, 1873-09-21
THE AGITATION IN CHICAGO,

From The iSc,o Tork staats-Ztitun1, Sent. Is.
Tho excitement which, carly III the yoAr, created
By tho efforts ot tepcrauceen 10 presa tho Legis-
nturo of New York to removed ncta Of violence, has
fnrly slhadeh. As regards the drinking question: no
change can be noted in spito Of tho CivDamago law
and tho nnw Excise lnWs. 1t would require uuexnect.
cd efforts OIL tho rart Of tho tcmpeEance-en to bring
their yet ito prominence at the main elccions
Tile tcnlpuranceIssue has always shown dcmoraliz-
lug edccts OH all political agitation. It has become
powerful instrument In tho hands OF demagogucs. We
have temperance abandon all considerations
the public welfare ouy for lilo sake Of indugng III
their fanatic principles and havo also tho vest
buusra gain control Of all branches Of tho Government
Ing question. For lauy tit4o past have admitted
that we look upon thu agitation Of the tcmpeeancc-
groand Sr Il In olcs Tho peliticans i on III tho n a-tc
pcrance su Will mover fAl to ilorm TINT they dc
not agite for tho sako Of froo drinking, but fur e
lar hat thoBe sasnc who as long aa their drinking
privileges concerned, furiuusly contend for their
their aosry g tra1nrisd upon Oy dsmngoguea and
corruptionists Of an creeds or colorH
erssys tho rosf o for s.t ns at pfesqnt T.
:S:,. s s:... s;sj s::.oss :S$
And wo, after tho general c1aAl IN lilo party, ala
left ont dn thu cula strEe to regain political sta
s ~ aape
lent opportunity for ese to compensate for their
numerous a to further tho cause ot porsona!
to tho new political movement. IN State where a
new poli!iea; formation. on !ho basis Of movement
progressed so far It would have certainty been worth
while to aks ali active part in tts organization, and to
place ainonB a principlcs that Of tolerance tha
Sunday md tanrera1lcD-qucAtian.
hut sooner hal thsso Republicans perceived TINT
tho Earurs ,, Movsmo"t rss tx, taking course
had 20 long pursued tau thoy did away with "gen-
cral rol!tiss altogetcr aud pretended to show their
ance and prhibitlon, aud recruiting their voters from
stsss wss ssa e s FIT y sssSs S II @ s st
within hu roach Of possibility aud aiao il il obvious
n,,,nicpal affairs wo cnuld not Imagine any moro
serious calamity than to haye tho aforesaid issue
brought no air local politics At thiH period and mat
eithes.
, W fsar t4at there the people viii only gain e'es.
errorisrn, which, Of ceurso, Is not wol adapted 10
eoro ever easo s een one aaS
ona WHO will not certify sn advunco hls adherence 70
tho antisomperancc candidates II oong denounced ~
ThS ansusy aia u :" Which SO
mitch s sasd can1ot well ho reyiuwad from distance;
Of thut u1.aity il il @ess 10 support list II csudl
datea no tn accord with tha requirements Ut an ho
est municipal goyernnrnt.
very rlIclu.,s end, antt Il ks ta Herly to venture
thia opinion a Lc ier Of l,tng proscrbed Ut onea Ut
GurMuu lloaaIuarers III CAcaHo.
Tho Pal Mall E,natt Rlvta us the following: " Tue
performances IT tInu Dancing Qlakers,' whth were
very popular III London. dni Ing tho last seAcl. 4y-
Ink reil transferred 10 tho Alexandra Thpatyu ~ L!r.
erTuo!, wsro con,,ouned by Mr. Rttcrtaon Gladstone
At y recent novtiug ii Thu naHBtmtes, Alr. Glad.
atone sta4d ti,at iu4ny lAanbcrH OF the Society Of
Frisu!s wrre 4'sgas!sa At the s.hlbttsu' and 10
bollvs 10 hu brought iuto rldrulc.
IN WIN DOM In the dnnee IN qnes- -
ton. After tls expression uf opinion, tno
ltagee Of tho t!uatru ulsltos1 10 Withdraw tho OH
jec.u1,alu dailee. At N.rlnlngAau atsu tho naRts-
h4ies lmyo suppressed batct which wAn bs'ng
ny1 formed by luntluu o.lipnl!y, and which one ol
tAu Iura! a,sgB had srri!.l ~ - most disgaatnR
and slcknling pavfurni4I.u.'"