The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-05-20
FROM RIPLEY COUNTY.

Osaoop. Ind, 9Th mo. Ia, "a.
En-. PAIL ADIUN:-On the 9th and
7th I spoke at Salem, in Washington
county, to full houses In this eoun-
~ I found the law aud the woman
movement have succeeded in shutting
up every saloon in the county. In
temperance has almost entirely disap-
peared from public gaze. The tenn
perance people Of this county deserve
great praise for their perseverance.
Martha Hunt preceded me at this
point. Her labors were very accept
able and had been productive of much
good. Every point where she had
preceded me the people spoke Of her
efforts with warm and hearty common
dation-but was sorry TO find that
the people do not like the manner aad
speeches of her husband. Nearly all
said: now. Friend Baxter, ii yoa can
only persuade Mrs Hunts husband
to stay at home and take care OF that,
and lie, her travel in the temperance
cause alone, We are sure more good
will be accomplished thereby. Her
speeches are clear, powerful and con-
vincing; but whenever her husband
gets up he is sure to neutraiize the
good effect she has prod used." | was
very reluctant to listen to this, but
really, when | found the same kind of
expression in every persons mouth, L
was compelled 20 heed it.
On the Sth, We had good meeting
at Mitchell; on the 9th and 10th at
Bedford, both in Lawrence county.
This county l found strongly temper
anee-not a licensed saloon i'll the
county, but at Mitchell there are three
Irishmen selling whisky in defiance of
law. The temperance people have
got forty to fifty cases against he N for
violation of law, and are prosecuting
them; some beiole the justice Of the
peace, others before the court thro'
the grand jury, with strong proba-
bility of closing them up.
On the 11th I spoke in the court
house at Brownstown, jackson coun-
ty, and on the 18th at Seymour, in the
same county, to a very large audience.
AT Seymour the city council has pass
ed an ordinance exacting. a fee of
5000 for permit to sell intoxicating
liquors within the corporation.
The Democratic convention in this
county have, l understand, nominated
n whisky ticket. From -L~.i could
learn. tho temperance Democrats and
Republicans are going to unite on
what they call citizens ticket" and
run that Indications are that the
citizens ticket will be elected. This
is being done in Bartholomew, Floyd
and several other counties, with en-
couraging Indications of success. This
line of policy carried the city Of New
Albany most calamity.
The county l am now IN (Ripley) is
strongly in favor of lager and whisky.
TIE German element is very large
here-many of them can talk about
nothing else but lager bier and pref
eel" They do not like to hear the
word temperance" 1t CRATES on
their ears most fearfully, and yet it
is the very principle they should es-
pousc, for nothing is so destructive to
their health, prosperity and true hap
piness as swilling into their stomachs
so much lager beer.
According to recent statement,
carefully collated from facts, prove
that since the large increase of the
consumption of lager by the German
population oil this country, their aver
age health is not so good, nor are they
near so prosperous in pecuniary
point Of view
We hear much about the Germans
enjoying age and hilarity by drinking
their social glass of beer. In fact.
they look upon this as productive of
their greatest happiness. But ALAS
behind this social drinking there is
terrible record of sorrow and disap-
pointment of life, if we are to judge
from the amount of suicides among
the Germans.
According to E. D. Mansfield, there
is one suicide in Ohio for every %
900 persons. In Massachusetts, one
in 1900. In France, where they
drink so much light wine, there is one
suicide for every 1000 persons. In
Germany, with their boosted social
lager beer drinking, suicides are near
ly as numerous as in France. In Gin
clnnati the Germans present skiold
the number of suicides that the Amer
leans do. What does all this prove?
Why the large consumption of lager
by the Germans Is not Gully a great OBJ
staele TO their prosperity-not only
subversive of health, but also fearful
ly destructive of their true happiness,
or there would not be such heavy
proportions of suicides.
We most heartily wish the Ger
mans would look at this matter calm
ly and dispassionately Then they
would sec that instead of the temper
ance movement compromising their
freedom and happiness If Is indeed