The Washington times., 1894-03-21
MISS FIELD ON PROHIBITION.

She Hopes Neal Dow VIII Live to See the
Laws Repealed
Miss Kate Field delivered her lecture on
the "Intemperance of Prohibition" at the ban
quet hall of the Shoreham, commencing at
$50 O'Clock last night. Nearly every seat was
occupied. Miss Field was attired In a beauti-
full costume. She held bunch Of white roses
in her hand during the delivery Of her lecture
and wore bunch of violets pinned to her
corsage. Justice Brewer introduced her.
She started of by saying that she disliked
to discuss prohibition and the fanatical pro-
hibitiolists. While out lecturing in Iowa
she had made few remarks on the
saloon question which caused some of
the rabid dry" people to assert that
she not only drank whisky. but that she
chewed tobacco. Prohibition, she asserted.
was impracticable and had been a failure ali
over the country. 1t made perjurers and
hypocrites out OF more people than any other
agency she knew of. 1t di MT prohibit
She had investigated itdherself in every
prohibition county in this country, and gave
statistics tending to prove that in Iowa.
Maine, and Kansas there was more drinking
and a greater number OF saloons than when
the license system prevailed. Men, women.
and children loved forbidden fruit Tell a
man he shan't Go a thing, and he will do if
or break a suspender trying. No country
ever yet legislated its people into morality
She believed in high license
Miss Field wanted it made a penal offense
for anyone who would adulterate wines or
liquors and then let the bans of social ostra-
cism be placed around those who seriously
offend the privilege of taking drink when
ever they wanted it. Moral suasion. the force of
good example and pure liquors were the best
weapons with which to fight intemperance
She related an experience she had with
small glass of Iowa brandy As it went
down her throat she said she felt as if she
were sw allowing torchlight procession.
1T is quite coincidence" she slowly and
deliberately said in the midst Of her lecture.
''that at the same time am talking againss
prohibition there is a meeting at Convention
hall celebrating the gOth birthday of Gen. Neal
Dow, one OF the inaugurators OF the per-
nicious, despotic, and fanatical prohibition
laws. / hope he may live to see hundred
years, and before that time see every one OF
the laws he has helped to make repealed
Continuing, Miss Field said that prohibition
had created an Illicit distillery to every hun
dred voters in Georgia; had made thousands
of drug stores in Kansas and Iowa. and
Names laws the laughing stock of the coun-
try. Prohibition did not decrease crime; il
made the criminal calendars larger. Dyspep-
tics make more alcohol than distilleries
Then should the country do away with them?
Alcohol was in everything. even in tie water
III you will notice. she said. you will
find that total abstainers are always eating
pies and other stuff which ferments in their
stomachs and makes alcohol. They thus
make illicit distilieries of themselves and beat
the government out of a legitimate tax
Then she bounced of into scientific dis
cuss!on OF her theme, talked until 10 o'clock.
made polite bow, sat down, and was warmly
cheered