Word: problems
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...best solution of the liquor problem must minimize the evils of the traffic with the least restriction on personal liberty...
...private profits is the only practical method to diminish the evils of the liquor traffic. - (a) This is shown by the working of the Gothenburg system: New Eng. Mag. XI, 785-797. - (1) This plan if extended to malt liquors would offer a satisfactory solution of the liquor problem. - (x) It takes away the incentive to large sales. - (y) Liquor saloons would cease to be the headquarters for corrupt politicians. - (z) Saloons would cease to be centres for violation of laws...
...High license is the best solution of the problem. - (a) Greatly reduces drunkenness. - (1) By reducing the number of saloons, makes better control possible, and increases profits of saloon keeper. - (2) Makes a license too valuable to risk loss of it by selling to drunkards. - (3) Makes it to saloon keeper's interest to prevent unlicensed selling. - (b) Takes the saloon out of politics. - (1) Where tried, it supersedes all other legislation. - (2) Thus liquor dealer's have no motive for united political action...
Lalor's Cyclopaedia, I, 466; Bryce, American Commonwealth (1st ed.), I, 615, 625; Fiske, Civil Government, 133; A. P. Wilder, Municipal Problem (with references); General References in English 6, Briefs in the CRIMSON for Dec. 2, 1890, and Nov. 17, 1891; Bibliography of Municipal Government in the proceedings of the National Conference for Good City Government, 1894. (Note especially the status of Philadelphia in Allinson and Penrase's Philadelphia, (Johns Hopkins Studies, Extra Volume III) and Bryce, American Commonwealth (3d ed.), II, ch 89); F. H. Hodder, Brief Bibliography of Municipal Government...
...moderation. Training for the baseball nine and the track team, generally well under way by this time, will not begin for another month or more. The base-ball management has decided to do without professional aid in coaching. Crew work was never as moderate as at present. The athletic problem seems to be settling itself to a certain extent at least. And there is pretty good authority for saying that the Faculty recognize this...