The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-06-30

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'fd Statistics show beyond question:
THAT the number IN arrests FOR. Or grove
ling out o.. irtcmpcrancc have been mn
usually small. that our paupef hiil- have
been sfnsib|v decreased. and that good
|omior has hrcn easily and gsnerallyl
maintained. n n generally known that
under Tho official administration Of Shcr-|
III jeffafd, " hen an attempt. was made
| 10 execute the law against liquor selling
as nrysa here or elsewhere before. the
County expenses fof which 'hc city pays
halo weto an much Ar o.oQ0 per annum'
more Than they have been since. And i
think | can trniiiuily affirm that rum.
!fe!llng was not appfcelAbly les than.
Inow. n vas driven into more hidden
lplnrcs. and perhaps into lower hands \
\ II multiplied the business of express
lcoupnnies on individual account, and ii
ctcatcd the curse of private club rooms.
the worst possible nurseries or vice for
'y0uhw men. Onrci'izens. Think. regard
ihe efforts of Sheriff Jerrard. however
well intended. a. a costly failure. The
moment his official term ceased. as much
on.hc business was apparently carries:
On AZ upon The day when his experiment
Icummfnrrd.r
! viii this We have the report Of the
| ICity Marshal. who SAYS:
"At the commencement OF tho year
I (is7a) we find club rooms in operation
\ where the young men. moro especially,
lc0pgregatc day and night 70 play cards.
gamble and drink. Thdle has been less
drunkenness and disturbance on accom-;
lof infoxication tie present municipal
:. year 1s6O) than for several preceding
years
All Of which i sustained BY the facts.
THE numner OF arrests for drunkenness
Tor All kinds IN 1850 was 2C2. or l.55 per
lc3nt. and Tho poor expenses were re-
Iduccd 10 Sl6.6Gf.Gf. more than 30 pei
lcenf less than when Sheriff Jerrard and
his State Constables enforced the law.
NOW lr j. IN AUGUSTA ASD LEWISTON
/ iii 1870. III Augusta, the poor expenses
iwcrc S64lS 81 Here they made con-
liinual efforts to enforce the law. 80 much
IliQuor being consumed nt the State
ICapital Liquor aud legislation melting
Into each other everywhere. They had
ia Mayor there for several years named
Mash. lie was extremely jealous. and
ANNUALLY lecturcd the Common Council
on fhc subject. The officers pursued
y 1.-The cvil-doers. In one year they arrested
II193 for drunkenness. ~ for assault ant
Ibnftcrv. and 81 for violation of the liQuo
-|lau. when Nn<h cio<ed bis omcla
|carccr Tho poor expenses had run up q
! <7.131 SO, and they kept up year more
-IBut Mr.. Niokcry was elected Mayor
4 he u a well-known business man, ant
( las man of business. therefore, he wen
d Ito work III practical way. Though !
.ltemperancc man. he cvinccd gooi. sount
|sense in biz administration. or course
1.-The extremists were cnragcl and deter
mined to defeat him. But he was re
|eiecied by decided majority over hi
compcltors. and III 1880 the poor cx
ipcnses of Augusta fell from S7.4l3 % Y
!, IS s25 70. Nickcry had victory. AM
the good sense OF the majority Of th
citizens Of Augusta triumrhed.
Your readers will he struck bv exam
, lining shc criminal record of Lcwisto
, for 1850. Out Of 2<3 arrests we find
lIntoxication and disturbance. 6S; and q
n 'lofltnscs apparently arising from 10
. Imnch drink-assauit and battery. 40
, laSssult On officers. Al: fast driving.
. while or oi'rnscs against The liquor law
!. There arc liquor nuisance. ?. search an
II .rlfcizurc. 36 single sale. 10: iransportin,
! slliquor. 8. Here. after thirty years 3
: prohibition. there are l2l inst one-half
|, III tl,e arrests made by the City Marsha
slat'rioutablc 10 whisky. II was cxpla;nc
ID me that the enforcement OF the Ia,
, llcll On much during The War, but wa
|, begun again Ia 1879. Very well. Tha
WINS the beginning Of general move
q mcnt that went over the State the fol