New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-16
TEMPERANCE WORK IN THE OFT
cRlrIcrsIYG PROPOSED LAWS.


ADDRESSES BY JUDGE NOAH DAVIS. THE REV. DIR.
NEWMAN AND oTHERs-REGULAR MEETINGS
LARGELY ATTENDED.
In place of the usual sermon at the Madison
Avenue Congregational Church last evening Judge
Noah Davis, Charles A. Peabody and Ell Johnson
made addresses on the Legal Aspects OF
the Temperance Question: After remarks upon
the restriction OF the liquor traffic by Judge
Peabody, the Rev DR.. Hewman introduced Judge Moan
Davis the Of whose extended speech the fol.
lowing sentiments were uttered: The new excise
bill that has just passed both houses OF our
Legislature is infinitely worse than our
present law II abosnes the tavern clause, and allows
the Commissioners to Issue licenses witbor. limit No
good character IL required and this Is good thing, DO
cause think It would be little hard ON
the coosciences Of the Excise Board 70
ask them to swear 10 the good moral
character of those to whom they grant licenses The
bill also allows dealers sell 70 minors and drunk
ards This is the kind Of legislation they making ut
Albany Many Of US have not the moral courage to re
that the police enforce our law. Our policemen ny
to escape the imputation OF not fulfilling their
duty, and the only way they find out thas
liquor being sold inside shop Sunday is by tapping
the front window with his club signal that he
dry.
81 tell you you are virtually without protection in
this city II this law passes The Board can
license whom they please, and locate him
where they like. I am in favor OF bringing tho
moral sentiment Of the people up equal to the enforce
ment OF the law. We need to place missionaries among
voters-teachers political principles During tho
twentysix years that have sat the Supreme bench
your State had the obance Of seeing the results
Of ntemperaaoe have passed the sentence OF death
upon many Of ny PoSSr have punished
Committing 1t was that be was Intercepted,
while the who makes the deyu
has never been punished. soemnly
aver
are involved in drunkenness more than nnetentbs o.
them are the result OF the sale incorporate liquors."
At the conclusion OF Judge Daviss address Ell John
The large hall of the Cooper Union was well ned yes
terday afternoon at the meeting of the American Tenn
perance Union. The Rev. J. q. Oakley. of the Forty
Of bitter rsproch against So the Dealers sad con-
Of liquor, and hoped that wiser and less cor
rupt legislation would uproot what Was now the Upas
The Rev Dr. John p. Newman. Of the Madison Ave
imperfect success Of temperance work in thu city
to the practical opposition OF thS Law am here 70
any rights which rumselers are bound 70 respeetf
As good citizens we have certain rights and We have
dueed by the license system. We have supported
for my part / consider it simply downright robbery"
He referred TO the hotel system as merely pretence 10
who. in the Legislature, would uphold the cause Of
temperance .
people had the effect OF producing yesterday afternoon,
In Masonic Temple of the most successful meet
haitian Temperance Association. The programme. in
addition 20 the addresses, consisted Of plantation
melodies by the cOored gee club music and
other Rotations In address Mines aud diners
-whiskey Underground" r. c. Bcckwith said that toe
workingmen in Colorado were less addicted 70
since the danger incident mining precluded
all very incorporate men from getting emp oyment
The DOutney temperance meeting In the Old Aquarium
building Thirty fourth-st. and Broadway yesterday
afternoon well attended. The exercises consisted
OF music chiefly singing by a eoored QUINTET,
sketches by Mr. Doutney and Jimmy" Clegg
rectaons The account given by Clegg Of bis ref
ormation met with much applause In a straight
forward way he told Of his becoming c0nyertel
at Jerry McAueys mission. gave up my kit Of
burglar TOOLS" said he, aud my heart at the
time"