The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-12-09

adapt these Improvements 70 Republic conyeuience,
call Tor the exercise Of skill edementi but IN
with this business Of grantn iicsnses for the retail
Of Intoxicating liquors The one has reference 70 the
adjoining and Identifying Of ne city, IN Which all
moral and the pl6sic or,iv md hsnsaikty of NE
psoPts, and woe 10 the city, vi here ms Mayor and
Councils give their main alter ION to the jolmer to
say The Mayor and bis have tailee 10
keep in view the Important principle that licenses
sell liquors desgnod by law 10 rest let the traffic
as an evil and not 70 encourage II ms business or
To illustrate my meaning lstls see what hos been
done single square: Take 7lh street. from Penn
sylyania avenue 70 the canal bridge; east side
OF the street have ten teneme,Its lares If BUSH
ness, consisting of one wholesale gr,cery, where
liquors are sold by wholesale me taverI, and five
shops, where a. - sold BY retail and three devoted
TO other business purposes Ont Of ten tenements,
seven Of them are cs nsed To- sell liquors. anil six Of
them by retail
Take the west Of 9th street. from the avenue to ID.
canal and we have similar state Of things Out of
tepements, are licensel liquor shops, AMI )
one only devoted TO other BUSINESS New is II nos
sble that the public conpe,sience requires this number
o. Liquor shops n ~ su.aA spacsi fnot, how
the SIX feeholders, and the Commissioner of I'M
proyements who certified for the tavc,ns and who
the majority white housekeepers who recommended
them all? ~ is manifest that thsre must have been
| combination of liquor sellers 10 recommend and
certify for eacl, other And did these certifcn aud
thus obtained by strategy and co,-
bipaton, compel he Mayor 10 grant the Licenses.
whether he considered 1t right to do SO or not IIas
he no Judgment or discretion in the matter? "a that
be the true intent and meaning of the law then
deed; = the Mayor reduced Y CIPHER, and the
But It may be said that these two streets Dstute
dhe east and west fronts Of the centre Market and
these liquor shops are necessary conyenence to the
market people II moi to the residents the squares
but the law y prevent all disorder and riot declares
expressly that no Intoxicating liquors shall be sold by
retail IN the markethouse during market hours And
may Tins wise and prudent purpose Of the law be
eyaded and defeated, by surrounding the market
house with these shops, where drinking mcy 60 on
without limit or restraint And may the Mayor be
compelled g this ~ thess combinations whether his
But the truth is plain and clear. Nothing can re-
ieye the Mayor frn the high daty and responsibility
q Judging q these matters for hinse, and Tanning
ms acuon with view 70 The oo,t Of the sA<4e cisy.
INC only restriction upon him is th.t be cannot act
until these certificates and coamendatons are pre-
scnted 70 n,m but when 50 presented, be may not,
as US representative and executive officer, permit
locality 70 plant upon il an establishment which
shai leopard the health, good order and murals of
tne Wnoie cty however much may be for the inter-
esI 40, o. t q ~. locality slIi
b'N tne nuues ana responsibilities OF the Mayor
are great IN these matters, those Of the citizen are
not less SO ana long and deep should he ponder over
tne matter 6eiore ne Signs his name u recennmen
dation to the Mayor to issue Of these licenses
some years ago there was list cf the licenses
published with the names Of the free holdurs who
recommenoeo tnem. made an analysis tf these
names, ana was amazed 20 lind among then. two q
our most respectable citizens church members il
nlgn s'aholng VINO nad recommended, one ID them
zen OF tnese estapilshments, and the other eight.
Snere we're otners VINO recommended i've md SIX:
NOW, hs u an abuse winch is highly culpab3e and
ought NOT 70 De permitted The law never intended
Una sany cnzen should recommend more than one
s less dd y intend that in the traffic
0l4lDtEreSteQ n a
lar these are necessai for tie public
convenience and their recommendations rc entitled
70 no weight They are influenced mainly II not ex-
cnslvely Dy me profits they hope 70 realise Lt tie
enisen remember aat fhs act Of recopsinsndng these
mceSes ndkcs hsns Tesposose 70 God and S country
I% ~. a~ re Grsn'es o1sorder and deg'uddt'nl whsh
ug iD , aSd as = A.. ,;csn..d ,o,o.
broadcast all the city have perhaps an equal
number, IN every locality which sell the accursed
!nlng soatlogt Mcsnse IN open defiance OF law THIS
repfonch 70 the city. and stigma upon IFS police
whose imperative duty It is to put q stop to it.
nave mus attempted TO sketch thus liquor traffic
as exists among us restricted and improved by our
public authorizes IN accordance with the new license
their duty rs as perfect as they can make it, and
we see II IN all It's glory And what is The law
ana ne license describe y as on authority 70 sell or
barter splrltucus or intoxicating liquors IL e9
erdsay ran gn, nhasSey OF otner sputuous liquors.
mixed or unmt1ed psne Cordial strong beer or CIDER"
nese are me articles which these averns end shops
Il
nIence True, our ablest chemists have analyzei all
nese articles ana pronounced them, IN their purest
staie, supte poisons sui they are deemed neccs-
sary 70 me Pupnc GOOD ana the Law authoirses them
70 Dc sold. But DO they lthe ayerns and shops do
u! vi, 90 tney substitute LOT them adnltefSted
drugs mixed up ana compounded 80 as to bear a re.
"a color ana aste 70 the genune articles,
ana possessing all Their Intoxicating qualities, bat
ten umes more POISONOUS and destructive b. health
IL Is believed they 90; pave myself heard pan
engaged IN the trafhc say that not drrp OF l'ure
brandy or wine could be obtained IN the city; that
more champagne wine was annually sod m New
ork tban was made IN the world; and that all the
liquors sold and drank at our tsver,is end sliops,
were aduiterated and dragged That I've 81 oke truly.
there can De no doubt Yes, these are the pvs nous
drugs which hre the passions and maden tho brains
OF our young men, And this u the true cause ~ tbs
riots which have disgrnced the city, aud proved So,
destructive TO human iife
l now, y there no remedy FOR all thisl Nyei alea
| Bod,d OF Health, and II impure articles of fsod tr
drink are offered for sale or anything etimental 10
the health OF the people, the law conn als fhm 10