, 1876-01-12

THE LIQUOR QUESTION IN MA8SACHu-
SETS.
Gov. R1oE, Of Massachusetts, in his recent
messngo to tho Legislature, expresses hini-
self very decidedly with reference to Tho !
liquor question In TINT State, and brings for |
wnrl some fncsa rolntiro 10 the operation Of
tho license systom which aro Of peculiar In
terost As the question OF supprcsslng In
temperance hns mover been moro thoroughly
canvassed, nnd tho iss,1e4 involved In tho
struggle l.aye mover been more completely
tested thnn in Massachusetts, n summary Of
his atnton1cnta and recommendations will 10
Of interest. WAilo tho Governor recognizes
tho OWLS Of intomporance, admits it to bo tho
sourco Of poverty, crime, and domestic tn
happiness, aud admits that 1t boara important
relations to tho industrial and economic in-
torcsts Of tho State, md whilo lo recognizes
tho fact that 1t is tho duty of the law-
makers to framo such Legislation Us
shall tcnd 10 surpress It, he looks
beyond tho nnrrow views Of tho Pro-
hibitionists, and finds that the question is
narrowed down to tho practical means Of nc
comp1isl.ing it rather than MI object Of de-
siro or a matter Of fact or principle gcn-
oral position which l,as always bean assumed
ny InE CHICAGO TRIBUNE IN its t1senBs'ons
Of the subject. Roforring to past legislation,
tho Governor finds that, nfter yoarB OF unsat-
,Bfactory and barren prohibitory law-making,
tho Leg'slatare last year aought TO 1eRuia'e
rnthes than prohloft tho sale anu nse OF lla-
nora and therefore passed license law
which Of itaelf is largely Of n prohibitory
character. IN THIS Ia" thoFe 1s hothing
which can no 60 construed rs 10 require Inc
a,athortlcs to grant hconso, 80 that any CITY
or town IN the state may ansoiately ioroid
| the 6ao OF liquor at lts own oPtaoh WITHIN It's
own hn1ta' fufthermofe' LILO ef"helhg CT
| iconso Is neueea IN Will se1y stringent eou-
altsohs. Liquor eannot 10 sou oet"ee,' -
NJ h'ght ana IN tho morning. nor on oun-
aay' except at hotess tof tho use OF guoS,s.
Adaitefatea haaof IS toso'aaen 70 90 sosa'
.ho esaooA'7Ncspo' otu"o' ne'A ~ ""o""
| arnhkafdss into1lcasea people, OF h'nofS.
| Liquor cannot DO so4u at puoNo phrt and
any ticonse cnn be revoked upon proof Of dis
| o,41or1v cop7uct mr. po,nh1in1 In n sn1oon
| 49,. =. ..:.s .;.,.4 -,.i,.
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s ess.',, ~ ~ oont;nn.H mi honrt;1,, sn.ta;no,1
o Aa".a.r ~ ~ ~ ,.n afraats Ia amoto, frnn, H.
e.e ps -. H. poa.,, ~ T;oanan f7orn,n;as;o,,
.sps ~ w s.a.a ,s,;a,, ,na1sa ..son 49,,
a.. r.. a.. a.. s1as.
ul'A, - 80 ,.ls.7 r
@uo ~" t4'1' ~ =,
"n'u 49,. ,'"n,aro- n,;;1a,s s'.o1,,,;tias ,,n,
.'o"' ''ne'' no" =. ".1
poon Ascos s,.as .,saua Iaa 49, a,s ~
80, Loo. i t., t1,o,.1a 80 ;..ox;.o,;,~
hl'"'o"eoA ''
| liquors nhuor ltH oporAtloui auo 1uhny places
Of business hnTe been abandoned. An inves
tira,;on md report from the Boston Chief O
no,:. .,,.4 a.. ,,,,,,,au ~ -1o,a
Io4teo 7uo"o S''"t sAo -t'eA - Peo
"hero iiquor WAS soia Was a,e9V AA Decesnoef
| 1871 aDainst 2,i83 on tho 18th Of September
1a7r Tim Arnvnr of nnstnn nl1ut1es tn In,
fot =, ~, ro,,,,+ ,,oueoo, i, tt,o fo11o,v
h's'no '!e' :" -" ASeo">' '''o""e' 49, ''o
| lug stateuacAt:
Tie number Of places in Which Hp!ritucls liquor /
sod in this city IL less by nearly 700 than 1t undo
the former System. and tho number Of arrests 70
drunkenness Aas been less by about 20 per cent ths
| 1t was In tho name 2ength Of tino last year.
wo ,o,onan5 thoco fccta tn tna nf3vocoto
,..,:.:. 49,. ..-...;.a, 80.
u P1o4to't1't4 ~ et4o" ."' fAae."s tos'0
lAuon TO reGnlhto tho sale OF 1nto1lcatlh
liquors IN largo cities accompanies moro goo
t,,an s1,o nttennt Ia ston n fnan from driniin
-,,,.:t.I .,.,...a. p-.,,;.:,:. -
ny P'on''i'o'S e''s"'1'. 1oA1on i4o'
stopped mnn from drinking VINO wants
drink. Prohibition mover decreased the nun
bor Of saloons. In the other hand, while
might close public saloons, private ones an
club associations have sprung up fotlr-fold /
, | their places To the same class we common