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Show : A Practlctl Ttbperance Lesson. Commercialism's forking good in one way, no matter how much1 harm it is doing in others. It may make the man a machine, but while he lasts it is determined that he shall be a good machine, with no weak parts to get out of order orernight. One of the regulations of moBt large corporations is that the employee who drinks must step aside for the man who. does not drink. "Even "the so-called moderate drinker is not tolerated. The corporations want men who have clear heads and who are short on remorse every workday morning of the year. The idea is being adopted by powers that are higher than the corporations, or that are supposed to be.higher.. Recently Gov. Ilanly of Indiana refused re-fused to appoint a man to an important State position. posi-tion. Thenan was competent and well recom- mended and had the additional claim of having rendered ren-dered valuable political services, but the Governor was not to be influenced by any considerations of that nature. The man drank. Gov. Ilanly has given it out that he will appoint ap-point no man who drinks to any position within the gift of his State. It is an excellent stand to take and it should have beneficial results. So long as drinking only injured men's minds, health and moral nature they were indifferent to the harm it did. They thought they could drink and still be employed. But now they are finding out that the world-does not owe the drinker a living. It is a stern temperance lesson, but it will have more effect than all the preaching and moral suasion of half a century. cen-tury. ; It will soon be so that the only man who can afford af-ford to drink will be the man who has no desire to do so. Ue will be the successful man and his success suc-cess will have been won by letting liquor alone. |