South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-29
Drunken And Wicked Ma
ZION,

statement that we are a drunken
nation, we use the figures that state
the aggregate amount of money
paid by the drinkers fer that which
makes drunkenness, during the
past year. In round numbers the
whole population of the United
States may be put down at 10000
600. In 1868, the sum of money
paid for drink was nearly one bill
ion and o half dollars. The in.
crease since that time would JUST,
fy us IN saying that for the past
year, ending at this date, the d
mount is LOCO, 00O, goo. Divide this
amount by 10000 900. the number
of inhabitants, and 1t Will give SAC
to each rs q proportion. Divide
this population into families, and it
will give s, 900, 900. families. Each
family has a man at its head. AS
the head of the family IS the drink.
er of the family he consumes under
the estimate alone a valne of 200.
As one-hslf drink (Which probably
is below the true number,) then
each OF these consumes s400 OF val
nc, or one dollar per day each. We
invite every reader to look at these
figures, for they do not mIsrepre-
sent and falslfy, as politicians and
interested frequently do. They tell
a tale of facts that cannot be denied,
contradicted or evaded, They
show US to BIO q drunken nation be.
yond dispute.
To illustrate that we are q wick
ed nation we use the same facts. II
there be 100000 of fathers drink
ers and drunkards, in the g. S.,
then there are 1000, 00e of wives
united with these drinkers and
drunkards, and IL, 600, 900 of chllds
rem of whom these 1000, 900 of faith
ers are parents. Ties 1000, 900 of
fathers have had and do exercise a
choice to drink or omit drinking.
These $4,000, 900 of wives and chill,
dren exercise no choice in the mat.
ter whatever, but victims unpro-
tected and unshielded by any pow
er from this torrent of suffering and
death that pOurs upon them from
the American dram-shop, the very
Yesuvius Of hell. When $500, 600
slaves we're in bondage IN the ma
ton to cruel and greedy taskmas-
ters, sold in the market as beasts,
and work on the plantation to feed
the lazy manstealers, the tongues of
good men and the press to some ex-
tent, by their combined aclion a.
woke the nation to a realizing sense
of the crimes 1t was aiding these
wicked men to commit against the
weak and defenseless slave.
A six-fold greater number than
these r suffering under another
painful system of crime, I~nflIcting
a deeper wound and keener an
upon the sfferer, and the
hand of the nation is with these
cruel murderers and robbers of
families. The Government has failed,
and wIlfplly omitted to
shield and protect these suffering
ones. Not only has it committed
this crime, but it has willingly and
wickedly aided these men to infict
these outrages on the helpless and
innocent for gain, by giving them
permission and authority
thus to do, and the wages exacted
by the government of these basest of
men is the millions of revenue they
together pay. o, shame shame |
on our government that derives its
financial life from q system that
and destroys the wives and
children of the nation. Pagan
never stopped to 30 low and
base a system of revenue. The
wives and children of that nation
we're its crown jewels. The Roman
ard rulers, though Pagans,
had sense and humanity enough to
guard well this fountain of eontin-
ued maintenance and supply. Our
.oasted Christian nation, for the
consideration of revenue IN q few
dollars, hands over these.
our real crown jewels, to be victims
Of destruction, to feed the greed of
\ class of men too lazy and infa-
nous to live by any honest employ
ment. Our Senators and Legisla-
tors enter the rings that these men
get up, and for the consider alton of
money that they may make ont Of
t, use their power and position to
aid these men grind and destroy the
people. Political parties and pol
are scheming with these
wretches and conspiring with them
against the welfare Of the people
ior the aid they may render them
70 get into Office or N support of
Take the status of things as we
zee them today In Cuyahoga coun.
y and no man with FIVE grains of
PERCEPTION can fail to see that the
party has sunk down to
he level with the dram-shop, and
upon its knees to this system of
domination. Twelve hundred of
.hese murder, robber and pauper
Institutions in this city pour out
heir streams of destruction and
,axation upon its industry and
prosperity, and the press and poll
icians that represent this party
ire silent as to any condemnation
# them, and they are basely and
neanly trading our present ard
uture prosperity as a city in ex-
for the votes that the dram
hop can control. Looking upon
he facts as they are on all sides, it
s enough to fill one with sadness
md dismay. And Cuyahoga Coun-
Y is an ep;tome of the whole land |
lpon this matter. The whole ma
ion IN Its politics, is one vast dram
hop whisky-ring. The Tammany
Ring in New York is nothing to be
compared to it in magnitude as to
;rlme. IF that is black in guilt, the
,ther is blacklist. TO tho Republis
an politician who would pull out
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