The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-04-17
From the. fe up. zee Advance.
THE FRUIrS OF INTEMPER.
ANtE.

ANtE.
l have before me a tract in whicl
find this statement: at is estimai
ed by competent judges that Intern.
perance Is the cause Of nine-,enthS, o.
all the crimes among civilized nations.
A vast mum Der of people have no con.
hdence in this assertion. They believe
1t is false. They are ready to admit
that strong drink does cause many
crimes but nothing like the proportion
claimed by temperance men. A great
many Of these men are good men and
are really sincere in what they saw.
For their benefit, and in order that all
parties may figpr the facts in the case.
We give below some reliable statistics
on the subject:
"ln Ireland. when the disiilleris.
were stopped in 1903, crime decreased
amazingly. Again. when in 1910
they recommended operations, the COM
mi;ments increased nearly four-fold."
DIR. Mott, speaking of Scotland,
says, I'm 1928 the whole consumption
of intoxicating liquors amounted to
1900, 900. in 1887 to 6,776.715.
gallons. In the mean lime crime in
creased 400 per cent, fever, 500
per cent, death, 500 per cent, and
the chances of human life diminished
A per cent"
During seven years, from 1912 to
1918. the annual consumption Of liquor
in England and Wales was 5000 900
gallons; during the same period, IL. 900
persons were annually arrested and
committed for trial. During the sew
en- years from 1926 to 1882, 5000, 900
gallons of liquor were annually con-
sumed, and the annual number of ar
rests was LOO. 1t will be observes
that the amount Of liquor sold during
the last period waI almost double
that consumed during the first, and
also that the number Of arrests was
nearly doubled during the last period.
That this increase of crime was due TO
The influence of liquor and not TO in
crease of population. is shown by the
fact that while crime had doubled. the
population had increased but One-third. |
But we will bring the matter nearer
home: Out of ! $50 prisoners in the |
Albany Jill, |, 019 admitted themselves
tn he intempcra'e; and during twenty
four wears, out Of 22.9SO prisoners.
10 756 were Incorporate by their own
and nearly all the reaain-
der had been in the habit Of INDUCING
in intoxicating liquors
In new Bedford. in one year under
prohibition. the cases decreased 81 per
cent; while 10 eight months under the
operations of the Beer Act there was
m increase of is per cent. in cases of
Oxfmd county, in Maine, the home
Dfthe Governor of Maine. with about
&c, 900 inhabitants. has no grog-shop.
and its jail is without an occupant.
Several other counties are without
and with empty jiiIs.
But enough, such examples could
be easilv given odinfnit,nn. but these
are sufficient. IL. after such teStimo-
mails any still doubt let them but con-
slider the effects of the prevailing Muir
phv movement. I'm all the towns and
where MurphyiSm hold
sway, crime has wonderfully de
creased-its decrease amounting to
fully nine-ten'hs. TO this rule there
is perhaps no exception. This is
enough then. The fact is established
that ''intemperance Is the cause of
ine-tenths of all the crimes among
civilized nations" Let a perpetual
warfare be waged then upon strong
drink until it is driven entirely from
the land. Gsd, continue to bless the
movement, which is accom-
plishing so much in This direction.
CURA, Mo. MURPHY.