, 1872-10-18

Further Agitation Of the
Liquor Question.
A Meeting in Favor Of Clos
ing Saloons on Sun.
day.
Remarks by Dr. Dayis, Senator Wood
ard, and 0tIiers.

A meeting was held last evening, in Centenary
H. E. Church, West Monroe street, under the
auspices Of the Temperance Bureau. The at
tendance Was tolerably large. Mr. Philip Myers
nominated General Q. L. Mann as Chairman,
and he WIS elected. The Rev. DR.. Beecher in
7voked the Divine blessing, Mr.. Myers was made
Secretary.
General Mann said that at the previous meet
ing, held in the Board Of Trade Hall, Commit
tee was appointed to wait upon the Mayor and
other city officials, to request the closing Of sa-
looms on the Sabbath. The result was known
to all.
said that two committees were appointed. one Of
fifteen, to wait upon the Mayor and city officials,
and one Of five, to gather statistics. Dr..
Evarts, Chairman of the fifteen, was out of
the city, but the action Of the Committee vas
published in the newspapers. DR.. n. S. Davis,
Chairman of the Committee Of Five, would
probably submit report.
DR.. DAvIs
regretted the absence of DR.. Evarts, who could
have given more explicit account of the inter-
views than was published in tho papers. The
first interview brought from the May
Ine aanounceneu'' LOU ,n1' 1ne au'nof.~
na,o,,,,~g scnu xot, nl'n tne lolee ae the15
discouraging announcement to him, as nineteen
twentleths Of the population believed it would
be better for the people if the law could be en-
nsaa ~ "as I sd,u @ euhs sngre were more Vo1gfs
number Of voters, Of course, depended On the
nnm9er Raala r c1nSIesated IN the grog-ehqMRs: PRS The
!1u Iua,o ot foEce a1sRlsyed courage; Ihey SAID
eatiy Gp1fI 4'El[ elorse M Le 1aW: Inc Mayor non
eh;1}+1 - ane,,nni;eb I H. 'nudgn d appnotg t ns
~ @ supsa a me me- e4o 4, sG3ngnt, pug gave the
ss9gssA.s g o.G.t, <aiu noN .ne u" nas ~ o9
od ese;nt % ~ geon cltmens sMoula ono a.a
In-s a7Stss =; ~ ~ ;t iae @:ooo uln!l
1n ahav tha aq sne ey Ta 1s eiLo af pe eopenea ae
1"n ,1,ot teG ei5 e'Hs " al-snols t were
r. ~ t. - 10y -as,4 suouu 49,, w suut u nunuay'
-; Sn Ea tne !n"', ae6 etle sue u lh.oA'cat
-u9S13 T. I;;;a1l 1nn @ et1e ~ ~ G:ts
,1aa.a ne aoo pr cen'. IMens!nEe
and nonTbosas ~ 4ha stats e Nv M .35 & tlson5 an
faT,ng ILL., o.aso a. ~ ~ Nem norh' na
!uao pto .nnt e IL VI lne plsone1s anu
o1 1he panPe1s mere mage f snch py
ago Three Years ago. Dr. Dr. Ehsh Hams found that
po Per e eent -. ~ ciilllals ~ 1ne New 1oLh
- oz1 "ele e ae ne ~ G,'lnais py
ra.ea IN +ba c;+1. 81 chos9o ~ ,rP;nI' PSee
ft:7's ~ ,a ~ oa sn1 o ~ oncagI VI Mn1ca r.,
a1d wnre cnafgea M1an nang PEN osunK or as
u ;saat raa1,ft %
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Ch;caoo said tbnt a. S nf t " ouGo
49,. p. ~. .er.sL nr ~.
ne nsS S ~ss the eee. o. the od 5ams NJ
4la trer c1ose ~ ad 49, IT.,
5a ~ IKE .eeaf " thes cnd r tS th
70 20 ~ tne m,senel ~ Il tne1 eouio CURING me
Meoh, 1Ae 1oslaes5 ~ tne - St1uaA touit "ou1d
er 9e feansea @ " one na9afea mur
,r;r+r 1' tho 1ast sar5 ..ors -
a tu1l4s sne ,ast sseen ysals, nlaety Here commit u
ionop n M Mo5e 5ea1as = %esg Saanita a1langa m
wells Island. la! over s 1,4oo we're reduced
~ ptS plo,utlon y ha''4s aunhen t1tl 1aIne15
pe Or eaa notaels, el, @ u s posn: u tnis Guy "oula
~ an1a s sane anu u Mas srne
n pne TG we passaoas 1, mele eluiasea
49, ~ ~ t1aa!' "o1a noula ~
SUI, tne, ns n nie -! ane .am a,lu preeen1
a ueg .Igl 1il ta - ~, stieess e1Gty enn,
maintain public virtue, and thereby preserve the
country. ihere "as NO necessity tor thousands
Of POLICEMEN to be scattered all over the city in
Mayor haa to DO % vas e sit IN hia oee and ss
yoke licenses when the law vas violated. LAp-
Planse'j They should be careful when
voting for members OF the Legislature not
partv Whether for he senate or the Hona Of
Representatives., who would in any way disturb
the present Law, except to make it more strin-
gent: lAPplanse.] Half the candidates we're
nominated IN the dram-shops and we're utterly
unworthy Of confidence or respect. Some more
OF Ihese gentlemen we're dodg1ng the question,
trying to ride two horses. They we're not to be
e1usteu. 1ne eHquo1-oealers, WIN Shelf money,
were working to elect their OWL tools. The
good people Of the city ahon1a be all on the
other Side tApplause.l
SENATOR WooDTARD
tnonghg tney snonld nave begnn before, and
nave Iaken care tna1 fesponslole 1 bondsmen vent
ball for the saloons. The Mayor should issue
: proclamation closing the saloons On
Sunday. He should mount the horse
pf Law and order, end stick on.
He would ride triumphantly through. |
He said he had not force enough. Let him |
close the saloons. Every saloon he closed |
would be equivalent to increasing the police. |
He had money at bis command. The Germans |
IS body we're in favor Of the law. and were
faT-ablding: Even the saloon-keepers we're not |
unanimous IN opposing the law. 1t WAS q few |
politicians who, for their own ends, kept up the
opposition. He WAS afraid the Mayor was rather
favorable to them, and was forgetting the Chris
sian people OF the city:
Thought the Mayor vas honest N purpose and
intentions, but he shon!d nave the Sc sentiment OF