Before the Bar

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Excerpt from Before the Bar: Prohibition Pro and Con The first duty of a book is to be interesting to all concerned about its subject. If the subject be of general and timely importance, popularity must accrue to the book written in fidelity to that duty. Now the controversy respecting alcohol not only interests but profoundly concerns almost every individual in Canada, men women and children alike. As Mr. Stevenson has treated his theme in a very interesting manner, one may reasonably feel sure that "Before the Bar" will sell and be read extensively. This is much to be desired for utilitarian reasons. Opposing extremists and fanatics, "pros" and "antis" on prohibition, will learn, as they need to, what is to be fairly, judicially and reasonably said against as well as for their respective opinions. Our author's mind is a just one and the range of his enquiry and statement regarding alcohol has been very extensive. He writes clearly and in the manner of a skilful populariser. His book is even as a court wherein are set forth entertainingly great masses of fact, evidence, history and opinion on the vexed question of the merits and demerits of "Old King Cole." He may be said to leave the business of pronouncing a verdict on the evidence to judicious readers. That these potent individuals or the public which they collectively constitute, should be induced to digest the evidence on both sides is surely of prodigious importance nowadays. In respect of but one large question touching Prohibition do I find the book silent. Mr. Stevenson has not dealt with an important consideration affecting what economists call the Wages Fund. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.