Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-10-25
Temperance Comment.
[ Edited blythe Press Superintendent of tn
w. G. T, U. of Willmar7

Edited blythe Press Superintendent of the
W. G. T. U. of Willmar.l
Prohibition at it's worst is better
than high license at it's best.-Gov.
Stanley, of Kansas.
Our flag does not mean one thing in
the United States and another in Por-
to Rico and the Philippines Pres.
Mckinley at Ocean Grove, N. J.
It is very unfortunate that it is so
in the case of the liquor traffic. We
clip the folloping from the"Voice":
An examination of the records in
the government bureau of statistics at
Washington shows that the liquor
traffic is FOLLOWING the flag" into our
new colonial possessions with strides
that are simply appalling. In the
year 1898 we exported to Cuba malt
liquors to the value of $685. totat of
$l0,796. -.
In THE FIRST FIUEMONTHS OF 1899
THE VALUE OF THE MALT LIQUORS
SENT TO CUBA FROM THE UNITED
STATES WAS $414, 22QaAND OF OTHER
LIQUORS S58, 0522A-Aa.tt o3TAL OF s472,272.
In 1897 we sent to Porto Rico liquors
to total value of $2,354. In 1898 our
liquor exports to that island were val
ued at So, 1858. Bur- IN THE FIRST
FIVE MONTHS OF 1899 THE VALUE OF
the LIQUOR SHIPPED BY US TO THAT
LITTLE ISLAND WAS $l9l, APP.
The same story is true with regard
to the Philippines; we sent $633 worth
Of liquor there in 1897, 1897 worth in
1898, BUT $50, 1888 WORTH IN THE
FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1899.
this ot1 t(lo~o-~11~+ l.
tom will in future years, when his
tory is truly written, mean wholesale
poisoning.
The next meeting Of the local W. c..
T. U. will he held on Thursday of
next week, Nou. 2, at p. M, at the
Y. M. G. A. headquarters. All men,
bars should be present.
Between intemperance and poverty
there is a twofold relation. Drink
causes poverty, and poverty often
drives a man to drink. It is impos-
sible to even approximate the number
Of "poor" people for whose poverty
of paupers (people who are supported
by the taxpayers J produced by drink
can, to a certain extent, be fairly es-
timated. The New Voice recently
sent the following question to the aims
housekeeper in each OF the 284 counties
OF the United States: ''In your opin-
ion what proportion of the inmates of
your almshouse came there, directly
or indirectly, through the use or
abuse Of Intoxicating liquor, either on
the part of themselves or someone
else?" From the BIG replies received,
it is shown that fifty-one per cent of
the inmates of that number of aims
houses became paupers through drink.
AS the number of persons wholly, or
partially public charge upon the
nation is estimated to be 5000, 900, it
follows, upon this basis, that there
are today 1850, 600 persons dependent
wholly or parti ally upon the taxpay-
ers for the common necessaries of life.
AS the Voice pertinently comments,
there are many unpreventable causes
OF poverty and pauperism, but the
most prolific cause.-the saloon-is
preventable. Common sense therefore
calls for it's abolition.-Union Signal.
w llllamspOrG, fa., clty OF 3o,OUU
population, has had a prohibition ad-
ministratiOn for three years, and in
that time has reduced it's indebted
ness by nearly 100000.
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WHAT IS THE GREAT QUESTION:
Is gold the chief question in this
country? Gold is an important ques-
tion. About $50,O00,o00 worth is
mined in this country every year.
Is silver the question? A good
sized question, About $40, ,000
mined each year when the mines are
active operation. =
| Il tariff the question? Yes. a bic