Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-27
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Discussing ~ I'm b sssaas oommlssion Of
inquiry Into ths ssa1s in Aleeho,io Liquors.. now
pending in ~ U.Assnaaa ~. Dayasd, O ~
day, strongly opposed Il He szgusd thas ~
matter was within he psosiAce Of IL etats
Govsrnnsnts, md could sot b. trsaasd b rAs
Unissd States, anA sasd tAas this agsrand1es.
ment Of tho powefs Of tAe 0tAAs b. the Hsdsral
Government Was one Of the Radical evils Of our
time. He would vote agAinss the blu, believing
thas legtaladon TO reform the vtee OF ints0psr-
Amendmsnt hssxueeng he oonn,sslon 10 In
quire whether the uss OF opium a q sabstitute
for alcoholic drinks bad NOT become more gene
raj in consequence OF legislation.
Mr.. Sherman nd the uso OF epirienoua ~ ~
~. tho cause Ut crime in III parts q the void,
and cAused beggary and poverty. This vice Was
almost universal, and It seemed TO him that the
Congress Of the United States might yell give
the subject full aud fair examination. He was
not In favor OF prohihitory laws, but he believed
mon good. and Congress bad shs right 70 pass
it.
Mr.. Bayard said any physician co lid allow
where ooeroive laws had bsen passed 70 prevent
the sale Of liquors ~ beverage The use Of
opium had become more general, and that Wa
far more injurious than liquor.
Ths amendment Of Mr.. bAyard Wa rejected.
| Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, said while tho whole
question regulating the sale Of intoxicating
drinks belonged primarily to the States, he could
see that this bill was for the good Of the whole
country, and the inquiry proposed should be
made. The Government authorised tho manu-.
facture and importation of alcoholic liquors, AND
surely Congress- had the right to inquire into I
subject which brought revenue to the Govern
ment. The inquiry should be made a. y
tn: ssseot mora. q 'I Il. sna ''V sasis
The question was not now one 1t all. At thu
close Of the Revolutionary War. and for two o.
three decades after, the people Of this countr.
drank more liquor per capita than those OF Al.
country on the face of the earth and whoeve
would take the pains to look into history woul'
SEQ that II Was In consequence OF the Govern
ment raising revenue from alcoholic liquors
In tina year 1900 there ware IL, 600 retail license
. issued, aud intemperance grow 20 that It 500
came TO pass that We were denominAted owe
tho civilined world a. . nation OF drpnkA7da
When the Government Of Great Bdtaia b.
, couraged tho importation and manufacture q
, alcoholic liquors, retail shops were opened
! crime WAS increased, and the prisons were filled
In this country hundred million gallons wer
manufactured annually.
. He asked what became Of this Sroat quantit.
1t was used by 40 000, 90 people, and by It the
: were poisoned. Pauperism, crime, beggar.
want, and death was tho result. Three f0urtt
Of the pauperism were attributable directly or il
directly to the use Of Intoxicating liquors. Cor
gress had the right 70 inquire into the matte
! The use OF liquor wss tho gigantic crime {
: crimet In this country.
The bill wont over 10 another day.