Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-04-04

The first copy Of . new temper
ance paper called The Sixteenth |
Amendment, has reached this Office.
It is a large, well-arranged paper.
whose mission in the world is to
zee that the Congress Of the Uni
ted States adopts the following |
amendment to the Constitution
Section /. Neither distilled or
fermented liquors shall be made, |
imported, transported, sold OF used
for drinking purposes within the
United States OF any place subject
to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by ap-
propriate legislation.
The proprietors Of this news
paper would pile lasting benefits
upon the people Of the country it
they succeeded in so laudable an
undertaking as they have assayed
to accomplish. 1t is magnificent
plan, but so utterly impracticahe
as not to be seriously thought OF.
They show by we'll authenticated
statistics that many more millions
of dollars are spent on liquor than
for bread and other necessaries OF
life, and that this amount saved
would add greatly to the wealth OF
the nation, and prevent untold
crime and misery. This propo-
sition is partly true and partly
fallacy. That vast deal of crime
and misery springs from drinking
no sane man will deny. Its bear
ing upon the wealth Of the nation
is another thing. The business in
terests dependent upon the manu-
facture and sale of liquors are all
sources of wealth.
Iron laying in the mines, trees
growing in the forests and corn
waving in the fields are worth bat
little in a natural state; one man
takes a few dollars worth of corn
and makes whisky. another cuts
down a tree and makes barrel
slaves, while miners dig the ore
on the ground and it is trans
ormed into hoops. From raw corn.
growing trees and inert ore, worth
~ ten dollars, a barrel of whisky
is made, worth say 800. This
is divided equally among farmers,
istillers, artisans and mechanics.
hen the glass manufactures come
In, artists who decorate gin palaces,
weayers Of Brussels carpets, chan
d alier makers, ETC., etc.. al mint
twns.
Grant if you will that all these
men are indirectly accessories to
to every case Of homicide that
takes place from liquor drinking.
None of them will be willing to let
20 their hold upon any portion Of
their business for the sake Of tenn.
perance, and any attempt to intiu'
encs Congressional legislation OF q
temperance nature will meet the
determined opposition of all these
interests. It is human nature t.
look out for No. l, and the people
who attempt to accomplish the i'm
POSSIBLE should bear this in mind
All over the country there i
going on a struggle for the where
withal that puts bread and mea
upon the table, clothes upon tn
bodies of the children and single
upon the roof.
Not one man out Of THOUSAND
will forgo any Of these for the SAX
of temperance.
It is a terrible sight to a man &c
ing on the down-grade because Q
drink, but it seems to be law Q
nature that every year Thousand
of men must 20 that way.
Drunkenness is q vice that TAI
tened upon the human race sever:
thousand years ago. and has hel
its memorable grip ever sine
Many of, the old biblical ehara,
tiers got drunk, the great men th'
Time has given the world ha'
loved their cups, poets have wove
= thousand delicate concerts abo'
the leaf and the grape, and IDEA
lied the wine cup. Painters ha'
Piled their brushes unceasing
over alluring scenes Of revelry AZ
ceuyivial drinking. All this DO
not make it right to get drunk, b
tends to show that the majority
..L;rI IN the world den4ul