Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-15
THE USE AND AHusr


n SPITE OF THE AWFUL LOGIC OF Ex.
= pes'ence, and in defiance Of prohibitory stat
uses' 'n'empcrancc il more prev len nj in the Uni.
sed MATES to-day than il has ever been Al any
former period. This 10 q statistical fact which
sas we'll informed philsnthropist eaono, dsuy.
however much he may regret Il. ana Il nroves
one OF two things either that the vice Is psst
IS past remedy or mitigation or tina, the s,riu.
gent means adopted TO p-ev en-, the sale and use
OF stimulants have been unwisc and irrational.
Human nature 10 not SO hopeless,y vicious as 10
be beg ond the intiasnee of reason and per.ua.
sion however obstinate |, NJ be in it. resist,
sncs 70 arbitrary and Inconsistent laws. and the
inference. therefore. 10, that the extremists who
hare declared uncompromising war against the
use Of liquor under any circumstance, have
orsrsAot tie mari. and actually increased the
evil they intended to crush out. The United
States law authorizes the importation. manufac.
ture and sale Of spirits. and while this is tho
case. no local law can ever prevent the use 9th
article. The statues which impose taxes and
duties ON liquor. tre-supposc that il will be
used, and recognize the right Of the people 70
use IL. That right ID denied by the prohibitions
lists, and they make bylaws 10 prevent the citi,
zcns from exercising = personal privilege guar
anteed to him-by implication a, lcas, by the
Law Of the land.
This Ia the whole case in q nut shell, aud IL is
for these reasons that the Maine law aud every
other enactment offs class have proved a dismal
failure.
Every good man admits that intosication il .
terrible vice the fruitful parent Of cvery species
Of crime. but II does not therefore follow that
alcoholic stimulAnts should ~ abolished. Wipe
them out aad what becomes 81 one Of the most
important departments o. medical arts Only
ignora ant f~nnatics. or men whose better judgment
IL warped by prejsdicc, will attempt 10 deny
that lives are saved daily by the timely admin
~istration Of spirituous stimulus - a terminating
and restor ative agent. II 10 the basis Of all the
Of the pharmacop~ias. and II has pre-.
served The lives Of thousands on the battle field,
IN military and other hospitals, and in private
practice. without Il medical science would DO
like the play Of Hamlet with the part Of the hero
omitted. Most especially 10 this true Of a pure
sbimsl0st. UnQuestionably the cxtrem
ist Of the NsiL bow stripe. would like TO sup
press oil med,cascd Preparations containing al
They would probably begin with HOS
letters STOMACH BiTrERS, reputed to be
the most potent restorative and alternative Of tho
day. They would deprive the asue aud fever
Of the South and wcst Of this power
full specific. They would meet the traveller in
the Valley Of the Aiss,ssip2i. or the miner in
the places or canons Of California, or the vcy-
ager about TO sail for the insalubrious coast Of
Mexico Or the West Indies, and demand the
Of this great sntidote TO malaria. aud
protective against the effects Of unwholesomc
water, II he happened 10 be provided with H.
Nay, they would probably 20 further than that.
and destroy the great factory a Pittsbusg. where
il 10 prepared, and every bottle Of II upon
which they could lay their hands throughout
thu length and bresdth Of the land. In vain
would i: be proved to them that the article was
manufactured from the pursst Of all known difu.
sive stimuli and the most valuable Of medicinal
herbs and roots. Away with H. away with
IL" they would cry iii contains alcohol, and
il must BE- destroy ed.
But this il the language Of insane bigotrv.-
Enlightened Seience-sye, ana enlishteded Re
JKluu " Wllty COuuSuHu " utttUty+-
bishop EAsssu IN. the Reverend DIR. woscssrsR.
and other great diviacs have recently given
their testimony sgsinst such wholesale ~hcstility
to stimulsnts. and have declared that the vice
Of drunkenness has been greatly increased by
the undiscriminating onsloughts Of the prohibi-
The great AaAssix, and such men ~
Professors h0asvoaD and JACksoS, together
with Drs. BIasLow, CLAnKu, uoLnss, Wniss and
many other eminent practitioners; whose stand
ing ~ physicions should secure respect for their
= - II AZ. 1..A -s.sAl 49,. $500
coholic prepurations are absolutely essential In
the treatment Of many diseases. and NJ %restora-
tives. They only insist that the preparations 10
pure. They are in favor Of stringent laws
against sduteration their motto ~ ''rsgutsts
not drstroy''.
And this 10 the true policy, dictated alike by
philosophy. experience and common sense
What, on the other hand, 10 the tendency Of ths
policy Of prohibition ? II does not prevent, il
never has prevented. II never can prevent the
sale Of alcoholic iluids. but II leads to their des-
and thus increases u thousand fold
the evils that il proposes TO annihilatc,
when liquors nre sold secretly, ana Mt the risk OF
personal liberty. Of course the dealers will seek
to compensate themselves for the hazards they
incur by inordinate profits, and TO obtain those
profits, they will adultera,e what they sell. II
is notorious that the liquor sold IN States where
prohibitory laws exist is for the most part
poison. II is rs SAFE for the vender TO
give his customers . fiery and destructive com
pound ~ u good article = the penalty being in
each case the same. Strict and faithfully exc
cuted inspection laws would prevent tins
horrible adulterstiou. Prohibitory laws pro-
mote II. II il well known that most Of the H.
quor recently forfeited in New York. Brooklyn
and elsewhere. for evasion Of the Government
tar. has been Of the vilest description. The
manufacturers in view Of the pos stability Of sci.
zure, have got up the countcrband articles - 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 pernici0us stuff be destroyed, and un-
der . proper system Of tests il would be con
demnsd and smptied into the doehs. But NO. IL
IL 10 sold By the Government, At the average rate
Of about o. per gallon. TO pay the tax. In this
war alcoholic poison 10 distributed broadcast
among the people. The whole aystsm OF legis-
lation bearing upon the i.quor trade in this coun-
Try 10. although not % intended, 10 the interest
Of intsmpesesse. 4 moderate excise and wise
sanitary lawo, ID rotation TO the testing Of d
Distilled and fssmenssd beverages, are the best
safeguards against the greet evil which oil think.
ing men deplors, bat Tor which few have the
, ed ~ So, .ass.. =. q, Isc.os: ~ 7 rs.sdis.
appreciation o. the wsats end weaknesses Of hu-
man nature. What . pity Il - ths. professed
will attempt 70 drive, Vhen their true
policy would be TO lesd, adviss end restrain
All patriotic ditiasns would b. glad II they could
country. the vile brain. msddeaing potioss that
ere nov sold y every public gfcggefI and every
secret den q intsmpsfence. with = little risk 70
re dealer - The parsst products OF the W and
The question Il, How shall IL b. done And
the reply Of every right thinkisg nan is-by .
rigid exo@iaaAiso Of the a~rsiclsS, and the inlic.
tion Of heavy psnaltiss, pecunissy and pereonei.
In Ill coseo where sduiterstion 10 detected. IL
II not . shame that the common poisoses ana
the dealer u . pare prepsr:sies should only be
tiess And yet this 10 the case UNDER the present
liqmae laws.
There ere many forms Of di6usivs stimuli used
by the medal profession. and the greet object
Of The Trustworthy Dhysiciass 10 % obtain them
usmixed with ~ dslesesious aeticls. HOSTEL.
TgR'S STOMACH plTTERS, ~ readily obsesv-
cd, has the reputation Of being the puSest prep
afasi0n Of ito class q present Manufactured, and
Va, therefore. cited u . sase IN point. - II
just, 10 IL fair, 10 IL for the ereetest good Of the
greatest number that che law should place this
valuable medicine on . par with 't6ghting rum
What sort OF Legislators u thea which makes no
distinction between = health-giving tonic and
sltefative and . ife.consuming benes Truly,
both Congress acd our State Legislstuses have
mush e learn upon this important subject, ana
tthe sooner they begin % profit BY re paipsn's
lessons Of tee hour. the better II VII! be ,9r we
moral nd physical health Of tie people. Under
the present contradictory ncsngfsose go snor'
sighted general and Stste laws ahecsieg nc y
quor question. intenpersnce, w.In e. ~ sosrI
Bic CONSCIOUSNESS, 10 - sure 70 Ioes 49, .nu
~nultiplv N M eun 10 70 generate miasm: rom
: svsmx. or 6aoe 10 grow nefcer ~ fssdinRn
49, A.S-s;~~ The suhlpet 10 too broad 10 be