, 1877-09-14
lNEBllIE'TY.
Closing Session of the Society for
the Cure of Drunkards,
The State 6hould Take Care Of the Vic
ting Of Alcohol.
i atutrai Endorsement of The "Tapsring OF"
STsttm Of Reformation,

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ttcnt, Dr.. 7. l.. Mason, III tho chair. About
twenty persons in nil were present. The sccrc-
tnFy rcatl letters frlm Drs Joseph Parrish anil
| Willard Parker, Of New York, expressing their
regret at being unable to nttcpl the session anti
their good wishes for tho prosperity Of tho
Association.
Dr. Day moved that tho pnpers rcati be re-
fcrrct1 to the Committee OIL Publication, with
Instructions to select such portions Of thctn for
publication rs tlaey might think best. The
motion prevailed.
Tie Treasurer's report w2s presented, show
| ing the receipts for the year cuding sept. 10,
tS77, 10 b. ssaD91: the expenditures during the
eanac pcrfod. t4s7.0l; leaving balance OF
&2o0. Reference was made TO tho organ Of the
Association, the Qnarferlv 1oarnat Of Lae5niay,
published ut Hartford, Conn.,. Of which over
5,o0o copies wcrc sent ont last year. The report
WAS referred to tho Auditing Committee, con-
e!sting Of Dre. Day aul Ercrs*. 'rhe Rev. j.
COMMITTEES on Membership. Ou motion of Or.
DAY thu President wns rcnucetcd Il, appoint
dclcEates to attend the next annual meeting Of
tic british Medical Association. Dr.. Day also
citation to meet in boston next cu ycar.
The invitation xns accepted, The date Of the
meeting to he hereafter liked. Messrs. Day.
Evcrts, and Wilkins we're appointed Commit
w OA u NfVts& Ml1t43 ull HIt|Llht&S
THO Committee OH Publication was coattlsuctl.
Dr.. r. Il. Ercrts then read the first papcr OF
tho ,laY On 1.-THE Obligation Of the State fse-
spcctlng the Incbriatc." The writer was FULLY
for tho caro- and cure ii tnelrtates. Every ls,r.
son who l.abitualfy fails " exercise feife6ntrol
ln thu rso OF fntoxtcants bcc0tnes7 Inevitably.
either dangerous rcrsun or q rnt'tic nuisance.
placed under control, and, Charity falling, tho
State must Interfere. 1t docs 80, but In ltan-
ner hardly
RquALnD FOR srUrIplTr
In any other branch of Statc-craft,-tn nasl-
ucr violating tho simplest laws,-econon,Ic, ha-
tnanitarian, and moral. In other rnses OF i,ilE,
lc nutsance tile Goycenment intsrferes before
the damage ts lone, but With the nctrate all
cd crcn against charity until aftes ho Commits
crime or violence. Tho trnlllc in Intoxicating
liquors, Is conducted In this last, Is tue pro1l-
mate or exciting cAllso of htttc-tcnttIs at tile
State aanctions nearly evcrywberc, either pro-
tecting It by lkense or by making II such
m extraordinary source OF revenue NJ TO incur
tue charge of sllarIng tue protlts. II tic State
stItutton, how can It escape tue responsibility Of
elrstsg for tic victtmsf Thcre Is no Justification
OF the extraordinary md unequal tux lGyIcsl UP
on The liquor tralc than that II entails c1trnor
those Of s'pollec regulation" This consists
simply tf thu arrcht and abuse Of ono party 10
tho trnllc when ie had bccuInc, through liquor,
bankrupt tn character and purse. Tic atafe Ut
liernsc-tax ,,po1, tile llqlor lntcrcs.s, the l,rv
eccde Of which arc 10 be expended, rs far ~ prac-
tieablo, III rcmettytng the worst evils incident
tn tho traffic. There ID no doubt TINT the trln
until tllas cau tc .loro the State Is un1cr obli-
Cation to furnish tlIe bcst known means Of cure
for this most widespread mud destructive dis
case.