The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-08

Neal Dow, the Veteran Prohibi.
4 tionists Attacks the Statements
\ ofs Wheeling. w. w., News
Indianapolis sss-
Many ststemeuts hsve been goInR The
4 rounds Of the press, and come especialIv
.s'rong ones have been made BY : Wheel
ing, W. Va, paper, which asserted thai
lpFoni0itton was failure in Maine. Neal
Dow, the veteran prOhibitionist of that
ls'ste, Was interviewed BY Sun reporter
ION the subject Wednesday, and he gave
some Interesting information.
I AS . result 0f prohibition be began.
the liquor traffic 70 unknown 20 three.
Iourths Of the population 10 Maine. 90
.na. We are practically unacquainted
Win this evil and its effecis. Before
p!onioition became law We had many
dIsiiiieries and brsweries; nov Ne have
none Of either. Formerly rum and other
ssrong drinks were imported in great
lcsrgoes now not puncheon comes into
tne siate except what IL smuxgIed In in-
~'de q parksgss. boxes or barrel. W.
merchandise. Not e.tw@ssiesh 81 sl..
amount Of liquor that was used In Maine
. used now. One million dollars will
cover oil The liquor cold IN the state. The
results are tncalcuable for good. the
whole character Of the state and OF the
people having been changed, and gen.
ersti0n is growing up that does not
know the eviIs Of the liquor traffic.
before the Maine law was 10 force.
70 other slate consumed 80 much strong
liquor - ours, and Mr. Blaine saws OF The
matter now that none consumes 90 little.
Alter thirty years Of experience prohibi-
sion has been adopted in our consti,u-
non oy : majority Of 47.075. the affirm
anve vote being three times ss large asl
the negative In the smaIler lowns the |
safe u liquor 10 suppressed. but in theI
larger towns and cisies ir may Be oflen
very easily Obtained. resulting from the
nenciencies and defects ia the Law q IL
nov stands. Liquors are sold Tor profls. /
not for fun. and The law leaves large
pront 70 men who persisf 90 The trade. |,
Eor mora than twenty years vs have
peoo peetetonIng tho ropohlloana. -
lrcaalr4 - 80 o11I<Io6oL ierIslatIou|
= uool1 roodoS b oopso0table ana M /
'omfortabIe Tor those who viii coulInue|
9 ss!I liquor. The legis1ature be- unf-
o!mly enc insuIsingIy refused eo eransI,
nls request, snd has given us 10 under
tsno that gr0g-shops shaII not be sup. Il
'rccsed, but will BE- defended by she re Il
'uol'can party. The prohibisionisss.
nen, are brought face 10 face with thfsIs
1!erhaeive-e either to abandon the fl9htI7
'ltn the grog-shops or snnihiIsfe the ID
epu0Iicau party. Whose policy Il a toll
esend them We ind no fault with The II
~ .or 'es adoption Of that policy. be- II
.ose y y 10 right 70 do that way II isIh
49, ana expects % Win; but Il u ourIil
orPose % show that its hopes and * II
ec'stions shall b disappointed. The III
'poo'lcans have placed themselves b. |fI
seen os and the liquor trsfRc. with The Iel
nrpose o. protecting Il sgsiust us. Our v
auc are IeveIed q the liquor sraf1c :ly,
= snsIi not slack our hre nor djverfjm
q aims On that account. ard II the r. d,
'oIlcsn party does not ret out or our lsu
~ it will get hurt In
The editor Of this Wheelin9 psner ~
. only mentioned the state or afyaire n
larger towns and cities IN relation soI
liquor tramc, and these cities are ALL
,oer republican rule. and repu ubIicsnI
ncers are false to their duty and toI Ss
or oath Of ONCE. which requires them. =.
enforce the prohibitory laws, but thisl -
~ aIIs without exception, fail 10 ID. ~
cause tt j. The settled policy or thafls-
rty 10 Maine 70 protect me ljouor ~.
inc, with which the psrsv Il nov eoi'.ss
imstely associated that Il i not possi. - =.
, g abandon that policy for wiser 4. z.
4 better one.n ~,
70 regard 70 the srowth or The prohibi- y,
2 party, NJ. Dow expected large esins|;s."'
ne coming election, and thought The "A
reaee 10 the ranks OF the party would ~
- soout the same proportion - thisIts.
convention . larger than The one In - |,
- n wish you would ssy this in re-
q 70 the republican party" he con. ~.
ued. The general feeling among -.
u that the republicane = : :
y - defeated. and " they are it wilIl:-..
the end Of the party. A new party ~ '
! then W formed. having prohibition I. 4
Dne of the pIsnks IN u. pixsfosm anal.,
'ily the political fight wiIi be GA tl..
'sti0n Of rum Or no rum
lin I
IN interesting figure IN The Methodist min
'fersnce 70 III John w. Ray. or IN. .lsols
napolis. Who succeeded 20 the seas ofIsho
Lieut. Gov. Cumbsck. He has shriIl. |pIs,
'etrating voice. and, like the 0therI 7
yeFs . the Conference, talks onlfair
ut every subject that comes up. Some
lts teIlow delegates tell good story r
Ut IN experience be had q Atlanta alrou
yoero ago. Qoond = partv or ffriends |rin,