The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-01
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DRUG HABIT IN UNITED STATES

DRUG HABIT IN UNITED STATES
The extent to which Americans and residents
in the United States of foreign extraction are be
coming addicted to the drug habit is hardly sus
pected by the general public. Some startling fig
have recently been published the author
ity of Dr.. Kebler chief of the drug division Of the
United States bureau of chemistry. He has esti
mates, It Is said, from those who conversant
with the status of drug ADDICTION in the United States
which show that there between 100000 and
100000 people in the whole country who the
slaves of cocaine, opium, morphine and other hab
1t forming drugs. The drug habit is no respector
persons and, according to DR.. Kebler 1t is today
one of the greatest perils which this country
faces In speaking of the situation he says:
The present laws to control the sales OF
habit forming drugs, absolutely inadequate.
There is scarcely city in the United States
where person with the money is not able to
obtain cocaine opium, morphine any Of the
other dangerous drugs which he wants. These
drugs sold in violation of many State laws
and Of the United States postal laws. The post
Office inspectors have discovered drugs going
through the mails during the last six months with
increasing frequency and with the Inauguration of
the new parcel post system 1t will be necessary
to make closer inspection than ever and to prose.
cute the offenders vigorously whenever caught.
There Is bill before Congress intended
to provide protection against the unlawful selling
of drugs. In discussing this BILL DR.. Keber is quo
ted as saying that in the Of 100000 ounces Of
cocaine in this country annually the consumption
is ten times great is actually needed for medi
cal purposes He says that at the present time
with importation of 100000 pounds of opium
year. only between $4,000 and 100000 pounds
used for legitimate purposes, leaving approximately
100000 pounds to pave the way for the forming of
drug habits
This is awful condition. Does il mean
habit with all he means at the disposal of strong
government, the people of the United States are
gradually becoming the victims of a most loath
some vice? II so, revival is needed. We fear
law making alone cannot stop the tide This
country needs moral uplift' more than laws. What
the churches doing in the face of the advanc
ing enemy?-Deseret News.
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A FULL TREASURY
President Wilson is by far lucker than Presi-
dent Cleveland was when Cleveland entered upon
his second term in the Presidency. When Cleve.
land was elected in 1892 the finances OF the coun-
try at low ebb There was even talk Of
bond issue for current expenses. The spirit of the
Democracy at that time was exceedingly radical
and impatient upon the point Of tariff revision
There brake applied by President Cleve-
land, President Wilson has applied the brake.
President Cleveland at no time indicated that he
would interpose to preserve the continuity of bust
and the prosperity Of the internal commerce
of the country. On the contrary, he Joined with
those who were uncompromising on the proposition
that there must be severe revision of the tariff
downward, regardless OF the effect of this upon In
dustry and business. The consequence was that
from the day OF his election things began to go to
smash and after his Inauguration the Coxey armies
filled the land.
Quite different Ia the outlook for President Will
son. There has been no break in the. business
prosperity and industrial activity Of the country
since his election. There is feverish demand
for the enforcement of partisan ideas regardless Of
consequences On the contrary consequences have
been put forward the main proposition, and the
country has been time and again assured and
assured that nothing would be done to block bust
ness activity to head of business confidence and
prosperity. SO far from there being a deficit in
the National finances, there is full treasury, and
the outlook Is altogether secure for the admins
tration in this respect. President Taft as shown
by Representative Payne OF New York, left in the
treasury current account $149,335,711, "the lar
gest amount ever handed to any new admin
istraton." So that every hand President VIII
has rosy official future before him If only he
will act with due caution, and refer constantly to
his pledges OF non.nerference with and protection
OF the business prosperity of the countryThe salt
Lake Tribune.
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The who try to do something and fail are
infinitely better than those who try to do nothing
and succeed Lloyd Jones.
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A California suhragist says women will vote
as their husbands do. II might be added that the
hen pecked husbands will vote their wives do.
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An exchange resents frequent assertions that
the vice president has easy Job. It's strenuous
work trying to keep in the limelight.
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Energy will do anything that can be done in
this world; and no talents no circumstances no op
portuntes will make a twolegged animal man
without II -Goethe