" It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes strong drink." The habit of using intoxicating drinks should be an abso- lute disqualification for holding any office, from the lowest to the highest. And instead of the President's being at liberty to load his tables with wines, it should be an impeachable offense. In the third place, the Government should pay no liquor bills. At least, if our officers and public servants wish to drink, and we choose to allow them, let them pay for it. It is a public disgrace that the Congress of the United States should be called upon to pass appropriations for the liquor bills of men appointed to do honor to the memory of the lamented Garfield. It is enough to make an Amer- ic in citizen blush to think of it. A few years ago I was a member of a committee appointed to visit the Naval Academy at Annapolis. We were accom- modated in a government building and supplied with r/itions by the Government. When I entered that house and- was introduced to one of my fellow vis- The State and Temperance. 201 itors, his first statement was that in a certain place I should find free access to all kinds of liquors. Morning, noon and night there were liquors on the table, furnished by the Government of the United States, and paid for out of the revenues of the Gov-