The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-11-21

dates for these Offices were already ia the field on
nominations tom theitwtn great parties OF fhe ciy
and the Notels were already committed 10 hsan, but
in regard 20 the gcqrd elections which embraced the
Councilsll was willing to' 90 nj them This
view was ooneurrsd Dio snd ~ e4qdsst O
prepares a. 9daresS e shs o dat aabiset
may wellrepaember. lsuB ds,I ispbfehefided II Tas
too late. 0tAeF qpgsions had arisen,j whlell toSk
possession q the public mind and upon which he
Excitement becah1 so INTENSE s completely TO over
shadow tbs Temperance cause. in spie~ Of the
cs-it Mas 70 HI ifiie wsrd "a swhiSh lived. But
as a genefalHthipg, ME @hirl~fia cf poiGcs which
sweep oyer tAe Fly comp it'9 so
! tune they completely sfienced Temperance. Tbs
pNisieAfopps and tents were deserted, The mem
bers eptIattef 9ther gods anshSonethe Divisions
went down, and their caIgI-ires went out No SO
with the fres of tatemperance az the others went
outjthtsel raged with theogreher fury and the city
literally ltYelled III drunkenness in the intensity Of
the feeling thus excited, many Temperance men forgot
their VOWS took .aghn to- their cups and In theif
peaceful dwellings,, which had bser made happy 81
Inc victories 6f Temperance was, once again heard
theyoice pf wailing and woe ne voice 81 the Tenn
perane lecturer was no more heard in the public
Si e heR %1hf f Z eSaer mi
comfort each other in their good works and ab0urs
ofloyaiE From that day to this thocause has been
dead Afe two parties ~ the city have been alter
nateIy sucpessful, each eecting Mayer. The frst
served out his ierm sand voluntarily retired and
since thenhe sickeged and died, and has gune TO his
| accoltat Lis administration was signaiized BY ne
actionHon the Temperance question. The new EdeNs6
SYst9 worked on, with1 theipolice he selected to
enforce it. Jas it had done during the term OF his pre-
decessor II was failure and produced no fruits of
Temperance, but anincfeass of ihteipeiauee" His
snreassor, the pre4e4t Mayer apas ona Of usa Tern
psranee nlall--illd wholesome and good Wgye She
lectures hdye heard fr6fi HIM Oh that subject But
The Temperance questionable notsntef iinto The cleo
tion'whep pc was chosen. And though there was "a
change uf 1.-THE men who constitute the poles, the
course 9th n&s - aotisthe bas otie licenses Id 5
been lrennWed, anr increased iii number, and The
tfatiie ~ liquor as increased apQ drunkenness, has
,nereased and vice and crime have Increased The
Mayor al65 and his police mug desire TO reprsss ail
this and they may Dc al thar they can 70 eeco-
piish III but il viii all be IN vain Tha fault is in the
system lit III radically N.ron an the efforts that
human hssIduity can make, viii avail nothing. Nor
is II possible for human wsdoGttO devise license
system or FOR human vigilance and energy to execute
il, SO as tp repress tie Sce or the disorder and
crinie which neeesssrily flow from III tldt
And new II view Of this state Qf things what shall
be doGe? Shall the liquor traffic be left 10 ran lta
course, to al the city with vice and crime and the
habnations OF its citizens with want, dggradaoh ahd
miseryf Or shall j be resisted? ,-,t.. e,g 4
Ny own views and opinions remain UNCHANGED
and me obligations and duties resulting lrs Il u
which rest upon meas q citizen cannes make Of
must pei5fi tie or incur he guilt D = taiI.np Mn
duty 10 God. and mr. fellow man And those raspon
sibtes resi- upon ALI alike who see The subject as We
see u. a:m. f55G@a 81
lam frIoly convinced that Atcgi in its .purest,
form, whether produced by distftihon OF ferenta-
Jon, II subtle p0igon, which ctnatt be ttksn into
me stomach q 4 person n adtid he4ih witliout
injury Aat, Matlraiiy M Ms, hsgs dlstasiq lt2r III
appetite Tor il, which niiIcreaseaId grow stronger
BY everydriek that is taken until the thirst for Il
becomes 80 strong that II eanotb be nrollrd or re-
strained and its victim lis maddeied and urged 81
fd uatl the health of the body is destroyed the
mQrat sense corrupted, and reason dethroned aud
n ~ state he sinks into dishonored gravel Nor
is this I'LL II s followed bp loss of character and
grePe-TV La|d BY want and suffering 70 helpless
pen describe. And this every one may See who Will
taEo thp trouble to walk through the outskirts of the
city, and visit the habitatiqns q the poor. .o.e
Mayor fGrS0x described the matter truly when be
said tAat"hd was fully satisfied not only from The
returnsof the police and the asylum but from oical
obserNatiGD and otherwise Chat intemperance is The
CAUSE dt61f eErtesareH of all the disturbances and
ptuporisln WHICH attiieb, our community Our laws
should seek TO restrain and not foster evil OF such
ffight(ul magnitude. The charter does MOI regard
theretail If EquOrs rs business from which direct
revenue - 10 be drawn but asaHesi 60 be restrained
or prohibited by the eXaeon of licenses or such other
means as IRE auih0rizod by it, Yes Il Is true that
the Charter does not leab 40 shcense 70 reiail
liquors as a.buslness from which revenue Is 10 be
derived; but il looks 81 Chat business as an "evi TO
be restrained or prohibited" BY al the means within
the legal power Of The councils. Tbs Mayor might,
have added TINT the provisions of The "charter were
hoi 3,ana1tsgy but simply Tnqissi6s IT the public
good demanded these licenses, then he chrter gave
authority to grant tenn, ii not, then there was
equal su0riyt 10 refuse them. And after full con-
sideraon The voters OF the city declared by vote o
two q on? that {Le Puplic good required that no
2 But ilstei,d OF Fllowing titg wishes 81 lie peopIe
IS declared init their solemn vote; the councils al we
htve seen, adopted q new ana improved system Of
Ic5q4ng. The declared object Of which was Tor 40
dSes file number aud ulasses of these licenses snd
a he fivn
any whero, unless demanded by the recommendation
sad approval Of majority oil Tie whine housg-keepers
II the square IN whichit was applied for -,
This looks reasonable and right b. Da5ey,-it is in
aee2gdahee wlih de great principles 81 which otr
insdt4tons rest that the viii Of ihg majority lpw.
iuly expressed, shall govern, But in hs case IL *
dGluSiOn Licenses not gVlIicig cauylsscd for
bey are obtained secretly and qUiGgy bystratag aud
cunning; men are appealed to privately and be-
sought 10 sign. the papers requesting The Mayor 70
Tg0t the EctuSss and every sort Of enlrtatv IS used
t"ndGeU theul 70 sign IT, IL is wonderful 10 gee Che
appliances, pelsuasions and arts tia are rcsgrtCd 10
Augy sign treluctanty, and ! doubt not IL the pa
pers ON which many licenses now existing could lie
bought to Light aud ,ppplicly cuuyaSsei dat many
Of the s'ghe1s would b. Ashamed ana The feyfcst
nampCr Of thcpi could stand The test Of public scll
thy remember one instance where the canyaFs
was MADE, and, leaving out one doom WOMAN The
vote On she square was equally divided And lhat
poor woman was u widow, whose husba fduof Rad
t"en from her. anf REDUCED hr topuvcrty and want
I
aiarl was made She was first besoueht Win honici
words, then Threatened, and hen hpr y. vtry aid
want was appealed o., aud efforts were made 10
bride her; mo4oy was actually offered to b.r and
pressed upon her. Yet she stood hrm--slie had
courage 70 ElCi poverty, and defy 1crs6cution; she
wdud not aid ~ what She TOO wen knew was preat
csiine. speak what J know for one or ta5 Ton
perance associations heard Of these proceedings and
went % her with vote OF thanks and rendered her
tIu aid and sutcor which her vrtuous and heroic
e0nducE so well nerted. learned I'll the facts fron
her own mouth, ga.aH stN
~ 10 no part Oi my purpose Ia stir up strife BY
mixing var upon The Mayor or bis police. Jbclieye
both hayea sincere desire to discharge eir tIuty 10
theb itJ and arr making commcndable exertioiis 10
DO 3d. -ie5 ~ my opnion, important Cir6rs haze
b,,pa committed The Mayor has Numbered IN grant.
ing licenses, By following The example Set by his
plydee essors.. He has foIgotieD or ovtr0Ckad as
they did, tho Important fact that die traffic n intok
eating liquors Is not a1blishess ioaKtd 10 by tbe
charter ab source Of revenue but as bylsnsss IL
10 res rained and pruhibted,bg uee1Action ofhcllvy
ltcnse foes, and all other means within The lawful
power Of The Corporation liz existence : Looked
upon as The cause Of PaulsFiSg, Gatgf, aud .ttS,
and thorciore, not 10 be encouraged The caartoI,
docs 4uhorisa be Mayor 10 grant lftehsus To- tayGrns
ordinarcs end shops far as they may be necessary
iF me pnhF, conyqpiepge, nnder such res ietoiis
and tunitaHohs o. The Councils NAV Impose. Bnt
before he act majority Of she White h66sekes-
tfS VI w 1tln 70 must certify to him bof thf lcpiise