Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-08

eorlate asylum, and he thought in connection
with the rum traffic that it would not be out OF
badly in need Of a reformatory for girls.
MIS-. Foster applauded the generals remarks
and gave a little of her experience in tho legal
warfare ON the liquor traffic in the west
coSsREssMAN MORSE TALKS.
Congressman Morse of Massachusetts was
the next speaker, and he said he would stand
by everything the general had said except so
lar AZ using the money from tho liquor traffic
for the conduct OF an inebriate asylum. After
giving n Bible quotation he said he thought
the money should not be used for landable
purpose, as it was the price of blood. and for
his part he would use it in the purchase OF
graveyard OF lunatic asylum. THE meanest
man on the face of the earth, he said. lis the
man who sells liquor. Liquor is responsible
for nearly all the pauperism. a large part of
crime and insanity and causes great amount
of suffering as well as increased taxation. /
want to tell you that Brother Taylor reported
to the last Congress a bill to extend prohibition
to all sections of the District"
The speaker referred to the temperance leg
islation of the last Congress as we'll as the pass
age OF the bill prohibiting the sale of tobacco
to children and said be wished the latter law
was better enforced. Turning his attention to
the Supreme Court be referred to the decision
known as the origina! package decision rs an
infamous decision" and said he had reason 10
congratulate Senator Edmunds for having the
nerve to stand up and say what he did about
it.
EXTEND THE APPLICATION OF THE LIMIT.
He next paid some attention to the effect of
liquor on soldiers. and said he would like to see
the mile limit law applied to every soldiers
home in the country. He said he had been to
Old Point Comfort and seen intoxicated soldiers
there, and 1t panied him to see that the drink
ing saloons formed q chain about the institu-
ton. where the pension money of many of the
soldiers goes, and he thought it was high time
Tor the government to interfere. He thought
1t was too bad that so much of the pension
money finds its way into the tiis of these sa-
looms. IAN Irishman," he said. sis a natural
born soldier, ind he, above all others, should
refrain from drinking. A German drinks his
tub of beer. he rolls under a table and goes to
siecp, and nothing more is heard from HIM.
With us Yankees 1t is different We become
foolish and say and do all sorts of foolish
Things, and 1t takes us all the next day to make
explanations. When All irishman gets under
the influence of liquor, why Holy Moses, he can
whip all the town Ill a minute"
The speaker paid glowing tribute to the
iate Father Matthew. whose good work was
known all over the land, and whose bronze
Inquire In Ireland the speaker had seen. When
In Ireland he said he learned that more money
was spent in liquor than in rental If they
VIII give me the money spent in liquor for five
years, he said II will buy out all the English
landlords run up the green flag and shout:
'Hurrah for free Irelandr" (Applause.) In
conclusion he said the temperance cause is
stronger now than ever before and final success
Is assured.
CONGRESSMAN TAYLoR's REMARKS.
Congressman j. D. Taylor of Ohio was the
last speaker and he assured his hearers that
while he favored prohibition he believed that a
small slice was better than none He favored
local options as in the absence of prohibition in
an entire state local option certainly benefited
the area it covered. He spoke at length upon
the effect OF prohibition as it affected taxation
and he showed that in the state Of Maine the
taxes were much less than in states where
there was no prohibitory law. He cited the
state OF Maine as bright example Of prohibit
ton. There ID no state where people are
more intelligent, where there are more schools
and where there are happier homes than
In the state of Maine.
In our state" he said. 1--WE have a chill
drens home, poor house and JAIL and in Sec
tions where liquor is sold they are usually
filled. In Maine there are but few chiIdren's
homes, as the people arc sober and industrious
and care for their own children.
After all, he concluded, 'aside from crime
the matter OF prohibition is question of bus
that are paid to support the results of the liquor
traffic"
RESOLUTION OF PROTEST.
The following resolution was then read by
Mr.. Foster: Resolved, Thatit has been heard
with great apprehension that a bill has been
introduced in Congress to repeal the mile pro-
hibition limit about Soldiers Home. As a COM
pany OF Christian patriots of liberty loving
citizens of the city of Washington We protest
against the passage Of this repeal measure. AMI
call upon the Fifty-second Congress to save the
prescribed limit and the capital city from the
dIagrace proposed in the interest Of the liquor
traffic"
The resolution was unanimously adopted and
copies of it will be sent to both houses of Con-
gress.