, 1876-04-22

ehor., our peoplo were stfecsaally convinced .has
high ticeuse uha tho best wny to handle the
question, aud think 70 viii not soon try any
billion tant year, hnt 1t did not work. hnd thuY
now lava liconae and like The plan better. Pro.
llibiilon. In nv otiniop meAaH froe liquor"
THE PROHIBITION COUNCIL ALL nEs!nN At LIN
The experience Of tho Prolibitoniets a. Lin
coin must haze been husn1iattng IN tho extreme.
say@ tue lion. A. l1a,ncli, Mayor: "fn 1870
cur city h!optcd prohibition aud 1t did not work
st a!I. It thofouaL'y. and cc1npIetelg do
uofalizod everything. It sot sbnus half our
eitixnna against tllo other halt. aud atltred up
lad feeling nrnos2 otir ctizona gonorally. Our
po'tce la'i - ho ltscreaacd. 4 fow aatoons throw
omen thor loors aud gave away liquor in dcii.
anco Ut law, Wo prosecuted them vigorously,
md tna'fo nbout two consictl,nR. Drunkeuuoss
Increased countEytuen Wouil como in and cinb
together and buy several pnllons. aud 90 intn
sagon.Yasds aud get beassly drunk. THIS WAS
Kept up about half tho year, at,j the Council
concluded 70 ficouse them, aud tho Mayor And d
portion os tho Council resIEucd. Tho city waH
70 completely dcnoraI'zcd that prudent men
did not liko Ia. asBumo tho pos:t,ann. was,
however. indncod 10 run for Saror, which pIacs
havc occarioa until now. Have studied tho
question, aid am tatinded that tho beat mods IT
handlinx tho whlsiv question ID to put
1uto tho laws. but With pronibitory laws
tlIc lowest clhsa Of nen will buy juE OF whisky,
aud rosa IL 10 the 10. anil vic in the outskirts
of the city. wheEe tho poIlco ao1dom 60. and Will
on discovery ruoro from place to pIncc. aud their
c,,Htomers will not tcBtny against them.
LETTERS or TIE Third CLASS BRIEFLY sEs-
T1OTE:n.
Tho, Hon. Henry Winter, Mayor Of Cairo,
eaya; ~ pIoath1tosy law would have no etIec:
n Cairo" The Hon. 8. 4. fIate, Ntayor Of East
St. ,Lous, says "a rrolnt!tory lnw hero would
10 intrsc!teabo, and ! th,nk u could pot DO ca.
forced" Tho 1Ion. D. r. Barclay, Mayor ot
| ElRirl, raAarked: In cittea Of tho $40 Of
Rockford a:,sl Of Elain It would botuporHblo to
enforce rsolibition tt,oronghIy. ana the effect
would be tnjlrloun rather than beneficial" lilo
Hon. ". l. Chambers. Mayor Of Decatur, saSs !:
II do not think ,pEonibitoty law practicable.
| aud d. not thiuk i. cen 10 enforced
IN any city the sze OF ours OF yours."
ln speasis'g OF Bloomington. tho Same gentle
mau SAYS: "Tho City ot Bloomington had a
prohbltory law two years ago. and wae worry
glad to ght back to liconso System again." Tho
lion. D. l1abiuso!i. Mayor Of Ieoria, thought
..sucl' 81 law totally imptaetie.1lo IL IT, work
declared: ave ,lso plenty OF bcor aud whisky
In Quincy; especially a. nk IL bcasce. DO not
think it possible to enforce the Maine law in
Quincy" The Mayor u ltock Island thought
Prohibition would nat work here uaye sixty
niuo saloong, and liceneo et09 per year" Tho
Lou John II. Hiiafrer. bfnyor Of kankakec, says !:
ut Is tho opinion Of shs sri1or, es well as Of
very 1nany men who arc interested IN tle vel
fare Of ous city. tLas D rrohibtory lay cannot
10 enforced, anti that failure IN that d1ecton
would 10 disastrous, 10 that oil respect for
law an1 order would vanish OH tile
;,aet VI tho ysctors." lbo lion Thonns J.
:;ueean, Mayor OF Galena, says: "1t can only
be tuforceu iu small places, wlsero consiacsa-
lilo majority uf the yote1a are III taVor Of it. VIC
bare Hi Instance OF this In our ssser city, across
| the River, Dubuque, IONA. Tuis State las d
Law prohibiting tho sEls Of Intoxicating liquor,
yet Uubnguo SELLS ct retail perhaps mofe lutoz-
lcasiug lIQuors than any city Of her Gtzo in tho
coautry." 1ho Hon. Alexander ". Hope. Mayor
of Aiion, eays: Our slater CITY Of JcF-
h,Hels year, aud during that year moro whisky
WIS sold aud moro drunkenness prevailed than
iu my three yea1a undcr the license Byescu
! The Hon. II. u. sadler, Mayor Of Centraa,
anil: "Tho application Of their {tho prohibi-.
upon false theories. md aa long NJ they COLI
tiuuo thetr quacl-like practices Tue canao Of the
reai genuine reform will HutIcr from these very
evils sad to behold and Injurious to tho vetJ
Iuens itkclt.'
oS1: LITTER i..cu OF TIE ForE1u, r1FI11, And
| SIXTH C1.AssEa.
Tho Hon. .. G. Church, AInyor Of Sterling, 1a5
the ouiy gentlcman out Of thu thiity who Eald
prohibition til Illinois Aad been moderately Euc-
coesfuI. lilo says: We hare not outiscly
aso;red tho sale Of Intoxicating liquor, .anl
hardly expect to do 10; but we llayo reduced tho
ByBten. Wa toIteve it practicable, and tcel TINT
our city In III every WY better under no iiceneo
Thcto aro hut txo or thtce places Thera liQnni
cnu To obtntned." Tho Hon, Jacob II. Holt
Mayor OF Monmouth. said that city had alHa1!
been prohibition, and thst thoy ''hnTe usual!
bLuu successful in enforcing tue 1axn and orli
pAnces whom Ee have proceeded pro1crly." III.
Hon. J.. II. Goodrich, Mayor Of D,aidwooti
tho only 3!nvor out Of thirty license cities In th
tstsso who believes that prohibitiou ordlnanc.
cen bo enforced, thus o1pseEsos htnsof: II 10
love Bucl, law could bo enforced, even il
/ Ulallsood, whc.o there aro ovcr forty saloons.
With this closo aud o. my object was merel
. to rive tho sentiment of the Stnto Of 1lliuo,
relative to. the Maue I.iqnor lar, With it
effect en- cities Of over 5000 inhabitants wher
it hhs becu ndopted, nlY talk Is donc The fact
aro before tho reader; he can form bis onu con
! cius:onA