The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-30
w. CT. u. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
As 10 the Saloon.

Indiana and their Representatives
IN the Legislature. Ii is we'll known
that the Indebtedness in thousands
of families all over our state is not,
a. has been said, ION account oil
the abnormal condition OF labor,
but ON the other hand, is the result
of vice, intemperance and imrru-
dence.
wish | could give the facts as
they exist in Indiana but ] can no'
because our statistics have not been
made to embody the items OF most
value TO us. | quote from the
Massachusetts Statistical Record Tor
1898. In SO cases in every loo
where the facts could be determined,
one or both of the parents OF the
insane were drunkards, and IN 20
cases in every 100 the drink habit
was found to be the cause OF insani-
ty. Our States insane record l.
appalling. Our four asylums are
filed. and nearly every county jan
contains persons who are awaiting
an opening for their reception. Inc
amounts dispensed by our town
ship trustees are more than can De
comprehended, and another incom
prehensible amount is expended an
nually by our counties for the main
tenance of paupers.
In Massachusetts, in 1880, leav.
ing out minors, Is persons out OF
every 100 paupers were drunkards,
and nearly on, half OF the pauPer'
had one or both parents intemper
ate. About thirty-nine out OF loo
attributed their pauperlsm t. theiI
own drunkenness.
The daily press gives us the
record of crimes committed.
Last years record shows that the
saloon is the crime making machine
Sixty-six out of 100 convictions
were for drunkenness, and in eighty
two cases out of 100 the crimina
was influenced by drink. Taking
minors into account, ninety-six on
of 100 cases called in the crimina
courts had their root in the saloon
Tina; drunkenness becomes dis
ease, is no longer disputed by any
one who has Investigated the ques
ton. That every symptom OF IN
sanity from melancholy to imbecili
ty is found in the inebriate Is agree
| upon by the leading physicians
The arrest system is failure, $
far as reforming the inebrlate
concerned. He must be healed b
another method, and that must b
by medical treatment. Instead
fining and imprisoning the inebr
ate, let him be treated as we tres
other detectives. There is enoug
waste energy among drinkers an
drunkards and inebriates. which,
turned into legitimate channels
would erect thousands Of factories
employ millions Of laborers, an
bring the sunshine Of prosperity
many more millions. Mr.. Hill
saws that the economic los
through the non-productivity
| 20, 100 drunkards in equal to or
Chicago fire. (such as came
that city in 1870 Involving $2O'
100000"
| present to the citizens OF Ind
ana the statement made by tt
Chicago Record relative to the s.
looms OF that city. "There al
1000 saloons in Chicago. Est
mating the average income at $50
day Ga low es timate), it amount
s67 ,2S7 $50 year. If this none
were turned into useful channels
would produce the following !
suits:
"Employ 10000 men cleani'
/. streets and other public improy
. ments. at 81 50per day, "a 1865 ,OO
=. Employ 1000 teams and III
! cleaning alleys and streets, at
Z per day, 81, 504, 900.
Say there are 10000 poor far
!, lies in Chicago-could give ca
Z. family 81 per day, SIS, 10000.
Pay the car fare for 25O,t
q working people to and from wo
$7,S25,OOO.
/. Pay for lunch of 100000 wo
y. ing people, at 20 cents each, 81
n 475.OOO
3! Buy one $40 suit Of clothes
as each of the 100000 working peol
50 IS, 0OO,0 600.
- Buy one 81 pair of shoes for e
Or, of the $50, 900 working people,
ON OO0,O
on, Buy one $25 suit Of clothes
Mo the father of each poor family,
. 500,O
g Buy one $40 dress for the mt
er of each Door family, $500, ON
80 Buy one 81 pair shoes for
YES mother Of each poor family, ST.