The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-15

false notion that evil can be voted out of
Inc world and men made moral bv
issisistive enactment, and let home
oiscipitne, moral training and school
ana church influences continue the
5000 werk now going ON, to be sup
piemsatei with appropriate legisls-
s1on, regulating raiiie which all
human experience proves we cannot
suppress, we will have done all In our
power 70 reduce the evils of intemper-
snee "a the lowest possible minimum.
L Weld 70 no man n greater detes,at.on
OF sue Vi1es aud crimes attendant upon
drunkenness than / have alwxys
ieit, anu will 80 as far "a any
olher N favor OF legislation wnich is
prScticAi and can be enforced for their
prevenaon.. believe the high-lioense
system The bast vet devised, aeeompa-
nied wiih proper restrictive clauses.
, quote mere Mr.. Bayard's letter be.
washington, II. o., March |, ISL,
MY DEAR SIR:-l do not like to IN
uuue my opinions unasked upon
membsrs OF the Legislature.
OPTION laws OF very doubtful oonstitu-
.'ons'l'y, ana positively inexpedient.
So far "a my experience goes, a well
regulated system OF license, whereby
revenue IL largely brought into the
public treasury, coupled with severe
penalties for Illicit sale, has proved
the most efficient cheek upon the
souse Of the liquor traffic.
IN many respects the question Is
sumptuary one, and lava attempting
To establish sumpluary regulations bo-
cem0 inquisitorial and impossible of
| execution, 30 that in those cOmmuni-
tios In this country whore they have
been enacted they have either aggrs-
Vated the evil they were intended to
prevent, or have fallen into cOntempt
and uselessness and besn repealed.
The statements / have seen OF tho
real conditions of those communities.
In which total prohibition has been
| attempted, have impressed me very
strongly In confirmation OF those
| yiewe.
Personal influence and example and
precept, and tho recognition of tho
great truth that intemperance in the
use Of stimulants OF all kinds. IL a
morbid physical fact both In cause an, /,
elect, isi in my judgment, the proper
view 10 commence with. Statistics
ahundantly prove that tho attempted
suppression by statutes OF tho use OF
alcoholic stimulants Is accompanied
by an Increase in the nae Of opiates,
aud that open drinking being stopped,
secret drinking ensues.
| do not believe any man has a
greater horror of iutemperaneo than /,
and my appreciation OF its dangers
and evil effects grow with my expert
enco Of human affairs; but the grayer
tho evil, tho more essential to apply
the right principle TO its cure, aud, Tor
the reasons have stated and many
othors, l hope the experiment of local
option will not 10 tried by our legisla-
ture, but increased checks, under the
license eystou, DO continued,
Yours sincerely,
4. +. BAYAap.
Mr.. Bayard Is wise aud q good
man; ho is the chief aud most conf
dential and trusted counsellor OF our
Democratic President. Ho has always
beon friend and defender of tue
South. His views upon the question
oearneslly given, ought TO challenge
grave and serious consideration. Fa-
naiicism may scout them, but thasfnir-
minded conservative people of Texas,
VINO love good government and are
seeking the best and mont practical
mobhed OF dealing with tho liquor
question and promoting tho cause OF
temperance, win glvo Them thought
| iul and careful reileotion.--IG alyestou