The Cost of the Liquor Traffic
During the debate on the prohibitory resolution in the Illinois Senate, February 13, Mr. Berry, of Hancock, made the following statement: "In one of the documents sent us, within the last few days, by the United States Brewers' Association, they admit that the cost of keeping and caring for 185,313 paupers, insane, and criminals, is chargeable to the liquor traffic, and that it costs $17,419,422; and they answer by saying there is received for federal and local license $136,000,000, and then they subtract one from the other, and say it leaves a balance in favor of rum of $118,000,000. Oh, such an argument!" continued Mr. Berry. "Suppose one of these insane criminals was your son or daughter, where would you then say the balance was?"