New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-30

has proven barrier to the advance O
a more noble civilization and the exist
ence of which to-day reyolutionizes
popular sentiment against it, is the ex
tirpation of intemperance.
Since time immemorial this curse ha!
existed, and ever since authority has
been exercized to stay its influence ane
sad results. Philantropists have
sought to prohibit its existence witt
greater or lesser effect, but not till now
have politicians exerted themselves in
this direction. And with what conse-
quence may be readily seen by contem-
plating on the state of political issues
to-day, by examining into the non.feas-
ible theories, which unreasonable advo.
Gates advance in favor of prohibition.
They would profess that their efforts are
exercized in behalfof the suppression of
intemperance,a and make the inexcusable
mistake of proclaiming that the prohi-
bition of the use of liquor and other in
toxicating beverages is the only means
of effecting this grand result. Truly,
were this theory practicable one, would
it warrant the attainment of the all de-
sired end of driving intemperance from
the face of the globe, not one dissent
ing voice would rise up against the in
auguration of prohibition in any metro
polls, in any village.
But as it is, too eager politicians have
taken the matter in hand, and making
the combatance of intemperance a po-
litical issue, have usurped their rights
and have wrested this important matter
from the hands of our educators on
topics of political economy and sociolo-
gy, the clergy and statesmen, where it
rightfully belongs.
The grand cause of intemperance
com batiyeness has lost much of its no.
bility by having such advocates as in
triguing and unreasonable politicians.
It's ultimate accomplishment has been
delayed on this account, and not till
the mass of the people will denounce
these irrelevant theories advanced by
political prohibitionists, will natural
tendency strive to direct popular opin-
ion into the right channel.
But aside from the fact that the aid
of scheming advocates is uncalled for
in the furtherance of temperance. it be.
comes necessity that the irrational
methods now tried in some states OF
our Union to prohibit the sale and
manufacture of spirituous beverages,
are disowned by all those, who would
exert themselves in behalf of the sup.
preston of intemperance.
Extremely severe laws created for
this purpose, g. e. in Maine, have not
been respected, and have to all intent
/ beenentirely incapable of exercising that
beneficial influence, which honest ad.
vocates of temperance have hoped they
would exert. How utterly at war the
present conditions in Maine are with
the enacted laws, may be seen from
the following statement by Mr.. Hart,
prominent editor of Wheeling, West
Virginia. "The astonishing revelation
of open bars, free rum and unrestricted
liquor traffic, induced Charles Burdett
Hart, editor of the Wheeling Intelli-
gencer, to come to Maine on q tour of
investigation for himself. Mr.. Hart
arrived here with the belief that the
paper must be mistaken, but before he
had been in town twenty-four hours,
he concluded that the correspondent
had made truthful and unbiased re.
port.
81 Mr.. and Mrs. Hart reached here or
Saturday night and remained over Sun.
! day at frst-class hotel. At dinner,
! to their profound establishment, CUES,
seated opposite them ordered bottle
; of wine, and the waiter. in matter.
of-fact way, drew the cork and filled
the glass. Still thinking that an ex-
ceptlon to the law had been witnessed
Editor Hart started out the next morn
ing for stroll about town. In two
hours he returned and told his wife
that he had visited over forty saloons
where liquor was sold openly by the
glass. Thoroughly surprised at what
had been discovered, the Virginia edi.
tor determined to probe the matter tt
the bottom, and took his departure
with his wife for Augusta. In a tour
about town he found, without much
difficulty, some practical illustration!
of the workings of the prohibitory law
At one part of Water street, in length
of about 400 yards, he found nine bar
where liquor was sold, and purchase,
liquor himself or saw it bought at ever
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