New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-24
ENFORCING THE LIQUOR Law

The following Address 10 our citizens, prepared BY
Mr. Carson has received the assent Of number Of the
active Temperance men of our CITY:
great evil exists among terrible evil. Ii Is a
rertttua confsgraiiop whose lyid danes lash up TO
heaven, painting he'll on the sky II is hre 10 the
ht in tie second IN the third in erry ward aud al most
ever, block n this greet metropolis. Should every bell
IL iLi. CITY, TO lie utnos capacity o und, ring perpetns
cling dong, the mighty alarm would not be commensurate
with The magnitude Ut the evil to whose suppression 1e
would sruuon you-he evil of In,emoerance. Is there
Do cure fr the evilno FIRE snnih atur than eau ex'tn
gGish this mighty coDtagrston Must Te peh our tents
al he tss- If this burning mountain AMI from year to
year tlow m terrible erupoDs TO roll their fiery surges
over us rot daring much TO touch il lest we oe
stoned thrust through with dart This need nor De-
Great the evil j. Il can BE- subduei the derry WON'T OF
this volcano be st4nched the uni ain before Zernb
babel be made plain. The evil in question grows
81 tie r.ic in Intoxicating Lqaors-he sale OF as
beverage II Is proposed 20 suppress this Iratc. II
Ills cen lie done The evil will be cured Can this bs
couei Ii Two things only are requisite 10 effect
tl urder exiting laws one s 10 get the PEOPLE Of town
CITY 10 vote No Il erse The second L. :" provide Tor
the faithful execution Of the penalties OF selling noxca
iIg Liquors wihs u license In places where Liquor IL
ceIses granted Of the Liquor Tratc is carried
on IN violation Of The license laws We are for the
Maine Law. and for the entire srpDrf ssi0l OF the license
sy-iem slch rsgulsie the sale cfnoScaiug Liquors as
beverage Bur such law would be Of ir;,e value IN
ICES il were executed Ii the laws we nov have were
fatt fuy Executed. much could be Effected for the sup
Ir.ssi o the Liquor Traffic Bet CT aua more stTingen
lows woul1 be yalaeless II thev ~ere not executed
la~swe BOW have, imiiiag this trade The same pro
,ioIs necessary to the execution Of these laws
viii be required execute the Maize Law, some sm
lar Jaw, wren get it, Beginning with the execution Of
tte laws have touching this evil we shall have
or forces all msshGled End Disciplined for the more a.
duous task ofexecuting string ut laws when We ge
them.
The Rum power has inrenched itself in the strong
towers OF Iumbers money end political action The Car
son League this Iemy in hi owniprs aud bts him
" hose pons It, plan oppose numbers
20 numbers, money 10 money and political acton 70 pol
teal acion II aims t. make political unit of Temper
nj CO I,dgirR them TO vote TOR no man VINO y not
ttcrou.h cong I'm. eTance man. ibis part OF It's plan
will cure the right Kind OF legiaon IN this subject 1t
so avs numbers such as can LOOK opposing numbers
boldly in Ike face 1t thus a|es lie enemies by the snow
OF a large. well organic ID force.
FuTher brings the money power 10 bear in executing
laws limiting tie Liquor Traffic BY notes liable to be
wlich expended not in paying for long windy spec hes
but in taking the seps necessary TO make tns officers
vi. proper business is o and punish all volaors
81 Iav lin iiir tie Liquor Trnc II is expended 10 the
liirg Of en- office and the employment OF agents who
shall solicit notes keep books OF account hunt out WI"
re.ses Of where the Liquor Laws vio't and
stir the proper civil officer to sue them snd bring them
TO juitice 80 .
But WY is such an orgarzaon necessary at all Be
csVse provides BODY to do VIVA, - every bOdys
iu.pess without H. and what everybodys business IL
generally hot done at alespacialy when the business is
both unpleasant and Improbable Besides, the League
ucyidCs the LCedul 10 Of contingent expenses which
he State docs pay And this is very important for
WHO godh Warfere at bsowa charges
lie efficacy of thu Carson League tOsuppress Tue Liquor
Trac has been amply tried aud proved it-elf entirely
successful Il has been tiled in eighteen Count Of the
Suite and the most crafty ns reports from those Counties
are constantly pouring in upon
The City AID County of New York has $4,000 900 Of
taxable property Fifty cents every slc0 OF tails prop
cry - Annually assessed 10 provide for the evils tlg
Fl, Ia II LIQUOR traffic Mr. Carson is confident that IL
notes 10 the amount S500O00o0 be secured liable
10 a YEARLY assessment oi fey cents each $1,000,
making yearly fund Of e25000 this will be sufficient
sum together with the influence of those who contribute
l. 10 secure the execution Of the laws have touching
he sse Of intoxicating liquors. Con derebie of hs
Lar alre Gdy been raised Dor appeal is TO the oi
zens of the City aud County OF New York to unite with
tls esgue and give their name influence political %
and money or the suppression OF traffic TO whose exist
ence III or nearly all the evils of incompetence jg.y
attributable. One upright Temperance man can chase a
tbousapd rum sellers and two will put ten thousand to
faht This organization will give unity 10 all tbs ranks
Of Toruersrce utn ina much il is not dcsi-ned 70
conflict with any other Temperance organizations bat to
eomreteud and Die them all IL viii prepare the way
for he securing of stringent and perfect pro
hibitrrv laws by combining and Giving a oneness Of
20 the whole political scton Of temperance
ard III discipline them for that great work the lat %
lie achieved in order o the final triumph of the
T,uuerspce Reform-the execution of a cpmpete Pro
hbi;ory Law. The Temperance men Of this City ani
Comfy have only thus 10 league their influence their
votes ard their pecunGry contributions, anu InteOper
apces Lurring mountain viii become extinct vol
csuo and tbs green grass of virtue and prosperity viii
soon spread ts bright sheen those fields backened
and desopted b. the eye flowing torrents OF IL burning
lava.