West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-18

N-AAN OoSOi sduCSS vi Jul lduu, WHICH
are all threatened with destruc-
ton. Temperance is a broader
question to-day than it has ever
been before. The liquor interests
has assumed alarming proportions.
Where it once dwelt in the alley
ways, it now rears palatial fronts.
1t has more servitors than the law.
1t has greater wealth than the
banks. 1t assumes to control leg
islation. 1t bows at the shrine of
the mammon of ungodliness, and
has for its end immediate accession
to political power.
Further on, Mr.. Brown paid his
respects to the false position of the
Democratic leaders in Indiana and
in demolishing Mr.. Hendricks
reuenate arguments p said:
do not want the revenue of this
government to come from the pal
sled hand, from the sobs and woes
of women and children. | do not
want it to represent so much crime
and misery. | do not want my ma
TONS Golfers filled with blood mon
ey. Whatever goes into the United
States Treasury should go without
the stain of blood upon it, but
clean handed. Then, he says that
the 100000 from the liquor tax is
applied every year to the school
fund, And says Mr.. Hendricks,
"this does some good" Mr.. Brown
repeated this with the utmost con-
tempt in his tone and continued:
Chow could he have said so bril-
liant thing, with his history be-
hind him and so bright a future
before him? Let us see if this
does some good The amount col
lected annually in Indiana from
dram-shops is 100000. The
pauper system necessitates an ex-
pense of 100000. 1t is accepted
by all statisticians that Z
of the pauperism and crime origi-
mates in the dram-shops.
By a liberal estimate that would
ascribe to liquor drinking s9,000,-
600 for criminal costs and S., 100000
for pauperism, to offset the paltry
100000 for school purposes. We
will analyze still further, There
are about 1000 saloons in your
State, with an average daily receipt
of $40 to $50 dollars. The drink
bill of the state of Indiada is then
s20,000,000 annually. This vast
sum wasted every year, and most
Of it by Woodworking mechanics
and laboring men. If the dram
shops were closed, and you were to
advertise S20,000,000 to be devoted
to the industries, churches and 9TH
er laudable undertakings in the
State, it's territory would not con-
tain the multitudes that would
flock to Indiana within a year.
The speaker then referred to the
license system advocated by Gov.
Hendricks and other leaders of the
Democratic party. He spoke Of the
Baxter law, which was repealed at
the suggestion of Mr.. Hendricks.
cit was, in measure, successful in
Illinois, but it was not fully effec-
tive. There was another law sub
stituted, which would 'irritate' the
liquor faction, and the result is
that there is no restriction whatev-
er on liquor drinking. When one
opens dram-shops you cannot con-
troll them, When you keep them
closed, they are under police sur
veillance and are effectually con-
trolled. They get too strong for
the law if you give them the least
license, and you put an extra prem
ium upon law breaking by every
saloon you open. A license law
has never been enforced, and never
can be-"
Mr.. Brown spoke hopefully, al
most confidently, of the outcome OF
the approaching election, and pre-
dicted that the people will declare
in favor of closing the dram-shops
by majority of $4,000 votes.
democrats who have taken the