Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-06-12
Twill Be q Fine Crusade.
PEOHIBnIoNIsTs TO AssATL DELMoNlco's
AND THE HOFFMAN,
N. y. Srn


Prohibiiionis', has just returned to New
York from Mexico. II Mexico he spent
most Of Bis time in labonng for the
prohibition cause. lie succeeded in get
ting n meeting Of missionaries to pledge
themselves to work for prohibition, and
be in turn promised to give them 10000
medals to distribute among children wto
wouid speak prohibition pieccs.
The great success OF his work in Mex!-
co 50 stimulated Mr. Demorest that on his
return TO this city he began working on
the plan of startling and gigantic
crusade against alcohol. The agency
through which this campaign will be
conducted is the National Anti Nuisance
League, The objects Of tins league are
enumerated IN The folloN ing statement.
which Mr.. Demorest has had printed in
tract from:
The purposes Of the National Anti
Nuisance League axe to prove before the
cOurts by suits in equity, iniuuctlons.
and for damages, that the fascinating,
acride and deadly poison of alcohol is the
most dangerous enemy OF our health,
homes, and country n public nuisance,
and as such 20 be abated. Every senti-
ment of humanity and patriotism calls
for its utter prohibition as a beverage,
and the only safe and Just treatment of
this colossal evil is to outlaw the manu-
facture and sale OF it as a crime to be
punched with The Utmost rigors Of the
law.
1--WE rely upon two things TO establish
orr case" said Mr.. Demcrest yesterday.
cone is the decision of the United States
Supreme Court already made in the
Kansas aic, with which all Prohibitlonisis
are familiar. The other is the result Of
:he Investigations Of Pastenr, Baron
Liebig, and other scientific men in the
nature Of analyses of alcohol. They
have proved that it is nothing more nor
less than the excrement of microbes, aud
that it can be made in no other way.
These microbes are generated by the
fermentation Of any fcrmeniaale sub-
stance. They live upon the starch in
the malt, and their subsistence produces
alcohol. This is deadly poison, ore
so than arsenic or strychniue. That is
because Of the terrible affinity for water
which pure alcohol has. Half an ounce
on the tongue will produce u-tan:
death. 1t will burn you mp. So much
for the scientific facts. Now for the
decision of the United States Supreme
Court;
"No Legislature can bargain away the
public health or the public morals. The
people themselves cannot do it, sluch less
their servants Government is organized
with view to their nGoservation, and
cannot dvesi Itself Of the power to pro
vide for them"
"Now, SIT, the inference to be drawn
from that is that Government cannot
legalze by license that which will be an
injury to the people. We shall prove
that alcohol is al injury by such scientific
men as have quoted, aud resting on tho
Supreme Court decision, we have our
case. TIE result IS as sure as the sun is
to shine. That decision in the Kansas
case was unanimous. except that there
were two disreuters"
Mr.. Demorest was becoming excited. |
lie waved bis hands, and once in while |
twcaked his gray beard with vicicus /
strength, AID his gray eyes twinkled i'm |
the soiteucd light of tie room. Il do |
know" he exclaimed as lie pounded his |
chaif arm, "thaf we have got hold of the |
base principle Of The biggest revolution eff
the world.
"Now for the Anti-Nui,ance League
This the initial league. We shall have
luxiliary leagues IN all The large cities,
y hose business it will be to employ law
7ers secure evidence, and fight the cases.
We are going 20 iraugurate a campaign
against tha liquor traiii, which will tau e
peoples lrsath away. Already We have
negotiations with forty Of the
,est lawyers in the country. These law
'ers will commence actions Simultaneous
V in different parts Of the countiy, aud |
I'M sure will have no trouble in showing
hat the liquor traffic is Nuisance and
S such should he entirely suppressed
Ne shall begin Injunction sui's against
he most promidcut liquor men in the
Onnlry. Then we shall institute suits
or damages where the locality of saloons
-oiks injaIy by lesson Of the sale Of
quor. Every case will he carried to the
curt of last resort. I hc question will
20 II the United States
uprcme Conrt for fual adjudication -
hat court has already given decision
Inch sustains the position We have taken
! this matter.
"Onr plan was TO begin the crus ldc in
nc city of Washington by securing az IN
melton against Yi3c-Presidcut Morton :
bin from selling or allow
y others 20 sell alcoholic beyci- u.
res IN his fashionable hotel, the Shore !
am. Oar hopes were temporarily dashed
Z tn: accident which hlppened there
gently The stairs fell down and ;
Re binding was deemed unsafe. We
ere quito annoyed when we heard Of the
,cident, because we wantel ID begin y
IT work in Washington by restraining o
ie Vice-presldcnt However. have =
armed that he repairs in the Shore
I'm are progressing rapidly, and the botel
av he opened when we commence oar 4.
lmpaign il earnest
The very thought .of bringing an ac-
on against Wee President Norton affords
r. Demoest much pleasure. Judge
oulton has charge Of the Washington |
ID of the campaign. Bat Vice President S
orion is not TIE only prominent man r
no is to be prosecuted as The abeit0r of p
lisance. No one who is prominent and I
lis intoxicating liquors will be spared. c
r. Demorest promises that the campaign t
this city will be opened in truly Il
aItling manner, |
I'VE will probably begin" said he. "by !
actions against the Hoffman II
,use. the Fifth AyeLne Hotel, and a
This programme may be a
ranged slightly, but we will select the !
ost prominent ard respectable dealers. S
e don't pro- ose to select isolated cases j
I'D common dives like Billy McGlory's
I'd ON Gou'd's the police can take
ire Of them We shall sssail the ranks OF
called respeciability." /
The munitions Of war are amply sup q
lied to the initial Anti-NuiSance League. a
o contributions are asked for but con- t
ibntiobs of influence and zeal, and no t
elections are taken up. Every dollar 5
have" SAID Mr. Demcrest. j. laid on the {
tar" lie has sold his seeing machine fl
lsue.s and las gone Into the business f
prohibition. He has started ont to y
liter down 'the ianparts of Satan" |
I'VE have not only straws,D he said,
lut sticks Of timber SLOWING in what i
recilon the 6 clone If progress is blow a
e." 9
The laws ers Of the League are prepar- T.
z for its battles, ana soon. very soon, |
+. Demorcst promises, the fight will l
gin which shall presage the utter de-
rnctlon OF alcohol from Of the face of
10 o,rth Simultaneously in all the |