New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-19
THE GROCERIES CLOSING.

TrsrED-rHE MATTER BEFORE THE COURTS
Tho Rev. Dr. Crosby. in an address last evening"
urged the enforcement of the Excise Law as no"
;tcr,r,ted without reference TO the questions
either OF prohibition or full license He arralgneu
the Dis.rict-Attoruoy and Recorder for not DONG
.boir fan duty in this matter. He asserted
that tho evil from corner grOggcrieS mas aS-
spued its vast proportions because officials hau
ignored ;he laws for many years The next LeElS'"-
tnrc would not dare 90 change the law IN the l"ce
al overwhelming public opinion, although ur'y
Hood of rowdylm would exert its force to thSl ehu'
The Aldermen requested the Mayor to issue license
under the Monteomeric charter as a test case 10
cision was reserved on an application for a man
damus compelling the Excise Commissioners to issue
certain licenses.
DIR. CROSBY on THE EXCISE QUESTION
FACTS UrON WHICH TW DISCUSSION RESIs-"Ho
Is ErsPoVsrDLE FOR THE "MUDDIE a Q'Ls-
vioN or LAW, Sor OF MoRAs-IHE pUI1 OF
all GOOD CITIZENS.
An audience. not large, but appreciatiye ana
thoroughly iu sympathy with the speaker, gathered
IN Association Hail. evening. to listen TO an address
by The E.y Dr. Howard Crosby. on The Excise La" IN
Relation q Civil Order" The sEallness OF the audience
was probably caused by the fact that the
lecture which given in response 70 On INVITA-
lion cf a number Of gentlemen Of this city was ire''
tickets Of admission being required Tic lecturer was
,re.cutcd a. the audience by the Rev T. T. Rogers oil
tbe south Reformed Church who said that the one o)ect
a. the meeting was 70 see that the law was enforced
lam ayg.c. Or crosby began, that / am to address
vou to-u,ht not because have any special fitness TO
terfolm the task because happen TO ne inc fTeS-
deut OF the Society for the suppression Of Crime
which has had much 70 do with the Excise
Law wherever there is something going wrong
il Is natural for Us 20 feel that We Ou+h'
10 knock somebody down This IS a righteous fcehns'
lon, fl should he carefully directed our fccng' should
.... .,sr ttsHlr tau VCp
fuly M e facts Now. what The facts in this case!
one Is that there are 10000 places IN this
city where frey liquors arc sold to make l*o-
pie drunk. aud that too, mainly, largely III
defiance Of law. OF these 10000 places i"W-'h'N
are without license to se, aud violating 'he law
every DAY. aud Oue-hat have never even attempted 20
g.ta license but are willing 90 carry on tueir conirahaAd
tralr without any authority whatever. Another import
ant fact is that according gucssworE. but according
20 statistics. scvCI-cGhths Of the crime aad laup'-
ism % The community comes dTec'y from u'
crac,iops as the caus.. And can ea-y believe THAI
we who read The papers and keep oar owes open "s e
10 and from our places Of business, and listen 10 he
calls al oar doors Have you over traced out the callers
az y9ur houses ami the merdicants Nou meet I'D the
sfrtetsl n $50. ycu have found that rum is the
cause 81 the misery Of nearly ALL This Is no
imagiultiuu-u fact. \ third fact - tlai
this mass OF crime and paupcrm You and have 20 pay
for oar taxation. And al th, eva is growing upon MS
from year 20 year. need moi tell yea OF the wholesale
desulaon which has spread through large portion OF
od city from 'hls source ou' i'' " ""'c " l"'' " 0
C'iaEor} oi facts.
What are we to dog what pans nave 10 u'.' '.''
Giant cy among us take 30 That at times Of excite
mtt extreme views always gu forward bat The true
way o. dc between the two Some call Tor prom
billion. To rms There 'Soh' piin'p' o''coH' u % 1o'
tr,ry Ia the couscIenco 81 the community, and
u l. o'"''""|'"I ~, on. ,t,,,,1
free rum. and saw LET tho matter be as
The ptupr h1NiluH'N orl'''"i A'' 'il''' u" i' '"S
wen ~''' "'' ''''. |
dangerous thiI-, ana Is t'bth c'tt OF 10y '' ''N'tH
,,t fr i- f restriction T., liberty in SO doing The
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interest 81 Few OF i''N n"'l""''s. -"''S
l. a ria iuf6,a in which ala work
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al saIt trade IN addil11 20 iis pea OF H'i ~ tAeie
fstc plea lu.i thc liquor dears should De- left % their
,,.., mat Ga. If tnoy lrsIf ia dry GOODS. We
h'u'l"'.t f'''"''J" 20. " '''' "' 80 ''' -' Wv /
DENY tLis premise a'-oNi'F' I+rIe is "''"."s HONOR
i, r ylr rnl --i1n There d, not clrrming fca
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may s'H liquor i'-'''''''', '"' 900 '""r " /
on conner IS aiqUitous. N1u do it constantly 90 /
t.to fr,ri u "a pnor to,r harl.srnC1 Wage- 10 make
Tan " ' ' Pa, 10y, -.
beasts or n'n 2" Destroy '"t I'' q" I'''lt'' """ 90
make roW4yi-m rampant ru Nur C!iY. Lei us LrlruO /
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linus with ;be mail. wAcrcupOn the husband OK
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