, 1876-04-22
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
How 1t IL I'ropounlcd by Thirty
Wise Mayors OF Illinois.
With Abons Three Exceptions They
Favor the License System.
Ten Cities Try Prohibition, and Go Back
TO t1e Old System.
Eleven Declare Their Intentions Never to
Try the Maino Law.

spectas corrsstondraes ot The cafeaqo tribune.
ltocEFonp. ILL.,. Apr. 20.-Apropos to Nock-
fords has ring elected tho Prohibition tickot al its
municipal ciacslon tha spring, TUE TRIBUNE
correspondent naltchzcd lotter Of inquiry rcia-
tive to lilo workings Of 1rohEhltory enac:tnohth
10 the Mayors of tho fo!osiug cities in the Bt.te
Of Illinois: Allop, Aurora, Doleylllo. Bloom
inston, Dsndnopd, Caifo, Cnntralls, Champaign,
Dnnyi!le, Dixon, decatur. Ea9t st. Lculs, EliDg-
hasn. Eigin, Freeport, 0alena. Joliet Kaoknkce,
I4aSalo, Lincon, JAtcll.ield Moline, Monmouth,
Ottawa. Teorla roru. Quincy. 1sock island,
Springfield. Sterling, ttrcator Wauke2an. and
to Janes,ilc. Wis. Az Tnr TEiDusE clrc,i-
latca largely in al tho nhovo cities
Jous Rockford correspondent l,ss prepared
summary Of tie information obtained In this
way, which w:i be read with q great deal Of In
t0reLt by P1ohlbi;ioni.ts and RdrocnteH OF
license in all the aforementioned cstioa. Out
Of tho thitty-thrae mayors written TO twonty~
eevou anBwotel promptly; tie remaining aix
havp not yet been heard from. AB this astIcte
IL n,0tclY iutenleu recital Of facts. That wilt
To or ya1uo 10 those Interested in truo temper
auce refaEm. a,l partisan colosin3 has been avoid
Cd and lilo Information obtained IL presented 10
tho icadcr, al fur ~ possible, IN tho auguage Of
tho correspondents themselves. Ono thing
throuEl.out this correspondence il very striking,
and that iA .ue remarkable unauiutty Of opinion
in favor Of II E.rct liccnso ayB.em End tie inya-
,tabs GliucaterB that haYe followed tie attempt
to enFolco prolltory measures IN Illinois cities
The twonty y-sosen Io.ters received may DO classi-
fed into hi1 casrcs. T1;s:, those containing no
opinion pro or cun sscond, those stating that
pro.ibi;ios, had been tried eud had proved fall
nre tAi.l letters from piaces w1ete prohibition
,ad hot teen tried but WHICH cited ress0ns for not
| attempting Il; fourth. letters declaring It Lad
been tried With moderate a1cccss; fifth, letters
etattuE no other law Lad ever been tried; sixth,
/ lcttcrs baying It Lad ro7er lcen tried. but in
favor Of trying it.
| THE urNErn OF EACH CLASS.
or the fist class eccyeh three, from Joliet.
Ottawa. aa< Treeport, I'LL tllose cities being un-
der 1ccueh sYstem, aud no o.her fact could 10
| CLEANED from tho letters. Uf Tho seeoud class,
from cities ~i,tvo PROHIBITION llad failed, re.
ceiyod tcn,-all thoss cllca now LcioE under
lcsnse-law.-Dixon. Wnuaegan. .Chsmpaisu
| Urbunn, llanvc, Lincoln, Janesyille. Uoosn-
ingtou. Moline, mud SprlnSiield. " tho third
| clasR eisytn came to lHnd,-Elgin. decatur,
| Peoria, E,incy. Eocs Irland, Annkasso, Galena.
Alton, Ceniralla. Cairo, and East 81 Louis. "
tue fou. til clasa ONLY oue-fro1n tho c1ty Of
Sterling. Df tho fifth clasa only onc,-trom
Monmouth. aud Of tho sixth cla*s only one. IL
lctters OF tho tirst ciass, aud, therefore, the
eecohl claes come first.
/ DIXON u:Sl1EIk rnoTIAIrfDS.
Tho Hon. Jaales A. 1lnwieY, Mayor Of Dixon,
wrnt.. 1.-The laat attempt 10 enforce proh!b-
ton iu Dixon naA during the gear ending hlhtch
J. 1872 and E,nce that ttne thu EAio OF iotoxtcat-
ing liquors has been under the licenBo hyetem.
During tho year mentioned OEr prohibition
ordinance had but iittlo otlcct. either to check
or Increase druukenness or the consumption Of
]iauor. Thcro was 1uaie nppaIent drlnxenncss
lnrtly for tho icason that rattles Eho so!d
| s,f tbue trL FFhTh nJrr rktH
enxiona Ia gat lid OF Intoxicated persons. md
turn them upun tho streets III foou ps poeoibte
10 avoid detectio.,. Tic attempts that wore
maslo To cnforce tho ordinance "crc barron Of
! rcBufts." ..-...
THE uoa. L. f.. pIcEAeoS, or pA:;y1Lt.t- ePEAEs
Tho naoso sonllo,nau said: Tile rrohbitor,
| Law i1aH hccn tried in this city. Do not thiul
benefit hus or lashe1 is7e sa"asansas9 a u",
: iected sl5cU0 lcente fees. aud ain easisfot
TINT there las not been one drop more iiluul
Aold thnn tn former yeasH when lccueo Wal
denied. Think prohibition daes not ieancn silt
J amount ol drinkcnness. that 1t ID nat |ract
cabio und ani Satisfied 1t csa"ot bo cutoro|
heie."
y. l. wuEEtocK MAYOR or MOLINE,
Bays: We hayo tired every pau from no
icpYHe to high llcoNae, and have come to It'll
conclusion that. all interests considered, q. fa:l
: l1censu IL tho tr1le plau, lnssmuch as saloon
) hnvo always existed hero, and, think will con
tinue 70 to DO notn ithstandiug tho olfort tha
has teeu made to remove them from tho city
: my experience baB bcen tia Wo havc nouo thi
less ul.uk.ug. md at a $500 licenso wo get
revenue of e. 600 pec gear. with no moro cxpens
! 1875 Our Common Council fixed til
saloou licsnso ut sA0o. lie saloons rofus
cd 70 pay, morn thsn Sa!o. Hs -, us1pulato.
! ia tho utatutes OF Illinois, Tho rcsal
: WIS nn expensive lawsuit, md tho aaloou
!. | interest ca1uo ont nuead. 6inco I, hayo boes
: hero, ihure hayo boeu large su!,ts OF money gx
! pended III tho euort to nd tho city OF tho oyi
I Of liouor-soIling, but without any good result
u and i for QUO have ulado up my mind to accep
y this situation aud uao eYory clotk to coutIol tA
cyil bv leEltiaslons
. WHAT AuEonA's NEW MAYOR Tls1s'Ks ABOUT IT
Q Tie Nuu. Thomus T. I'LL, tho Nnw Mayor oi
Aurura, wroto aB follows Oh AurorA's experience
with prohibition: .'l'rnliibition has been t1tot
harc. but never with euccozs. During tho TIM
it waA oBlelalbly III force, oranhenncHs moi
nibitou would be vely oxccllcns if it actuaiI,
prohibited, but in this towA, wiki our ro}ula
ton, tho attempt to ontlroly suppress tho sale Q
Intoxicating DRINK ia touuu 10 iosult IN tho loa
itG;,ct.ou Of q noavy tax upan our people fo
litigation, whtle ~ much liquor ID drank Il
over" .......... ,.-n
uAp 4rATr or AErA1ns IN wAUkEoAs.
The Mayor OF Waukccan. tho Lou. W.. ]
NcrlnI, answered my Questions III tho follo7
=" F'tst-n!l! prohibition increase or chez
Drunkenness
l TGEly IQaI III NY 0plb*o'lt ~ haa An11t .
cycl, ,ling-I tlis.!; nors uh,sAy was rold las
nav bu by tho Galloa) eud less bocr. ! am als
VI oplu,on that tho 1neans aud Ways adopted
obtn,., 1t, by those who will have II, arc more
morallxn, than tho opan llnHee.
6ucoud-DiI it check or !nGreRsc Wllshy.sel
ing?- --....-. 80
Tic auswcr to tho first inquiry shows It II
creaspd 1t.
Ihird-1s it pract,cabse -.....,
50 far III open sulouns it is succoss and IL r
gar! to dlluEa u tho nar-nohs OF thsln sold
thu gallon. Tha no-licenao s,ntom was adoptt
iu tlio spsinE Of 1s74. The election wAs to Hou
extent ,ulnuuced by tho tlreuso question. "
oIectod Aayor. entirely froo, from any pied
either way by tho small majority Of fourtoc
atler tie hot oas election over held iu this eli
No Mont through tho year with no !lcona
In tho sprug OF 1915 ! was elsot
Nithnut nuEQaltlOua and l HQItQYO u!