Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-06-01
The Temperance Hospital as Related
10 Prohibition.
MARY WEEKS BURNETT, N. d.
(Union Signal.

(Union Signal.)
In studying the recent decision OF the
Supreme Court, have been greatly I'M
pressed with the prohibitory power Of the
Fourteenth Amendment. l quote the por.
tion which: relates particularly to prohi.
bition: "No state shall make or enforce
any law which shall abrdge the privileges
or immunities of citizens Of the United
States, nor shall any state deprive any per.
son OF life, liberty or property without
due process oflaw." The decision Of Il o
court is based upon the view that the state
restriction Of The manufacture and sale OF
liquor as BEVERAGE 10 not opposed TO
the spirit OF this amendment. The prohi
bition planks in the state and national
platforms are arranged In conformity with
this amendment, and only seek TO prohibit
the traffic in Intoxicating beverages,
This will do away with saloons. To whom,
then, is the power to keep and dispense
alcoholics for OTHER purposes TO be rele-
gated and to whom do We virtually leave
the Interpretation Of the word beverage7 7
The license to sell alcoholics 10 simply
transferred from the saloon to the Drug
store and the quantity of liquor sold and
drank will be regulated by physicians, who
may prescribe little or much nj their own
sweet will, or "at their discretion" as the
law now reads. We will have intrenched
the real liquor traffic behind q power be-
yond our control. In not less than 6, ,000,.
900 families in America TO day, my doc.
tor says So" is the ultimatum. The peo-
pie are very largely controlled by phyM-
clans in matters relating to diet and medi-
cine and aS yet physicians have no real ar
reat Of thought upon the question Of al
coholics in medicine.
The prohibition question in its deepest
outcome, has not yet been reached. As
yet, only the privileges Of the people are
discussed. The inalienable right TO life,
and TO whisky to save life or prevent death
as fixed by the United Stntes constitution,
and confirmed by the whisky doctors who
candidly believe they are right, Ia not as
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manufacture and sale for beverage pnrpos.
es; nor will this question lie decided un-
I'll The doctors are either con vcrted. or ed
ucaied. The result Of closing the saloon
in Iowa, Kansas and elsewhere hSs devel.
oped this fact. that there has been in con-
sequence large increase in the number
Of drug stores. E,ch day brings to OIL
hospital iis burden Of inquiries from these
states in regard 10 the drug stores. tn,
people writes that the doctor says, "W,
cannot practice without alcohol" and tell
us that our lives are in danger. ave eau
not let our loved ones die. What shal
we do? For the sake Of God and home
give uS arguments which will convert, o
silence the DOCTORS"
But few days ago, wealthy gentleman
OF this city who gives largely to temper
ance work said, absolute prohibitio,
is impossible. When my son was so Ill
the doctor said, and we all bell eve, that Ii
quor saved his life. / cannot vote 10 pro
hIbit, or even make difficult TO procure
that which believe to be necesAary in dis
eAse or injury. If, however, your hospil-
al can prove to my full satisfaction lha
there are remedies which are as good o
better than alcohol under all circumstance
and that no one will die for lack OF IL
whatever the emergency, will then be-
come Prohibitionist." Ii is to demon
strate and teach the principle that alcohc
il not needed IN, nor for. medicine that th
National Temperance Hospital and Med
ical College Association has been estab
liBhed, and II Is because OF vital need fo
IL in the foundation Of prohibition princi
Piles that we urge your active co-operalio
and aid.
The strong arm OF the civil law alon
cannot secure the prohibition we are pray
ing for. The education Of the cliildre
. and the people as TO the nature and efe
~ Of alcoholic drinks will not abolish The u
Of alcohol in medicine. II the senume'
D. OF the whole country he turned against Il
Is aloons, and they be driven into the dept
Z. OF the sea Of prescription, the drugstore
with their slcoholic compounds. will T
main.
N There are at least 100000 physicians
o' tins country, and their number 10 inerea