New-York tribune., 1882-03-01

is a law Against inducing q man TO commit crime,
and we have worked under II, and We have
never transgressed it. man fits up an o9atSs SiiSs
the law claim the right as citizen 20 buy whatever ne
G and then claim the night Of citizen ~ co@ aS
crime. was asked the other day by an intelligent mem
9F How St can 1e Tou ssn w other 0 peoples
answer, can't and don't" 60 no nearer the fOst
plnSe psrs 'RaR Mh my fhe own mails S0S is utterly
and am glad that ex.Postmaster-Generai James mes
sociey s1tS T viii viii s taEo for for aua
ter goes TO boardingschooL Presently she gee gs
SENDS SH It to ycu in Shame her
of any conniyance You bring me the envelope and cir
but he knows nothing Of the contents We We
NAME nans oan appear ass ''' IN the %dictment and
she will publicly testify to receiving this vile circular
We do business just these people invite. We don't
ask them to send their matter through the mails but If
they foolish enough to do some see sitting
before have done, they get caught claim the right
to Sy through T 9 he @ anal TO or y over Il Sefdrs u
deny the sending Of decoy letters A letter which
is nv duty as q sworn official to fnd il the law is
violated and to get what court and jury will accept as
rightful evidence.
WORK OF TnR LIBERAL FRAUD"
will tell you how q public sentiment was formed
against this good cause. how excellent Journals were
ised to do violence the cause, because they were
lied and deceived This done by what choose TO
call the liberal fraud" There is in this country an as
sociaon called the National Liberal League. 1t Is COM
posed of nearly 200 subordinate leagues twenyfonr of
which are known anti-repea leagues, while the
rest or than 40 Of them, are called repeal
leagues. These 10 and leagues throughout the
land demand the repeal Of the law prohibiting the
transmission of obscene literature through the United
States mails. 1t is an interesting fact that the
only sect the only class of men, that has made this de-
mand or attempted to carry is this National Lib
Is worthy
have been convicted of seng the viest the most OBJ
scene reldng matter have, when released from Jail,
gore into business again by selling the works of the
Great American Blasphemer, whose name you know
audience The first means they took to accomplish the
repeal OF the prohibtoly law against immoral reading
newspaper press They sent out thousands Of circulars
to publishers and editors certifying, that ,tns the
outIages had been committed under the
attempt to enforce this law and to this circular they up
pended the names OF many prominent business men
and firms in this city
Went to these men and these business houses found
and obtained written denals Of their connection wth
eSs done Se lad s been by
such means to petition which was introduced into Con-
Butler stating the facts to him he refused have any
thing to do with the petition and indOrs ed our
Lsagae-so liberal that ,ns, 4, would ,G give tnS
send their engines Of moral death into YOU fapi
lies to destroy your children at your tresdescthis
signs; it published book entitled Incidents in the Life
Of Anthony COmstOck" This book not only contained
tissue of lies about your humble servant but took up
vesi Wiz crimes and % made them Sariyrs One caso Will
serve to illustrate them ALL This book said that one
while his poor family wac left to staryc for sendng the
Purest and most most refined publications pub! through
his employees were time after time con
victed Of sending the grosses possible stuff and time
sooo es not to peat The crime 4He
ha the @ exsen Of a G ns T@ n m
wife the martyrs poor starving WIFE sT1re in my pres
all this had been made in this nefaious business
sousaying, for she had been penniess servant girl
I'm Sat fS Sd
That petition Of wie1 d have v r., spoken " Win tn 10000
Of a"' it. right here. Why. have received let;
all the country asking me for this proof because
that man had Threatened them with libel suits foI making
that statement in their pups That petition signed by
host Of liberals with the arciberI at it, head,
1a u W a es G evT @ t6s
Life of Anthony COmsOck," was given TO every member
was referred Finally before was go before the
committee, and could not have chance TO answer IT,
their last and most powerful shot was fred it their
An Associated Press dispatch sent from
Washington and scattered broadcast over the
country, announcing that Anthony Comstock had
been arrested and that that IT., there re were dozens Of
different cities for tampering with the mails went
long haired men and short-lIed women "hO were nb
erals and greeted with Kisses and complimentary
remarks that could not repeat 10 you. There Ony
in that whole assembly who dared to say
good morning me, and he did do that and told to
xppa3se s1Se 'GaS one Who
Is tonight and witness whether tell the truth
not there, and he testified 10 e committee that
among other great 0utrages committed by this society
innocent physician mad been arrested for sending
pure medical work through the mails / thcn called MN
to witness and produced my proof aud he pleaded guilty.
that physician was his father that Ire had made and
sent out book and instruments WDlcn lad before the
committee and Which Instruments OF DEATH both
moral and physical, to the youth OF the land In the
same manner dealt with the other charge against this
of God not repealed and, by the of God
II will be- lAppause.l II may interest you 10
know who wrote that book OF lies about me and this
society It the after the first conviction
came out Of the court room and, turned upon lin,
laid my head open with bis heavy cane lie dropped his
and lay right down then and thce ana was handed
over to the police. Laughter and applausel
/ ready after ten years OF work 10 answer any
Charges that may be, can be- made against the integrity
OF my motives and acts in connection with the work Of
this society have tried most OF all tonight " make
you aware Of the dangers which surround your
children and / hold that each citizen
has the right of self-defence the right 10
say to messengers of death the doors OF your
houses: Thus far shalt thou go and farther" For
me know not what is before and care what Is
before Only last week one OF the criminals whom
we fighting said: We must put COmstOcR out OF
way if plans to succeed" III troy think that
by their impotent breath they going the work
Applause. The good work has thus far, and by
the grace OF God IL will go 10 the bitter end lAI
plauseJ