Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-22
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Der OF poofdey waA neso N tSe SFeoi"s
of Jan. l2sh, at which spssehss we're
made BIZ n1mbas Of the test men IN
Minnesota. Among Others the eloquent
Bishop Ireland talked, the report fo.ios-
ing of bis speech tsing from the PsorfeT
.PreEH:
The semreranes agitation does not
,,eass bscknBs that vhlec aFs7sss y does
NOS cease. will not repeat - yoa t's
story Of the evils Of futefnpesanes. ne
story 10 veil ksoEn, and 80 Co not -
noosrate when we tell -. IL comes 70
as not oriiy from SInpefHnee of'st y.
but fron thinkers and statesmen Ate
utasiaties. Not IOpR since Tue eTaha
5ury of PhilAdeiphia reportsd u ~ it NJ,
lhfths, il nOs nine l'sEtts- or th1 Stp
inmates Of she city criminal AMI pah ~
institutions we're Lrduz mt there DJ ofihk'
m We look beyond Ihfss tnsfitnti'ios "
,ieterrnins ths cost OF ths llqa9f 1@tae
10 thts city; II ws astlzIase taie IlcFeAsW
Of the poliee force uses@s4ry 70 naFeL "
requirsnsnts, she aeRrAdatson esnaaAa'
ins fssm she faDo'is pest nous Shieb
IL sustains, the idieEe's |hiea u if-sssts'
the wealth Whish IL Bqnandtrs and ds,-
stFuya, the poverty and di-af%es whicn
III entails, tks burden and exp''n-s Shicu
1T lays apo. our eIurts OF jnsficti sna
s,e sdd % these the perpetasi sapsl1fs OF
90 large q number OF paapsis snn crln
iuala--shs Ices whieh Ne sinsr !, mes
euIaDie. Tie sauna seatcmeaia are sfns
Of every village ana city IN tns isnG;
sdth doe proportion Observed. We hSe'l
not wonder that the words 4 u werner
F,asison Of PennsgiyAnI4, IN a's lasr
message, ara 70 o .lhosd By those Tor
whom country aud humanity hAVH q
meaning. "The lilnor question says
be, has reached the point where De
cent, hv.abidiEg people have become
aroused TO tie nsS.ssity OF snee.IVs &C
tloz, there being 6sSS licensed drinking
places 10 p'hsasdslpaiia alone--ons saloon
Tor every III persons
A bill hss passed. TIE United STATES
Senate pfosiding for . commission 10
i,sv.aticata the lian0r tfalile, and, Should
n s.aae she Hoaas, Il sculd dssc VET nE-
utes most appalling from ouf Itlls' poor
housea and saylums, 30 the credit Of IN
tIxioatipo drink; and beyond thes'
vuuId extend the arlienised sea Of hear
asoniss and soul sufisrings that nRnfe'l
cannot express. The evil 10 increasing.
ieGO 20 1870 the ipCresse OF popu.ttio
vas "a per cent.s and 10 coususpii0n q
alcoholic iipaors ~ per cent. frou lctsl
" 1850, wssh 40 inciease OF ~ Per cent
OF pspuIafiUis, shefsi vas an increase OF
more than 70 per cent. In consumption
OF aloobolio liqaors
The Governor Of Minnesota, few
Al,vs AGO, Ia hia message calls attention
inn assf ma
ps,rsaus and crime "a the United States
has been 100 par eeilt. greater Than TOE
increase Ia population during tue last
quarter century" and | assert THAI the
searfal increase Is due In very large
extent 30 iptcmparanee and the tratiie
THAI aauset Incompetence. There are
many CAUSES Of intslEsperance, eut tee
chief 10 the Wild rio,Ousness and cupid
ICY Of the liquor traffic as 1t works to-
day-a fearful conspiracy against hn-
manity. An iIpnenae capital IL invested
in IL. ID fAttens on intemperanoe aud
Ii an incentive 10 excessive drinking.
In the cities Of the United States 81
looms exist NJ 20 l4l. 10 80, and even
20 100 Of tho population. la st. Paul
today We have bS7 saloons. DeductlnR
thu women, children and abs.ainers, y u
reduce the patronage OF the saloons TO
30 or IS men each. without excessive
drinking 30 OF 30 cannot supLoTt sa-
loon. Our Wholesale liquor dealers are
ever spying Qua where they can ma n
favorable place to set az another saloon.
These are the men that eiamor against
high Incense. Last spring | heard IT
said that the poor men did not want the
saloons lessened IN number. did not
hear the poor men say this, but know
thai these rich dlstillers and brewers
lahored for weeks betofe election 20 ae
cure the chsiee of an alderman who
would not dare to lcsssen the number Of
saloons. These are the poor men who
wsnt the Low license. Remember, when
you hear that the po9f min does not
want high license. VINO the poor man Il
The poor man and his wife and children
do not want more saloons. II ID false
that the increase OF saloons does not
increase drunkenness tbs increase OF
temptation increases SIN. l cefy the
traffic 10 ahov u respectable number of
sll these saloon. keeptrs shat keeps the
lava They sell 30 hfbitual drnukards
and minors. They break the Sunday
Law. and in that they strike at the poor
mans rights aud trainple under foot
foundation pKiDuipls OF the American
reptiblie. Lawisesnass IL the ohisf
shalfse 10 bring against the salo,sn tfaf
DO. Recently three thousand men mt
Ia Chicsgo. renowned their country and
property, and appealed TO the knife.
Many Of q EN- kept Batoons- IL ever
she repuhlto BE- disloyAl. this spirit o
Aawlc1<nets uila be thsi cause. aud this
lNszia y foeksrxm by the liquor traffic
'W6lbppeN te lie Stats for . just Law.
Tue lekizlAtars are tho Representatives
0f Ito peppit. md an snch Of the God
81 nntiens. ks'auch they should leain
latt faf A.6tieH and virtee and Rnsisiness.
Tk&f khpni4 iIfA what are the interests
u slle psopie aud iegialaae accordingly.
we issnt = ii9anr law that will parish
~ These tienieMja Of lHwiessness-sh
ssall rt1uce she namhus OF saloons and
spuss9asnt .nisfioAiselk We want hiRh
hneaks. 1hslH wheftl.ts dealers will
SCI + xsl;sns 81 pay 700 license for
90 mAn{ mtn. | Nv tEsiil tlatsthese
uhezN8ie dealers are sIsH wagst eisemies
" sahrasty. In this oar two nlsn are
We esusfs. IN fact, Of one hundred sa-
h,oniA In cur eittaa tao slossrnuuent h
tast af tas saloena, Lpsg spring in ".
run ~ theh powat every measure ep-
&~Ett - t8N ttHx1N WE EttiDa III hotN
Political parsies Tue bnssness meu
stres THAI high license 10 sfghs, bet con-
tres they dare nal come oglt faf IL. lhe
beuot tratho . banded bsasahsr. Months
aito tiexnmitsess 'wsre appointed. They
have q hank aetsans 10 dFav %, aHd
ttsy are ready 90 defeat any legislation
oppe4sd 20 their inserusls, We demand
hiel1 iioense lAw Of thu LseislAlnRe. L.
q no'hink uew. n has been tried IN
ether States wish great snec~ss.
es naw niaH Isrxiuw veAxs. g
10 Minneapolis. under the los fiesnss
regime. there we're Al7 saioons. Now
there are va, wrote 20 W. >. 0nAhsn,
a0hhsago official. IN srs~rd 10 the opsr-
alton ef she kIArper high llcsnse Lac,
he furnishes Thesis nRures;
lslceGlses AMI reed
Rate. hsetd, sroui ha's-
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