New-York tribune., 1878-03-04
TEMPERANCE ISSUES.
CRITIcIsIyG MR.. AsToR's SPEECH.

MRS. ,rsANN,H EVANS PTCK OBJECTS 10 HIS posi-
TI0S on EXCIsE QUESTIONS.
1t The weekly meeting Of the American Icm-
pcrancc Union in the Cooper Institute hail. yesterday
afternoon ,Irs susaunah Eyaus Peck reviewed Wv.
h,tas speech ~ the state Assembly IN favor "i
the Daily Excise Bill. she Is woman o middle age ana
attractive features. Her voice is clear ana musical and
the earnestuoss with which she spoke kept the closes
attention Of the audience and the applause was fre'
qucnt.
1t was to be regretted especially, Mrs. Peek said that
a speech Of tins character should have come from a
young man prominent aud influential because of h'
wealth and social position II WIS fu OF assertions m
supported iy arguments and not sustained by facts ;
statements that would De Iasscd by unnoticedh II hcy
came from perspn without money or n0ience. The
sneaker had waited IN vain for some rcfutaon ~ those
words from pulpit pres and undertook rho ta-k be-
cause no other person bad done 81" In behalf 81 rnh
and Iusic" she protested against what 9H" ''''1 t''
Mr. h,far desires" continued Mrs Peck. that the
lev, .l, framed that there shal b" no ambiguity
IN its construction. Bui - only since the meaning e."
tac ansulc, OF the statute has been made cniiroy
.roril. Ia re constituents ~ NJ. Aaiur gain this
yoang LEGISLATOR IN th,, Li> maiden sp'rc' 80 tisny
applAIdcd b., pres AID 4hor ichi" az - a' iie
~. n- liquor iruAtc calling. Blackstone says
H. proporty 90 lr injury ~ another Taxa$rrs groln
under thciI burdens. They pay tlN"s arhuiN ~ ih
Si1rr 81 600 coo; m return thrv receive 5'pD.0uD
fro,n !ir-us-. Doc th- pIy W busne'3 u !1'imair
.l
.ion not to mention tlr -rc.t suffering. and want oi
ianics t,i are afflicted las tbo sconrgc II makes ono
shudlrr Thai yuuu- Ike Mi. A>tp. In u. tiiF"
Hsll. sioud .iVoc.t" so frcbtiul - d"r'fnr iThlr'
some - Nj Actors wealth d. invested u motel p0lFity
aii told be- OWLS sr,it many buildings ~ tIi, ci1i
used log the sale of liquor
Sr 4 sior regards the unrc>trinrd sale or ltG"r
it.r a- br--ug % prevent iu' .mrrrHur" H. NIX
b. pauunrd tins s..rrtfon cNrrpt In the l'G-lduf'.
inns Z, ana experiment EuclauI ua. already jrici. 'i
th. Beer Scr of i-JD ne Dukc oi Nriin-iDn. WIN
ouiurl1. su tr those 0f Nir. A'or. said iaf t "oNI
b, worth more Eng,a.i tIau al li- military ac''-
lurnf, VII d soi Ihs G,Htf fIE,u"u a.d l-ti" srd
drill k,nnr-- iht speedily ipi0"cd arr sri't III "-
AVER ia yrar NOT single gi' .hnt w. 'o~'d
and 5000 beer sh0ls "erc "?cn'd insi-~ "i c.1'.;
an avenue ~ evil. another opened \ iSh 'Hih"fi'
~ of ihr Ia .sa prs. sad 90 u tti ts one statute
a,cnmpl shed l.1ic tk tlau any Othrr "iIi the uru''
ory of man n sch Wa tlr ,If 10 insGI Ils .te-
iug d.. Nt,, ! 0r. may W,li De Questioned
fhilI.stfatIJ!- drawn nom oihrr countries, pts.
Peck f;ac .ed ihc statements u Nr. A,Ur tst 10" nt-
IONS iis!s gnt auiort irrr ffoui drunken
u,,, H. coucu-u4. she said: " lei tl' Irst-li urr
tliu long before rA4cs thc ,tr"t W. Nc want %
krc H. uuii We get better 70 this "ud shall
llru by lu.-- and platform anal thc ut"yc are f"uH.d
L. united action ana ttr come, {" to- L"E-ld' ne one
loud ns and pcts-tt n prayer for Tc'f rom hs III
uulph at CUFFS
cent 10 each incInprr NJ fnc Legislature. Tho th1uhS "i
fu. uu were extended 20 Assembly man Gilbert Tor he
opposition 10 TIE Day hl.