The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-16
w. CT. U. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. l.. HOBBS.
Crime and Liquors.

In the annual report Oh the Mas
sachusetts bureau Of statistics OF
labor, there is some very valuable
matter showing the relation OF the
liquor traffic to pauperism, chine
and insanity. The taxpayers, who
in every state have to pay for these
result. OF the liquor traffic, are d.
rectly interested in such statistics
which are based on careful expert
investigation.
Mr.. Wadlin, the chief OF the
Massachusetts bureau, shows that
of 26 $40 convictions for crime in
1895, 1922 or 6S. 36 per cent. were
for drunkenness or drunkenness in
connection with other crimes, while
Is, ,44O, or 31.64 per cent, were Tor
other crimes only. Liquor caused
1913 per cent of the crimes direct
" and influenced 4l.94 per cent. OF
the remaining criminals, while only
Is. 33 per cent. were sober when
their offenses were committed.
Mr.. Wadlin gives the following
statement. showing the part beer
plays as promoter OF drunkenness
"We find among the 20, l3l
criminals addicted to the use OF
liquor, S,S91 instances in which
wine was used, 1880 lager beer,
- ,233 matted liquors, and 2O,2ol
distilled liquors, the classification
resulting in an average number OF
kids of liquor amounting to a.
73O. or an average Of 2.97 kinds pei
person. The ID, ,575 persons con-
vic,ed of drunkenness only includes
6.29l who stated that they used
wine. Is ,432 who used lager beer,
1913 who used matted liquors 9th.
er than lager beer, II, ,142 who used
distilled liquors, and one who used
narcotics and drugs. The co.
criminals who were convicted OF
drunkenness and other crimes in
cluded 19l wine drinkers, 6l7 lager
beer drinkers, 576 users OF matted
liquors, and 522 who used distilled
liquors. These figures do not in
Idicate the exclusive use of any par
ticular form of liquor among the
criminals, for although nearly the
entire number used lager beer, {
very large proportion also used dis
TILED liquors. The same fact is al
so brought out in connection with
the 6,9O6 criminals who were con
victed Of crimes other than drunk
enness. Among these there were
2 400 who used wine, 6,3O6 who
fused lager beer, 5,544 who used
matted liquors, while 1887 Used
distilled liquors.
These statistics are worth study
The liquor traffic works the same
and even worse results in Other
states. 1t is feeder of our jails
penitentiaries, insane asylums and
poorhouses. 1t is devourer OF
manhood and womanhood, ard
stripped of all lis licensed legiti
macy, tits a apurlic enemy, a tax
eater, a Moloch, devourer of body
and soul. And the present large
movement against it points to a
time when it shall be put under
public reprobation and drinking re
sorts will cease to flaunt their glar'
ling lights at night ard triumphant
lly hang out their banners by day
These figures show unmistakabl,
that the youth of our country cal
and must be rescued from the purs
uing hand of this tremendous evil
minneapolis Journal.
If Satan were an American citi
zen he would be either a Democra
or Republican, but never a Pro
hibionist.
Prohibition can never go down
SO long as the blood-marks OF th'
saloon are upon the door posts :,
the American home.
The drunkard goes to hell by hi
own will, the drunkard- maker goe
to the legislature by the will Of thu
Church ballot.
The Church, in fellowship witt
the devil at the ballot-box, is mor'
hurtful to Gods cause than the in
fidelity Of a thousand ingersolls.
To have a pure ballot and al
honest count while the saloon is
factor in politics, as well expect tn
millennium at the hands of tn
devil.
1t is fast coming to pass tina
whenever you see a woman's like
ness on a beer barrel you ma
know she belongs to the "nohilit
of America.