The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-22
WHAT ALCOHOL WILL DO.

It may seem strange, but it is new
ertheless true, that alcohol, regularly
applied to thrifty farmers stomach
will remove the boards from the
fence, let the cattle into his crops,
kill his fruit trees, mortgage his
farm, and sow his fields with wild
oats and th1stles. 1t will take the
paint off his buildings, break the
glass out Of the windows, and fill
them with rags, take the gloss off his
clothes, and polish from his manners,
subdue his reason, arouse his pas
sions, bring sorrow and disgrace up
on his family and topple him into
drunkard's grave 1t will do this to
artisan and capitalist, the matron
and the maiden. = W0Wen'S Neq0s
High-license Omaha sends four
students to the State University and
eighty-oue convicts to the state peni-
tertiary. And the press enlarges
hugely upon the high-license stu
dents who are to have such a fine ed
ucation, while nothing is said of the
convicts that live out a life of sin be-
hind the bars. Rather for us that
our children never be educated, in
fact go to their graves without know
ing their ABC's,-than learn them at
the price of human blood that flows
through the veins of soul, heart,
mind, and, TO-DAY, suffering women
and children. Let our women saw
wood on Saturdays or become COM
mon hostlers and kitchen girls for
board, rather than shine with intelll-
gence thus ght.-N0h0naI w.
dette, Delevan, III.
The case of Gus Leidy & Co.,
brewers of Peoria, VS.. A. ]. Hardin,
of Iowa, came to the Federal Su-
preme Court, on appeal from Iowa.
The plaintiffs had shipped $500
worth of liquors into Iowa, in viola
ton of her prohibitory law. The
liquor was seized in accordance with
a provision of the Iowa law, and the
Iowa court held that the seizure was
legal The case was appealed to the
Federal Court, which reversed the
decision Of the lower court. holding
that the plaintiffs in error, citizens
of the state Of Illinois, had the right
TO import this beer into Iowa, and
they had the right to sell it, by
which act alone it would become
mingled in the common mass of
property within the state. Up to
that point of time * Is the state had
no power to injure by seizure, or by
any other action to prevent the i'm
portation of and sale by foreigner
or non resident importer" That is
to say, until the liquor is sold and on
its way to somebody's mouth, the
state has no right to prohibit its i'm
portation, and then it cannot do it.
Yet both the states named have the
uudisputed right to veto the importa-
ton of suspected cattle; verify two
year old steer is, in the eyes of Chief
Justice Fuller, more worthy of pro-
lection than is twenty year old boy.
In speaking of the late decision of
the Federal Supreme Court which
condemns as illegal the seizure Of
liquor in original packages shipped
into prohibition Iowa from high H.
cense Illinois, the Chicago Daily
Ne70s declares that by it the Supreme
Court has affirmed the view of the
Prohibtionists. that the suppression
of the liquor traffic is national
question. 1t thinks that unless
Congress comes promptly to the res
cue, the Prohibition party will profit
largely by this decision. 1t says:
democrats and Republicans who
declare that there is no room for a
third party will be readily refuted
by the words of the highest tribunal
in the land. Both old parties in self
defense should labor to secrre from
Congress law touching this matter
of interstate liquor traffic.
"The national government cannot
afford to become a party to viola
tons of wholesome state laws.
Therefore the interstate commerce
regulations should be SO amended
by Congress at its present session as
to prevent the carrying of liquor in
to prohibition states. Failure TO do
this would be very disgraceful
omission of duty and also would add
greatly to the strength of the Ma
tional Prohibition party.
The Chicago Herald, Democratic,
has this to say concerning the matter:
"This decision is only another
proof that the prohibition move
ment, instead of being out of place
in national politics, can never be eff
fective without federal cooperation.
Ever since the war the general gov
ernment has been the real saloon
keeper. 1t has been the great. dis
! DenSer of liOuOr licenses and. has