The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-29
MAKING WAR on THE BOTTLE.
Residents OF Orange, v. H.. Joining Hands In
the Temperance Cause.

Orange is having an interesting temper
ance revival The field is inviting. With
population Of ten thousand. the city has sup
ported li0 drinking places, chiefly groggeres.
lntemperance has not been confined 10 tho
poorer classes but. on the contrary has found
victims among well-known families Conspic-
uous business men have become bankrupis
through the curse.
The raid on the bottle Is enlisting the ener-
Gcs Of all classes Of persons and all denomina-
,ions Of Christians. Society for the Proven
ton OF Crime has been organized. Womans
Temperance Benevolent Society. md the Or.
ange Temperance Union-,he latter composed
Of reformed drinkers-have been formed The
services OF John T. Risey. q colaborer OF Muir.
ply. have been secured and the converts al
ready number nearly q thousand. The leaders
OF the Hight have resolved 10 eonhnc their
labors 10 enforcing existing laws. Thus far
mgr success has heep encouraging.
Four yenrs ago half q dozen enthusiasts con-
sttui"d themselves n temperance executive
committee. and held secret meetings. at which
various rans We're discussed TO stop liquor
selling. Only one or two Of the members were
representative men. while some were non-resi-
dents ConspiCuous gentlemen were elected
members, and although thoy did not meet with
Ne committee their names were freely used 10
give character 10 the movement. Instead II
,nupea!.ng to public opinion and creating in
terrst III the subject. II WINS det'rm ned 70 crush
liquor sellers by special legislation. A hill was
drawn in the winter Of 1874 inrrenslng ile
license lee Tor selling beer from s25 10 500;
twelve ireeholders were required 10 sign every
application for Il II 'cnse and no ireehollrr
could sign two Applications the same yrar and
the names at such slgnnrs wero tO be- advert srd
III city newspaper. Tho bill was sent 20 Trru-
ton without having been discussed. and with
out the approval OF the people. At the last mo-
nnrnt nm "UuN was nude 10 secure It's drfeHt
hut the names VI Mayor Austen aud cN.Mayor
Ferry wcr" signed TO a telegram as members Of
IN" committee without their knowledge. telling
the semblymen 10 have the hill passed. The
latter nrt"d accordingly an ! the bill became u
law. Mvssrs. Austen and Ferry rcpulIatpd
amy completely or knowledge and declared
the telegram q forgery. \ bitter discussion
Resulted, aud public sentiment WAS very
generally opposed t. the movement. The liquor
dealers formed "A union To oppose the eniurcc-
mrne ~ the law, while the temperance commit
Tee fc-prt"d L. extreme measures TO enforce IT,
Detectives werc hired ns spies. Complaints We're
made against liquor SELLERS, but the detectives
created such m uninvOrdbc impress ion that
they were not believed, AnI no convictions could
be secured No regard was paid 10 tho liquor
laws, an! the city lost nearly 81, 900 in license
ices Tho liquor interest emboldeued, sold
liquor without restraint on Sundays
Inc interest now manifested IN the TEMPER
an"o cause is natural reaction from n long
course Of unrestrainrd license. The most con-
sp!cuous and influential men are in the work
eN-Mayor Ferry leading the movement. Some
Of the liquor dealers make light OF IT, and
others are violent. having in one instance de-
stroyrd several plate glass windows in a store
OF the Chairman OF the Executive Committee.