Show nnnnnnn Dr Parkhurst Says It Is a Fact IIEN a representative of the WHEN World rend portions of Dr Quackenbos article to Rev Dr Jlmrles Parkhurst he said It is undoubtedly true and a deplorable de-plorable l fact that tho drink habit la growing raiddly among the women of Now York I have not mode a real Investigation Investiga-tion as Dr Quackenbos has but ono docs not havo to Investigate it Is a fact WhicH stares you in tho facet It Is nil on the surface and ono cannot can-not overlook IL A chief reason for this Increase in the number of women who drink is I believe that there has been too much prosperity Of course just now wo are passing through a period of hard t ft s P 27 Rev Dr Charles Parkhurst times so to speak but before the panIcfor a number of years tho country coun-try was most prosperous everybody hud money and life became too easy When life Is made too easy we are in a danger zone nnd more prone to give way to temptation That long period of prosperity mado us too material also turned the desires of many only to what they could see and eat and drink 1 supposes tho growth of the drink habit has been principally among the women of the richer classes It Is at least reasonable to believe so as they have the money and time to In dulge is such laxity Idleness is usu rip dangerous Another phase In the drink question ques-tion Is the quality of the liquor Dr Quaukonbos points out the shameless adulteration in whisky but let mo ask why it Is tolerated Where Is our pure food law Why It is In our statute books but It isnt In the hearts or minds of those In author ity or In tho hearts or minds of the people vho put those men In author ity If It were the law would be en forced t Tho growing tendency of tho American peoplo Is a disrespect for laws Wo havo plenty of good laws but they aro not enforced That Is tho whole trouble Tho men who should enforce them do not do It and tho people who elect those men to of fice do not make them do It and they kftsp on electing men who will not do iti I Our mayor is sworn to bo nctivq in the enforcement of the laws but is lie lie is not Well ir the mayor is inactive can you expect thoso un der him to bo otherwise lIe Is tho man to whom the lesser omcials look and If he sets such an example what Is tho result Inactivity all along tho line and our laws become mere printed matter Wo also send Incompotency to our legislative bodies In Albany Wo havo done so for years and probably will keep on doing so Wo know that we are doing It and havo little or no respect re-spect for n largo majority of the men we send there so how can wo have i respect for tho laws they make We cannot havo respect for those laws and We have not |