, 1872-12-10

How This Sometimes Supposed to TO
Harmless Beverage Affects tho
Average Citizen.
That Is, What the Temperance Bureau Knows
About Lager-.-Ihe Germans instructed

The Temperance Bureau issued the following
address to the Germans yesterday, through it's
Secretary, II. c. Kelley, ESD:
70 the German Citizens ef Chicago:
During the excitement preceding tie lato
election, many statements were made in political
speeches, for partisan and other purposes, con-
cerning the temperance movement, that were
not true, and only intended to excite the pre-
judco and anin1osity of that class Of cur citizens
Of foreign birth who. through isolation among
their Own nationality, arc not sufficiently
acquainted with the customs Of Americans,
founded upon the heroic virtues Of our fore
fathers, who established, by their courage and
patriotism, the free institutions Of our country.
been taken of the matter, and we aro
glad to sec that even those papers
printed in a foreign language are beginning to
admit to their columns statements on both sides
OF the question, and to discuss it in temperate
manner. We desire to show in this address that
the Germans have as great an interest III main
tanning the law 81 providing against the evils
resulting from the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
as any other nationality.
and that no evil results from it's use. A foW
facts in regard to tho cases that hare come
under the observation Of the Temperance
Bureau during it's existence will show this
a1S onshaf Of n all tl tie as eopantss made S00as at
the Bureau have been ''beer cases." or
originated in beer saloons; and while the con-
duct OF those who get drunk on beer is not al
ways SO violent as that Of those where Whiskey
is the cause Of drunRennegs, yet the general Ill
effects are the same. Utter destitution and
cruel starvation have been caused Ca often by
beer Is by whiskey- In addition, beer drunk
encss c=Hses stupid, gross insensibIity to the
rights cnd feelings OF others that is degrading
to our common human nature. It besots and
biutiGcs man until every finer domestic feeling
is turned to vulgar abuse. In numerous cases,
husbands drunk en- beer ha7e kept their wives
out Of doors al night, and their children
too; they hayo fai1ed to provide food for their
families, and III one case the wife remarked,
while the tears streamed down her cheeks, that
ahe was willing to do thing in the world for
her husband and three little children, if he would
only give her enough to eat. In this case he
had furnished nothing for nearly three months.
st the time OF her recital she had had nothing to
eat for thirty-six hours. In another case, the
husband, while beer drunk, amused himself by
throwing knives, chairs, and other missiles at his
wife Whenever she came into the room where ho
was. Thia wasl!s daily constitutional pastine un-
til abe was obliged to leave the house to save her
life, and found refuge in charitable institution.
III similar case the wife and family were sent
10 neiglboring State to escape tho brutal treat
ment Of her husband. In the caso Of Andrew
Heinz now pending in the Circuit Court, he kept
an old man continually drunk against the pro-
testetions OF his whole family, who were Ger
mans. Peter Quirmbach kept so disorderly
house, filed With noisy people and druakards, as
to disturb all his German neighbors. One-Lalf
Of the CAGES pending in Court, in which inlict-
ments were found under tha new law, nre
founded upon German testimony, and Germans
are the aggr1eTed parties.
These facts show that tho Law is perfectly in
partial in it's operation, and is as much needed
by the Germans as by any other nationality.
Then why sherld they, as g class, make a fac
tious opposition to it? We do not think it
necessary at this time to enter into metaphysi-
cal argument to prove the right Of the people to
pass such law. It rests upon the great code
of moral law, where the laws against ASSAULTS
administering poisous, attacking with deadly
weapons, and other offences against the persons
of individuals, rest. It is universal principle
that insidious, secret, and vanton attachs
upon the life, health, safety, or happi-
ness ssof individuals or society may
be repetled and punished by restraining and
criminal laws. Then why should not the Ger
mans, as well as my other nationality, rally to
the support Of this law and assist those who are
endeavoring to enforce it? And not only H.
dorse its present provisions, but demand its
amendment 30 that it can be rendered more
effective? The most honest and intelligent
Germans have often expressed the opinion that
there arc too many saloons in Chicago, and that
the law ia not strict enough to restrain and gov
ern the lowest class, and, therefore, it ought to
be amended.
We close BY appealing to them to stand By tho
law, and assist, by all means in their power, to
render its. provisions more strict, until igno-
rance, sensuaHty, vice, drunkenness, and crime,
in ali it's phases, shall be completely extermi--
mated, and Chicago take q front rank among the
most orderly and respectable cities On the con-
tinent. TEMPERANCE BUREAU.