The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-22
rEMpERANCE roPICs.
Interesting Intelligence Compiled b
The 7aDel-., S.arlt.1

Interesting Intelligence conpiIed by
The Topeka Capital
About 81 500 citizens of Indiana have
petitioned the Legislature to submit the
proposed prohibitory amendment 10 the
popular vote
Michael Burns, in the employ of a
liquor dealer, was called to show how
much liquor customer bought, but did
not know. He said the profits of the
business depended very largely on the
honesty OF the bartender, but they aver
age from rs to 100 per cent.
A bill has been introduced in the Tex
as senate amending the constitution of
that state IN regard TO prohibiting the
sale ofliquors. 1t will undoubtedly pass,
as.on JOINT vote IN both houses il stood
IS in the house and 80 in the senate.
The bill is creating great excitement
throughout the state, and already a
number of liquor dealers are AT the cap
ital lobbying against it.
The Wellingtonian suggests to our
law makers that an advertisement in a
newspaper TO the effect that John Smith
is dealer in choice liquors, wines,
ETC.; drinks of all kinds made to order,'i
should be prfnsa .faeie evidence tina,
John is violating the law. by selling
those same goods, and that the news
paper advertising such goods are acces-
series before the fact
1 The Ohunsnorifaz end
to be invading Denmark AT Copen-
hagen, the authorities are conducting a
vigorous war against the liquor traffic.
The number of public houses is to be
reduced from 1900 to 800. No showily
dressed girl is to be allowed to stand be.
hind drinking bar to facinate youth OF
the other sex. Landlords are forbidden
to serve out drink to any persen under
eighteen years OF age, male or female, or
to any one already under the influence
1 of drink.
One OF Queen Victories chsplians, in
a recent paper, states that in the towns
OF England and Wales 100000 people
have donned the blue ribbon since 1880
In Newcastle where 10000 people have
taken the ribbon, there has been re.
ducliOn of saloons by 81. Four brewer
les have been closed-one OF them the
largest in the town. In Swansea, where
1t is believed nearly halt the population
are abstainers. three large breweries
have been closed, and several drinking
places, inclu ling two music halls.
Speaking of personal liberty" the
Hiawatha Herald wants to know VIVA,
interferes more with that blessed right
than strong drink? Statistics show that
three-fourths of the crime committed is
traceable to that and that alone. And
you are taxed to pay the courts and leg
islatures and officers, the police behind
the law, in order that criminals may be
arrested and tried. You are not respon.
slble for the commission of the crime
nor do you enjoy the 'hIgh old time" IL
drinking; but you are taxed that others
may frolic, become crazed, steal and kill
and taxed again for their prosecution
When to get personal liberty for another
| you engender the life and happiness OF
| wife and children and hazard Your prop.
erty, where is yOur liberty and safety.
Although it has long been the fashion
to associate whisky with Democracy, il
is notable fact that some of the strong
est Democratic sections of the country
are becoming the most radical upon the
subject of temperance. Such is the case
in Missouri, and in some parts of Hi.
nois, as it is also in some parts of the
South. In Kentucky the right to sell
liquor has also been refused IN the neigh
borhood of some colleges and churches
Arkansas has a conditional prohibitoIy
law. In Mississippi about fifty different
localities have forbidden the sale of in.
toxicants, while a less number have
taken the came course in South Carolina
There has been less agitation of pro
hibition in the Southern than in the
Northern states, but the former appear
nevertheless to be making remarkable
progress in dealing with the question.