Telegram-herald., 1891-11-25
GOING 11I WRONG VAY


Z. @. d. Hoaron psouidsd - shs
meeting Of the Uni(y olub last night,
and Edward TAkesEs Wos elected sscre-
tary protein in the abeooce Of ne regu-
lar secretary. Mn. Harriet Udeii. ID.
7. Clay stated thaS hs wouid Ike -
hear something from the treasurer as
to the financial condition Of the club,
and that he wanted 70 sseths affairs Of
the club pat upon more orderly basis
uenerally.
The records Of the previous meeting
we're NOT obtslnable and consderAbie
confusion resulted - 70 what officers
were elected and what resolupons were
passed al that meeting.
1t twas moved aud supported that tn Q
resolution passed two weeks ago 10
charge 10 cents admission % the meet
ings o. the club should BE recoasidered.
BY the vote OF the last nights meet
ing upon the came subject. the ''admis-
sion fee was wiped ou.."
Discussed the Lseasr Question.
W. d. Fuller. N openag the discus-
sion upon ''The Liquor Traffie." sasd
flat the supreme court Of the United
staiess had decided once for all, In its
Judgment upon the Kansas cases, that
states had a right 10 settle their astituce
towards the llquor business, and that
they had q right 70 destroy without
compensation, all property used for tie
manufacture of the article, wa,eh is
acknowledged as the 'cf me producing
agency Of the country. Mr. Fuller
then discussed the subjec. from a legal
standpoint, and gave hls ideas of lhs
attitude OF the two great parties toward
the traffic.
Myron H. Walker discussed the sub
Ject from the prohibition standpoint {,
After defining prohibition aud us stti-
tnde toward the llquor traffic, be ssi5s
Prohibition does not seek TO make
men sober or moral by law, nor enter
the home and EFT as arbitrator over
table and f-eslde. The distsilery. the
brewery and the saloon must he the
subjects of legislation. According 10
all ideas of liberty, one has no right TO
carry on business that threatens IN
any way 70 take away the liberty of
another. That the evils of liquor sell
ing are wholly IN the excesscs con-
nected with the business itself, 10 the
basis OF high license
The Traeac IL Destructsvs-
Then since tais traffic is destructive
and ath-giving, II has no right 90 life.
The business IL not needed even ia lts
temperate Character. Alcoho! 10 .
poison, and aiways acts a. such upon
human being. The business that
supplies It should be suppressed. Alb
stinence by the individual and out
lawry by the state, are tie only Ways
IN which this csrsc Car he hiofted out
The traf6c bas undermined politics
and honey-comDcd them with fraud.
and upon the solution OF the problem
depends the perpetuify of this govern
ment. Ii IL at the enforcement Of che
law that the difficulty Of the probib,-
tory movement begins. We nust Or
ganize a party that will sec 20 ID that
men are elected who will prosecute the
liquor dealers. We must he up aud
doing. Let it be war to the knife, and
ihe knife 10 the hilt.'"
Greater Liberty Needes.
William NJ. Hathaway followed and
cussed the subject "from the non
popular sde," ss he himseIf put il. Izs
teCan bv criticisiDg the wisdom of the
Almighty by not putting bsrhed wire
fence around The tree OF life, and
thought thst the way of shutting out
all temptation 10 liquor drinking had
been failure. HIS idea was that edn-
cation of the moral faculties, aud tlAt
alone will solve the iiqnor problem.
more liberty. instead of less" he be-
iieyed was the remedy. "if whiskcy
was 25 cents a gallon ! believe that IN
tn years we would have . Temperance
people. ] believe that prohibition aud
high license are both wrong. and that
We are going the wrong way. Zach
individual must decide for himself
whether he Will keen his stomach free
from whiskey rnot. Both prohibition
aud high license have proved 70 bs .
failure"
Further remarks were made Ivy Mr..
Hugenholtz. who told Of the scbcme
adopted by the swedish governments
for the handling ol the Liquor business.
Those governments Own their own die
tlleries and make al their own liqnors-
TIE people who feil them do 30 only IN
connection with other business. aud
make no profit whatever by snch saies.
CLEANED ON The MARKET.