The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-16
CR0SBY'S TEMPERANCE WAR
The weedtng Out ~ Planned by the Society
for Prevention of Crime aud piminn-
tion of Tipping Houses and of TaSation.

The Society for Prevention of Crime and !
Diminution Of Tipping Houses and Taxation.
which was organized in this city by the Roy. DR..
Howard Crosby. has been in existence three
months. and has in It's membership many Lead
ing citz'ns Nearly one thousand voters have
enrolled their names or oppressed u desire to
become members. In adIit.o on to the present
society. auxiliary ussociations are being formed
in many OF the wards. AuNiarics have been
perfected in the Eighth Ninth. and Twenty
first Wards The officers Of the parent society
are IA follows: Howard Crosby President;
benjamin latham. Treasurer: Theodore
Bourne. Secretary; William + Mott. H. u. Cul
YER. and William Il. Merritt. Finance Commit
tee. Among the members are Samuel D. Bur
chnrd. q. G. Brown. q. ). Chaplin. T. ID. Culver.
r. Dcnison, c. s. narrower. Thomas $. Hast
ings. George Howell. Leonard Kirby. william
B Merritt. W. w. Page. c. 5. Patton. $. l. Prime.
James Stuart. Charles Taylor. l.. i. Tuppcr.
Stephen II. Tying. Jr.. A. Il. Van Nest. L. L.
Wcstbrook and Il. :. Shannon.
Mr. Benjamin latham who was ono Of the
first TO Join with the Rev. DR.. Crosby in the
organization Of the society. said TO n sun re-
porter This society is intended to be an cfli
cicnt moral and material support TO the city
authorities in enforcing the laws which are now
broken with impunty Our first work will be
toward shutting up the liquor shops. We shall
soon elect n permanent executive committee.
which will take the place Of the gentlemen now
serving temporarily in that capacity. The
auxiliary. or ward organizations Will have in
-. - ~ ~ 80 ' ''
We hope TO make the society an irrosisti-
bic political power in the city. In fact we
hope to enroll majority of the voting
population. The initiation fee in the aux
iliary organizations Will be- 81 while in the
par mt ulry VIII le 80
tho dIrrrI or indir"t rrsuit of th,, uen
OF Intoxicating liquors. lie says: -Four
niths of thcrNrensrs : oi the Police Department
unl oi the Department uf Charities and Cor
rn,tion Is owing h. thn sals ui strong drinks
! The police and charities cost ia round iuu-
/ bers. about five million dollars. iuur-illtis OF
whirh or four million dollars may Do saved.
il the tppl.ng houses are Iui out oi cxiet,
On 'e. Tho cAirn employees IN iudirial and
DINER d.mitimHn,- rost "A million dollars. and
Two million dollars are de,oi ii Ia privnt. chnr.-
t'.s r.li,'v li, ,lr,i nnI tn,iIrn 4, Tins If
/ iu,aXlrni'na minors rh' -. n,urn- inntr The
grand total of So vrn million l1Ilnrs. which may
Ke consiIrrrl as tANr- upon tnr industrious
rfiz t- +, .tiii',ri thn t,,lfly -.,,,n tl,usnlI
| Dir MI. ~, snlD'is uf tho cifv"
/ 1nr officers ,l tho society hold that tho pro-
/ rrl.fDr- of t.. s.N.u tuuiI-.uI llrro'n-
| it0nli pa, r,tra lax in.l,,- ii nnon he city
| Ils w,a a h. lrYsll,i oi "A license
io, .i .ig1o al,n ,a,n. In 1ad.i,n To- TIE
! and his u.-l..i.t = -.N t.ai t..li, nlliiuu- IN
/ cash and t.,.nv millions IN, wtl.. nr,. lost
7 through dl~-l llutiOu. making forty millions
& that Ufh .rw.-. ilirAi b. cNu.ndrd ia the mar
/ k.i-. gruD.ir- anl shops oi iradrsmon. In
| rtni.'iluu II n,nlih .cnn'lDrt ana wealth ui
i.miiD- ~ a- capital for the industrial .l,.s, -
Inc Officers oi tAc sori,.ty are preparing a
| plan for nl,ernt. .on- ns Indicated nhnyr They
also intend to establish throughout tie city coi-
fee and rcfrcshmcnt houses ndrd To- take
| the places OF the luuOr saloons MIR latham
SAYS The coffee ana reirrshmcnt plan has
! been tired in Philadclphia with the most en-
couIa,ins sm CO.'S. Th. ",li ,rrs "i th,, Penn.
syhunia Railroad Company say that if all Of
their employees would pnironize these instliu-
tons. instead of the drnAlng saloons. they
/ would hf wiling 10 contribute lhrrully Tor the
/ support Of tho enterprise" Mr. latham says
that sooi pain lIeal7. in iulns coffee or a.
/ may hc furnished tor five or ten cents g II Is
/ u" w., - tfy ip uah. ~ ~" tipping houses. h"
/ said. unless We can iuru sh something inthrir
with labor and business. d. sire rrfr.-hmrnt
| and recreation. Ii they can find coffee AMI
r"lroshmcnt houses fitted up with reading
vii abandon ths drneins saloons"
The society Will not interfere with per-
sons who are engaged IN the business of
/ keeping hotels and houses ot entertainment
/ ortrav"ll"rs and dodgers but will hy prompt
/ and vigorous acton prevent the granilns vi
/ tn LICENSES of at least five hundred OF tn" sa-
! looms. and compel tho-" t. whom licenses
| nr' granted 10 uhy sueh heavy license fees '.s
7 Will DIS 'ouraSr iht ln and lhIu 'c them tN mt
uhlly 10 give up the business. II Is not rN-
| lie way Of Irsr"utug Tie owners oii
! un.ieru-Hd sniuln~ ihIs summer. hut
/ ty iall. ia" solDv expects To- h' ~ iull work.
/ i"r. I"" -'.'iS a.-o intends io ii-it against
/ IN men. Nni. i'tatd.h- ihr iiuu'rhf"N - "a
ni' - ' IT, .,'.t. o.. tA,s, a. a. 1ii'Nr tnYt ,e
/ ~ ihf 9th e.. Mr latham further says that his
/ so'l,S viii do 1il IN III POWER T. diminish
/ ol> treasury the lnm"nSg sums now pad Tor NJ
surrr,ssiu iun Hnd lunlshm,nt oi er.m. lie
stalk. st We i prnd upon r,achins iiae iropis
/ through their pockets. II We can SHOW them
t,Nat'on now imposed. thry Mi raiy To- our
u,',t nnd rnrh Inv ~ iniior ma thn fr.as,,rv
g. .lt.I.