The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-08

sary part Of the machinery of all govemmsnts without
which government could exist The enemies OF me
law say h Law specially directed against CERTAIN
sns that = such vas us s. sna
speaker proceeded 70 discuss the question In az 10
bearings and closed with eloquent peroration WHICH
elected the plaudits Of the audience =,
letter was then read from T. d. Canned stating MS
mpossiohty 10 attend 10 consequence OF severe colc
ing urging upon bis hearers The necessity Of sustaining
the Excise law IN all is rgor and pointing out gaphi-
eay many Of .5e evhs resulting 70 the community from
RKxARKs By Mr. BrrcHER.
MT Beecher who had just arrived came on the stage,
the CuARsAs said he would forbear the Introduction
OF gentleman who was 10 well known 20 Brooklynies,
Mr. BEzcHER then came forward He was among
them TO- 10 renew tina expression Of the citizens OF
Brooklyn who have the public welfare at heart In regard
thought with so much success, In reference to the
licensing OF places for the sale Of intoxicating drinks
II was proper he should say that he thought the time
must come, and once he thought much nearer than u
10 nov, but the time must como whom, for licens-
Ing, prohibition will be the principle and the
practice iAppiauss) He thought there was no
truth more susceptible OF Demonstration than
the right OF community 70 prevent the max
ns Of CRIME ~, mas As ac sV are the
manufacturers Of mischief He would not that they
Intended H. or that they liked It, He simply said that
mess; and the community where the moral element In
w midst 10 strong enough and wise enough have rgnt
10 Oe0nu ana project tS laws ana the gOOu Oruef VI
citizens the safety OF its young men and maidens ana
every great interest by the prohibition OF such monster
traffic as is the traffic in intoxicating drinks Applause
But this was not within their reach and they Tell BACK
upon prohibition not the host thing TO be done, but
IN the light Of regulating or palliang measure And
he thought that IL might laid down sound judg.
ment that any that carried with II tho approoa
non Of the worst In the community
was bad measure, while any system tina. aroused
An cutlery from this class Of mon had their
testimony that was good. When he preached
upon the subject OF sin he liked to see great sinners
opAxv I.A- INN
Injurious aud detrimental he liked to SEQ them
squirm also. But there was thing in connection
with this thing, which was that It must be dis
cussed BY manv pen IN purely party po-
lilical spirit He could see that some men
could SO far fall from grace, in
might be the ndety Of legislators, however much
NJ another time IL might be proper 70 set them up as
examples for the young-aaughterl- pure and
clean they might be- 1t was not Of them that he
came there 70 speak, but u was 70 the peo-
ple: They we're the 6ouseholders and the citizens
and they bad no interest IN dcbauchng the young ann
rendering the laws inefficient. There was not DAY
laborer 10 the city who had not pecuniary and per-
sona interest in the OF virtue in the COM
munity. and wherever place opened that tended
10 lake away the tone OF the community there was es
saeished substantially tax gaihersr where men
corresponding manner lessened and lowered.
And tho use Of intoxicating drinks tended to take away
the solid foundations OF business itself. But was not
IN his heart 10 inure any because that man was 10
bad business unless u was necessary for his own pro-
tction that be should interfere with him; but We
wanted to keep the mischief away from our children
from the community at large. and II these men who are
in this business IN the way Of such protection they
must not be surprised II they were roughly handled
The people were attempting to make Brooklyn not only
. populous city but peaceful city, 70 make y
that when people came there they might
not say that Brooklyn = paradise OF min
listers or Eden Of churches, but moral and
order loving community, ana this might be done BY
extending and developing the moral agencies-the
churches the schools and the newspapers. All the
wees radaied from the use OF intoxicating drinks and
that abated they would do away with nine enths
OF all other mischiefs. Sometimes he wondered
how people could look into their looking glasses
they were TO hsw many. men had lived for years
wtboat Rnding eat what necessary TO their we'll
beng what their rights and IN what respect they
10 the communpy without nftinE hand against those
evils which were doing such great harm TO society
witbous evon throwing their vote. which was Gods
with. Applause) He marvslled men could SOC
wicked men leagued together, banded BY wires and
cords, by the most VIGOROUSLY sordd interssts-men
who were really wearing out the legs tnat society
stands upon and intensifymg all the evils or the
community He wondered how men so1ld 800 them
organizing 10 carry elections and intimdang electors
and punR down the laws that proved 70 Be GOOD
ana without cohesion enthusiasm permit these
things 70 be done. He marveled NOT however.
such meetings this but be wondered that every
ward in Brooklyn had not such meetings; that the peo
against any proposed change 10 this law In the
Of all that right and jast and humane and dear "a
the people, let hem declare against this iniquiy Of
And those Who were - Albany sacrificed ~ and op
posed the wishes OF tho best portion OF the unity
On their heads be II. We would 60 again into
was principle left to fight for Not with our consent
should citizens be destroyed but by just and
steady influence would seek 10 lift up the poor man.
TO and help the industrious and save children
from the degradation which results from The flowing of
alcoholic liquors in the community.
The meeting was dismissed with . bsnsdc,ioo.