The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-02-21

THE Argonaut.1
Mr.. Charles A. wetmore, OF California, is AZ
Washington, endeavorinr to secure the passage OF
law to require ali adulteraed wines to be branded
as such. The wine industry Of the United States 10
destined to he one OF the most Important In our
country There Ia large area OF the United States
adapted to the growth OF the vine, and nothing can
be more important than legislation that will pre-
serve our wines from adulteration. AS temper
ance movement. nothing can be more desirable than
the passage OF laws that will secure to our people
the consumption Of unauthorized and pure wines
This Ia the first step 10 be taken In the direction Ola
genuine temperance reform. Our country Is flooded
with adulterated and poisonous LIQUORS, fnanuiac-
tured to initiate genuine wines and brandies In taste
and color. we are glad to know that Governor
Stanford has taken an interest in this matter, and
will aid In the organization Off movement that shall
discourage the importation from foreign countries
Of those spurious compounds, and put an end 10
their iacture In this country. II Ia known that
from France there are annually exported large
quantities OF simulated Wines brandes and ccrdals
that are innocent Of the juice OF the grape. Their
consumption must he necessarily Injurious, and II
Mr.. wetmorc can secure the passage Of a law that
will put the dealer and consumer upon notice OF
their false character he will have accomplished
good work in the interest OF legitimate Industry,
and will have taken forward step In the direction
true temperance reform. California Ia grape.
growing and winc.producng state, aud, so long az
the world demands wine and brandy, 1t is OF the
hioses, ,nrortance mat II he pror,ded with gen.
p,no article
Tbo ,omnorapce ,,ovemept will have taken an
important step In advance when the energies now
expended for "prohibition" and "total abstinence"
shall be expended in restraining the consumption OF
alcoholic drinks, regulating their sale, and prevent
ing the manufacture OF aduterated posons. Let us
not he understood as lacking sympathy for any
ance neop,e Anal, take. The 1roopap Is in the
broad aenao n temperance Journal and ~ n occa-
o,oro,,v d,.rav 70 n,nutio,ce at tho foca and mar
,v.minded tvrannies of preacbers women. and
o,hor ,ororanco 4, ia because A. thinks
that ali ,mnrac,icabe and shallow devices of per
sona, restrain, arc raicuiated tn hinder and cm
herraas the urea, question of temperance reform.
Taws concerning hiuh license. local opton. against
the manufacture Of aulterated fabrics. against the
uaIe of ,,ouors n, tho CORNER orocer,es tn minors
rean,no saloons oman a, unusual houra tho emnlov
mont oflevvd women IN dancing dives cr,un,nas and
man ot had character IN se ,ouors and nil sens,b,e
rroc,,cai Iousia,,nn far tho control NJ tho louo,
ira Mo meet o,,r annrova, and whenever acme tenn
nerancc enthusiasm with shallow brain endeayors Ia
bu,,d an iron couch for ma to lie ,,non and to cut of
our foot or hcad ~ ve arc Inn long for mr.
ma Tho ract n e are inn abort we refuse IN Iif
down We k,c.. we nro,est. and then our ,emner.
| ance friends oe, angry and charge that we arc in
cnres,ort yo do MT w ant nm wholly IN sav that e
sha,, mt have wine Al our table. that we sball moi
r,nr hrandv a, onr cjuh mr. ta.e hot scotch ar Int
tered RIM for cold christ deemed wine 90 essen
lin, nj a marriage feaat that he persormed .
.n,roc,o for A., announcement, wine 10 used ,r
tho bov sacrament. and while VIC ara ouits
willing that anvbodv should Get married on colo
ws,or ar rartove n, n sacramentai amid NJ aoatef
ra,sns drink tea AT nome. butermilk at their cluh
and ,are cu,n,ne for co,d we demand that an ione
90 e lot them have their wav thew sha,i hc eona,,
,iharo, and lot ma have our wav. we would nav,
,emnerance reform carried into notifies. w,
do nat hcIieve in mara, suas,on. we verv much re
| snact tho good women ar tho oood mon who ii,
down reaoutelv ana natIen,iv hea,de IN,
,,root syoor,ng orront of oconoi ana andeavor har
ana there ~ rescme drownInu souI hut what ooo,
doe. II accomn,Ish, Re,ter oo N the
and Inv Ieoslative action control the courses of I'M
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