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that employers and employees were not far apart 

 in their negotiations, and their differences were not 

 of a nature to provoke the outbreak ; therefore there 

 must be another reason, and then the Trihune gives 

 the reason : 



" The entire affair was only another monument to 

 the ability of the open saloon to convert an irregular 

 gathering into a whisky-crazed riot. Had there been 

 no saloons in Younystown there had been no riot. 

 Had the men who composed that mob been deprived 

 of booze the state of Ohio had been spared another 

 whisky-inspired disgrace, and the city of Youngs- 

 town the humiliation of appealing for state troops 

 to maintain order within her corporate limits." 



YOUNGSTOWN WET AND DRY. 



The saloons in Youngstown opened last Friday 

 afternoon after being closed for five days because of 

 the riot. The first 12 hours following the opening 

 two men were sent to the hospital with battered 

 heads, one man was held up and robbed while in- 

 toxicated, and 32 others were arrested on charges of 

 intoxication, disturbance, and disorderlj' charges 

 growing out of drunkenness. 



This is the 12-hour record as shown by the police 

 blotter. During the five days the saloons were closed 

 only ten persons were arrested for intoxication, and 

 these secured liquor from nearby towns. 



Now, then, friends, is it not true that the 

 class of people described in the above are 

 the ones who voted Youngstown Avet? and 

 will not these people do it again? Was it 

 not the same class down in Cincinnati, that 

 kept the whole state of Ohio wet, contrary 

 to the wishes and intention of the Grod-fear- 

 ing and law-abiding people of our state? 

 A while ago there was talk of letting only 

 those vote Avho could read and write; but 

 it didn't pass, and I am glad it did not. 

 Well, just now the best and most highly 

 educated women (and mothers) of our land 

 cannot vote ; but the confirmed drunken 

 inebriate votes, and, so far as I know, so 

 does the most desperate criminal who hap- 

 pens to be out of jail. Is it not getting to 

 be about time tO' draw a line somewhere? 



whisky are misleading to the public, and do great 

 harm." 



IS WHISKY A MEDICINE FOR GRIP OR ANY- 

 THING ELSE? 



We clip the following from the Braden- 

 town Evening Journal: 



A WARNING. 



Whisky-dealers, ever eager to increase their busi- 

 ness and their profits, have taken advantage of the 

 prevalence of grip in the East, and thru newspaper 

 advertising have sought to increase sales by repre- 

 sentation that their goods are a panacea for the ills 

 of life, including grip. 



The Commissioner of the Health Department of 

 New York has issued a warning against the use of 

 whisky by persons suffering from the grip. This 

 action by the Health Department authorities was the 

 result of recent advertisements claiming whisky to 

 be a sure cure and preventive of the grip. 



" There is nothing more injurious to the patient 

 suffering from grip than whisky," said Dr. Charles 

 Balduon, director of the Bureau of Public Educa- 

 tion of the Board of Health. " This Department 

 wants to refute the ridiculous claims sets forth by 

 whisky concerns in some of the Sunday papers." 



" Whisky-drinking should be condemned in gener- 

 al ; but for victims of colds or bronchial troubles, 

 whisky acts as a poison. Such claims attributed to 



WANTED, BRIGHT BOYS. 



If the following, clipped from the Gospel 

 Trumpet, could be put into the hands of 

 every father who has one or more boys it 

 doesn't seem possible we should have so 

 many who would vote " wet." 



Wanted, some bright boys full of life and cheer, 

 to stand at my counters as drinkers of beer ; to fill 

 up the ranks, without further delay, of the army of 

 drunkards fast passing away. Sixty thousand a 

 year will only supply the loss to our trade from 

 drunkards that die. Send those who can toil, or 

 have wealth to bestow, for profits are small on old 

 drinkers, you know. Let them come from the shop, 

 the school, or the home, we'll welcome them all who- 

 ever may come. Let mothers surrender their sons 

 to our cause, and fathers keep voting for good li- 

 cense laws For if you will vote to keep running the 

 mill you must furnish the grist or the wheels will 

 stand still. 



"gray and tattered, and knee shaky." 

 Dear Mr. Root: — I am inclosing a clipping that 

 I am sure will please you to read. I hope the good 

 work may go on until a saloon cannot be found on 

 this green earth. But why not commence at the 

 root of the evil, the breweries and distilleries ? 

 Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15. J. F. Kight. 



Below is the clipping: 



POOR OLD JOHN. 



Last year alone, 15,000 saloons were put out of 

 business, and more than iOO breweries and distill- 

 eries were closed, it is believed, forever. 



Say what you will, John Barleycorn is having o 

 hard time, and we wouldn't give 30 cents for his 

 future. He is despised in the best circles, and the 

 friends of his youth know him no longer. He if- 

 old and gray and tattered, and his knees are shaky 

 He totters. He is a pariah. He is a criminal; and 

 when he eventually gasps his final breath and the 

 sheet is pulled over his head there will be more 

 rejoicing than mourning. — Macon Neu's. 



renting PROPERTY TO SALOON MEN. 



There is a conscientious awakening in the hearts 

 of individuals who have been renting property to 

 saloon men. They are realizing that to accept such 

 rents is to become a partner in the whisky business. 



As an example, at the Sailors' Snug Harbor, 

 which is located on Staten Island, are operated on 

 its property fully 100 saloons. This institution is a 

 home for sailors ; and many years ago, when it was 

 first organized, a farm was presented it. The city 

 grew, and now the farm is simply a part of the 

 city, covering ten squares. The income from rentals 

 is great, and especially from the saloons. Tlie trus- 

 tees of this institution recently decided against the 

 saloon, and as fast as the leases expire none will 

 ever be renewed. 



This will add one among the largest dry sections 

 to the city of New York, and is a fine example of 

 the waking up of conscientious men to the fact that 

 there is a good way and a bad way to make money. 

 — Southern Fruit Grower, 



THE " KIDNEY CURE " SWINDLE. 



We clip the following from the Bural 

 Xew-Yorker: 



The United States Government is after the manu- 

 facturers of so-called " kidney cures," and it has 

 leen able to show up several of them as frauds. 

 Many of these so-called " cures " contain from 40 



