The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-23

again given chance to join, BY paying /.
a fine of $25 and dues; if they still re-
fuse to come to time, they are per
manently boycotted. A black list of
the delinquents is TO be published, and
sent throughout the country, which it
is expected will whip in those who
prove refractory. A weekly paper de-
voted to their interests is to be pnSlish-
ed in May, and on July 1st the black
list is to be published. eve are curious
to see which will be the blacker- the
outs CT the ins.)
There are $4,000 employees who are
to pay ten cents per week, in return
for which they are to receive passports
and communications which will en-
title them to work anywhere in the
state. The true object of the associa-
ton will be best stated in their own
language:
"We offer to protect the dealers in
towns and cities where no license
rules, as well as those in licensed
places, by furnishing them the best
counsel in the State and paying all
lawyers fees, as it is no fault of the
dealer if the temperance crafEs carried
the town or city on the license vote,
and caused some who last year held Ii
cense to be refused this year and be
made a criminal before the courts,
after going to great expense in fitting
up places and buying goods. There is
no justice or common sense IN such
acts. We make no party lines we
only look to men who will give us
protection and save us from the mali
ciousness of spoilers, blackmailers,
and crazy temperance men, aoho drink
at home and keep their cellars stocked,
but before the public are demagogues
and preachers of temperance. Our
aim and object are to make the liquor
business such as it is in Europe, as in
nations of that continent the liquor men
are at the head and front Of society,
having the full confidence of their
fellOw-men and the respect of all
classes of the community" (The italics
are ours.)
1t is expected 100000 barrels of
beer will be used the coming year,
which will be taxed three cents per
barrel, and 275,000 barrels of whiskey
and rum, on which distillers will pay
ten cents, and wholesale dealers seven
cents per barrel, and drummers will
pay $12 a year. All this is expect
ed to raise fund of $350,000 in the
state, besides what will be received
from those in other states. Thus a
few thousand dealers propose to con-
troll the whole country for their own
interest, and force the people to accept
their cursed stuff, aole,as oozens.
Their organization makes a huge dis
play on paper, and undoubtedly there
is an extended movement on foot,
but the prestige Of great power is in
tended to have it's depressing influence
on those opposed to the traffic. In
view of such q movement it becomes
conservative temperance men and pro-
hibitionsts to meet on some common
ground to oppose the common enemy.
1t would seem folly to attempt to en-
enforce prohibition in the present
state of public sentiment, for public
sentiment should precede Iegisla-.
ton. The stream will not rise higher
than its source. A prohibitory law
which could not be enforced would
tend to retard the temperance cause
many years. To enact such a law and
then be compelled to repeal it would
be progressing backwards. It is to be.
regretted that, while both wings of the
temperance party would rejoice to see
the same object accomplished differ
ing only as to measures-they cannot
meet on some common ground and
unite their forces. We clip from the
article again:
+" No diShonorGble person or one of i'm
moral character can become a member.
No druggist who does not annually
subscribe $50 toward the organization
can become a member, because drug
giSts as q rule are simply cloak for
the So-c0lled temperance man and 400
man."
Our druggists will feel highly COM
plimented by the above notice. d.