Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-12
Y.
NUMBER 27.

sweden. S.l4 0.36 li.U
German ZoilYerein...... $50 eco $50
Belgium. $40 $40 1892
switzerland. ............ $50 $500 $40
! Netherlands. 9.S7 2.5T 27.0
denmark. 1890 LOO 33.3
Belgium contains the greatest mum
Der of beer drinkers, the French excf
on wine and the Danish on whisky
Canada is the most moderate of all
And now are there less murders il
Canada than elsewhere? Canada ha.
1900 insane, while Belgium and Meth
erlands combined have no more thar
l0,400. The climate being nearly the
same the population of Canada is not
healthier than Denmark. Look at the
French and Belgians; Is their condition
worse than ours?
And from financial point of view
we must remind our Taxpayers and
| voters of the receipts, which from beer
and whisky flow into Uncle Sans
pocket. Beer was brewed in the u. S.
in 1880, Ia, ,S65 ,548 barrels of 81 gallons
| each. In the treasury was received
for whisky. beer and tobacco, Sl21 $780,
072.51 cents. This gigantic sun, of
money was paid to a great extent by
such individuals who under local OPP
ton law would pay nothing. And how
many thousand people find employ
ment in the production of these neces-
sities. They are not ne cessities, is the
constant cry of those water apostles.
Yes, but we claim they are. Every
stimulants. TIE negroes of Africa have
their beverage made from fermented
rice. The Tartar have the kumis, the
South Americans have chewed corn
| fermented in water, which in their
| opinion forms good drink. while the
inhabitants of Maipe are on the same
level with the Indians in Chill, both
have their sour. cider, which if it does
not ruin the nervous system, utterly
destroys the digestive organs.
Taking religious point of view, we
challenge any or all - theologican,
preacher, or member of Christian re-
ligion, to produce fact from the bible
by which God, through the inspired
writer's of the bible. denies or torbids
the use of wine, beer, or alcoholic Ii
quors. On the contrary, there are
many passages in the holy book which
order, or, at least, advise the use Of
stimulants; as, for instance, at the
wedding of Cana, where Christ himself
manufactured wine. The A postle Paul
in 1st Timothy, v. %, says: Drink
no longer water, but use little wine
for thy stomach's sake, and thine often
infirmities." Not mentioning many
other passages, we will cite the motto
Of DR.. Martin Luther: "A person not
loving wine. woman and songs, is
fool all his lifetimer'
And lastly in moral point of view
we shall call the attention of cur read
ers to the fact that local option can
never improve morality. All human I,
experience shows that morality, forced |
into existence by punishment is no
morality at aW G. F. Gellert, Pro-
fessor of Morals at Leipsic, shows this
In brilliant way in his fables, namely
the child and the scissors. 1t is no
morality if we force our people by law
men or classes, to a certain extent,
takes away the stimulus and necessity
of doing it for themselves; and where
men are subjected to over-guidance
q nd hn inc nx,it itah - laI
tendency is TO render them compara-
lively helpless. 1t is energetic individ-
ualism which produces the most pow
erful eff-ct. The determination to he
ones own helper IS the surest way to
individual development and strength.
And is there champion of the local
option question who can deny that I,
there are more, or as many, moral
persons among drinkers as among
Look at the powerful masiermind of
Prince Bismarck, how that man, who
was the widest drinker in his youth,
could outlive his 30 years allowed by
the w. G. L. Union, and have the inn
putty to be seventy-two years old,
and exercise at present greater latent
power over the world than Napoleon
I. ever did. we let to Mrs. Burr and
Prof. Fox to explain. Bismarck,
all his life, has been more than
r moderate drinker, and still there is
no reason to doubt his healthy mental
Old William is now ninety !,
years old, and every day in his life
drank wine or beer, as even Prof.
Parkes will allow, without injury!
The limits of this sketch do not allow
NE to mention more cases; the readers
will find them among everyday life
|,
But. concluding, we must take notice
Of Mr.. DeHaven's experience. He in
formed us in a little speech, that he at ,
numerous times during his life made
fool of himself; continuing. he advised /
,he voters strongly for local option.
We certainly pity Mr.. DeHaven for ]
so little self-reliance. But
We will not take his advice to disgrace {
ourselves! Then it is unique stionably
l disgrace TO the individual to make
aim holy hy rennoyinp feTunfafions