The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-11

Neither 30 We Wish TO pfecipllale pr0-
hibiton argument throughout the coun-
try. n04 90 stand in The way 90 The
Indians being protected h their moral
welfare
what we do want TO ask is that 81
the Wise men of the country guided by
yourself find a prohibition requirement
proper Il snail not extend to beer and
ale that contain lees than four and one
salf per cent OF alcohol. The fact 81
amt nearly an o. Il Is below four per
cent. and most ot 1t around three and a
half per cent Any chemist 10 the
country may examine any sample OF
American beer and .these facts win be
nstantly shown. The beverage contains
from four TO ten times less alcohol than
large number OF the largely adver-
tised patent medicines throughout the
country which receive the unstinted
recommendation Of men ana women Of
standing and which are sold throughout
Indian Territory without moestation.
We are sure that no man who has given
serious study TO the question will ank
beer among the strictly alcoholic drinks.
Drunkenness can only follow iis glutton-
Gus use. and It H. todny the principal
factor IN turning the United states
into the leading temperance nation OF
tho world. The people OF German ex-
traction in the United states are ample
proof OF moderation ana temperance IN
their use Of beverages Of ali kinds. They
Grinl freely OF beer. which they find
hcalthml. wholesome and Of food value.
Drunkenness is rare among Them and
when found Is due to the use Of dis
titled spirits.
The last official report Of the CONF
missioner of inferno revenue furnishes
striking proof OF the Insertion that tenn
perance & growing IN this country. and
tif.as snis growth is due to the Increased
use OF fermented beverages. The fig
urcs show that ia the fiscal year 1905,
which closed June 80. last. there was an
increase in the consumption Of ferment.
y drinks OF i,25l.4o7 barrels each BAR
rel holding thirty-one gallons AT the
same time there WIS decrease of 70f-
e4 gallons OF distilled whisky and i2,2s2
gallons st spirits distilled from fruits
This Is the most convincing proof that
the American citizen contented 10 sat-
isfy his demands for a stimulant with a
mild beverage The increase In the
/ tNNHNilAIA4bn OF hHfA MtA lAPbaNl9 Asp'Nf~
900 barrels n excess Of tho increase in
popclation.
All this shows that the sensible citi-
zens Of this country are fast Joining in
the conclusion that beer is not to be
rAtced Ia the class with Intoxicating
beverages; it shows that the demand cf
human ngture for stimulating bev-
erage Of some kind IS satisfied with this
beverage. and that too, without drunk
enncss 10 is admitted an over the
country .hat drunkeancss is decreasing
and has been decreasing for years yet
there has been "a yearly increase Of
thousands Of barrels Of beer the pro-
drci OF this country having risen since
1868 from 20o6.s25 barrels 10 i9,4595iO
barrels in 1905 when Seth Low was
mayor Of Brooklyn he found that the per-
centage Of drunkenness In sections Of
the city where beer licenses were grant
eG was almost nothing. while the di-
rect opposite was true where licenses
We're granted for the sale Of all classes
Of drinks
You are undoubtedly acquainted with
the effect Of the abolition of the army
caateen IN which only beer and light
wines were sold TO the soldiers The
oiaeers and post commandants are
unanimous in repairing that when the
soldier could no longer get his glass
OF beer Ia the canteen, he resortcd &C