St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-13

Dest manner OF handling the tra1nc, as II can
be enforced by law all over the state, and
the same cannot be said of any other temper
auce measure. By it men can unite with
considerable solIdity to suppress crime and
reduce it to a minimum everywhere. There
is an influence in every legislative body on
the continent, which, though silent and un
seen, has rights which are not to be ignored,
and one above the influence Of the saloon,
which we always have with US.
Right Rev. John Ireland.
Bishop Ireland was welcomed with great
applause. as, in quiet voice, he commenced
| a speech Of great cloquence, feryor, and
power. He dwelt at first upon the vital in
terests ali have concerning the welfare of
their fellow men, and how much in
tensifed such a feeling should be
with those who made our laws. He then
showed By statistics that AS of 1000 paupcrs
I and criminals in Philadelphia in one year
were made so by drink, aud of 1861 ar
rests in San Fran cisco in one year 10, 500
were for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct. One years criminal sentences in
Boston were 1887, of which 1921 were
caused by liquor; in New York 1859, of
which As, 1871 were caused by drink; Pnila-
delphia II, 097, of which % 800 were attri-
butable to rum. In one year.
from CAREFUL compilation Of sentence.
passed on 1887 criminals in Suffol
county, Mass, 2,2S7 resulted from drink,
and careful examination of the 4,6OS other
cases proved that 2,097 Of these were indi-
rectly caused by liquor, making 81 per
cent. Of crime due to this cause. Statistics
taken all over our land would show just such
results
These facts called for the immediate and
earnest attention of the public conscience.
The direct cost of 500, 900, 600 to the United
States annually for drink was a great
cancer eating out The yitals OF
society. Dr.nk was the curse OF all COM
muuism and socialism which threaten our
republic. II robbed us of our churches, i'm
pOyerished our workmen, while three-fourths
OF the taxes fell upon The
sober and well behaved to pay
for the destruction wrought by liquor. Not
only was the country thus robbed pecuniarlly,
but only the recording angel knows the sor-
row, the suffering, the broken hearts, the
shipwrrcked lives and the unfortunate women
cast into the strt cts by this un bridled traffic.
Ii the people OF this state, said the bishop.
would only sit down 10 figure out the cost
cntailed 10y this traffic to their pockets aud
morals, and the degradation and sorrow IL
causes right in their own ueighborhoDds,
they would all rise up before high heaven in
prayer 10 God, and ask your Legislators to do
something TO check this terrible scourge
which is 50 stea. thily sweeping over Mime
sofa.
He continued: We are all very proud Of
our state, but we have got To look out for its
foundations How long is II going 10 staud
II there is not sohrirty among
its pcoplei How long viii it last If rum GOES
on lie l We spend big sums for our sehoo
and colleges, 5ut that alone will not preserve
a people or sustain a republic II takes iu-
telhgrnee OF mind welded 10 the love OF
the virtues; and inteinperance Is a fearful
Zoe to both Of these. When the saloons
come to the front, ask 10 govern and sue
crrd, II is all over with any state aud re-
public.
THE SUCCESS OF THE TRAFFIC.
While population increased from 1860
20 1870 in this land %
per cent, the use Of alcohol in
creased "A per cent. or double. From 1870
to 1850 population increased 80 per cent.
and tue use OF liquors % per cent. and
crime increased Ia the same or greater ratio.
There are features of this question which
legislation cannot reach aud which only vir.
tue aud conscience can overcome. But one
course you can reach, aud that is the liquor
traffic as II to-day exists and works
in America and Minnesota. 1t
has got up to wonderful expausoin-l
saloon to every $50 persons, in the cities
10 every 40, aud in some l To so. In ST.
Paul there is l to 100 of its
population, and TO exclude the
uon-drinkrrs from this, it would
leave one saloon 10 every ihirty-dve or forty
men who drink. In order TO support these
saloops 1t is evident that these forty patrons
must 60 10 excess. Our prayer is,
LEAD Us not into temptation" but
these saloons are IN boarding houses, gro
Gerry stores and everywhere In the city, 90
that poor man or woman cauuut go out
for fresh air OF on errands but Lis or her
nose is thrust into Il.
THIS EXPANSION
renders the saloon "brawlers powerful
and it observes not Que law
on the statute book. The dealers
sell TO minors, drunkards aud on
sunday. They laugh al the law, sud could
not thrive without doing 90. They care
not for. suffering as long a.
they get dimes or dollars, aud
they are too numerous for the police force to
watch over them. II they get picked up for
violating their license, kind hearted whole
saler puts them on their feet again,
FOR 500 is nothing to lose. These dealers
are SO large ia number that they 4.e
political puver, declare they make or laws
aud insCt our American citizenship. They
say We shall not carry out reforms because
OF their political influence. Oar duty is to
say no, and huri back the ipsulf. though
they 20 So Ear - 70 threaten meu right here
in - Paul With political, moral and material
downfall IL they act for temperance. Il
would Be a sorry day soT Minnesota
20 have them succeed row in their
designs, and they never will so long as
America $ Ancrica-
IT Is NOT rHE sALooN-EEEPER
who Is moss 10 blame, but the wealthy
brewers sad dissillers. When they find
shau;y guOccup;ej in S. Paul,
o. elsewhere. they sei man ~ in business
in IL. on tbs theory the Dors consumed the
El0rs sold: and take chs,sel mortgage on
his ixtures In s.. Paul tie brewers and
dss;illsrs uwu oue-sAird % the saloons
snl in other cites IN Ike proper
ton. The kiuE Of Kings szc Lord Of Lords
constituted this legislative hodv. for al pow
e-s are ordained by hin. aud the bishop
Irsstsd that a. such they would do