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MASSACHUSETTS TRIED IT ,
The Old Bay Stnto Tested Both Prohibi
tion and High License.
THEN SHE REPUDIATED THE FORMER ,
I'rcslilcntH nnd I'rolV'ssloiial Mc-it
A K.I i n MI Cons , lint loinil
llun Knots uiul
ni-hiisptts hml pioWbltlon for ton
ycais before 1M1 ! ; , when it wiia ropfilod. It
\vairosubinittod In Ibs'J ' mid Jofoatod by it ,
OOdnmjoiity. Wli it ware thoiesults under
the two ij stouis I Tills qutj'.Uoii so pjrploxod
tlm lonWutiiu ) ut ono tlinu that u roaoluti on
wai p.issud illrectiii } , ' the buronu ot statistics
of lahoi to invostiKito the subject and icport
to the ( jcnoral court. The report was m.ulo
in liiSl mid caused much surprise both nmong
the tulvoLMtus of prohibition and of liccnso.
AiTOulinn to this report the urrcsts , couvlc-
tioim and suntoncus for iliimkoimoss durliif ;
tht ! live years of mohlbltion anil the follow
ing UVOMMIN of iiuonso wino us follows :
UltL.NKj.SM'-h PllOlltlltTlONLUIM. .
No. of ConScn -
Vcan Airi'slw , vltllons. tLiit'us.
IHTU . L'r.MM ) 10 I.M is.sso
IS71 . WM Mrl S0..1SI
17I . L"l7lll SI. 10(1 (
1671 . : il'J.ll ' ' . ' .VHJ
Totloi . 1I7.WH 110,81 ! ) 109,440
UIIUSKBNNKSS-I.1I I.NSU 1'IS. .
No of Cotl-
\ rir. Ai lists vlctlons.
ISTi . i."l.KS'J ( 21. I'll '
-
1177 . .II.OMJ lsH !
IRW . si.'wa i7r.M
187D . SV710 17.J7U
Totals tn.00 OH.--J ( t'.SSO
Tlio now law dlil not trot Into full operation
In Ib7i > , so eompaimir Ib7l , afull prohibition
year , with IVTti , .1 full license jour , it Is no
ticed tli.it tlioro was the loinaili.iblo decrease
of 1,011 sentence * in IfsTll over lisTt.
It Is soon that for the first llvo prohibitory
years tlioro were 1011,110 sentences , .unllu tlio
llvo Ikenso yo.us W'J o bc'ntcncos , u diffoi-
oneo of l , Oi' < U in favor of liconso.
The startling f.ict is revealed that during
tlio prohibitory pcriol there A\OIO llbi'J ( ) ; ' con
viction ? , or J.lOJ7 inoro tli.in under license
And during tlio license period tbo state had
increased largely in populitiou.
\\bnta tenibie showing !
The statistics of arrests reported for the
piiiiLlp.il counties fiutlior show \vheio tlio
above cliango.is nioit iiotic'L-.iblo.
The auobts in Suffolk , county were 18,100
in IbTI , und IV-'i > 7 in Io70
In Middlesex county , 4,003 In 1S7J , and
'
Essex county , 3,105 , iu 1671 , nuil , ' ,312 , in
AUiirsTs IN Tiir cmrs.
The following ofllcial table speilis for Itself.
the reader bearing in mind that the years IbTO
and ls 7lveio piohrbitory law years and tbat
Ibi'Jas ' a licoiibo year :
1670. 1874. 1879.
Aflnrns 47 OS
Itoston 18H78 ISOtlO 14'J , "
Kail Hlvor Jil ! UU1 Jt'l
rcc' . M ai n
Now llulford 18 > 242 3U
Tiuntun 5 57. ) nil
Glolll'CSto 413 405 273
iimoiiuii 415 xa an
hynn 4S.1 CIS fi , > 7
fciloin 619 607 870
Clilcoucc lt4 240 88
( JainbililRO 810 840 494
Lawruiico 1,455 2,05j 1,003
\VatCTtowu Kfl 170 140
AVolmin 1JO 01 458
\Valtliim V'.Q 2V ?
ClioNci rf0 ! 4dO aofl
'
I'lti'hlinrt ; 2lri au 'J01
' ' " ' ' " ' ' " '
\\oictbtor . . . . . . . . 1'Ml 1,5.8 00" )
\\Mien prohibition was hoforo the people of
Massachusetts last April its most outspoken
opponents H ore ok rvi men anil profoisioml
men Six out of ei ht college piesiclents of
Mirssnehusrtts oppo i'il tlio amendment.
ljiosid"nt Uiutof Harvard , said : "I sh.Ul
vote apirnst the constitution il amcndtnent
cnncvuniif ; prohibition. First , because I
thmU that ta * constitution ou.Mrt not to deal
\\ltlr suc-li inn tors , and , secondly , because
for p'omothifj teinpei.ince I pivfc-r the combi
nation of local option aud high licuubo to pro
hibit ion "
Chailes Uliot Norton of Ilarranl , sntdi
"Tho udoption of the proposed constitutional
nmcnilinor tpioliibilln tbo manufncturo and
sale of intoMiatiiiif liquors would , In rny
opinion , be .1 public' mibfoitutio. Tire amend-
in nt is , I bolioNO , wrong in prlncrplo nnd
mistaken In policy. Its udoption would bo a
lie.rvj blow to the cause of tompcrauco and
peed ot dor , aim it would tend to weaken la
tbo corninunilj that spuit of obodicnco to
l.rw on uhich the public welfare depends. "
Hx ( iO\cinorUardiicrsnrdi "Tlio result of
tbo fuimi'i prolnbitoiy law hicli by way I
si'nodlulo chief m.uristi.ito.is so un-at-
isl.ut r > in it-siestilts that it wasicpoilod by
ilcuohe mnjontlc.3 in a sueceeilin < letjibla-
turo , and dots not encourage the re enact
ment of siinilai provisions in the onninio con
stitution of the eoinmom1 , c-alth. IXpeiienco
of tbo p : > s > t sivins to tcai'h that loi'.il option
md hivrh llroii c fiunish a practical sxatcni
KVi'ionif. thu vevd question ns mlmlralilo
H frail and iinp"rltct humanity can de\iso "
Said lion JiimcbS ( Junncll. "I\o'y\\il-
linpliuihuer th it I intend to vote 'No. ' I
think the pie-lint 1 iwa aio quite suflielrnt , if
they \\crothoifluirlil ) enlorccd , to control and
measurably to suppie s the u o .mil abuse of
Intoxicant ! ) , v.biloith the passage of tbo
amendment the s line legal machinery must
bo oinp'ojcd. ' If the \ rolt nt and often Intein-
peratc athoc'iles of prohibition \\oull bring
to the stiinc , < nt oiilouoinent of 11 proper
liec use law one half the activity , tlio ? cJ
nml the pi itin u ity uhich they display in-
sistinn' upon absolute piohibition , which his
noviibc'in cfleotuo , and never can bo so
lon r as miMi aio controlled by the pissioas
and ui | | > 'titcimpliUitcd in tliLin o should
liavi-a inoro tonipoiato coininunlty "
K\-Cio\eii or Uico i3 quoted as follows :
"In ii'ply to your rotiuo-a , Just received , for
mi opinion on the expediency of the consti
tutional amendment pronouncing prohibition
and the sale of intoxieiting liquors the or-
prmiL law of tlio state , I say that I do not
fiuor hiuh an n ncndinuit , lor the re.uon
that I am in f i\nr of the nn > st eUlcient means
of bunpivsbing drunkenness , and I bolie\o
the adoption of such an iimondn cut would
load to an liuiea o in drunkenness. What
ever may hu\o been the ofTect elsewhere ,
statutory piohibltion has not been a success
in M.issauiusitts , ai-coidim ; to the evldoneo
which 1 have IK en able to llnd , mid I can see
no reason why constitutional prohibition
should bomoiociTectue. "
Ono hundird nnd twenty-seven ptnslcinns
of Boston signed and published tUo following
piotcbt :
"We , the underslgiird physlcinns of Massn-
chusctuliilo advocating tcinpci.niconinong
our people , and all npproprnto monsiucs to
promote it , believe that the adoption of the
proposed amendment to the constitution pio-
hibithiK the sal > > of intoxicating' liquor would
not accomplish its intended purpose , but
\\ould load to the siirroptit'ous sale of Info-
lior wines and Imuoi-s. "
Over eighty piomlnent clerpjinon of Ilos-
ion and \liinity , and of othfr cities in the
dUto , placed themselves on record us follows-
Tuo undersigned , clergymen of Massachu
setts , while stionly advocating tomporaneo
among our people , and all appiomi.itt ami ef-
fei live means to promote it , bellov o that the
adoption of tbo pi iinosod amendment to the
constitution , prohibiting the sale of intoxi
cating liquor , would not accompllbli Its in-
temUd purpose The adoption of the amend
ment repeals nil high license and loral option
legislation , and takes the regulation of the
sale or manufacture of liquor n holly flora
thu legislature and the people in local com
munities , and makes suih rcn'uhtlon wholly
dependent upon the power to on fore o abioluto
general prohibition tbioub'lwut tUo common-
w oalth.
Prohibition Is effective only where the local
sentiment\\111 enforce it , and were to local
sentiment enforces It , It exists uuderour pres
ent law To exchange the piesont right of
each city aud town tootu "uo llccusc1 , " and
.vlicro . the M to Is f r license to remit ito thPllI
oiise undcM do iestrli'M\ is of the logislu-
,1110 for llic'iluuiio of enf'iioin , ? ubsolulo pro-
ilbltlon ovoiv where in tht ) coiiiiaoiiwe.iltli ir-
rcsptotlve of the local sentiment , K in our
opinion , inoio liUi'ly to result in greater free-
loin th in in iriv.uor ix-sti ictiorr lu the sale uud
use of Intoxli itlng lupjor.
rr.uicis (1 Poibolv ' , C.imbrlilgei.
Andiow I1 1'eibiiiy , C uiibi'ldua-
.1. Henry Thau'r. C.rtnlul Igo ,
O I ) Foiihia > ham , 118 Marlboro street.
William \Viiitlow , " i" ) Ui'tu'ou
NovUou
"
stieet.
George B nilU , Mulboio street.
riedoiick Liudeuunu , 'JOO Shivwmw nv
ciino.
lY.uicls C. AVililams , 03 lllL'hlaud 1'arlt
avenue
Arthur A. Hall , M Temple street.
Kdxvird Osboinf , H Teaiplosttect.
C II IJrcnt. U Temple street.
Thotnis U Lainhctl , Hotel Otfonl.
II lierniud ( Jarpeuti r , Hotel Glondon.
Minol .T S ivn'oVi Concord s uiuo.
IMunrd II. Hill , Cambildgo.
ndmuiid 11VilsJn , Salom.
Chtulos Aiov , Salem.
Paul Stoillnp , Lun
Willliim Lawiem e , Cambi Idpo.
Joseph Heurv Al.en , Cambridge.
C Innmd H Palm , Kotbury.
Joshua P Doilllsili , Canton.
13. I ) . Schmidt. L.MIU.
Samuel 1J. Stmvait , Ljnu.
W. 11 l on , Ko\.buij.
George H Converse , Koxbury.
Sutuuer U. Sherin in , Juiiinlca Plain.
U. .1 H. Koren , 31 Hiithind Hquaiu
Austin S. Gurvcr'oi \ \ ccstor.
Alexmulor II. Vlnton. Worcester ,
Arthur W. Hess , Woivcstor.
Pr.mc'Is 0 Buigess , Woicostcr.
LnngdunU. Stownnlson , Woicestcr.
Ueotgo S P.ilue. Wouostor.
Fnuids U HornbiooUe , Now ton.
U W Saltonstall , Dm. heater.
Crn\vfordNiKhtiri.ili \ ) , Dorchester.
Chailas T. Wlilttcmoie , DoicliCbtcr.
Arthur II. Wright , Doiohustor.
James Uced , 13 Louisl ) irg square
Alfied \Vushbuiii , outb IJoston.
Walter I ) C. Smith , 1 i Wauen avenue.
Albert UttgcnoGeorge , lect-orSt.Matthcvv's
church , South lioston
Nathan II Clmmbcrlnii , rector St. John's
church , Kast Boston
Aug Piimo , BHghton
Willlun F. nisby , IJcston.
William Creighton Spi rcer , Boston.
Aldi'n Welling , Boston
HdvvnrdM. Gushoe. C.unbrldgo.
Henry Alns\vorth 1'irrlcr , Oambitdgo.
James Field Sp.ildlng. LambudKO.
R W. Alernll , Chelsea
Horatio Gray , Ucston.
Adolf Bieweud , 71(1 ( Parker street.
Samuel Hobait WuUlj , Uullliuch Place
chapel.
Philip S Moxom , .120 Mostehestcr parlc.
Alfied W Maitln , ChcUea.
Pied C. Hurl , 07 Ihivrostreet.
William J. Ilorris , St. Paul's ' church.
Henrv" ITrccrnur Allen , 20) ) Beacon street.
David Urcun Huskitis , Cambridge.
How.irdN Blown , Bioolvliuo.
Koderiel * Stehbins , Milton.
George A. Gordon , noston.
Among others the follow ing named clergymen -
men have also expressed tuomselvesnsaveiso
to the amendment , eitherfiom theii pulpits or
through the columns of the press :
Kev. Dr. Phillips BrooU
Kev. Dr. O. A. Bartol.
Kov. Brooke Horford.
Hoy. Ueio'hton P.uks.
Kov. Hilary IJypravo.
Ilov. Henry M. Dexter.
Kov. Percy Brovvno.
Ilov. W. U. Low.
Rev. Andrew Gray
llev. Father Thomas J. Oiuuty.
Kov. Edward Abbott.
In ret vrasa i ( , rcqutStS'lor their views on
the question , thu following replies -were re
ceived :
Rev. Dr. Henry M. Dexter 1 favor total
abstinence fiom all iutoxii.ints ns a bevcrago
except on uiodieil piescrijJtlons , and I regard
piohibltion as the ideal aiethod of freeing
any community which welcomes aud is ready
for it from the dioidfuKursoof the saloon ;
but I gravely doubt vvhon.or any police regu
lation may wisely bo mine a part of our or
ganic law , and I seriously fear Icsi the adop
tion of the proposed prohibiton- * amendment
In Massachusetts at the pioso- time may in-
cieaso rather than diminish avus against
which it is aimed.
Kev. Dr. Baitol A prohibitory law would
uo no wiser or stronger in a oonst'itution than
under it. Let us inirodmo only \v h it wo can
ciifoivo. Temperance must bo maintained as
a virtue if wo would promote It ns a eauso
Wo cannot prohibit or piovent what wo must
cither use or abuse.
Rev. Brooke Herfonl I believe such sump
tuary laws to bo entirety vicious in principle
and- never more than temporality practicable.
The present stat > of things-local option-
enables prohibition to bo carried out vvberovcr
thcrolsapreMiiliiig sentiment in its favor ,
and where there is not su.lr a prevailing local
sentiment It could not ho enforced , oven If
euacted. As fur as I can sea , what is needed
is no' new legislation , but tbo moio cllectivo
use of what we uao. it ia not either prohi
bition or speci illy blrh He nso to which I look
for tlio lessening of the saloon power and of
the s iloori temptation , but moro cffoctivo su
pers Islon. both by the police and by the
Iriends of temperance with such ciToctivo
supei vision wo have already laws enough to
accomplish what luivi'arr rightly do ; without
It moie laws , uncnfoicud , weald , I fear , bo a
pure mischief.
Kov. E A. Horton-It is not the best
method of promoting tamic ) > ranco. It is
aimed at the tlnal national goal of a nation d
amendment , and I am oppojivl to that. It
looks tov\ard the noobtlon and disuse of alco
hol in any form ( us its originators confess ) ,
aud that is Utopian , It is of a ch iractcr to
scatter and sadly divide the tomnuranco
forces. It has come to bo a test , a shib
boleth among tcmperanto extremists , which
tlioy harshly apply ntiO vindictively use , and
1 for0110 dealio to maw an carm" < t protest
against tlio arrogance. It holds out fallacious
hopes to the well-wisher of mankind , and
this misdiiec'ts the tr o woik of moral pro-
gi-css und reform. Its kindred laws in other
states have not berne satisfactory fiuits.
Thoio who vote for Its idoptlon hu-o the ap-
peaianeo of accepting all the extravagant
chums and wild assertnns of its ultra advo
cates I love sobriety and tempi rate tem
perance and Christ's Methods too mucu to
vote for the constitutioial amendment
Kov. KmoryJ. Haynci The public opinion
of a great commonweal ! i , expressed bj ma
jority vote , has proved Itself of such force
generally that it o\pntually winds all opposi
tion practically into accord \vltu lUelf. Local
option Is. dependent uptn n smaller public
opinion , even when favorable to the demands
of tcmi > crenciA constitutional amendment
has pio/ed itself , In mj .udgment to bo the
most troublesome form of leirHlatim in tlio
way of the liquor traOio. I do not hope for
Utopian results from tiny legislation I have
u plowing conviction that the old gospel
method of collecting ni a ono by ono Is our
only hope. Pei haps It i- , true that the law of
the survival of the littoH is to bo vviought
out of this dopirt'iiont of morals , 'f uot in any
oibor , tbo drunkards pu-ishlng and childhood
aluiio helnir s ilv able.
Kev Leightoii Parks I trust that the pro-
josid ) aineiidinont to tin1 constitution will not
bo ndopted Under tlu > preat-nt statutes those
towns which are able n enforce "prohibi
tion" nroat liberty toj i vent the sale , of alco
hol Thocityof Uoatoi. caimut oven piss a
prohibitory vote. Supiobo prohibition is im
posed upon the city byh , , lountiy , what aid
v\ill we then i"ceivo In in attempt to enforce
the law I Of course m vo. In wuli h cabo the
question bofoio us H between restricted halo
under IiU'li liiciibo mil unrestricted under
"piohibition. "
Asuumporato man and an
enemy of the "saloon" I hope fora contiuu-
aiufof the -
piL-scntlaw until wo can pass o-io
rcqiiiiiiiKSO high a liccnso that only rnonho
hnvo an interest in its enforcement will bo
nblo to cug.iao in the su.o o ( intoxicating liu.-
uon.
Ilov Hillary Dygr.n-c While deploring
the evils caused by int. mppraneo , 1 llnd my
self unable to woiU or vote for the proposed
constitutional amend aent , To ca'ato a
statute against which n i rrgo , Influential nnd
inUlligcnt majority is jro to rebel. Is only
to bring the law Into ' tempt , and In the
case of prohibition wo d toad to drive the I
mailing aud selling of atoxlcatLug beverages I
I Into I hulea and oornoiN , and so vvor't most
injury to that portion of tlm com uutilty
\\lilciiIiiovlUblysiiffiis mint from Iho pov
erty niul dijruilat { > on which druulieuuuss
entails ,
II'-v. ' II. rriPinnn AlliMi I shall vote
agiinst the propo-tivl coiHtitiitlonai aiueiid-
rncnt. As respects the gieat end of tbo ro
pr'Shlon of IntonipoiMiici ) , ah oainest men are
asono But with i eg ird to the means of that
n nresslon there mabo honest diu'ere.uo of
opinion , I do not tlilnic the means tiovvpio-
pued will aecur-o the end deshoil. Prolrlbl *
billon never has mid never will prohibit.
The opening nrgumontaot" the
Beatrice Dobnto will bo found on
tlio second page.
Til 10 SLOOUMH LAW.
The following Is a synopsis of tbo Nobusku
high license local opt lou law :
Section 1 provides that the county board of
each county may grant license for the s ilo of
malt , spirituous and vinous liquors , if deemed
expedient , upon the appllcition by petition of
thirty of the resident freeholder's of the
town if the county Is under township organ
ization , The count } board shall not huvo
authority to Issue any lleoiuo for the sale of
liquors in any city or incorporated village or
within two miles of the same.
Section a ptovldes for the tiling of the ap
plication and for publication of the applica
tion for at least two \vcolo bjfuro the grant
ing of the license.
Section ii prov Ides for the hearing of the
c.aso If a remonstrance is tiled against the
ginnting of a license to the applicant.
Further sections provide for the appealing
of the remonstrance to the distilct court , tlio
form of the liccnso ; the giving of u ? " ) , ( ) OU
bond by tbo successful upplioant for the 11-
CCIlbO.
Sections S , 9 and lOmakolt an oiTento , pun-
islmblo by a line of $ i5 , for any licensed
liiiuor dealer to sell into\icatlun' liquor to
minors or Indians.
Section 11 provides that any p ° rson selling
liquor without a license shall bo lined not
less th m SIOJ nor more than $500 foroach
offense , and section U piovides forthotri.il
of such offender * .
bection 13 malios it an offense , punishable
by a line of S100 and n > forfeiture of lleenso ,
for any llceiued liijuor vender to sell adul
terated liquor.
Section II makes ItnnofTcwo pimlslmblo
by n. line of J10J for any PJINOII to .sell 01 glvo
a\vay \ any liquor on biindiv , or on the day of
any general or special flection.
Sections 15 to. ! ) im luilvo , dellno tire lia
bility of saloonkeepers for dam igcs sustained
bj any ono in consequence of the tuilUc and
prov ielo the steps necessary to collect such
claims
Section 21 relates to the Issuance of drug
gists' permits.
The local option feature of the law Is con
tained iu section ' . ' 5 , tlio s illeut part of which
reads.
"The corporate authorities of all cities nnd
villages shall have power to license , regulate
and prohibit the selling or giving awiy of
any intoxicating , malt , spirituous and vinous
liquors , within tUo limits ot such city or vil
lage This section also fltcs tuo amount of
tlio license fee , which shill not bo less thuu
" ) ! ) ' ) In villrgcs ami cities hiving less than
10,000 inhabitants nor less than ? 1 , OOJ In cities
hav ing n population of moro th m 10,000.
Sections 'il and J7 relate to druggists' ' reg
isters aud penalties for violation of Iho rules
gov erniug the same.
Section US makes drunkenness an offense
punishable hy n line of f 10 and costs or Im
prisonment not exceeding thirty days.
Seotion 29 provides that the doors and windows
dews of saloonb shall bo kept free from screens
or blinds.
\Vlio Is llesiionsllile ?
Prohibition ogltators never tire of cunrging
the opponents of prohibition w Hh the re
sponsibility of foisting the license amend
ment upon tbo legislature , and they try to
rn.aho people believe that tbo license amend
ment was tnckcd on to the piohibltion
amendment by the supporters of high liccnso
As a matter of fact , the double header oiigin-
nted with the piohlbitionists in tlic logisla-
tuio. Tbej found themselves shoit of votes
iu the house and induced two straddlers , who
iv ere good lord iu.d good devil , to vote with
them on condition that both lleenso and pro
blbition should bo submitted at tae same
time/ .
The following is the record of the two
amendments as it appears iu the suuato and
bouse Journals :
The prohibition amendment was In'roluceJ
by Lindsay January 11. K'feuod. Reported
favorably January 21. Considered in com
mittee of thu whole .um passed by the senate
January 2. > . Keportc 1 to house January 2"i.
Considered in committee of whole house
Jmuaiy.'iO. Reported back \\Itb recommen-
dition tb.it it do pass. Ye.is 00 , najs U'J ,
absent 1. Pages 5X7 and 0-8 House Journal.
Thereupon immediately Mr. duly olTcred
the following amendment :
And thcio shall ah > o at said election bo sep
arately submitted to the electois lor their ap-
piovnlor rejection , an unieiidincnt to the
constitution of the state in woids as follows :
"The manufacture , sale und keeping for
sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage
shall bo licensed und i emulated by law. "
'I ho yeas and nays vveie culled for , and the
motion was agreed to , os to 40 , two absent ,
1'ulli r and McvNicklo.
Those voting in the afllnnatlve were :
Abialmrnson , Baker. Bailey , Ballaid , Berry ,
Itoitis , Brink , Hurnliam , UaJy , Christy of
Clry , Coleman of Antelope , Corbin , Ciuzen ,
Uciiipster , Uiller , Dunn , llllottEverettrur- )
loy. Kenton , Floldgrovc , Gilbert , Gilehrist ,
Hall , Hampton , Ilanua , Hauthorn , Hauling ,
Ilajs , Hill of Butler , Hill of Clage , Joliiibou ,
Lash , Lou , Mujois , Patter , Rajner , Khodos ,
Kobb , Saigent , Satobell. Seoville , Seed ,
Shephard , Stirk , Sweet , Truosdoll , Webber ,
Weller , Wells , \\Vhtover \ , Whltcuead , White-
ford , \ \ hvuiau , Wilcux , Williams , Wmtcr ,
Vut/y , 5b ,
Those voting In the negative were : Beckman -
man , Berlin , Ui b o , Bo'iai-cl. , BmicULUum-
eton , Ualdw ' 11 , ChiLtio of Doile , Coli man
of Polk , Collins , Cuilunj. Dclauc , Deiiman ,
Dickinson , 1'Y'imo , G rruner , Gates , ( Jieen ,
Hnhn , Hooper , Hem , Hunguto , Hunter ,
Kerpir , Laison , Ley , Mattoa , jr. . M < I5iule ,
McMihmuii , Meeker. Monissey , Novo , Olm-
stead , O'faulllvan , boverin , Snyder , ti\varU-
ley , Towle , White and Mr. Speaker , W.
Page . ) . " . ' , house jouiual , .Mr. Ita ncr to
amend the title as follows :
"An amendment to tlio constitution of this
ititoto license and icgulitotho minufuituie ,
bale and keeping for hulo of into\h atmg liquor
quoras ' a beverage , and providing for the
manner of voting ou tlio proposed amend
ment. "
The amendments were engrossed January
31 fpaict > ,117 mid MS house journal ) and 10-
ported back to the house ami passed on tlio
same day , the vote bclna' W ) jeas iiml Ub najs
and U\u absent , Puller and Ilungatc.
The only chmgcon the llnal passage of
th" dwblo he.uler , and in Us favor wcio His-
bee , Cameron , II inter and McNUklo. The
latter was absent v\ \ hen the vote was taken
botoio Dunn and Leo ate the only support-
era of the Donate blllvvboiccoidedtheui9il\cs
against tlio doiiblo header.
The amended bill was lepoited to the sen
ate I'obruary 1 , and Mr. LmiLay moved th it
the amendments bo concurred in ipages . / ,
iJTi ) , , ' )7l ) aouuto Journal ; . The ieuato voted to
concur.
Those voting in the affirmative were :
Burton , Conner , Cornell , Tuiu k , Gallogly ,
Howe , Hoover , Huid , Jowett , Kcikli , I.ind-
sav , Linn , Maiiniug , No bitt , Pickctt. Polk ,
Pope , Kohmsoii , Ho < ho , bli inner , Sutlrcr-
lam 1 , T.ig 'art and Wetheiald ii.
Voting in the ircgatr\u : IleariKley , Dorn ,
Maher , Norval. I'aulson , l'a\toiiHau- ,
bom , Itaiinond and Wnlbach 10.
It will bo scon that the opponents of pro
hibltlon , with the exception of two men In
the house and one In tbo sun lie , voted against
the licence amendment fro'ir I it's t to last.
A Grand IVork.
Sluttx Conntu IltiaM ,
THE OMIIU BEB has been doing n grand 1 .
peed work for the people of N'obrisk.i In pub- j
llsbhig tno arguments of the disputants in ,
the question of high license or prohibition. i \
The question Is of Impoitanco this year , and 1 '
thousands of readers will b < ) luh trailed by i
being able to read the arguments they could 1 j
not bo present to hear.
THE PROBLEM OF PROHIBITION
Iowa's Expcrictico Should Bo a Lesson nutl
Quiilo to NoLraskii ,
A PLAIN STATEMENT OF THE SITUATION.
Prohibition Mas l , < d In
ami Deuelt , and Itei-u u
lllii-tleii Upon thu
Inpujci - .
In , July 10 At this tlmo ,
\vlien the peoploof Nebraska mo coimldi imi ?
the problem of piohibltion , and vv ill ho i tiled
upon In a few months to decide by their votes
\vhc'ther tlmy will or will not amend the eon *
Htitutlon of thc'h'Htntoso us to prohibit the
m inufacturo and sale of spirituous mid mult
liquors , it might bo vvcll for them to stud ) the
situation In Iowa These two states for muni
miles iidjoin each other and possess ninny
c'hanieteilstles In c'om-ion It Is proper that
the experience of lovui should bo a IcMson and
ITiildo to Is'ebraslt r , and npi'il.itly so upon
this vexed aud vo\lniiiuestioii ; of pixihibltion.
In this brief nrtlele , and any others which
may follow , It will homy earnest endeavor to
wiito down facts as to the situation In jears
passed , nnd glvo a plain statement
of the fin Us as they exist today These
only pntiully posted us to these facts must
admit there ha\o beni giois iiilsstatoments
made and garbled fails stutod In relation to
tlioopcr.Uioii and political elTects of prohibi
tory laws iu Iowa bupporteis , us well as
opponents of prohibition , have been moio or
less guilty In this respect.
1'iist , thcio have been many mlsstatemonts
as to the hlstorj of piohilntlon In Iowa. Kor
insUrnco , uianj heliovo that Iowa lor joai-s
tnod lleenso , high and low , us n me.ins of
regulutliij tlio liquor tr.ifllc , and llndlngthls
method to bo if falhno some oliht joars ago
abindoncd llcenac and adopted piohibltion
This Is true enl ) ton very limited intent
The now historical facts mo that Iowa never
did Kho or innhoii fair trial of license * I'lior
to lb.V ) , as n toultoi.v and stak1 , Iowa had
made lulef trials of ciudonml Impel feet laws
to letrulnto the tr.inic , ImvliiK w hat was then
called the "diain " "
shop" and the "llvo-gillon
sower. " Neither of these laws pioved on-
thely satisfactory In thelc practical work
ings , though , from coiiveisntlons with them ,
I should judge n largo imjoi it > of the "e.irlj
BCttlci's" consider that , ciudeasthoy were ,
they were much hotter adapted to the welfare
of tno people and the state thin tlio prohib
itory laws subsequently enacted
11 vuir DO rcmcmocrcu mat IIIOUK in tno
'M's prohibition cnmo as a now lemed ) fol
the o\ils giowing out of the liijuor trallic and
llko iiimy other newly dlMOveied so-called
infallible remedies , had a great run for i few
joirs Many states east and west , ndiptod
.lie new remedy , but noaily nil of them sub
cimontly threw It aside. Theoretically pio-
ilbition m.i.v have been good mediiino for the
wdy politic , but practically it was moio in-
unous than hem lleial to the patient Tue
emecly w as found to bo worse than the dis
ease Thi'geneialusseniblj of Iowa , at the
acosionof 1S. > 1-5 , enacted the llrst Iowa pro
bibitory luiv. liut the members wio nfriild
to take thoontlro responsibility of Its enact
ment nnd to escape a portion of the re-spousl-
blllty provided for Its submission to a vote of
Mio people at the spring election lu April
855. The vote taken gave u majority of a,010
'or the law. Shortly after tbo election op-
poncuta ( of the law commenced legal proceed
ings to test Its validity and subsequently two
of the three judges of the supreme court hold
the law to have boon properly euactod , while
the third , Judge G. O. Wright , now a resi
dent of this city , held that the general as
bcmbly was the solo law-making power of
the state , und could not legally sub-
nit a proposed law to a vote of the peo-
: ile , nml hence the law was null and void.
This first prohibitory law went into I effect
July J , Ib.Vi. Ithadvv hut was then termed n
'county giocerv" attachment ; that Is , 11 pro-
/ision that each
county should appoint un
m ? nt to sell all kinds of llquois for medicinal
mclraulcal , culinary and hacrameiit.il pur
poses This fjroicrj attnclrnrcnt soon became
LOO popular with many of Its pitioimiiidver )
unpopular with the people ge-nei ally , and in a
\ ear or two was knocked out of the law
Then lu l&'jS came another amendment which
the tiuo prohiU'tlonists ' cl dined fuithei
weakened and made itofhttlo account as a
prohibitory me sure At that time tlu'ic had
beennhe.ivj mlluvofGuiinins intothustato
They had made the best of citi/ens and bird
done much tow.ird building up the piospcutv
oftbcbt..te. Politically they naturally , be
cause of their dl > Ilko to slavery , nlllliateJ
with the jonng , but stiong und glowing re
publican pnty. 1 hey c-med little for \vlnskj
and thobtron/ei drinks , but they would and
must hav o tin ii beer and wine they had boon
accustomed to all ttuir lives. Their number-i ,
determination and independent o in ulo thom
an inipoitant political factor in this then new
sl.ito. They held the balmco of
Dower between the rival repub
iican and democratic paiticM To please
them , and pcrhips other J , the gonrial assem
hlj of IHSs , the U'publlcans having a major rty
in both houses , amended the then prohibitory
law bj adding thereto "thu vvino and beer
clause , " 'I his exempted ino and buer fiom
prohibition , and them mufacturo and s do of
beer audiuo was iigain legnl'/od. '
This " \vluo nnd beer clause" caused the
establishment of many b.ovvciics and vine-
varda In Iowa , and in duo couiso of jears
iiundicds of tlrousiiuds , llnully running up to
millions of dollam , were Invested in th'so in-
du trlci The slate also appiopri itcd money
and appointed a f nts to encourage immigra
tion , mid in the "bo mi" circulars , pamphlets
and news piper artiilcs of that day , especiil
i are v\ns taken to Impress upon the minds of
foreigners , paiticulaily Uunians , the al
leged fail that the rnauufai lure and
sale of beer and vvino was and would
remain ficu in low a , and that the
state would cnco .lago and f never
inoteit these mnnufni tunng and prnilu ing
indiistiies. And thouinds of fuiiit-'iieiM , to-
Ijin upon these pled' . " i and proml-.cs , und
not doubting they would bo carnod out in
good fart h , c line hen * , made thur homes ,
liborvd anil toiled and invested tin ir hon
est ! v eaini'd monov , nnd a Ided grca'lv lo the
wealth anil piosperilv of the state And whin
the i lash of aims lame thousands of them
piovod tluir duvotlon to and love for Iowa
und the union upoi many a bloody biulo
Hold. How thmo piodgos nml piomises
h ive , during the past UMIears . , b en iepu.
olatcdanil biokc'u Uadaik pigeot lo.va his
tory.
Subsequent ! } the peneral ns'nmblv pave ci'/-
IPS and towns the authority toheen o the sale
of beer mid vv ine It was lop.illj meessuy for
theciti/ciH to vote upon the quo-jtinn , tliotiRh
In in my iustunci sav oto vv as taken ut > a in it-
ter of Insttuetioii to the city or town author
ities Thctij lIcenitM confer rid only the i ight
to sell beri and vvino. Thosnlo of whl l ! > and
other sjiliituo'is drinks vv.n pruhlblt'd by
law. Hoie let the fact bo notoil tint the
manufacture and sale of whlsK/ and other
spirituous lliiuors his been piohlbiled , so fat-
as luw can prohibit , in lovvn for in > ro thin
thirty llvo yei.rs. Thipiuhlbltion h.u led to
much hypocrisy and deieit , suhiB' nothing of
the litigation and bad feeling or. gi ndnd an 1
the accumulated costs prlid upon the tax-
pro C's. When , for instuun , umhr the old
law the city of Oes Muluei charged 1UX , ) per
annum font llienso to sell bur und v.lno , it
was well understood by nil p u tloi that , so far
us the city wui uonceriiud , Uu llconsed person
could und would illegal ! } sell whUkv and the
strong r di ihln Uo e-ould not nllord to pay
tliis * li)00 for tlio meio sale of bei r and vvino
This was an undorbtool iigieemcnt butwei'ii
the licensed i < > iloonle ; < ixr an 1 the ilty author
ities It was rlcnity illi gal , nml heiuo many
lesponsinlc , rospcctable m. n declined to en
gage In the business , who would hue1 so en-
paged had Iowa ha I a gi nuliii * . honest ,
str.ilght-fordmd hlKh license law This Iowa
iiuvcr bashaw. License has lie ver piovon a
failuio in luvvn. The state ncvir had a tilal
of genuine hi h or low llionse However ,
looking ahead bofoio llvo years or probably u
le&s number ofuars , roll uiound , Iowa uill
'make a lair tiial of high license The drift
of public opinion Is nil in that direction now.
Then In llvo jcuis uf tor the commencement
jof that trial thu i > coplu of low a will yto-
r il
xvlii'tlicr or not lil li IKt usu l a
fulluii' Tlio filuuls of IK'i'tistoiiro not , nfitild
ottlin tout.
In HID ycMt * ( mm IT > S to 1SS3 iniinjr fib
tempts woiiHiimlu to waU'tiiilly olinniro the
liu\ , iiiul In sonio ivipi'i ( i It \\ai tiiulo molt )
HtlliiK'dit , but tiioj ivm'iall.N fuiluil Ilica
uo I'omo to tlio poi'loil of rnustltutlonnl pro
hlbltlon Hut tl\li iii'tli In 1ms aliv.uh reached
loml l the limit ivtsiancil , niul the UNtor/
tioni iwj to | v HI inn t K..O\CM . until utiotliiuf
claor ivin.iin uimilttia bmm ir
The lo\\ i ironeuil ii'-M > mMj"of lss > agreed
O tlu ] tnihlliitoiv ( ( iiiitittiilmial iimi'iidiiiont
,
Itluu IIIK l > vii jiu'VliMiMh , i M . , , | ( , ! ij thtt
( joiipraliwspinlilvnf IMI , an I ih < u < iulii < incnta
of the I'onslllutiim lu\iii ( , ' in tins i Mpiok
IHVU etuiiplli'il nllli , tin1 I > IM | > M I UTII uclinouk
\\iis Hiitwiltli'il ton "uto of tint pcnplit ut a
siK'c'lal oloi'tlim nrili ivil to lu > lu-lil nil Tucs-
citiv , liino'JT , lb ! > ! Tin' ii wlt of tint oloiv
Hun Is neil kmnui. The iitiifiulmnii wno
iiilnpti'il hu ' nnjoilly of DM i l\\ < ui y iiln
llmiit.iml o'f 111010 voting < > ' Hint I'luotloir ,
Uio'iKli ' ovi r HOper unit of thn votc'is of th
HI ilo fulloil to appear it the polls
Upon this \otolni Ivon fro n that ilnto tt
tliU , 1 > Hi'il the Uuliii Hint i - .
ii u itin.iiii ] lly ot
tin ) voti'M of IcMMiuroln fuNorof inolilbltloa
and Ituo o uxpivwil tinMiiii'lvoH at the
plN. Do tlm fitls lu-iir out tlio us rtliml
1'ilor to this t'loitluii the fiinuls ot
piohlhillon liiiil iH'rfivti'il an almost purfoofe
ottfiinl/iitioii They pnuliiiilh luiilthusup-
pott of tlio ropulilli-an piul > Int'ii ' v fourths
of the nullities of the HUlo 1'lnn Invvoln
niMlllon the support of more than tliroo-
fein His of tlio cMiurc his anil of tlio iiiiMuhors
unil prlosts In oh irn'0 of tlio mini' Tliojr
hail a \\lili * ini < iil siMitiinont In tin Ir favor (
anil limy ntill/ml this tuinporaiico scntlmont
Inovoiy luvwuiloway It \\iii ilmnjt wholly
a , sentiment il LMtnpalpu raoii , Hi-inc' * imcl
Ionic \\oio tlirnvMi iisliln as uiiuor'th ] of con-
siilomtlon. Tlio oxiiorii-mv of otlu'r state *
\\llh prohibition iiincmliiiiMitH anil laws ,
tlimitfh oflon I'iti'il , \\oii ) unUileil 1'hocry
\ \ is r.ilsoil that Itvirs u haltlo ln't\uvn "lh
homo iinil tlio siloon" Tlioso wlinnpposod
tin ) amendim'iit , however pure ami tiMupcinto
tliolr llM" , woioopoiilj ihu ; oditli tul.lnjj
slili-s agiilnst the homo atul In finoi of th
saloon. 'I'lio iiMllii-i's , \\l\f anil diughtcra
of the HtatoMIO ui'K d to talio in utllvo
put in the 1-iiin.iss , ami tlioiisnuts vf thoia
iliil so Ne irly I'vo.-j i-lmivli , pulpit and
sclioolliousouasutill/i'il In tlili pnlubltioa
fiiisiulo l.ciiiliiij ; and Inc-.il HIM\ papers
\\oro in my of tin-in mliiully fon-o.l nito tha
snppnitol piolilliltion , uliilo olhon , whosa
iioiniiial oontuillois wrnicnlly opposed to
tin' iiiiieiKiiiii'iit unit to the pntiuploi of pro
hibitionvoio , foiu'it Into neutiulit ) or Uult-
suppoitof tlio inoasuio.
On tin1 oilier slilo tlicro was no tliorougH
oiKitni/iitlonor Kiii'i-it of artion. In IsSJtho
ik'iiioi lainjnrtj , witli its onMiil/ body ot
voti'r.m piiliilL-ians amivoilci < iM , conltl not ha
unltoil as Iti'ould bu In Is'.O ' , in snlnl oppoil-
tion to ptuliiliitlan. Thoiisutiih of i > publl-
oans \ \ \\oroinllu'h'o\\ii Jinlijini iitupomcd
to prohibition , and i > spcviall\ I'm ' cotistltu-
tioniil aniaiiilinenl , V.'LIO liu.ip ihlcof rosistlny
the Divssiironiiil u'i'ro foncil to L'u i' It thnl f.J % n I
siippoitor at least ulnlaUi in many open op
position. These not piM-nt ihtiUg that
noted campilgn can foiin but a faint ccr.cep-
tlon of tintheii situiitioa It n true many of
the opponents of prohibit ! in mule a gallant
mil ih terinlnetl light , hut tln-j v.eie not sup-
pi i ted by thootlnr oppunciiUs of ji ) ldbltlun
i ilher Inside or outsidi of Iowa. Atalvvr.ya
tin ease in these lights il was rep. . i ted thai
the buuIMS und " \\lilsltj men" ilnew tena
of thous mils and liunilietU of IhouSimula ox
tloll u-s Into the state for tlio pinposci ol do > -
fiatmg the amendment It is hardU ncces-
sao to saj tlicio eMigtjcniteil st itomenUi
wcie giossl ) unlrarc. though mau.v honoat
men aud women may have bclloyud in thoiv
ti iitlr. The writer knows of his own Inioivr-
Icdgo that the apgrogato of money contrlbiv.
ted to carry on this null-prohibition campaign
was riJioulously arnall compared with tn
Importance of the question involved and th
imine-ilsajjamcrty interests nt stoka Ana
the most ol tlio money expended , and it wa
expended in an entirely logitlmiito manner ,
was contributed by citizens of the state and
much of it by men who had no Interest , what *
over of a ppeuuhiy nature in the manufao
turo or sale of liquors ,
Another cause nldeil matcrlnllv In the adop
tion of the piohilihion .iiiumlni'iit. ' For
j ears the demoi-rats of low a hid bun In an
almost hopilcss mluoiity Tluvh.nl becoui *
despondent over the outlook Hut when they
saw the piohlbitionlsts oi i img u ntrol ot
the republic m pttty and ilic fating ts action I
their hopes le'v hed. Thw di I not bi hove In ;
pioliibltion , but they did hi In u that it wa
the rock upon \\lin h the lepabilcaii paity of
Iowa might ho wrecked. Hi i ee thousands of
democrats in low i remained entlroh p isstvo
or Inactive din ing this campaign , ami tlicro Is
not a particle of djiibt th ilthousamlsnf donv
OL rats actu illy went tithe p ills ami voted
for the amendment. A feyhuadioJ of thsa
voted piob.ibly con < n ntiousry , Icing
willing to nv'o prohibition a fur
ther trial , but many thousinds ol
other democrats voted for prohibition mil be
cause thov loved or believed in piolii'oitioa
but because thej hateit the republinui party
inoro. Tlu j wanted piohlbitlun as the club
with whiehto bvitdowu thor piiblli m puty.
Tlic-.v reasoned well as to the effort It would
luvo upon the repiihliiaii party The n pub
lican p u ty has beoir bully biuNcl .riiJ in-
jiued md weakened In loy a by and through
this riohibitlon club , but the il'inociats
themselves have not PSI .ip d lurmlms thero-
fiom. They hive aultercd in common with
the other pmploof the state fiom the evils ,
oppressions , troubles anil pcciinl in' losses
( jiovvingoutof that luelcle- pmliiblloi-v vote
of libNotonoofimv one Imudiul demo *
crats who then votoj for prohibition would
bo willing to repc'it that voto. It A .is too
costly and mischievous nn exneiinu'iit to ba
repeated. It did not and will not paj the
cost
And hero let mo remark , as an Town demo
crat , that if.mv of tliudumocrits of Xc'miska
me disposed to voti1 for or In any in inner aid
in the adoption of the pioiiosul piohibitory
nmfiidment in their state , tor the puiposoot
tlui' . In injuiini'tli(3 republican paity ofthcli
state1 in the future , 1 tlnii't ' I but voleo tha
c uneit .e ituiient of all'.tiaight Iowa deino-
latsy.hin 1 siy emiihitic.illy Jou't. It
vill uot pay thoeostthis je.ir , or nixt vcar ,
oral an > futurodate In this , moiti n pha l
illy , "hontstv Is the bi , t policy" Thii
'ict thousands of Iowa demoei its hnvo
I'arncd , and 1.ml it bruuli'd into them , during
.ho pist ten yoats. They will iii'vor do It
again A burned child die ids Iho lire And
ouu di mou.its , niv now firm in tlm ronvlo-
.Inn that none but fool doinociiits will vet *
: or DI riveeyen tint rlUhtrn snmi 'ittoprohl ' *
billon lor * the purpose of lliro'iidi it i rriipllng
01 killing elf tliorvpiblliim paily. 'llioreur
cdy is vv orsc th in tlio dlse.rc *
Should Nebras'ca .ulopt the pri'si nt pn >
sevl lOUbtitiituinil amendment v on will be In
a wruse c'oiidiiion thin \\o are in Imwi It U
tiuo th it In ls % > wo adopted n "Innl ir constl-
tiiti mal amendment lint foil inat" " ly for our
oDlo and the welfare of the stitoa in ijorit *
cf oui s iinomo eouits d eel n ivl this ainond
mi > < to tlio constitution hid not bieu prop *
PilV luiitid , and w is coiiseiuenth | null ami
voidVe have no constitutional prohibition
In low i 'lU'UI21lB in f ! V-ojhafsuc'hinihiliitiou |
runs only IIIHIII thob.u-l < or fomicfutiua for
our i n sent urliltnuv , t\i innl.'al and unjusi
nrjhlbitory laws Thi v ) njn lint stituts
. , . t Uia lepeal ni'in ulilu atmn at any
mooting of the gpiu'i d iisscmblv of t ho stuta.
I'lolubition t an be wholU wiped out at any
time i majority of thogi m-i-al assembly are In
fuvorof this vvijiiin'i'iit ' \iul fiuiull.u dilftoi
iiublii1 opinion for tin * p i t fi w voirs there Ii
in Iowa vvilboou boa
tbingot thi'p.ist
J.ook ut it1 With prohibition In the ( onstU
lutlon of Nebr.uika , the 'booming" c'itUens
of Iowa can HIV U ) pri'lillntlon ' cnilgiantsi
"Th D ikotaiof the noithwMl , Nebraska of
the west , and Kansas of Iho southwest , nil
have prohibition in theirsUito constitutions ,
The ) i.innot rid thc'iisclvos ' of it for years ,
Heiu in low a wo me f no of constitutional
prohibition Wo have only st ituto law pro
hibiiiiinVoeinild ourselves ofitatany
time Thi'io need ho no iMny Como to
lnvva , settle hero , aid us , and iiiohibltlon U
deul" A few years ago thousands of tha
clti/ens of Iowa left hei mso of piolubitlon.
and many brvuno cltl/onsof Nubraikii You
adopt prohibition and minv ot the th iiisnndi
will rotu i n to Iowa , and ild us in the good
work of it pi'iillng our piohibitory l.ms and
building Hi ) thu stale You can take prohN
hitlon Wo will gladly take jour hl l
tcvnto. \\'ILI \ \ , I
O Main i r , n Perry In .saloonkeeperIs on
trial for si UIIIR three pints of whisky to llv
boys un lor lllUen K.U-J of ace , all ot wUout
became bcastl ) intoxicated.