The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-02

tends to cure the evil, the axe must be laid at
the root Of the tree.
GOVERNOR CLARK AND THE LIQUOR Shops
Myron Holly Clark is to be the next Governor
Of the State Of New York. All hail to the
champion ofpure water! We make our salaam
to the ruler who has promised to put the grog-
shops to their purgation and quench forever
the fires of King Alcohol's dominions The
worm that dieth not is to be crushed under
Governor Clark's Maine law administration.
The Governor elect is now very busy over his
message we are told and as it is most i'm
portant document, il will be well for him to
take lesson or two in English grammar and
composition. There are good schoolmasters in
Ontario county, and any one Of them will be
happy to post the Governor up in those little
matters generally considered necessary adjuncts
to the construction of the English language.
1t would be great triumph for the grogshops
ifthe Maine law message should fall through,
merely on account Of defect in the Governors
education
Well, Clark Is elected. The Maine law tri-
umphs. The prospects of the grogshop politi-
clans are very gloomy. Their chief element in
getting up patriotic steam will be neutralized
altogether. They must prepare themselves for
the reign Of virtue, cold water and woolly
heads. They have always held that cold water
was all well enough for nuacturing pur-
poses, but not worth talking about as o beve-
rage. Now they must come to it. They will
be clean and sober of necessity. And, that
their health may not be endangered by too
cold water, outside and in, Immediately. A
sliding scale might be adopted, commencing
with one glass of water to sixteen of brandy or
rum every day, and gradually increasing the
quantity of water and lessening the doses Of
brandy. This prescription is safe one and it
must be continued until the patient can stand
all water and no rum. The old soakers who
never drink any water will be surprised to find
that it is a very excellent beverage.
With Clark for Governor we are also to have
o great moral revolution. The grogshops will
suffer. Some of them will be shut up alto
gether. Fines, costs and Imprisonment will
take off the profits. Rents will fall and dealers
will break. The liquor business will be in a
great measure dOAe up
In anticipation Of this sublime spectacle,
there has been some talk in high grogshop
quarters relative to emigration. The grog men
are looking about for some ark Of refuge in
which they may be saved from the deluge Of
cold water which threatens to sweep the State
from Dunkirk to Montauk Point. But where
shall they 60? California is overdone accord
ing to all accounts. Nebraska is good open
territory. Plenty of water and niggers but no
rum. Even the proposed new Central Ameri.
can Republic offers no great inducement to this
class Of emigrants The people will be too
poor. It would, perhaps, be good drinking
country, but there is no money 10 pay for the
liquor.
Thus it will be seen that the ordinary chan
nels Of emigration are closed to this orna
mental class of our fellow.citizens. But there
is one place-one elysian-o one happy family
one epicurean retreat-one delicious paradise
where their exertioLs will be appreciated and
their efforts rswarded-the City of Washing
ton! The opening is magnificent one. We
have thirty millions Of money in the treas .ry,
and only three months holidays out) to spend
it in. The city is an immense rumshop. The
Kitchen Cabinet lives on rum, entirely-mem.
bers of Congress drink rum oil day and all
night, and between all their spseches-there is
rum in the White House-rum on the avenue
rum overlooking in the hotels-rum in the
drawing rooms-rum in the boudoirs-rum in
tire lobby rum in the Speakers room--rumin
the committee rooms-in fact the capitol itself
is filled with rum from dome to corner stone.
There is no Maine law in Washington proba-
bly, there never will be; and, during the coming
session Of Congress there will be more robbery,
more corruption, more clutChing ct the spoils,
more thieving, more lobbying, more giving
away Of the public lands, more lying, more in
temperance, more immortality, more debauch.
cry, more unblushing ehrontery, and more ras-
cality Of all kinds in the city of Washington
than In any other place in Christendom
heathendom either, for that matter.
Nebraska, California, Central America, pale
before the brilliancy Of the national capital
The grogshop politicians Emigrant Aid socic.
ty must 60 to Washington or NO where; they
cannot remain here after we become temper
ance State, and in Warrington they will Hnd
worthy coadjutors-men who having been elc.
waited to Office by rum win not desert their old
friends. Then let the grogshop banner be
flung to the breeze. 10 for Washington
rum, riot, robbery and the spoilsl
THE POWERS OF THE MAYoR.-A cotempo-
rary-pledgcd by small stipend to sustain
the interests Of the present corporation Officers
SCOTS at the notion that the Mayor-bcing
part and parcel Of the city executve-should
take an active share in the business OF the
municipal departments. 1t argues that the
city treasurer is appoin ed to receive and dis
burse the city funds and that he mixing Of