The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-01

foupsiDg on sofa and at ease vim the world tips
decapter and sips his vine glass, and tails his frien
this law is all very good, but be thinks 1T ltt
fsnatica and toA Is about eli that knows thinks
sbout it. n,e opponents Of the Maiae Law tell
use with Its abuse. Now, We have not done soy sue
thing; SO far as IA useful it may be had nov. TO
use that there is in iaa II man needs Il for min
uans or incidentally, up ON the prescription OF phys
clan u can be Obtained. We have not cut of the
the article but only it's abuse We have aimed at sou
We hope have hit the mark, and win stop its abuse
To use liquor as beverage il Is to a what spur
are in the side OF horse 1t prisks him up II makes
him go little faster, but he can't hive upon Laugh
yer aId Ioad applause 70 you toll US that this abns'
% should not 9 be chec.ed9 Do you say that humaaity
wages and answer me. Look at tLs. hosts of M
dead arising from their graves where they havs
of the dead that have fallen from rum arise from their
graves, more awful, and in numbers larger than all e
battle aeids Of the world, FROM AsSsIa to waterloo.
loud applause But we are told that this is samp
suIry h mvItnatM an innovation upon our Chartered
statute books restrictive this alresdv9 Has
now even arsht according to law to dress he pleass
walk down Broadway, and II the ls~ don't deny him
thi: privilege. lApplauss2 has man right to Keep
ment, and to bite his neighbour More spplaase) No
rights are restricted BY Law that acts for the good Of
ways give way for public GOOD. Why, upon this very
ground the Declaration OF indie based and
maintained Special rights violated when against
in victory or death, to stand or fail for
their indepsndepce The rights OF the officers OF the
all interested in the stamp were violated but the
greatest benefit for the whole community trumphed
were buried in our nations Independence (Long aud
loud applause) But men tell we should have de-
Be orcsd oo abs
Well, We have triec moral suasion Year after year we
have preached against intemperan,e From the palpit
and from the rostrum we bave depicted the OF
rum selling; and in defiance of all teaching the
traffic has gone on, and ruin has spread bef5rs
eyes. WHAT has been the answer of the rumselsr TO
our moral suasion2 Wrapping himself up in his own
selfshnsss and his interests he says of his victims
whom he has ruined 'Let others look out for them
fault is his, not nine" This ia now the ans xer
we give the rumseler vi en- he tells running
decanters out Of your hands and upps glasses all
we can say to you ,s "LOok out for yoarselves cloud
it to you-ssYou must look out for yourselves" IRE
newed sPplsufe) But gentlemen, after all, must say
opposition to this w that alone my regard for those
WIZ are only mongrel opponents Those who oppose 1t
deed But the oposition Of the liquor dealers has sort
OF daring buccanering spirit in It, They hoist their
black flag 10 tina mast head and defy opposition Their
interest are at stake their property is AZ stase Daring
to the extreme they level their swivels whether cous
tutoral otherwise at the good old ship Prohibition
as she comes looming down her 4th of July rig and
with the stars and stripes Haunting her mast mead
ana II they give us broadsde we are able to stand
sass % sA1 .ppanse % IN this Maine sIss aw gsassmsu
have not made o sudden descent upoa the
liquor Dealers 1t Is not sudden storm which has
taken them, but one which gave indications OF its
ing years ago. The squa gathered und the rumsel
lers lsst year. and to them the heavens and
Touring whsn the veto OF Gov Seymour broke through
what to them the gathering tempest and with his
veto made the heavens all clear again But ley should
have bRown that tie elements OF the storm still in
the armament and it would gather again 1t 20 come
up again, and with good earnest 1T As burst upon
them and With all these warLinss the seller has
not cisposcd OF hi stock il he has not taken sail and
provided for the altering storm why the
sre upcn his osD hest, and one but his nealet
is to blame sugh'tr ard rene we'd ap9lsuse) Agsin,
gent-men Is toi you, that business Is going to suffer
much from tsis Law. Why, think how it will suffice.
Nine millions Of bushels of grain in this State has
actusly gone to the diatilery What will be the ef-
feet II this nine millions OF bushels OF graio isturnsd
into the channels Life instead OF channels dsa h?
Nine rsions of bushels Of grain into the dstleres,
and flour st thtee and fifteen dcllsrs per barrel and
tins poor man starving for the want Of Add this n;as
plain TO every there viii be -four TO seli the
piices must be reduced the poor buy it, and
have money to bny his flour with. (Long ana eathu-
sas ic applause and cries Of That's so" g That's the
talk") Now, in conclusion, gentle to ths moral
effect Of this law cay it will law exert ali the
moral influence thst any law does upon the statute
appsal to law TO sdven:s woraty thu Abolish
the law for punish ng theft MURDER aoy other
The argument that would abolish the Ma law
far its moral effect is concerned, would oish all
other acts upon statute books for the suppress
sioD Of vice. This the law Of the - ami the dign
ty Of berg the Law Of the land must demand for it
spect and obedience. repeat this viii morally work
all the good that any other law will enacted for the
for It, Even it did not make the sales one glass less
am for itfor hold 1t to be owing to the dignity cf
state that its should be the side of morality
whether the practices OF its people not Every
State owes IL to the world large that its otstute books
at least should speak the side OF justice snmoraty
Maine law and let its opponents speak Of 1t they will
the experiment will have to be trei in ths great State
u Ner cs ssIa o ws essys " WV .s SsSs
made such blundering work in the passage Of
that t,o court may drive $ coach and and fonr
notion aboas 1t among the liquor ceaersS Why don't
they fold their and rest easy about it (Iaugh
ought to be obliged these gentlemen Tor their kind
in pointing out to us The weaknesses Of our law
and spplauss) Let their lawyers tell where the aaw
s, and will be to repair 10 (Rsnewed applause
We are bound to mprison old King Alcohol; and IT.
hole or that hole, you may rst assured we will take
care to make the pri.on ali right next tus Greet sp
law which did not look for and that the bensdt
Of contrasting the full privilege to sell with the
told US that from the % or May M 9TH July
there ogsinst the sale Of liquor II THIS is
but cont kelieve 1t sthtn let Streets fro
till then reek with the beauties of this or privilege
Let rnk their ll-iet the drink till they
drink no more and then after the Attn Of July next
be able to Judge by contrast sni experiences which Is
feet-unbridd indugsrce Ia strong drink or entire Pro-
| hibiton. (kereNed applanse) But gentlemen after
all the talk believe the unity viii stand BY this
law. When Mara l1erssa lost her husband and her
throne she fed TO Hungary for protection She gather
around her The old soldiers who had fought for her
father uIep her brow the dadem OF Hungary, and
by ler sce swung the scmeta OF State; she dress
go in deep ng she could not utter word, for
her heart too full for she took her infan
child and holdr it in her hapds she presented II to the
solders and instantly every word lespt from its scab
bard and at the OF the Queen became the
of there veterans So 1t with ihe Maine lsw
she las be deeaed but she rises again; shs stan 5s
before With the Of tie state upon bros,
and by her side swings the scimetar Of the Executive
approval. But laying all these II you will aside, take
humanity In my hands, and With all its wrongs upon 1t
present to you, and In its defence ask you to turn
upon intempersnce and smie the headed monster
| TIL IL yields and dies
Mr.. Chaplin here retired amid the most enthusiastic
| applause.
The Secretary oftbe Carson League Mr. Blackman,
then introduced TO the audience who, short Speech
set forth the objects Of the League. He said 10 to
enforce the Main Law by prosecuting those who violated
II. TIE AsRue raising FUNDS to employ 70 co
ect stntiEtica and fer th. Isoscuon OF the Of