The Newtown bee., 1878-07-25

state whcic mora liquor ia consumed than Ia any other In the U, x. This is giving Mr, w's side the very best possi- blo seloellon could make, and 1 do so as l do not desire to tire your readers with long list of figures ftom other asylnms, showing the same result, and which are at Nr. w's disposal for Inspee- ton and consultation. We lind that from January, lsiJ. 10 Dee. 1874. thero were adnl te l. from all causes. II .35J casts, of which 7G9 rerf from iHtfHper- anee, or little over i.2 per cent. yltie report transmitted to the legislature of the state of New York for tho year 1874. pages 10. l7, IS. 10, 20 2l. P md 23. These figures are not gotten up for tho especial benefit of temperance lectures. and aro not eolorcd 10 flt any particular bellef-but are the TRUTH, ptain and na- rdypished l do not recognize Rev. Mr. Daniels of tho Temperance Reform as auihordg consequently l cannot at- cept his word against sworn. Impartial proof. Mr. W. did not mention In his article how many drunkards die and fill drunkards' graves every hour or minute as he did at the meeting. It would bu really interesting, us well as instructive to find out how Inc arrived Tt his conclu- sions. 1 have un idea, however, that 1t was little stroke in the statistic limo on his own hook. Might as well be hung for an old sheep Us lamb" would also refer to letter received by me in answer to m inquiry of mine, from Edward Young, Esq, chief of the Bureau Of Statistics, Washington, D. C., in which he says that, according to the report Of the U. $. Revenue Department. there are ''in this ldnd protected aud cor cred by he sir-spangIed burner 153, 6l3 retail, and 1, ,497 wholesale liquor deal CTS, making total of l5S, ,1l0, against 250,0OO, as quoted by Mir. W. I find further down in his letter (Young' 's) that the estimate of the aggregate amount of money annually expended in the U. s. for liquor of every description. com piled from data in his office Is S595, 7S4,- 784, against 650 O00, GOO as read by Mir. W.-only the little difference of S54, 2l5,- PIG. It Is astonishing how beautifully the figures furnished by Mir. W. round off ill even numbers, with plenty of naughts. This fact alone would excite suspicion of their trustworthiness. As the question is one of yeracity, will willingly leave it to the community to decide upon the correctness af the re- spective figures quoted.
 Now about "the attempt to throw dis credit upon the speaker" I emphatical- ly deny that I had any such intention whatever. I simply corrected an enor- nous statement he had made, publicly in as public manner as he had offered it. Twas actuated only by desire to have the Jacts stated as they wore. Ido not think MT. W. needs any one to throw discredit upon him, for feel assured he will do that unaided better than any one else.
 Within three wce':s of the time he read his statistics in the church he went up' Il the bend of man who was arrested for illegally selling liquor without u license. The fact would have been less glarlng if that man's business had been of a different character. From moral standpoint alone this act was simply an outrageous insult to the morals of the community. will leave it to an intelli- gent public to decide if this was the proper course for q minister. Christian. Il good templar, temperance lecturer, and q strorg temperance adrocate to pursue! If Mr. W. can reconcile his conscience to this act, it is about as elastic as always thought it was Mir. W. could not close his article in courteous tones, but must have his fling. which, with the rest of his accomplishments, go to show how much the gentleman he is.
 Thanking you, MT. Editor, for the space y,u have so kindly allowed me, l assure you will not trespass again. In closing I challenge Mir. W. to show from reports of rerintendents of insane asylums in this or any other country more in the aggregate than 12 per cent. of thoso admitted to have become insane through intemperance.
 Very respectfully,
 Your ob't servant,
 VIM. c. VILE, NJ. D.
 Sandy Hook, Ct., July 27, 1878.