New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-16
PROHIBITION IN THE WEST.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM DR.. DohfDA
SHOWING IT'S FADLUEE IN NEBRASKA

Az rx-rpPrsTING LETTER FROM DR.. DURYDA
SHOWING ITS FADLUEE IN NEBRASKA
AND IOWA.
,+..r has been received in this city from the Rev.
pr Joseph t. Duryea pastor Of the leading Consresa
,,onal church Of Omaha, Neb formerly OF Boston anu
prookIvn II touches upon the causes OF the oeic'.
~ prohibon at the recent election In NEBRASKA, anu
also gives an inside view, that may DC surprse ~
some Prohibtonists Of the workings OF Prohipition III
Iowa. The letter is as follows;
Il NAV be of some interest to you to know the real
canse of the thorough defeat Of the proh6ition move
ment in this State 1t will be said that me nueHSo
OF Omaha felt throughout the STATE anu I"a' Of f
business which the population OF great cry t th
and from which great profit I Is Tespea a% force
in giving freedom to the sale OF liquors ana 10 inc
INT there was majority against Prohibition outside
this city. ,.,...u. roro ,o,,owed nv
large number of the members of the churches ana oi
the congregations The canvass was thoroaEni, ;o i
friends Of Prohibition did the most OF the agauo III
public meetings the opponents did most In simple TAX
with their neighbOrs. There were meetings oi enoS
towns but not in the smaller After careful examna.
lion OF the matter while have been travelling aoout
0o me st tS Assemblies and other gather
ngs, think 1t is the failure OF prohlpiory h
to reach int the e Of se to defeat it.
our people are most familiar with the working OF
the law in 1t Is S e BY yvsr e o%ns s
they must conoede, for liquor Is sold openly In tem
and the authorities simply arragn and fine the dealers
and permit them to continue the Traffic from month 10
month.
But it had been claimed that the law did work ap-
tSe ID e people have the
and have found it to lack support from facts They
have sn SaSe e Tor w the Intelligence
liquors sold and used in all the towns OF consider
both parties to the issue The report came that In
where liquors can be obtained. Liquor was bought,
brought here and exhibited at public meetings the
SoSes We Sens
town may have prohibition If the people Wish IL ana
Many Of best people who do not use LIQUORS for
beverage. who would prefer to close the saloons tae
ance al law, have voted sustain the Presen. law
as on the whole the best we are able to MAINTAIN
"f Il must Rsib be conceded however, that there host
Of men who do not believe that It Is their duty U
nsDs Sin taking oT At Title e table Hs' as
mere luxury who do not believe that their moderate
drink S at public bar or others still who abuse them
selves by excess These persons 90 noi sect
their own habits long as they do nothing directly
indirectly to cause or encourage e n IN fa
as IL Injuries others besides the immediate sufferers
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their use Of wine for the sake Of Others they answer
that they not believe there Is any demand LOT tnat
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| ard whether they do what they 90 or not; Iney al
firm that he is not following their example, for they
| do not get drunk 1. ,so
| A large number. know. are ready 10 conside
the question Of closing the saloon when the ques'lo
| shall become national II tho general government
would control the sale of sprituous liquors taxing IN.
prodt for revenue, instead Of tax, and would nave
depot i'm every district for the sale in order to legl
mate uses, registering every man who buys ana reiis
| ing To sell IL 30 any person whose friends complain
| that he abuses himself they would sustain the gov
| eminent with all their might A.,
Meanwhile all good people set at work at the othe
end OF the matter teaching the people to be temperate
and Offering them the help Of the Gospel and the
| grace OF God to mako them sober men.
Perhaps after ALL IL Is WELL for I'm this way only
can the public sentiment be created which, as cviAa
tion and Christianity advance, will shut the salooi
as a nuisance to a weordered community
| 40 =" ' ~ JOSEPH Il. DURYEA.