The  foregoing  is  correctly  quoted  from  the  ordinance,
and  it  shows  how  intimately  the  saloon  is  connected
with  social  vice.  What  a  comment  on  the  character  of
the  saloon  established  by  this  ordinance  for  the
good  of  New  Brunswick!  Is  there  any  other  institu-
tion in  New  Brunswick  from  which  females  are
excluded?  These  wise  city  fathers  know  very  well  the
class  of  people  who  frequent  the  saloon  and  they  also
know  what  effect  alcoholic  drinks  has  on  the  passions  of
men  and  women,  and  that  the  saloon  degrades  all  who
come  in  contact  with  it.
The  ordinance  plainly  specifies  the  purposes  for  which
females  shall  not  be  employed;  but  there  is  nothing  to
prevent  females  from  entering  a  saloon  to  buy  beer,
and  when  there  she  may  remain  as  long  as  she  will
'and  for  any  purpose  she  please;  but  the  saloonist
must  not  employ  her  for  the  purposes  forbidden.
This  is  a  great  advantage  to  the  saloonist,  as  he
may  have  females  present  without  the  expense  of
\  employing  her.  The  Mayor  and  Council  have  how-
ever, acknowledged  the  close  relation  of  the  saloon  and
vice,  and  made  an  unsuccessful  attempt  to  eliminate
the  evil.  If  the  ordinance  had  forbidden  saloonists  to
permit  females  to  enter  the  saloon  for  any  purpose,
it  would  have  shown  sincerity  of  purpose.
All  evils  are  in  the  saloon,  and  in  the  saloon  may  be


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be  found  the  greatest  cause  of  the  social  evil.
When  a  saloon  becomes  a  'dive'  it  is  only  an  erup-
tion on  the  outside  and  shows  what  is  within  the  sys-
tem.
Care  for  Future  Generations.
