New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
WAR AGAINST DIAM SHOPS.
MEETING AT DIR. HEPwORrHs CHURCH.


ADDRESSES BY T.. D. CULVER, T. Is. MILLIGAN THE
REv. W. b. MERRITT, AND OTHERS.
The Society for the Prevention of Crime held
public meeting evening Rev. DR.. Hepworths
Church. at Madson-ave and Forty y-fthst, the object
being to announce the determination OF the soce'y 10
prosecute the tpplin.-shOp keepers VINO violating
the Excise law What wonld have been fair audience
in ordinary auditorium only hal; filed the spacious
Church of the Disciples. Dr. Hepworth present The
president OF the society," the Rev DIR. Howard Crosby,
absent at the temperance meeting in Brooklyn. Il.
H. shannon the vice-presdent, made few Introductory
remarks Theodore Bourne the secretary said letters
had been received from John JAY the R'v. Dr. T.. H.
Chaplin. exGOy. Hoffman, regretting their inability to
be present Mr.. Bourne said tie people OF New-York
governed by the shops. and the object Of the
society was 10 remove the immoral yoke.
The Hon. f. D. Culver said it had been the purpose Of
the society to hold the public meeting before many
citizens had departed tor the country. lie said the
society did not propose 20 prevent crime much by
forming criminals by removing the causcs Of crime
First all the society was after the rinsoers There
were In the city 5000 tipping shops generating crime
and paupersm in violation Of the law. In tlis state
alone within yeai 1900 and over persons had been
arrested Tor criminal OnGnsc. IN one years time
loi 900 outside poor ani ts.o9o inside poor
were from Brooklyn ana Ne" loff Ihf'e-
fourths OF these ~ crime and pauperism 1t
Between SiOCOO0o aud S9,oOo;pOO were expended each
yedr in supporting the police ferce the prisons ,,
Institutions Forty five hundred dram shops nad sham
licenses and 800 Of them had kind 81 warrant for
selling liquor. The hrst step IN rcnco fin- the evils
stated To enforce the Excise law, which the speaker
explained. The society intended t0 make war first on
the unlicensed runisellers, AMI thcu tI se having
sham licenses. The the law and punlic CpirCn
the side Of the society. 10 was cot Prrsby c-
riau, or Methodist. or Unitarian WprrEeu; II asked
the cooperation OF all good ctizcns. The Rev. Dr Van
Nest said TIC purpose of the society va. of grand in
teres to the people OF NewY0rA 20 whom 1t appeae
for support.
The Hon. T. b. Mican spoke Of = similar movement
set on foot three years Flushing WtrTc nuch h1d
been attained for law AMI orr by arresns ,he Excise
Commissioners, exciting public feeling. and ranging men
on side the other The result WIS that tie TIP
ping houses were closed S-nce then Only lFe uceH~es
PEELED strictly to obey the sunday W Tie laws were
strong enough. good, fearless law t"e, acting
through principle, could accomplish .eOrna- ION IL
was uugcuCrOIs aud impOitic To ask politician 70 JOIN
the movements politician openly espoUsing temperance
principles could Dee elected to office m Ne|l oFk Jr exert
political influence. But when IN ciee he clul rtni' i'r
valuable service by uPhOidns IN" law. Down below iEe
financial nariships of n cty at TIE present time vas
would not business prosperity unt ~ learned tit
prosperity went hand IN hand Win virtue
The Rev. " T. MERIT; spoke uf tEc ,-utrent ways si
exercising personal and united interest "a behalf OF ie
Ieraucc II had visited saloons ou sunday One saloon
keeper who admitted that he had no ceuse ami whose
arrest he obtained pleaded 80 earnestly, nvoklns rc
his repeating The OF If released aud allowed u
shut up his st quietly that Mr. Merritt lr nm 90
The following Sunday he IOiiced igan passing ont oi
the side door O the sOoG with pitcher OI beer, anu on
the following day he called upon the tusclcr add SAID
Sir your honor AM moral Ella; -ciry don't amount TO
mucH.' show me-" said the saiOOnkreprr, frankly " !
liquor SELLER who has moral Character had ono ne
fore my aher bought ns place. but tins business L''
brought me down"
Money was collected and subs crbed ia aid Of the pro
jcct to close the tipping shops.