Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-20
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\ SPITE or THE AwFuL LogIc opEx.
= petience. aud in defiance Of prohibitory stat.
"'es' incompetence is more pre-, slcut in the uni.
.ea s'a'es to ~ than II has ever been nj any
former period. This is a statistical, fac, which
."e wen informed phiianthrop,s, caonot deny.
hosever much he may regret il And !, rr.,..
one Of two things either tia, ,bs 90. 80,
Is past remedy or mit,g ATTIC, ~. ,,,, 49,.
gem means adopted to p,esc nt The ,al, a,a "a.
:, 1a"'s nave been unwise and irrational,
N not So hopelessly vicious as 10
" o'''"d tue 'hhu'nee OF reason aud persnn.
~" however obstinate it NAV be IN It's resist.
anee TO arbitrary and Inconsistent law. and H.,
inference. therefore. is. tina, the extremist. uho
nave declared uncomrronisine war AGAINST a..
use 81 liquor under any circumstance. have
oFfrshot ts mari. and actually increased the
eVh They intended 10 crush ont. The United
mates law authorizes the importation. maniac
lure and sale Of shirts. and white this is ~
cas-, no local law can ever prevent the use 9th
article. Tho statues which impnsc tfx.s and
duies ON liquor. tire suppose thUt Il wil hc
used sna rce"sn1s The u w. q tic people 70
"se". That risbti il denied NJ thc prohibitions
ist'. AMI they make BY laws i, prcyra, the eiti
1ens from exercising 4 personal privilege guar
antecd TO him by implication Al least bv The
law OF the land.
This Is the whole case IN "A mt shet, anlitt,
for these reasons that the Maine lN and every
other cuactmen; otits class have proves a DISMAL
failure.
Every good men admits that inioxicau n iss
tarrthln ytan INA f,,,tf,t w.a.t a, ..at.
of crime. But II does not therefore follow that
alcoholic siimulnn,s should be abolished. Vino
them out aud what becomes Of one Of the most
importan, departments VI medical art Only
ignorant fanatics. or men whose better Judgment
Is warped by prejudice. will attempt To deny
that lives are saved dn,iy by the timely admin
i~stratioa OF spifituous stimulus M n terminating
and restorative agent. II is the basis Of oil The
t%inctnres OF the pharmacop@ias. and II has pre-
served the lives Of thousands on the battle held,
IL military and other hospitals. and in private
practice. Without Il medical science would be
like the play OF Hamlet with the part OF the hero
omitted. Most especially is this true of a rurt
medical stimuidnt. unqucstionably the cxtrem
list Of the NHiL bow stripe. would like TO sup
press all medicatcd preparations containing nj
cunui. Ihcy Wouiu pfVbhDiy btHin WIZ llOS
LETTERS STOMACH DiTTERS, rcpu,ed 10 be
the most Potent restorative and Alternative Of the
day. They would deprive the ngue and fever
distric.s of the South and West of this power
full specific. They would meet the traveller ~
the Valley Of the Mississipoi. OF the miner IN
the places or cancns OF California. or the scv
ager about to sail for tie insalubrlouH coast Of
Mexico or the West Indies. and demand the
surrender OF this great untidote to II nlaria aud
protective against the effects OF UNIV wholesome
water, II he happened TO be provided with IT
Nay, they would probably go further than that.
and destroy the grca, factory u, rittsbure. where
it is prepared. AMI every bottle Of i, upon
which they could lay their hands throughout
thu length aud breadth Of the land. In vain
would /. be prove ed 10 them that the article was
manufactured from the purest OF all known di1u-
sive stimuli and the most valuable of medicinal
herbs and roots. Away with II! away with
it, they would cry 1T contains alcohol, and
therefore it must be destroyed.
But this is the language OF insane bigotry.-
Enlightened Seience-nye, AMI cnlighteded Re
ligion and Morality, too condemn II utterly
bishop tAsspr Nm, the Reverend Ir. WoRcKsrsR,
and other great diviaes have recently given
hhNfs et'sVNu 0kNtHTt Fh'h h'feN ~ 1913
to stimulants. and have declared that the wee
OF drunkenness has been greatly increased by
the undIscrimin1ting onsloughts OF the prohib,l
tiohis's. The great AoAssl1. and saeh men NJ
Professors HoasSoaD and JAeksoN. together
with Drs. BiGsLuw, CLAskR, HoIuSs, WnirE and
many other eminent practitioners; whose stand
ing rs lhy siciops should secure respect Tor their
opinions on u point like this, have stated that al.
coholic preput atoms are absolutely ess. ntihl IN
the treatment OF many diseases. and az restora.
ives. They only insist that the prepsi atoms tt
pure. They afe in favor of stringent laws
against adnltcration their motto Is "rsqaiofs
not drstroy".
And this is the true policy. dictated alike by
philuso. hy, experience and common sense
What, on The other hand. il the tendency vi The
policy Of prohibition : II does not prevent, 4
never has prevented. IL never can prevent the
saic OF alcOh lie fuids, bus 1t leads to Their d,t..
tioratior, aud thus increases II Thousand. fold
the evils that u proposes to nnnihi ate
when liquors are sold secretly. tnf at the risk Of
personal liberty. OF course the dealer Will seek
to compensate III, m-elye Tor The hazards they
incur by inordinate Profits. and to oitain those
profits, they Wiil adultera{e @het they sell. II
IS notorious tliet - liquor Sn IA states Wbctf
Yrohibitory laws exist IL tt tUc mntt part
9osos. ~ is as aa fer Abe yenaer So
give his customers i fiery aud j ~structtye com
pound ~ good article the pcRalty beng ~
each case tie g. me. strict ani Faithfully exc
cuted inspection laws would prevent tn,
horrible ndulteration. Pfohitiiorf laws pre-.
mote ~. III IN wen Known ifui ilfSN VI ~
quor recently forfeited in New York, Brookly IN
and elsewhere. iur evasion Of tho Government
tax. has been Of tho vilest description. The
manufacturers. in view of the possibility Of sci
zure, have got up the counterbanda articles NJ the
least possible expense. IN order that their loss.
IN case of DISCOVERY. might be comparatively
small. The safety OF the public health demands
that such pernicious stuii be destroyed, and un
der q proper system OF tests It would be con
demned and emptied into the docks. But no, II
it is sold by the Government. ut tho average rate
OF about o. per gallon, TO pay the tax. In this
war alcoholic poison is ois,ribnted broadcast
among the people. The whole system OF legis
lation bearing upon the l.quor trade in this coun
try il. although not 50 intended. in the ~interes,
of intempefsnce. A moderate excise and wise
sanitary laws, In relation 20 the testing Of al
d stilled and fermsnted beverages, are the best
: ;.. g.n s. .f.,n't h the great E., ns III, " ,ss s all ,h' 81.
wisdom and boldness 20 propose any remedies
consistent with reason and founded on . proper
appreciation OF the wants and weaknesses Of hui
man nature. Whist . pity Il is tina. professed
reformists will attempt to live. when their true
policy would be to lead, advise snd restrain
Ali patriotic ditixens would be glad IT they could
to sweep out Of the trade and Of the
country, the vile brain maddening potions that
are now sold in every public GROCERY and every
secret den Of intemperence. with - little risk 70
the dealer - the purest products Of the vat and
the still.
The question 10, How shall II be dones And
the reply OF every fignv-tuinklng man fs-pye
rigid examinaAion Of the articles, and the inAic-
tion Of heavy penalties. pecuniary and personsi.
In oil cases where adutterstion 10 detected. IL
il not . shame that the common poisoner and
the dealer in . pure preparation should only be
held 20 the same accountability by the sntbori-
ties, And yet this is the case under the present
liquaF laws.
Their. are many forms Of diifusive stimuli used
BY the medical profession. and The great object
OF the Trustworthy physicians ia to obtain them
unmixed with any deleterious article. HOSTEL.
TER'S STOMACH BlTTERS, AZ readily obsefv-
ed, has the reputation Of being the purest prep.
aration of its class at present manufactured and
Was, therefore. cited as . case in point. Ist
just, 10 il fair, 10 il for the grestsst good Of the
greatest number that the law should place this
valuable medicine on = par with lighting rum
What sort Of legislation is that which makes no
distinction between "a health giving tonic ana
Alternative and . life consuming bsne? Truly.
both Congress add our State Legislatures have
much 10 learn upon this important subject. ana
the sooner they begin 10 profit by the psipAoie
lessons Of tee hour. the better il will be ior tne
moral and hvsical health OF tie people. undei
the present contradictory incoDgruous and shors
sighted general and state laws affecting ,hen-
quor question. intemperance, with all It's horrI
bic Consequences, is ~ sure 70 increase anu
multiply a the sun is 10 generate miasm. ircm
a swamp. or fame TO grow fiercer BY FEEDING
,teh t,,,r.rx,ue The subject IL too broad to DO