The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-05
AFTER HERMAN BRRYER.


AFTER HERMAN BRRYER.
Philomatf Professor Assails Position Of
IA1i-0pden Champion.
] Tthank Mr. Breyer most hearth
" forahis article reviewing Mr..
Glass and msselfs on local option.
Ilake MrB Breyer as a representa-
tise d theeaIoop and his arguments
as lhabest thay have on that side
of the question. He first asks the
question, tWhat is the difference
who sells it, the saloon, the drug
ftpre or some retailer outside of the
stats2" I would say let the man
outside of the state do the selling,
then the state will not be response
BILE for the evil consequences. He
admits that liquor taken in excess
is irj urious; he believes in temper
ance, and temperance is the mod
crate use of things wholesome and
total abstinence from things injurii-
ious, like beer, whiskey, and other
alcoholic drinks. That ID all right,
Mr.. Breyer. He says that more
people suffer from dyspepsia than
from excessive drinking. Per haps
that is SO, and moderate drinking
is the cause of great deal of dys.
pepsia, it always aggravates it and
never helps it. He says that when
taken moders tely II is great stim-
uAnt. Yes,and the larger the dose
the greater the stimulan,; but what
does a well man want with stim-
alant? But Mr.. Breyerf says that
It does more good than harm. I
would have him prove that. He
sayss, .ssAA ==phy sieiaHgpre-
scribe il? They do not; and the
physicians congress At Tohdon Sc ana
the one at Philadelphia condemned
the use Of alcehpl in smelicine and
sTgerI, ssyihgaHat ~isa injurious
and that 6thef drugs car be used
in every case where alcohol has
hithertofore been used.
3 Mr.. Breyer does not understand
5he position OF prohibitionists on
that subject; they have nothing to
say against the use of alcohol for
medicine, surgical or mechanical
purposes. Alcohol whether in wine,
beer OF, any other beverage is a
dreAgs Is, gereraliy classed as mar.
cotic and they think it insane for a
man to use drug as beverage.
Castor oil has its uses, but it is not
a very good beverage In reply to
what he says TO Mr.. Glass that a
man has right to take a glass Of
beer or wiue, it is his right as an
American citizen to do so, and any
one who objects -infringes on his
rights, Iweuld say one man has q
right to object to another taking a
gass Of any Intoxicating drink from
the fact that it>endangers the pub
lie safety and the public welfare;
for you never know what man
will do under the influence of -liq.
uor; and hegenerally endangers the
public safety But theaprohibttion-
lists do not go SO far as to make an
objection to a man taking his glass
of toddy. All the prohibitionists
objects to, is the partnership of the
government with business which
accordinggto the authority of the
Supreme court of the United States,
anses more crime and misery than
aby other cause. Let Mr.. Breyer
arg,.e with the supreme court of the
U TED States.
Alr. Breyer asks whether our Sa-
vissnrzdm=notzenj oy saagiassaef~mine
at the marriage at Cana? I answer
u notknow because the scriptures
% pot give ue any light son that
su ct as to whether he drank any;
bnl I can say for myself that I
WQuid not object fo 9 glass Of wine
that the Savior. ld--makef for it
would be good, whereas medical
ecience shows that a1coholic winp
Is luxurious tq-a we'll person. Sweet
wine is nutritious.
With regard to Germany, the
drinking Of beer became so bad and
SO injurious to the army that the
Reichstag has taken steps to prevent
its use. The English army pro-
hibits its use, the same with the U. S.
army and navy, and with Arctic