Voices from the 1920s
This blog gives the perspective of 3 different types of people living in the 1920s, connected by certain issues that were very big for their time.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Temperance Movement
"No other single thing on this Earth has the power to destroy lives as much as alcohol can. I am a leader in the temperance movement, and am at the forefront of the prohibition act we have recently instated. If anybody believes the devil's juice should be legal, they are a fool who has been tricked into thinking their drunken ways are acceptable. Many in our society are failing to see the bigger picture in the harm this drink is bringing. Crime and further degradation of the American home we have come to know are the only things we can look forward to if alcohol continues being sold. I understand that since prohibition began 5 years ago crime has only increased, but I assure you, things will get better. Many will not easily be able to pull away from the dark light the drink has led you toward. The ways of gambling and prostitution which alcohol has made you so accustomed to may seem normal, but the truth will one day be shown to you. We must stick together and fight the new found gangsters who will stop at nothing to continue to poison you. Report their activity, be apart of the solution, and help us bring crime to an end once and for all, I am here to tell you the ways of our movement will stay strong. Say yes to prohibition, temperance is the only way"
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