The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-19

Chief of Poliece, according to nationali-
ties.
ARRESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS. OF DIFFER
EST sATioSALITIEs IN INDIANAPOLIS.
June Americans. 81; Irish, So: Ger
mans, 20; colored. I English, 3-l39.
July-Americans. ss; Irish, 55; Ger
mans, "a; colored, g; English, ] -i96.
August Americans. As; Irish. 80 /;
Germans. g; colored, i; English, 2-S7.
Nh. A. BEssoNIEs:
DEAR SrR-The above statement YOU
will find correct for the three months
inclusive-Juue, July ard August
which months think will make a fair
average OF the year.
Yours, respectfully.
ELI THOMPSON,
Chief Police.
We have, then. in three months. 422
men made drunk By saloon keepers,
Taking this a fair average, we have
for the year. l.6Se arrests for drunken
ness. Let Us say tha; the cost and fine
in each case amount TO SO. and we have
$6.ss0 paid by drunkards annually in
our city of indianapolis. Now, we all
know that there is not more than one
third of those that get drunk that are
arrested. Let us then multiply by three.
1.6s5. and we .have i'm the ciiv. 5.O6i
drunks in one year. and fully one-third
Of them protesting To be Catholics. Mer-
cifuI God, spare the drunkard and give
him tiure to repent and YOU, dearly be-
loved brethren. put your land 10 the
plow, 20 to work, and stay the progress
of intcmperance. When the iirc-alarm
bell rings. you count the strike. D. 2, .. 4.
IA pause. }. ?. Why. you exclaim. the
fire j. right here: YOU run toward IL aad
show your charity for your neighbor by
helping him 10 save his furniture from
the building already in flames: You
don't say. it j. none of my business.
Let the fireman attend Ia il, but YOU go
TO work. Now Won have at your door a
saloon. where Won see men aud
sometimes women resorting. getting
drunk. curSing. swearing. spending fool
ishiy their hard earned wages. lighting
and numbering their fellow men, and
You sHy: II j Donc OF my business.
Let the police attend TO it, BuI worse
than this. The saloon keepers license
expires. and YOU sign hi- petition for "A
new one. 30 that he might 20 on with
his work Of iniqnity. oh. dearly below
cd, hcnceforth " hen asked to sign q petit
ton for Keeping saloon. consider seri-
ously the consequences. and | know
that YOU will no; sign indisrrininaiely
a'l such petitions. ifyou knew as much
a. ] do OF the evils OF drunkenness. YOU
would certainly 90 To work, try to stop
them. aud thank me for lighting against
IT, ln conclusion. dearly beloved
brethren. let me propose 10 you n new
means To stop the ravages OF intemper
lnce. II j. \ uniUn of prayers for the
Of drun.arls. The Sover-
eign Pontifl. Pope Pfus IN. has lately
il. aud granted iDdulgcnccs to
those who rccite certain prayers for that
object. ~ YOU have seen in the Catholic
PRAYER itself as YOU know
j. powerful. but auniou of prayers is still
more 80. some forty wears ago union
Df prayers was established for the con-
version OF England to Cathoiciiy. aud
great progress has been made
since. III that direction. Let u all then
mite in prayer for the conversion of
for the preservation Of youth
from the vice Of intempcrancc. and thus
secure abundant blessings from him who
she'd the last drop of his blood upon the
tree of the cross, for the salvation of
sinners. aud whose only desire is that
the sinner should be converted and live.