The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-21
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day enjoyed great speech from DIR. Riley,
OF Houston county, in opposition to proposed
temperance legislation. He said the bill was
"damnatle thing" and 'struck at legi-
innate and honorable industry" He added:
In the district where he resided there
were q large number of Germans who had
come from the old country and
planted grapes, and now there were
magnificent vineyards stretching all
along the .hiusides where Tor
sheep. They raised large quantities. of very
fine grapes which they shipped every year
to- Chicago, New York and all over the
country. They make very 6ne WINE, too,
and he loved to drink it, because he thought
It did him good This legislation would
destroy those vineyards of his constituents.
It was like that proposed in New England
several years ago. when it was propose to cut
down the apple trees because some tramps
went around begging hard cider for in
ebriating purposes. Such q law would de-
stroy 25, 1000 trees in the State of Minnesota.
proceeded the speaker, of the manufacture
of wine is when Jesus Christ made it. He
set it before his disciples and commanded
them to drink. Let us follow His example
and it will do us good: "Give strong drink
to him that is ready to perish and wine to
those that be of heavy hearts," Laughter
Now let us consider whisky and alcohol
that good old American drink. Laughter
was born in Southern Illinois several years
ago. My father before me was q distiller,
and almost the first thing that my eyes
rested on after was born was
still. My father never set down to
dinner without q bottle of whisky at
the table, and we all drank it. Ever since
can remember have been in the habit of
taking drink of whisky, wine or beer every
day, If have skipped day have forgot
ten it. [Laughterl They say that whisky
Hills and hlOatS than HASN'T killed
me, and ask any member of the House to
say If he thinks it has bloated me- Great
laughter.] don't look bloated. Renewed
meriment l am physician, and I have
no hesitancy IN saying that whisky is the
most vitalizing of stimulants. When man
receives injuries. the first thing physician
does Is to give him a little whisky for the
purpose OF putting his blood in circulation.
If they are really desirous of helping the
cause of temperance let them do as the
SALOON keepers do. All over this city-all
over this State-from IL to 2 o'clock you can
go into saloon and get your glass OF beer
and all the lunch you want to eat for five
cents [laughter] and If you haven't any
money you can sit down and eat your fill
and never be kicked out I myself have
seen lots of men who hadn't a cent go into a
saloon when they were hungry and tell the
saloon keeper the fact, and they would be
invited to help themselves from the sumptu
GUS lunch counter. That's the sort of bidding
saloon keepers make for patronage. Let these
temperance people follow their example and
establish places where poor devil can
get cup of coffee for five cents and not be
in danger of being kicked into the street il
he asks for bread. Laughter and applause.
This is the way to advance the cause OF tenn
perance, not by passing such laws as this one.
There are millions of dollars worth OF prop
erty tied up in this State that doesn't pay q
cent of taxes, while the miserable shanty of
the poor man is taxed to the utmost The
time is coming when all this property will
be taxed. You will force US to do it, and
we will surely do it.
ing tends to impoverish the peo-
pie. For Gods sake, do you
believe that? Look at the Germans? Many
of them take q piece of land which would
scarcely support hog, and make fortune
off it. [Laughter.] They all drink beer.
the beer garden, and sit down and drink
their beer every day, and even the babe in
arms will stretch out to get taste of it.
These people are not Impoverished by it.
These people are SO healthy in my neigh
borhood that have actually not been able
ents, and have been Obliged to run for the
Legislature in order to get money enough to
buy bread. [Great laughter. s.sss
They say, too, it tends to the degeneracy
of the human race. How does it happen
that IN New England, where the prohibitory
laws are in force, the race has so far degene.
rated that they don't seem able to raise any
children? There the families do not average
one child apiece. Laughter. Look at the
Irish who drink whisky all the time. You
will find seven children in every Irishman's
shanty in the country. Laughter That's
the effect of drinking whisky. Look at the
Germans who drink beeral the while. You
will find large family of children in every
Germans house. Are they degenerated!
The children of total abstinence people are
constant dying ;nn From the vital
that over 1000 children died last
year under two years of age. They would
not have died if they had been fed on good
wholesome beer. l would advise mothers
and have advised them in my practice-to
give their sickly children plenty Of beer and
whisky pap lgreat laughterl and l know
have saved many an infants life. Beer il
the best cure for dyspepsia in the world.
have cured women OF the terrible disease by
advising them to drink three glasses of beef
day, and say to you mothers who are
here that if you will drink beer and whisky
and feed your children on whisky pap, you
will raise more children and healthier
children. GGreat laughter.
Referring to the vital statistics of the
State, find that but six men died of intern
perance during the last year-two O
else which they couldn't tell anything
about, and SO called it intemperance. And
yet you want to stop drinking. Elever
were killed by horses during the time. Why
don't you abolish h0rses-never use then
nor go near them? Thirty-fve committed
suicide. Why don't you prohibit the use o
fire arms, knives and ropes. and drain al
our lakes and rivers for fear some poor foo
will drown himself? Some 152 died of hear
disease. don't want any heart in mine
Twenty ladies were scaIded to death. Yor
ought to prohibit the use of hot water TO
fear that more ladies will get into it and
perish. Laughter
England. away across the sea, has brewet
beer for 2, 600 years, and will continue TO
900 more, and to the fact that the Englisl
people have drank beer all that time at
tribute her present greatness-the fact tina
the sun never sets on her dominions Bee
drinkers ere slow. but sure. Look at GEL
many, that great nation. We couldn't pa,
her for the money we have borrowed of hei