The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-02-03
MAINE PRAIRIE.
Temperance Decentralization De-
Misunderstanding Information.

t0at the renectlve part OF the CON-
munity are As ready as ever to appreciate
a lecture upon this subject, when
so interestingly delivered Is vas tho
one which it is my pleasure 70 report
to your many readers. The lecture was
very happily introduced by a compli-
mentary allusion to the temperance ele-
ment in our community. The speaker
gave as his Text, "Prohibition not a
Failure He stated LIST. That God
was prohibitionist in both a special
and general sense. To support this
proposition he referred to different pas
sages Of scripture prominent among
which were the following: "Look not
upon the wine When red )" "Woe to him
who putteth tue cup to his neighbor's
llps;" "No drunkard shall inherit
eternal life;" etc.
I'd. Prohibition had never failed, as
was claimed by some, but had been =
perfect success where it had been faith.
fully trel; that no national move
ment had ever been made until the last
year, and that was limited, but was .
grand success in ratio corresponding
with the effort made.
Sd. License had made many shame
full failures, yet its advocates never pro
claimed license failure. I could not
avoid thinking at tho time that the
failure to enforce license law VA tho
SUCCESS Of liquor dealers; hence the
greater the failure tho greater the
success.
4th. Our Government had in the
exercise of it's legitimate power pro.
hibited the publication Of obscene
books, and yet strange to say permitted
ram;sellors to manufacture sixty. thous.
and annually. of the most obscene
wretchcs the world ever saw.
9Th. Prohibition is opposed BY
many under the plea that an immense
revenue derived from the sale Of in.
toxicating drinks would be cut of, to
which Mr.. Sattsrlee resonded that the
revenue thus derived was the meres,
excuse for the vast amount the Govern.
ment had to pay for it, as tho cost i'm.
posed By the liquor trade was annually
ono billion two hundred millions, be.
sides eight-teuths of all criminal OK.
penses were thus created. He here
alluded to the cost of ono case now I'm.
der examination in ST. Cloud, attribut.
ing the murder to whisky he also
dealt severely with a jury that would
mitigate crime because committed BY
one intoxicated. I was here reminded
Of = Greoian Philosopher, by name
Pettacus, who lived Il. G. $40 year,,
aud who originated a law to the effect
that any one perpetratlug a crime
while intoxicated should be doubly
punished. I would recommend this,
with an amendment providing tho Same
punishment for the one who gaze or
soil the Intoxicating drink.
The speaker in concluding informed
as that there were in an successful op.
erstion only. forty saloons in tho
devotional city Of St. Cloud. Allowing
each to sell ten dollars per day, We have
the sum of 500 or about $50, 900 Der
annum: This speaks sadly for ono of
the chief cities in this aew aud flourish
ing State. He rebuked sharply and Just.
" church commandments who reverently
pray for tho suppression Of iatcmpef-
ance and the next honr vote to legalizs
the sale Of whiskeJ..@S, II
Mr.. Satterlee is an emperan eous
and rapid speaker, but I believe have
noted bis leading arguments. yet the
speech should have been heard to be
appreciated. The lecture isspoken Of BY
all as success in confirmation of which
the audience, in accordance with prop
osition made by Mr.. E. Il. Atwood,
gave unanimous and hearty vote Of
thanks. :.
An exhibition will be given by tie
.Lyceum on Friday evening, February
18th. GAMMA.