The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-30

IRON WILKES SPIRIT or THE TIMES OF NAY -.
TIE EXCISE DESPOTIsM
ITS APPROACHING DOWNFALL.

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FRox WILKES, SPIRIT or rHE TIMEs. OF NAY q.
TIE EXCISE DESPoTisM.
ITS APPROACHING DOWNFALL.
We glad 70 perssive that the city at Last begins % 81.
the niosrsDs ds.noiism Of The board Of Essiss
70 1 &. Il
sS Sos ga ns s and notable
its rooted love Of liberty and intense city pride.
The Excise provides tina. licenses shan b gwen
Of good moral character retail ong and spiritu.
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= an:a0,y e the police snssr q; Prs%
without process, even within their own houses and 9
iHia%ou simple ss ss'' which WI =. entirely
acts IN M ss s , 1hsr counties Of the s ss
as Of sood moral character BY very osnsss Of the
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asSs ssisA declares :ss y
morbid specific ds.pos% On tie psl q Is Cou%.
city, they would exercise moderately; but they have
equally By q MULTIPLYING their power vol
which they sY S applicant agree 2 before GYMS
They thus GU. Of the law which plainly provides for
beer" only made three laws but three Of
sossSe a. The law ntsndsa another for strong and
spruous liquors and wns BY and last for
ss N sosna a
bais By carpenter work within restricted hours they
then added another secton combining the Of the
sAowns
hole Of q ncnes cut ~ .ne iron. door or
cEsracsf under handy :nTys,llanse Il they 50
many ga or dd mot the apR
they passed another section against music dancing dom
ass' Sls sSs
or ras ss as
Of his wife and daughters in the business
GU, sy the And these un.w
class traders which these Excise gentlemen to think
Commissioners grouped in the form o. application
ssr Inv
. comply with II proyslsn: q ::
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.applIcaton' e plain ,asarpsaOn Of ies,slatys
IS oonaSe he board
70 s as TINS q MI ON K.
ground that the HAY lay sre.dy rna dr Of itself dsnss what
little
S . se4n na rsa e.
under eighteen % be In a. hotels But the august
COUNCIL Adnerod u8ntly uk6Wle0
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Now. we DO not Sssass to law containing
sn IN ss aip mos oaS
ments tackled BY the Commissioners Are illegal and out
s %y their sS under the Ike
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o. the tommissiOners Of good mor. character"
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pose therefore, that every man who has license Z
: any sss ;R,:ssfi pa
paying the least heed any OF the sections added
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s re Form q r
common isssrsss which al men have IN pa6Io Hb:ry VII
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We such . no One act
oIene: does not usfy a.Other and hs
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aas S cushion They hs s.n
with Indignation The hs,sh rule Of NE ComEisson
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mnn sns s &c appeal
the dealers bear hi, prncp: IN mind and The poorest q
g s . e e: ssss, D:' s:. x: s.:
members s Of sss fraternity s s they 'hs,
eve such % g would ssaa and
he ssos er o rGS s .sS IN q hold
constant executive session I'm their fraternity have recovered
Per a sm q
form o sss this !Soud the
name and residsncs applicant and re.e his naked
9 no a.d s :w y me
with advise that every voter IL Of good moral character in
deed he Be ansnsbs % feoaous upon some
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demanded By the Commissioners and ender the price fixed
e involve. the sSs also . sell
all the beverages specihed In the law and the Applicant
being refused should report with his witness to the
cutive Committee Hc then be safely warranted by
committee 10 and sell There be doubt Jury
will say that the applicant having complied with all the
forms o. law and rendered the money DO held IN
session Of license.
TO protect the retailer, n arrested subcommittee should
o &c s 70
the comm.ss. mar GO 70 him and prefer BALL o.
effect his recase In the morning The terms Of the bond
viii te very easy and 10 the majority Of Of the
venders being housekeepers, will be released BY the
MAGISTRATES upon their own reocsnzsnca The Visiting
the arrested person: however humble With the most
yOved IN his position; Having taken these prsu,-
mary steps we would have the whole law pre-
scented to the judgment Of tho jury whatever the
might out Of professional decorum fee called upon
ton that all local laws made BY general Legislature
presumed TO be made At the instance OF the OF the
community upon which they are 70 Be imposed Tha! 9TH
erwse the presumption would be that the OF that
community Is criminal aud refractory: bscauss, II
the main principles Of law would not be Thus inverted 70 s
dctrment Ia order that might be subjected nj the In
stance Of s minority 70 sort OF martial law. One proof
ins the prospects q popular spprobson and rscosni,ng
almost unanimously decided the law % be