The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-27

argue tuhL II tne consumption OF Hpiritl
were stopped, the people would save all
that outgo, and would be that much
richer.
L. DIT may be said with equal truth
that, II they would stop eating or wear
ing clothes, they would save ali the ont
go Tor these things and would become
rich; but what would be the real effect I
10 stop the consumption oil food, would
destroy all the capital invested in that
production; all the capital invested in
roads and watercralt, and vehicles to car.
~ Il to the customers; all the labor and
trade engaged In Its production, transpor.
tatlon, wholesale and retail selling, and
30 Cd. It would be the humiliation OF
one-halt Of the capital and industry Of
the people, and one-hslf Of the market
Tor the industries Of the remaining half,
and the turning Of the population, before
employed In the production Of TODD, "a
crowd the other industries, already curtail.
ed Of their principal customers.
kep.-But when liquor Is drank il re-
turns nothing 1t is wasted.
l.. Dit is the same with food. It Is
consumed; 1t returns nothing. II 1t be
said It gives the body strength to labor
and produce something, answer that
this would still leave the same reason 10
apply to all but the simplest food, and
would leave in the same category as the
spirituous indulgence Of all the comforts
and luxurious OF eating, which would
wipe out at least two.thirds of the indus.
tries and trade In articles of food. And,
between ourselves, there Is in fact much
more injury done 10 health and mental
and bo0lly capacity for work by indul-
gence in eating than in drinking, and a
much greater waste Of means that should
be laid up against a rainy day. As to
clothes, II may be thought by the same
class OF thinkers, that II we could stop
wearing clothes, we would all grow rich
by the saving. Clothes, as you say OF
drinks, return nothing; they are wasted.
But 10 stop consumption OF clothes would
annlhilate all the capital invested in the
production Of materials and in the manu-
tscture, and all the labor in these and in
the trade and transportation OF them it
would cut off all the consumption these
Industries furnish for the products of
other labor, and would throw all these
persons into the other industries, after
having destroyed large part Of their
consumers.
Rep.-But clothes are indispensable to
life. and therefore 10 productive industry;
can you say that Of spirits?
l., d. need not say II In fact l
don't know. As to the matter OF their
necessity, suppose all stimulants are on
an equality. He would be rash who
would say that all are unnecessary, from
tea, coffee and tobacco, 10 beer, wine and
alcoholic drinks. l confess the question
Is too much Tor me. But 1t is not rele-
want. want you to stick to the question
you propounded-the business relations
OF the liquor industry and trade, and the
effect the stoppage OF this would have on
the general prosperity. But In point OF
act the greater part Of the expenditure
for clothes Is not for that which is either
necessary or best for lie and labor. As
much as three fourths OF the clothes in
dusTy Is in articles Of mere indulgence OF
taste, and luxury and love Of display. II
We were to strike out all but what Is alb
solutely necessary 10 decency and 10 the
protection OF the body, VIC should ami.
hilate threc.lourths Of all the industries
and trade connected with clothes. Com.
mon sense can easily perceive what effect
that would have on the general prosperity.
The effect oil the stOppage Of q like
amount OF consumption OF spirits would
be precisely the same. Some think that
II we could extinguish our wants, and so
save our outgoes, we would all get rich.
There is an old saying that II 1t were not
for the wants Of the belly aud the back,
VIC should all be wealthy. But ciyiliza-
tion consists Of a multiplication of wants
and the means TO crafty them. The lin.
itation Of wants to the simplest Is the
savage state.
Rep.-Whst Is the present effect oil the
woman's crusade on the wholesale liquor
trade, and what will be the effect OF its
success on this and other commercial in.
terests in our CityH
L. D. The trade Is in a state Of partial
paralysis; not 90 much because people
have stopped drinking, as because retail.
era and al dealers have lost confidence,
Just as tho trade did In the panic last fall.
They are not buying to keep up their
stocks. In some places In the country
they Or the crusaders are sending back
what they have on hand. The effect on
the large dealers Is the same as 1t would
DC on the wholesale trade In other mer-
chandise, II the retail trade were stopped
and the reaction on other Commerceis the
same. 1t reaching out 10 all the nro-
ductive industries and mechanical work
In the materials used In this MANUFACTURED
and in the transportation trade In the
same way that the suspension Of any other
manufacture and trade Of the same
amount would. A wholesale trade Of
over thirty.three millions In this city ia
In a state OF suspended animation. The
capital invested In II Is Just now in dead
lock. The flow Of money to this city Tor
this great product Is checked. The larg-
est single branch Of manufacture and
trade Is tied up, and IL difusing no money
into other channels ofcommerce. Wesaw
the effect Of q moderate curtaillng Of pro-
duction and trade by the credit panic Of
last TALL, and from that can estimate the
effect that would follow q complete paral.
ysis Of this, the largest single branch Of
trade OF Cincinnati. II Is turning men
out o! employ,and is depressing all the in.
dustries connected with II. Mauulactur-
les and dealers who have 10 use credit; as
IN oil other branches, will find their
means Of meeting current obligations cut
on. This stoppsge Of the flow OF money
70 this city, aud this effect on the manu-.
tacturer and dealer, may cause o bank
stringency, and 30 reach the entire money
market II % not unlikely that this wo.