, 1880-11-19
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
MAYNARD Vt. THE 1tuMsE1.l.Et,s.

SPtteW I|1rlEeh to INC Chttifsh tribune.
WAx1IIStsros. D. G., Nov. lR.-Tho large body
Of cIt!zeny who hnvG inAuRuHlteu tho present
1uovunent In this city to secilra tho moro rigid
enforcement Of tho lnws In rcf31rtl to lcausl'1
runl-anluuts nrr t0-ny much discouraged. Tho
District Commissioner bns Bctr 1T IL license the
r1ln-llulus upaOslt tho Post -0lllc0 Department,
ng,linst which pHstMtst1r- Gri'eral Mnynn,I uttl-
ciMi!y protested. The fact thut tills was ttorIo
without whiting fur tho opinion Of thu Atturtcy-
Gecrsl 1tskes tho nctInn little less thin mt. III
suit to sir. ainynard Tho commissioners. bow
over. nctc1 after IL conference with tho rreat-
drilt. tl,tl claim thnt ho culueldtl1 with their view
or thu u,attor, though he sa1'l then he should
wt.it for tho apIn!oI Of tho lAttorney-G GGnornl.
Tllu aetlun tn}sun by tho Commissioners Is tic
isvra condemned for u'u rel9on TINT when Sir.
Maynard itrst u,de bis protest apuinst LICENSING
tho numerous groS-shot's atoat hts Department
tho protest WIS referred by tho Commissioners
tu
TIE ATTORNEY or TttH DISTRICT,
str. Riddle. mil he tleclctl tAut tho tutest wns
In ncrt,r.lAnco With tho L!ctYlso INV uni uifcct.
ivo. Thu Commissioners therefore appealed
from thor own attorney to tho President, ami ~
tjlrew tho responsibility al continuing tho rrcnt
number Of drinking -suloons about tho Uoveri-
ncnt buildings anl grounds upon tho President.
Tllero nrp eight vi tleso r,l1,-hUes upnoslt tho
1'ost U[ttcu Department n1ll tiyo arulud tho fu-
tcrior Department.. nAktng thirteon fur tho nc
cou,,nntl:tion Of tho clerks III tEeso two aI]a-
uIItt buildings. Gnu suvuro UpI,osit tho Govern.
mont properly. antl within sight Of tito State,
War, atl,l Nnvy Departments, aud only uiebluelk
Mll Il hnlr from
TIE WHITE HOUSE ITSELF,
thcro nro twclvu OF tho woral resorts of tho kind
In tho city ,bcsles four gambling houses il, whlet,
| liquors Are suld. THESE lis we'll rs tho Ecores
Ut ots,ors ahnut tho Governments property
| cUutl nil be driven from Rttch puG1Eu pnces If
put uuon tho law by tho, 1ostnll,tcr-u ucMcrul
ind tllo Attur,1cy Of tue District, thAn whom
there IL uo better lawyer ut tue Washington Bur.
| The gambling dons Mro in
PuLl. NtAST DAY AND NIGHT
| und Sundays. In thcso rcsprcis therb Tins not
been as bad condition Of airntrs tn tho Capital
| slnco tho titucs Ut tho Wnr.
Yesterday n ootn,nlttco Of tho Mnistcrd'
Association called Oh tho President md pro-
sontctl hin with I'M address on this matter. In
which tllany 0f tho hest cltlkons OF tho CnrtNl
art unrnbatiy cnlnlgol. Judging froln tue tnot
TINT the Commissioners, who nre utltccrH Ut tho
President, mule hnste to sso lccttsus t0r tht,su
plRct,s which Mr.. Maynard hns ustcmn!ct To
CtosU tho pastors have concluded tint thor III.
tcryicw viii. tho rresi1ent l'rat'ccd
! why LtTTL.E IMPRESSION
Tho adross Of tho minister's ia Of interest to tho
.wtU!o country. I'd It rnlntes to EroK-shups
crow.li.,y Around nIl tho National buildings. It
Bcts forth hut whlle lilo Commissioners
oe tho District Fopreaont to tho rl7tora
t!,ut tho Lfconso law Is mandatory. lhnt III
snnttcr ot faut tho Commissioners d., vnry It III
THUR pel,s,lrv. They present startling l!st vi
gross valuations of tho law. nnd With thofn TIL
fucs that tho knowledge TINT tutitEol's nnlnc:
utd iurgc. llatles hAtl bcen BiRnc,l to Nl'l'lfc1
tious lslti not pr0yontcd tho Commissioners froft
granting l[ccnsea. They inform thu President
thnt tho Commissioners tnEe rcfused thelr ro
s..xk III IN