The native American., 1840-05-30
TO THE VOTERS OF THE THIRD WARD
WAsnINaToN Cry, May 26,. 1910.

lS3 FOl OF i AZ HinD U'ANb'
WAsnINoToN Cry, MAY 2G,. 1910.
GENTLEMEN Having been frequently mr.
ged by some of my friends, and Rnnlly having
receivea'a letter signed by several eitizens,pro-
pounding various questions for souilomtoslcil-
ing my official course during the yaars- in my
cohnexion with the ecouneilsof city, ,-uaging
me to make public my views and aotiens III
relation to those subjects about which ~ hrge
proportion ofthe voters the Ward'are some
what concerned. and, perhaps, many e4cited,
I therefore avail myself of the present oppor-
tunity of remarking, briefly, upon those acts
Ito which MANY of the voters Of the Wanthave
Itnken exception, and which are mainly oDbra-
iced in the letter alludedto.
lst. 1t is gravely asked, am l "tho author
EoE the bill requiring tho Register to pnblish
alist OF the persons recommending the granting
OF tavern licenses, and did | advocate II with
the intention of holding them up topub}Ec in
dignation ?' / answer, am not the author
Of it an anti~temperance man has the honor
of having originated that bill in the upper
Board nor did either myself or any one OF It's
Etriends (and they were many advocate it upon
Ethe ground suggested in the inquiry, Il was
Ethe apgnment used by the rery feac who oppo-
| scd the bill. The objects iad'in view by the
friends of the bill were simply to. prevent
freetole1ers from signing; ugai,sstth'e core
sictioMs y their omn c6nsciences, toa'tauer"s
Which aeere obuiouslyynnneccssa to fur
lnlsh such persons as were afflicted with the
location of taverns in their own neighborhood
Econtrary to their wishes, infonnationhoW far
Isnch taverns complied with the law in pro-
Ecuring the necessary number of respectable
Freehold siglfers from the neighborhood; and
Also to furnish the signers themselves an op-
portunity Of knowing for whatthey had been
tsignng. 1t may appear strange to Some, but
ut is nevertheless true, that,nany respectable
frceEolders sign certificate fora tavern with
out knowing that that certificate declared,
upon the responsibility of their. wopd, that a
tavern was necessary in the neighborhood.
70 illustrate this have Il case in point A
citizen, now a resident Of the Third Ward,
and none more respectable, called 'at.the May
lors office to inquire why certain person
should have been allowed tavern license. Be-
ing informed that he must have, procured q
certificate signed by six respectable freehold
ters declaring that the public convenience re-
Equired it, the complainant interrupted; d;by has
|tily declaring that no respectable man could so
v.
behold, first on the list was the name of the
Ecomplainant :!
I'd. The second query asks <'whetherl did,
as is circulated, propose to amend the law SO
as to require the lreeholders to declare upon
oath that they had personality examined the
premises, and found thereon the requirements
of law" &c. l answer, not guilty: This
was an amendment proposed blythe Commit
tee on Police, of which was nota member,
and to whom my bill had been referred. So
far from it, earnestly opposed it, and. after
| two attacks, l succeeded in having: III struck
out of the bill. ...
Sd. The third query asks, 'Dld not pro-
pose to make all the taverns have their. Stu
bes on the same lot, and Ito have therein at
the time of examination one ton OF hay" l.
answer, in the bill submitted by myself, maj
king certain amendments to- the'standlaagg, law,
which was designed only to guard it from
abuse, l did therein propose that the: stable
should be conuenient' to the premises ana
contain one ton of hay ; but when the bill
came up for consideration, my mind had ut-
dergone a very material change. This was
produced by two considerations: lst. Asnear-
| " all the travelling was now done by rail
roads, stahling was therefore useless; aud 3D..
Stables furnishing ready opportunities torthe
incendiary to do his work of destruction, are
therefore dangerous and stabIes being. dam
gerous and useless, ought theretoreto be dis
pcnsed with as a requirement for'taverns.
4th. The fourth question asks Whether
l have contemplated Introducing the fifteen
gallon law?' despise it. /: have no idea
nor inclination (and challenge any man to the
proof to force, by legislation, much loss by
one-sided legislation, the temperance REFORM
If there be any luxury in the Use of the "dear
creature" that luxury oughtto be secured to-
the poor man as we'll as the rich.
5th. am inquired Of if 81 intend by legis-
lation to close all the taverns>in the city ex-
cept the three principal ?" | answer, should
rejoice to see the day when, by common con-
sent, b'1t not by strained legat'oction, all sx-
cept those three closed, or at least all taveFns
throughout the city confined to the only legi-
timate' object of tavcrns, viz: the comfort Of
trnpeUers. and not prostitued to the base pur