New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
. TO AssEMBLYNAN DAILY.

DEAR SIR You are one OF the legislators Of the state
Of Ncw-York You have prepared bill, now before tue
Legislature, which. if passed will destroy the rcstIc-
ions Of tie present Fxcis. Law. Do not count il
attempt to dicaic to tho legislature" If ciu1cn eS-
presses his views on an Important question. You have
ct 70 earn what free Institutions are, # you make
-lch a mistake II my views had cOincId,d with your
own do you think you would have made foolish an
alesationf
You nave deemed it wise to rise in your place In the
Assembly question Of privilege. and in stating your
question, you undertake to Tebuke ne for three things
FIRST for saying that you the advocate OF free rum
secondly for saying that If the NowYorh City delcga-
ton represented themselves rightly representing the
city free rGm they He'd and thirdly for abusing Gov
crnor Robinson With regard to the first matter said
that whether you meant IL not your bill advocated
free rum. You know that everybody in New-Iork can
get certified moral character, and yet that Is the only
barrier. you make against free rum. You know.
too that the Excise Commissioners would never
deny license to who brought testimony
10 his moral character. Now. when you have crowded
our city with ruDshops you know that it would take
many detectives as there rumshOps to catch the law
breaking within them, such selling 10 minors. adult,r
alton OF liquors, l. therefore. an justified in charg
irg ven and your bill with the advocacy Of free rum As
TO tlc second matter may cal your attention TO let
ter o. judge Ackcrt lately published, which he shows
the low elements which nominated you ana yonr
associates for tie Assembly. That YOU represent
a political party I grant But that you repre-
sent Ncw-York CITY On "a non-poliucal question
stOuty deny II the yiruOus men OF both parties had
made tae nominations they would have Iii upon
the same names that were laid and hatchca III the
groggcIies do not this As against any one
political party. The other party II II had left lie
nominations the low elements in 1t, would have shown
the same result. YOu, personally. may be very up
right man. but you cannot be human and not he bound
to those who nominated you. 1t Is for this rea
hot keNU-N ark do
not rcnresent the city this Excise question. used
plain SAXON because it il outrage on The fair fame
Of this city, 20 TO Albany aud advocate free
rum in the name OF this city. The great majority Of
citizrns wish the grogsops Shut for all know that
the bulk OF crime and pauperIsm comes directly from
them and you endeay0rng TO keep them open 10 the
run of social order metropolis. Al that he
said for you you DO not know the inevitable ton
dcucy Of what you advocate. Mark my word, when tell
Won that you succeed yOur bill you VIII soon arouse
nlc opinion that viii forget party lines, anI show you
very clearly that my charge "they lie" IL truh-a
pubic opinion tnat will send and your associates TO
oblivion and put an end 10 all denagOglc pahdclhS 10
rOwdyIsn and rum.
As TO your third p lint, that abused Governor Rob
pson If telling the public that he had parOncd two In
yctcrte offenders is abuse, shall give YOU cause Of
complaint Tor long time, for shall most certainly hold
up that atrOcous act Of the Governors wherever have
an opportunity demanding it. 1t was an outrage against
the order and dccency OF society, and no official can do
such deed with mpunity.
In what have written disclam any personal re-
nectlon. Persons forgotten in principles. And
where great principles Of morality are violated, whiting
II or unwitngly the protest must be made, 10 matter
where it hits. by people who love virtue the
stone Of liberty. However free you personally may be
from any improper motive, you ldcntif ing yourself
win cause that curses our city aad destroys poor
In the name Of the city, ard in behalf OF the poor
beg YOU 10 pause Trusting that The members from
other counties viii not allow special legislation TO ruin
the city Of New-York, an, yours with respect.
Ncr- IorG. Feb. !, 1873. HOwARD CROSBY.