New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-14
HOW TO GET RID OF THE LIQOOh
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To the Editor Of The ". Y. Tribune.

To the Editor Of Them " Tribune
Sir: We have Prohibitory Liquor Law IN the
town of Greenwich, Washington County, n. T., and
all other towns, villages and cities in the State may
have one if they WILL And if they do not will it they
oueht not to have it, for it would do them no good To
be sure. this, our probibitory law, made license
law but in lite provisions the several Boards in their
vie and Just discretion, by granting no license may
take the devil out of IT, and thus, unauthorized, we
have Maine Law; and more, have it adjudicated
by the Court of Appeals from whose decision there is no
appeal That others may 60 and do likewise desire,
through your paper to inform the people now we oo
tanned so great good.
By request our Board Of Excise made known that
they would grant no license any person, in any vii
lage or tswn in the County, provided they had good
reason to believe that majority OF the people IN said
town or village opposed to it. Thus coneedng to
popular sovereignty, they escape personal RESPONSE
biiy. In thus doing, they acted wisely; Tor no
man in his senses in view of consequences woud for
one hour be responsible for the sale OF one barrel OF
rum TO be drank as beverage.
Knowing the above decision Of our Board, we COM
menced the circulation of petitions through the town,
and obtained the names of 40 voters 1903 women over
20 wears of age and 300 youth of both sexes between
f~''N@Df'~""
10 .573 in number The petitions were presented to
the Board by Committee Of Twelve. After few
remarks by some of the Committee the whole matter
was submitted The Board after short deiberaton,
passed resolve not to grant license to any one to sell
Intoxicating liquors in the town of Greenwich for the
ensuing year.
But rum-seers and their friends would not be STILL
and, after few days, they made desperate effort,
and at the next meeting of the Board presented Pc
tition asking the Board TO reconsider, and grant
license. The petition was said to be signed by 100
voters of Union Village. 1t was presented to the
Board by two very learned lawyers, who made two
long and loud speeches But no licenses have been
granted and SO it will be for year at least. The
Board of Excise for Washington County are deserving
of much praise; and, should the other towns of the
county do next year as we did in Greenwich this we
have reason to hope that licenses will be granted
next year in the county With this kind OF work, no
political party will be disturbed for more political
action is needed and the prohibitonst may have as
much as he works for.
With lire temperance men the question has been,
What can zee dol Now here is work, and plenty of
tit has paid reH, and let all go about it. Let ne
pull together, and if need be have long pull and
strong pull. Let there be school district town, aud
county meetings through all the State. This work
may 90 on through Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring
Politicians will have quarrel with us, for we ask
nothing new from them
With mneh respect your fricnd aud fellow.citizen.
Greensch, N. Y, June 10, 1850 HIRAM CORLisS
1--WE commend the example of Greenwich to the
Temperance men of every town in our State. If
too late for this year. let them be wide awake and
fully ready for next year. There is too much
grumbing about the ineficiency of the laws, and
too little disposition to make the best of what we
have, among Temperance men everywhere. Ed.