, 1881-04-07

tntncrs and supporters are numbered by
hundreds, bfnck rs wall NJ white; and they
have beaitte the activo sylnpatl, ot thousands
Ut patrons who arc vutets Tho Influence Of
tho latter Is very considerable. Surprising
TINT t,tD0 men frequent these establishments
nld kindred places nj evil resort, It Is prob
nbo that o,,e-latf OF them, to their shame
and sorrow ho II said, calt thetusclye. Rcput,-
llcans, and IN National elections yotu tito Re-
publican tfckct. Those Of them who voted
'Tucsday gave their supW,rt 10 Mr. Harrison
md his ticket. nnd possibly still larger
number shamefacedly staid away from tho
pulls.
Tho influence OF tho 600 or 600 tllsrcpntabtc
saloons and tlliuf dives WIS still! inore widely
felt. EnclI Of them Inns body of customers
a1Nl retalners wllo 10 mt wish to bo inter.
ferrl with. Homeless yonnH nlcn Iii thEs
grpat city, who llaye fallen Into oyll ways,
the friends and associates OF harluts, or Tho
companions In tntrlRues OF persons claiming
to be respectable, made common CAUSE with
tho Democratic party on Tuesday.
Moreover. the pr0n,isB to reform these In.
stltutions WIS tortured Into threat against
tho whole guild Of satoonkcrpprs. without
regard to nationality br location. Or tho dr.
ccncy which they try 10 lnRintaln III their
places; md they cxcrtcd MI influence for
Harrison which was practically irresistible.
1t Is MI easy calculation to show tlie power
which the saloonkecpefs, wllen united in
my local or municipal campaign, can
put forth. There nre $3.50 licensed
sa!oons ln tho city. Many of thcnl
aro run rs attachments to cheap boarding.
houses. Almost wltliuut exception every
saloonkecpcr Is n yotcr, and ench ono ca,l
control the vote at II ba.keopcr, or grown
sons, or number Of boartlcrs, or at lcnst of
hangcrs-oh. IT cach one should send six
voters to the pills, whtci, Is luw estimate
OH the average, tho total vote from this
source alone would be 5000, Ut which 50o0
might bo Republican Germans OH ordinary
occasions.
We haye roctted these facts merely to show
what tremendous influences any party must
bave to combat that shall attempt to utter
fcrc with tho liquor-intcrcst, back Of which
cnn Aiwnys be found tho brewing md dis
ti'Eing interests; or even with the gnnl-
bling and so-calcd sporting" frater-
nifty. From tho present point of view,
tho contest scems hopeless. There ara
not enough decent men In Chicago
interested In the putting down or even curb
Ing TINT sort Of thing to accomplish it. Tie
attempt will not probably snon be nga1n
lnade by either party. It would bs n sort Of
political suicide to repeat the effort, which
was no signify unsuccessful Tuesdny under
the most favorable circumstances. Vico
breeds vice very rapidly. Immunity from
police interference brgcts places OF evil re-
sort In largv city faster than moral reproba-
tfon can overtako tlonl. It is probable tint
none Of tho Institutions complained OF will he
interfered with lit tho city hencefortl, ,ln-
less some Mayor sllall bo elected without
knowledge Of Ills principles III this respect,
and Unexpectedly develop Into consorynsor
OF the public lnarals afterwards. We regrct
this state Of affairs, but SEQ no Immediate
why of amending tt while the portion of tho
community tint has the greatest Interest at
staku shall remain apatiletlc, lntlolcnt. and
ncgicctfnl Of their own welfare, rs was the
case un Tuesday.