As soon as a man is known to be a drunkard society puts a mark on him and sets him aside.

If he is a physician, health and life are no longer entrusted to his care; if a lawyer, no man will give an important case into his hands.

A ship-owner will not trust him with his vessel, though a more skilled navigator cannot be found; and he may be the best engineer in the land, yet will no railroad or steamship company trust him with life and property.

So everywhere the drunkard is ignored.
Society will not trust him, and he is limited in his power to do harm.
"Not so with your moderate drinkers.

They fill our highest places and we commit to their care our best and dearest interests.