New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-25
THE NEW-YORK LTQU0R-DE4LERS
SOCIETY.


II, test degree probable, the iquor-seIlng fraternity
have been in tie greatest CONSERVATION, and numer-
Gus ueetines Lave been held In this City, from which
III reporters OF the press were carefully excluded
as though the rumselers had adopted the formula
tie Know. Nohnes In December last the Liquor
Deaos Society was orr anzed on the following basis
U1ereos crisis has arisen in the political history Of this
oouufy Which srssi inolcrant aud egttsd parry has
the d The country BY union OF
Chuch stste end thereby wage md war ssan.t
ri paots DO sued the Declaration Of Independence which
were esah h,d by the saesces Of ancestors IN the Revo
t ory an tyranny and seAhed by them their
who only sustain and perpeuse them By Inst
eerntl glfnce which t1e pre- CT liberty therefore
We lie rn61 le6 do her Ly mutually 20 firm ourselves
into on Association for he purpose Of resisting all assaults upon
properly sId caaaopr fr INSULT Ana we, the unie
% further pu peg 70 sieS Gt as oes s
proper inmate fr the protection OF our
ns a. whatever and si1o 70 npppr ali eaad
date for ecs WHO may be nomraed by any tonVnIlon o
Lquor r. Ct this State Of the United States which
b. euvei ed for the Irou oon Of the aforesaid Objects
vidd that this Society shall be repP ented therein
The most extravaganza reports OF the power OF this So
ciet, in money and members having obtained currency,
ehave been at considerable pains to ascertain its ac
tua strength This task has been difficult, As the
persons APPLIED TO for information mostly decline to
give it, On applying the prominent leader OF the
movement he declined furnishing any aefnite inscr-
uaion a. to the nrmr real strength of the Society," or
tie extent of its funds further than the following:
ct is strong enough in votes TO whip any candi-
date for Office eLer in the State in the City, who
is opposed to its inter<ts. The Society does not In
TO nominate men for Office unless compelled to do
20 by the known bost y of the nominees OF the Wing
or Democratic parties to its interests Already depu
tltcps from some Of the Lodges of the hnow-Noth-
ipps of this City and Of Westminster County have
4 ~ t,,or Ilaafa raiG
ciety TO solicit the assistance of that body in the Fall
Lection, ofe ing to pledge themselves to elect men
adverse TO the Prohibitory Law, If they can
obtain tie assistance Of the Liquor Dealers.
We told them we could promise nothing of the kind,
that If tLey put up the right sort of men we should
mite upon them and carry the election. They pro-
f. ssed TO he able to elect their without our help
but We told them We held the balance of power over
eyervperty and intended TO maintain too" The Cap
tsir continued" and so do. There are 900 Liquor
dealers in this City whose property and business are
at stake to say nothing of the number OF persons IN
their employ whom this law if carried out will deprive
of their means Of subsistence And then consider the
disastrous effects Of this law. What would property
be worth here with s,C0O stores empty and useless
Aheady il has broken down many business; the Jew
eliy business it has almost ruled" We inquired In
what wayl He replied 4" The jewelers. depend
upon the liquor sellers for their business IN good
uapywa,s. All of the bar-tendeTs, the clerks at the
hotels the sporting men and liquor merchants, are
saving up THEN loose change, lest this law should go
into operation and leave them high and dry without
business or resources And the fast men do Mt buy
$50 watches and ESQ ob-chains; the merchant can't
give his wife and daughters $500 or 5000 to spend on
Broadway frery; ard The Herald IS full of adyer-
seuenis of fast nags and wagons for SALE when their
owners should be driving them along the Avenue.
Property on Broadway, my own with the rest, has
eore down fully onethrd in value in consequence, and
he end will be still more disastrous"
When asked if the Liquor sellers intended to re-
speot the law as long it stood on the statute book
be replied Not bit Of it. Do you suppose N
going TO shut up my bar or sell on the sly You can
cone in here or 20 anywhere else and get drink
Will the sane facility before the Fourth" 1t being
suggested that the authorities would perhaps see that
the law is strictly enforced, be replied" We intend
10 test the Legality of the law in the highest courts
And until they decide Against us we shall sell the same
Is before, and nobody hinder US from doing 80"
But viii not the Carson League be after you
"Not a bit ofit.r said be- There is not an officer
Of il that we have not purchased body, soal and
breecIos We know all about them and there IL not
a spy among them that is not afraid to make known
Where be lives. We have spotted them ail-have got
! tier books and know Just how much every con-
trbutor 10 il has paid. TIE League is bankrupt and
tie founders amt worth cent. They talk about call
iro ont the military to enforce the law. Now know
inst as much about the military in this city and IN the
State A. the DeAt man. and tell you there won't be
the fret sodier IL at viii aid in enforcing this abomioa-
! lie law Six weeks ego every member OF the crack
reeue1t of this City resolved TO resign if they were
called upon TO carry 3ut this law. And it : just the
sane with all the rest of the citizen sodieis-tney
! rever could be got to submit to such degr sdation
But The consttrorsity of the law wont be settled by
lie Courts this ysar, and se VIII elect Legislature
re1t Fall that will repeal it instaIter. Mind you we
shall not moddls with The political Conventions but
guess we II eek pretty closely after the Primary Elec-
! tors. We have got that all cut and dried"
He further stated that the liquor dealers had pledged
themselves 10 subscribe $50 co., to which he vas to
add so go more, when they intend to start daily
rsrer IL his CITY to advocate their interests. How
much OF this amount has already been contributed he
| did ust mention nor did be state how many liquor
deee had joined The Society. except that soon the
"esestion vii not be low many hcve joined as hri
chow many are there who do not belong 10 me
"Soe-ety.'
We called at the Office Of the Society in OddFslo~'
Hal. Several persons present were engaged a. regis
ter;rg their names and paying their initiston fee
Ten dollars each. After these had retired, inquiry WA
made Of Il person IN charge Of the books how an
members the Society now numbered. He rep'ie
about e,6Oo ard then. as if be had ar~ittingy mad
b.under, lie demanded the reason for asking tn
question. Being informed that it was for she nforma
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