The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-07
FIRST GUN FOR
OPTION|STS, FIRED
BY THE REV. WADE
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ed the llSlS against the sdloouS fAo
breweries solely as individuals. They
90 not ask their congregations to fol- |
low in their footsteps unless they can
do so conscientiously.
There is q large number of voters,
who refuse to state their opinion in the
matter. 1t is with these that the
real campaign work will have to be
done. There is a certain group of
vets and a certain group of drys, that
no matter what argument was present.
ed would refuse to alter their position.
These are counted as the standpatters
in the present campaign. The great
BODY OF the unattached" will have to
receive the efforts of the crusaders for
either faction. This group contains
voters, who have not been users of in
toxicants, but at the same time do not
object to others using he beverages if
they care to. 1t contains also the
men who do use intoxicants and at the
same time believe matters might i'm
prove if the sales were prohibited
There is abundant opportunity for the
missionaries" of both sides.
Wades Keynote Address.
The drys sounded their line of argu-
ment in the keynote address of the
Rev. Mr.. Wade. His lecture was not
one of so much sentiment as a presen-
tation of purported facts. He spoke
from the sociological and economic
standpoint, and in his conclusion cited
the reasons why the saloons and brew
cries should be excluded from Wayne
county. He placed before his hearers
d table which by the aid of the stere-
opticol ended to show how much the
saloons and brewerles pay into the
county and the disparity created be-
tween that sum and the amount ex-
pended owing to the operation of these
lines of business. The history of the
temperance movement in this country
was related briefly and pictures were
shown of some of the most active lead
ers in the cause.
A map of the state of Indiana was
shown. The counties were so shad-
ed as to show which are dry now under
the operation of the Moore Remon-
STRANGE and other present laws and the
others that it is proposed to make dry
at local option elections in the near
future. 1t was shown that the move
ment tends toward ste wide prohi-
bition.
The effect of alcohol on the human
body was shown from physiological
charts. Pictures were shown of the
normal eye and of the eye of the
drunkard, to show how the nerves are
weakened and the power of sight i'm
paired. Slides were shown which de-
picted the poverty that follows the in
PRODUCTION of strong drink into a
household. The views were of drunk
ards homes and the squalor that ex-
lists. Other slides were used to show
the effect of alcoholic drink as a slim
ulus to crime. The audience was told
how hundreds of criminals have at
tributed their fall in life to their first
drink.
In presenting his table of statistics,
the speaker endeavored to show that
there Is no doubt but the saloons and
breweries pay percentage Of the tax
in Wayne county that is not inconsid-
cradle. He undertook to show fur
Their, however, that the funds derived
from these sources are more than off
set by the necessity for the care of the
poor, jails, courts and other institu-
lions to which the saloons were said
to be the main contributors. It was
pointed out that if it were not for the
saloons and breweries the number of
persons necessary for the county to
support at the various poor asylums,
jails and all kinds. of charitable insti-
tutions would decrease greatly. In
his list of figures, the speaker includ-
ed the cost III operating the courts and
charged 70 per cent of this as being
necessary on account of the liquor traf-
fic. He made the same basis of per
cent in respect to the cost of main
tanning the police department.
The table presented by the Rev. Mr..
Wade in support of his argument, fol-
lows:
ia~es actually paid by brew
| cries, 1907 ...............$ 1854
Taxes actually paid by sa-
| looms in 1907 :. E. ...... 10000
Licenses fees paid by saloons
| city 1Z.SOl.OU
| county 6,olO.oO
| Iotal income ....... III ,lo6.9i
The following shows the cost of the