more money
and paying their bills more promptly,
and drunkenness is not nearly so
common as it was. 1t will be a poor