The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-09-12
PETITION.

Oar much c.iesm~a isieai. Abr; II W"nJ.
If Sacrament. and q ". E /. I'll talii"ruIa.
sends us ta. f,liowlns. with The reapss; that
~. cuminen.! II Ia nur readers. which ~" take
pleasure in daug Special, do We commend
il Ia SINGER" iemp.ranc" people. who must SEQ
ere long that there can BE- tao compromise he.
tween ,cnp.ranc. and drunkenness. no NOR.
than bctwecn other forms If virtue aud ,irr.
All good is arrn,ed on the sid" "f temperance /;
all vic. and c-,uic an the side of drunkenness
and IL will no, be long till all will b. called
upon IL take sides. and every one should
IN. snbiec, consideration enough Ia be-
able Ia choose wisely and well We have
chosen tn. side of temperance. and have N"
fears &c ever rcgrcttinc our choice:
To the omorasi< fas Seuse amd Hour n Rcrrescst.
asir<s Of he Tnaiod States in conov,t Gssembej We,
tho undersigned. residents If -. in tho County
That the crime violence immortality. npvefiy and
domestic rnis"rv which direfnlly afri this fasr
country arc nearly all directly attributed 10 he use
IF Intoxicating drinks thu sae of which is sanction.
ed and licensed by he Government.
That the taxes and iosses eusailei upon the people
hy tho us Of thcar drinks are universally reeog-
niycd to he many times EreatT tian AL the revenues
derived from them
Tha, the u.e Of these drinks IL mostly. If not
wholly. due to the public temptations afforded b.
their pnblic sale
That IL traffic maintain in orr midst practical
civil war II diver our citizens from their industrial
pursuits trains them in vice and sends firth an ar
nv of criminals to ovcrrun the land with violence.
robbery aud murder compelling us To withdraw
from the rank. Of the commercial and industrious
rrasses. another army of lice jailers. stables
aud prison guards Ia afford mnerfect rro'ec-
ton t. life aud property against the crime originated
bv per mission of the Government that our prisons
contain TO-DAY from this cause larger number 81
inmates than there prisoners ~ war at ny one
time during tho late rebellion: and that the liquor
traffic IL costly every year in life and treasure
than was any year of that war.
That our people. our snns. and our daughters are
in constant peril from the destructive demoralizn
influences generated and sustained bv the public
drinking bars: and orr property onr homes and our
lives are in imminent peril from the criminal
violence and vantop carricc Of men crazed and bru
talized nv strong drink
hat slcsc drinks aud the traffic in them Who'll
lv unnecessary: ~ at the. in direct an'agon,sm
~ the people aud where they are entirely prohibit
ted, peace, order aud prosperity prevail crime and
violence almost entirely unknown and iails and
iaiiers arc unnecessary
That the drinking customs and iqnor traffic ri
America have become a national disgrace md a most
serious menace to our national prosperity. national
liberty. and national existence
Therefore. respectfully ask to he protected In
right to fe liberty and the pursuit of happiness
by an amendment to tho Consultation of The United
states which shall prohibit the manufacture. imp"r
ia,ion aud sale Of all Intoxicating liquors. - take IT
feet on the nrst dav Of January, 1876, or AZ soon
thereafter ~ possible.