The sun., 1873-05-20
DETHRONING THE GIN KING
THE PULPIT TIRRIORS RSREiDFT
THE DEITH -GRIPPLE.

Array OF Fncta ana ftgufet-Fue Uuhf I"
Welhrg,on'- Tc-'imou, Queens Connb 10
be the Initial b"ttic-Fteid'
The Methodist preachers met yesterday
morning at sos Broadway After the opening
devotlons the President read the topic Of do
b.,o "Nyb., ia tho ,n.st dasi,ale form ,f Io ia
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I"''"h III ,ne pree'n' H'''e VI 'ne 'c"Po''"'"
cause = The Rev. DIR. Lansing Taylor was called
an to lead
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~ IN! i"' ''""'cu n's "N''V''N "i'" i'u "''
notce and papers 81 reference on one side In
bus,ne. Like p,v. Ue had beon loaded two or
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me Uihes' ne puu' out ne nan a""s oee"
elad to see suesa'cts a, hand, Ihe question @
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"as In the hands OF the GOVERNOR VINO nao
neither signed nor vetoed II, so far. II he did
mo, veto a .oo,. IL would a., too late for TINT
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action' Tor ton days aiter " went into MS hauus
II would become Law without his signature. IIe
bopod that tho aoxe,uor. Tor his own aake.
would not permit 1t to become law only by de-
fault but that he would add to u the moral
no,,er %, h,. .,o,a,,ro and ,,aLo 4, Lac, I'm tho
,aa, ,ua,,.. rsa a,,,, -, ,n,o,,n.ro,co ,,oro
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hce" !" U" oacA W. h's'"ty "e''' IL" "'u wv
know whether liquor had anything To do with
bntedeluvian vyirkedncss: but II vas the frat l.
"E,1''.' .,' ,.''n"S wv - ,,s
'e.''"' Vi 'uo ue'" ai"e' '"o pc'Nse' an" ''e ~
rilt was to got the great
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1hehoe you oouiu trace iht"A'can's do"h
through all hfetory. There was never "A time
,,ho, ,Io, 80, No., q, ,ov,or An n,n,,no ana
"ne" 'ley Nere nov IN p"we'' al p,',un' ~au
sacred story was fun ~ ftcts that showed the
curse a. work. The distiliation Of alcohol did
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i,ot une ~, iM nack. " wM uirVu.,ttcih ti ~ to nn
AtAp ~ ths r,vnlh century ls teiI,nie l%nilu- %
eh'e sp,tNu el over turope' ,rTt u Wa n utuR,
men u became a bevera9e' ana ns Hne,ts Soon
shook the Old continent. You coud marx ~
,t"rk tntte " hl-t,rS, Jnst as you oouiu s,'HM Nv
,J Ill +, ~ 80 ,h ra m ,t -, ", ~, rr, an,
,llr lnt,ihptIhhce nhu htre Ecu 80 ~, ~ i,uH. a
M Mh,u ,,ht ~ ~ ~ vas phrhyheI' We lI''nu m NJ MT nts
IL ie,t ot lh,ympernmce ~ ~" anu tne laT n phsseH
weii,nsstton os vsssed bi fsc,tst,ne The saie Of
peer ~ Ws Cia,iuau hli inat ~ i,es ~ nhie w.ui"
ac. The law ternitted III" snie of beer in nri-
waite houses. whore travellers were not accom-
modated a. In hotels II was considered by the
leading phinnthrOpists Of the Jay ~ great re-
form. The Duke OF Wellington 'stld that he
con. dered IL Of more value than all the Victories
he had ever won. This was the argument
brought up in Albany when the paid attorney OF
the liquor Interest urged that the sale Of beer
should not be restricted.
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Hut "hnt were me results IN ihGllhu me
stf"hsc.t SUPP ttctS ,"i tne, me'- re W't" A.
founded ly the sequel. All tngl 20 was drunk
~ weeks IN N nnern and niyr @ ysr yr nu.ss
Lorl Brourham and ne Duke u WELLINGTON
/ ghanfcd their N,ews before the Noir wls OUT
/ Ihous2ndL who had previously been sober , be
came drHnkards one statesman de, Jared mat
! no hill had ever been productive ~ such TN
ed e. although ,preylogsly they. had advocated
, "',i , h an ~ III hnv iry ycr .' to ,et I'd
iSi .n", v-' IN - it ~ mvw w. ,bc Tforsa
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r,.ults ~ ihe measure and tho cause. ~ intcm-
/ pcrance. rhcy found that without CLOSING one
/ public .-r the hccr hill had crrh'cd over ylWn
newy d"ns AnG'hcr commi,'@ @ ,hi , appointed
J rro-t,n,iop. 0n evidence i was ;hoHn lnai,
r.. IA. sN IA Ia
/ were houses ~ PROSTITUTION. THIS same coT-
nuttce announced a. it, belief y At the bcer Tin
SnS.G.ns @ NM else % Within tReir Enowodsc. In iS5
/ i was found that the number Of houses where
frrc beer Lill VA, $50, had ri,en TO- us,J6.
prrn.s su,ur or cutNv
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lh iSll an att Mas la,-ed ~ hnglsnn .ioslng
/ bCct houses on Nnhdsv from Eso tno 20 =, VI ma
r"sts were reduced n per cent. on the whole
week, anu ~ per cent on ihe MONDAY, which
showed tha' Grim. IN England sprtng l1rt ~
much from beef shops as from liquor shops.
/ Now; after foriy-three yeMs - experiment, the
English press was urring thnt beer shops be
closed up. Inc tc-timony ot the CLERGY OF the
hrchlel iScoiM diocese oi 1hnter1trS was that
/ the Duke ni NelilnRton Dlll wfs the source oi
! more evil than any other known cause. Was not
/ thia enough 20 settle the beer question In this
| state and country The same arguments used
/ III Engand IN favor of Tree beer were used here
az AZ th,s day, Lasi meeh' % wien oeiote thS oehate,
! nh 'Itpthrupic. and that II Won gave The ps'nie
! beer YOU saved them from GIN and rum ami
| whi.kry The history of free beer in Enrinnd
] sLnw.d differently. IL showed an increase N
| UIuor shops from so 10 isiB8 an irrrense IN
/ crime and the whole country rot ed with urusti-
I ttttirn Did we Want To- try berr lft.r tlisf He
> tl,ought nor IApnlatlse
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LIVto" Lh"lsLAIioN'
-Four forms Of temperance legislation
were IN existence In this country. /.
There was the absence Of legislation alto
/ cether-free liquor, with not even a Ii 'ense.
/ II. License by law, under more or less re-
| strictions. III. License with prohibitory IN
tent, where the restraint was severe and the
B penalty heavy, with tie damage law brought a..
! And ~. Strai .ht-out PROHIBITION.
We had got beyond the nsit, eNce1t
IN one or two States. Licenses wore
/ the most common form, and all knew how great
Z a failure thew had been everywhere. The mex {
I idea was of revenue connected with the license,
/ 10 assist IN bearing the burden Of the damage
/ and destruction wrought by liquor. II hdd made
revenue greater than any other commodity,
| notwithstanding the Iascality OF that depart
! ment Of the revenue once. Men planted them
selves behind this revenue and said See. we
| have paid the greater part Of the etpen,es OF
I the war; we have borne more than our share Of
the taxation. While we do this you have no
/ right to crush our trade This was one Cf the
strongest fortincations of the liquor dealers.
There was also license WIN a apruhlbtnry design;
! Thus the number of liquor shops was reduced
IN this city under the metrlI olitan law of 1870.
| Hut Is e'il went win this form 81 iegis'ation
! II was insincere ~ the bottom. Though tnIended