The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-16
GENERAL PRESS REVIEW.

Inc OnlcaSO lnter-Ocehn, discussing VI q
question of prohibition, says, commentii I
upon communication in its columns on
the subject;
The records Of the international revenue
Office ut Washington show more places
where liquor Was sold in tho state of Michi-
gan during tho year in which tho Prohibi-
tory law was in force than during the years
Immediately preceding and succeeding IT,.
The governor Of the state called attention 10
this iap. in an official communication to tho
lcgislnlLrc, The records of th0 police courts
of tho city of ltetroit, according to the Post
aud Tribune Of that city land Mrs. Upton
should understand that in largo cities records
of arrests for drunkenness ara seper-
atey hepD, show larger number
of commitments Tor inIoxlca-
ton under the p:ohibtory
law then under the license law. She also
explains the failure OF the prohbiLory law
on tho theory that many officers will not
prosecute offenders for its violation. That is
no doubt true, but if public sentiment is
OF such character tina. tao law cannot be
enforced what will che do about it? 1t is ali
wei. enough to say that people ought TO DO
converted; but suppose thoy will not DO con-
verled? Shall We 20 ahead with whs, APP
ptrrs mn imprsctlcable plan simply because
Ws iusist upon having whole loaf or 10
bresd2 The lnter-Ocean does not assume
mat tho plan i, imprac,cable 1t simply
Z so. the figures as il comes to it, and asks an
~ planation with an honest view of ascer-
tanning whether prohibition really prohibits
h. IL
PLANTATION for the seeming preponderance of
and liquor selling during
tho attempted enforcement of thsprohibitory
law Perhaps prosecuting attorneys were
directed to report cases III tho one instance
aud not in the other and the In,er-O Ocean
would be greatly pleased TO have the matter
satisfactorily explained by the friends Of
prohibition So tar this has not been done,
but hat i, may be -tll "a granted though il
must b. confessed thar the recent publication
Of thu statistics regarding tho operation Of
The Maine law in Massachusetts makes the
Of y satisfactory explanation
seem somewhat doubtful. In 1874, tho last
year of tho prohioi'ory law, tho number of
places in Boston where liquor was sod WAS
3 900, and tho number of drunken persons
who came under the notice OF tho police,
ID ga. During tho year ending tho lst Of
January last uuder license system, the
number Of plac' where liquor WAS sold WAS
I, OF, and tho cases of drunkenness 1911.
In the year 1878 tue governor of tho state
'equustcd tina bureau Of statistiCe of labor
o procure statistics Showing the Gales OF Ii.
luor, prosecutions therefor and convictions
or drunkenness" ctc during the years 1874
md 1877. The results of the investigation
made by the bureau were printed in the re-
sort for January, 1879. The totals are con.
'ol,dated ss follows:
Prohibit License
Org law, law,
Arrests, Convictions, etc. 1874. 1871.
Arrests Tor druukcnnese.....2S,O .0,6iJ
Convictions Zoe drunkenness. 23,iSi ll,s6l
Number places where liquor
WIS Illegally sold lSiO,,.,.. $500 .....
Number OF places licensed to
roll liquor tlS5O ....,.,..,., 5,97s
In tho smaller towns prohibition could be
mado effective, but in the larger places 1t
seems TO have failed.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch cspouses the
cause Of ST, Loui.aG Tor minister to Mexico.
Thcro is prominent Texas republican
whose nsmo IL coupled with that position.
He AXIS "gceasor" rs iluently MS no doos his
ow9 language, and us good many republi-
cVs n VcXa'would like to SEQ him out Of
the state, the Post Dsps,ch will do
Ihrm favor 10 90 slow. Tho Post Dispatch
say:
AS 81, Louis Is soon 70 be tho new center
of tho great Mexcsu syatem OF railways it
would hc = rice thing il Nh. Garfield would
SOLICIT ono of our citizens for tho Mexican
m,s;ion. Mr.. j L. Uahill, u, old st. Loalsao,
VITO has lNsd for years in Mexico and south
An rics, would DO willing to succeed Mt.
VI ryan vt the ancicn, Aztec capital liz
sp-,,s Spanish llueutly aud IL perfectly con
vornn, with tho business Interests OF both
cuu ,ries. II is Maid that Grant, who i
m x,l NO Ia some Mcyican railway and min
r,S schemcs, wants his personal friend, Johr
Ruasdl Young, appointed 10 this imp'rIan
mission. Suca an arrangement would smpl,
moan iobbery, wc take II. Mr.. CNh,il is II,
~ ,ll,ician, mad ir no went TO Mexico h,
would mako II hie business 10 look after Thu
establishment Of the most cordial relation
be,wean two great sections
Tt Memphis Appeal fears the day of tn
pl,w boy Is ovcr and lsmen.s rs follows;
Timc brings many changes and some Of
worry unexpected character For instance
VIM Ind ever expected thu lnctcry system .
labor 10 b. applied ~ farming Bu
thug, are going on that look much like II
The DAIRY mplc farms On tho Red river u
| ,hu north, and tho farms vi tho Grandil
| hrn,hnra In n.Lnln and foW nthpfa Ar