Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
COMMON SENSE AT LAST.

he heN. Dr. ihcouore SHNier mas
been from the first one of the prophets
of prohibition, and has probably writ
ten as much in its favor as any other
man in the country. II is doubtful II
even Neal Dow has done more than
DIR. Cuyler TO turn the whole
strength of the temperance movement
into that channel. But DIR. Cuyler
has made a discovery, and now he
warns the temperance reformers that
they are committing a most serious
error in giving such excessive promi'
hence to the civil and political aspects
of the reform" They are misled, he
thinks, "by the specious assertion
that negro slavery was removed b,
political party" whereas ''ihere j.
really very light analogy between
the political conflicts 18th the drink
traffic and the political conflict which
was waged under the banner of FIRE
soil, free speech. AMI tree tabor
DIR. Cuyler seems TO have discovcie Ell
the dimuiiveBess If The "ansio2S
since voting Tor ~. John. I'D IL u1-
be confessed that ih,re Is something
IL the history OF The ST John CAM
paign ihal might well have the Il c
Of an eye oIsnrr up,n ANY irue 'rienf
ofthc temperance canse.
The Dortpg's discovery las clarified
his vision and icat ncw power 10 hi
oefc, tie sees nov that Temperance
as ia other things the cart should b,
7u' behind. and let before. the hor-c.
Hear him:
"Th- dramshop Is not temporary
'nsfiiat 90 created Dy statute: il i.
he a eaiure OF she drink ing u>age>
I SocleJv. M fool wonid ever ope
liquor saloon and get oui a lcens'
-rit ia any comnnni Y Ia which there
ga pn demand for r"ns drink
The GU h-h AL OF liquor selling j.
liquor thinking. Deeper down ih-D
e1y ci,il Observation-Disclosures high
i,erse, low license or no icerse- he
ne drinking usagcs, and every RENE
IS is transient and superficial thai
ises not re Oh them Even the worst
= amseller does not open saloon from
Ger malice to kill Off his neigh
b RS. He opens ii simply TO make
oney by ministeriug 10 appetite.
! is time that temperance advocates
used TO denounce saloon-keepers as
. ads and TO speak of their customers
poor, innocent people who never
voluntarily TO a bar-room counter.
dram-selling Is sin so is drunken
=, and so IL any patronage OF The
fram-shops. The most efectual way
break up the liquor traffic is to get
q ay its customers and starve ii out"
Verify these be words of wisdom,
IA from the pen Of prominent pro-
5itionisis they are as surprising as
i ey are wise. The burden of prohi-
..Jicn talk and example for years has
I. IN, directly or by implication, this:
{ i lille 10 waste time in persuading
drunkard TO leave his cups. He
at do it, poor fellow, the saloons
= too much for him. The seller
: the guilty party and the
Use of all the woes of in
temperance. Strike at the traffic,
put ii down by the siearn hand OF
&c, for thus only only can you hope
g. accomplish anything" Now, how
:. r, Dr. Cuyler sees pew light. at
j. $ certain as gravitatioH." be says.
At if any large number Of per-
= In any community are deter
led TO have intoxicsnis, they
81 somehow manage to
-; them, even if We pile cur prohibi-
laws IS high lis the BROOKLYN
&c towers. We must adj
: = ourselves. iher. fore. % eiu
dnal consricpce- Of u c reop'c, ..id
j Young and ply iliem with arsu-
u AIS and peisua~iolis TO les tie bot
4 ;'eDe. Dean 10 the bofil'
: le oiit sure death 10 abe dran-
- .: aHa ihe bot;le eau on, b brok-
"a by appeals TO The conseience-
.srts aid liabits o. our fe low men.
tits or firm bcl ef ;i4ai lie good
cs7se uf temperance has be'n Vastly /
81 arded By tie alb orp,ion Oh
'ie movement in the uiieri, |
ia.racurabie scheme OF prohibhrny
liquor traffic. as If that we The
o. SO and nos merely the elect of ibs
q aking usages OF society. a similar
g. axe long be;oolet sisiemen in re
gard 10 slavery, which oriyinaied, -
/ y bought in the foreign slave trade:
/. ipreas that trade was Itself the frui;
D slavery, which, by creating an eager
A. arket Tor slaves. made IL prof able
Is kidnap fresh victims from Africa.
Ne hail TOR. Cu,ler new departure a.
IN indication that the friends of ten.
france are about to put their cause
Upon a more reasonable and rational
ioundation.-Frank Leslie's Illus
rated