, 1873-03-22

yg she gsF r. Of sn4 Ssna sss n III: qpG s he
Wa thus hnTo ncaty or quito 4o-94 aotne timo age by
actual count-placcs whore liquor is openly sold, be-
on'tmoration And ti,ii in city Of 1oo0o inhabitants,
protesting especial distinction for aobrioty and inlo-
Tho penalties under tho present Inv amount TO iuat
tlsl eeSt,ses VT T q Hrost ,nia1s ~ rule
ss T. With Il ha a WHO Who
seds ths step whoh not m % ono wonn n
measures al tho powora sho haa cot to confront and
Jag tho state no!niaally to ght heF batto for het Il
ins; 81 tho vic psys aif te ponny, and only seta
beatcn tho moro. Tho only cases In our knowl-
fs ns Sr Es @oayo s been a ~e ss
domestic quarrel OH ,or hands, ana gocs Into this %
Of mere n pH Tho IT. ty s so
values vls ii.tio reaeo So l'ss wlth nan somenes
Kind too mnoi to convert TINT man Into perpetual
cnenny, whether drunk or sohor.
Tho present Inv ia cowartly in tho c1trcmc. Tho
an aaosas hs day to
sprit-broftn women mi, abusod and cfrn,idcd chill
contest Which shG % 10 directly 'TSsn SnFsr The
hea1 WI e od. fsarfa!y against ths fsob1o rstty
ot lastraon, bit il il TOO suggosivo 10 roquire more
hctova thu law Of tho aat General Assembly utterly
ssnssss noese,. ,s t a saps sa e e IL s sas hs
;s,.. lay a. an end, . would be frst-rato: Il haa m
G eSamn md Sons son
liquor selior to mako Tho tralo respectable. believe
sy "S p m q aor"
tho control Of who hold to temperance prIn-
Oh % il 20 arm las Is to bo ir1eais!ibe tlat t may ho
every snlo under record, to who bought, how much
wes paid, Dy whoBe medical order &C., &C., Hold a.
cug, ns you please but let uH know who Hold, who
bought, how much. and for what purpoee but, ahovo
o dsl I }ap
| What has boon tho result In Chicago? A fcw
convictions layo boon obtancd under tho law,
Of its criminal provisions. These provislonn
have been 80 narrowed by judicial construction
or legislation that not ono case. in n thousand
eau over DO proven 10 The satisfaction OF the
court; and this construction has boon adopted
for tho sole reason; ns declared by tho Judg gos,
TINT licensos aro granted.
At tho present time, thore are 25G0 aaloone
licensed to sell Intoxicating liquors In this city,
or shout ono saloon to oyery s1toen voters at the
| last election,
| Aa soon US tho Beason Of activo employment
opens, and mon begin to earn wages, we looA
forward to plentiful crop Of murders and crimes
of Violence originating in thoso places, The first
fruita were roapod yesterday on the doath Of QUO
citizon md murdoroua attaok OH another.
There arc about ono-third moro saloons now in
o1istonco than ever before in this city, md the
eyila flowing thorotrom arc not leHe. - bad COM
Inontary upon tho 1collBe System Of the now law,
although the liquor laws wore novor hottor on.
| forced than Binoo 1t cAmo into operation; what
llttlo thero is of them: Can wo hang murderora
on, roae-bushos or dam the MisHaBppi with
baleH OF cotton? 4-.,-~.. -,.--~z---..-->--.
In conclusion, nc appeal to the Legislature
to respond to tho earnest erica and heart-thrah.
bingH Of the people throughout Tho country
craving grenter purity OF character III its
public servants, tho enforcement Of law, ant
~F I,s.L -t+a1u
laws which shall protect every member Of aoce.
ty from the oppression or rapacity of tho strong
and tyrannioa1. The lnto messages Of onr two
Governors recognize these demands; md tic
passages at tho late aoagions, Of temperance laws
IN tho statos Of Maine, Vermont, Masaechuastta
Connecticut, Now York, Ponusylvanfa, Ohio
Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Town, and lust
but not 1oast, 1llinois,, md the City Of Chicago
whiol, has latoly reattrn1ed in her Council tht
Sunday liquor ordinances as ,boing essential te
tho poaco and good order Of tho city, aro indica
tions Of an aroused public sentiment upon these
questions Of vital intorest. illinois has beer
foremost iii the work Of constitutional reform
adapting her fundamental lava to tue spirit and
progress Of the ago, and thus setting. an example
which has beon generally commended and re.
spectod by other 6tatoB; 30 We believe TINT
IN the temperance rcform,-tho groatos
Of the refor1natory questions Of tho dny,-
by tho exercise Of practical wisdom, and tht
onactmont of 1aws founded upon immutablt
principlea Of Justice md right tomporod witt
sympathy and mercy for tho frailtios and temp
tations Of her citizons. Illinois may rightfull,
tnke tho lead in establishing protective law
which shall defend society at largo, and II
hnmblest constituent, from tho terrible effect
which inevitably follow the unrestrainod lcons
and qualification Of tho appetites OF tho drunk
position which she occupies in the heart OF th,
Grcat Northwest, to plant horaelf upon eucl
foundations Of Inv and order,na shall Insure he
moral greatnoss, the perpetuity Of her inatitu
and realze tho noble Christian truth Of - poac
OIL earth and good will to 1non."
SO TEMPERANCE BUREAU.
CHICAGO, March 2l, 1873. :.