New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-02


nathv and regard for them when tell them squarely
their faults Like honest and true men they Will hear
and Judge and not allow passion to take tbe place Oh
reason In their hands is the care OF the giant eV
have mentioned and therefore to them do appeal As ar
"a can calculate OF the 10000 lquOr-saoons I'D TINS
city Capar from hotesl 5000 are kept ny loeige
horn citizens Hence my appeal to such is not out OF
place Now take for granted that these men desire
the welfare OF our common cyf not then they ought
not to live In it and enjoy its franchises now lucy
desire the welfare Of city, can not put ~ 10 ne
fairly whether the liquor saloon, they know II 10 De-
benefcent institution Is IL not te breeder ql WOES
unnumberedl Where is the liquor seller VINO VIII ven
to deny this Furthermore does the saloon 90 anS
good to off this awful evil Bring the witnesses any
let us hear what good saloon ever dd lou kIow ~
is absurd to ask such question III Is nor SUI =, dos
do good. IL Is instituted TO make money, anu ~ Jus
that by debasing men and destroying iamles. Iau
the whole story and You cannot deny it, You may say
what a saloon might be-, as place whete men nE ing,
am not talking OF what saloons might be, but o. what
you and know they You may picture pleS,an'
cream or drinking glass OF beer with their cheeriu
conversation, but we know perfectly wen tnHt gDu w"
no such picture in the whole city OF Newt ORE. Mo
know that in every liquor saloon the bear-eyea sd
ard the lawless rowdy and me seedy longgr ne %
eros profane and obscene; that drink u nor taken rs
refreshment but as an et oHR tre a in company
until all fuddled that under the nnuence oi ne Inc
81 81 the lie the bow the row the broken head the
stab This f. the only picture that New OK urnhk
saloons furnish Look at the men who go IN arc 0t o.
theml Would you trust your money to them Would
Won employ them for any important and careful Dus
Now. Irishmen and Germans. let me AJAX you n you
think this is ri hi this the way to benefit the city OF
your adoption Is 1t treating us rightly who have been
horn here Suppose ten thousand Yankees should go
TO Dublin or TO Hamburg and carry win them iO,VoO
mathematics and insist on keeping them there ana weh
Won demonstrated and begged them 10 refrain from en-
dangerng children in this loose way suppose tney
sbould saw: free country. Wen do ns wo
like Besides, We have politicians TO stand ny us.
What would YOU think OF such Yankees And what
would you think Of their courtesy and polteness DO
YOU say that my smile not well chosen, mat the TWO
tesnakes wonld be far preferable in NewYork to-day
to 10000 liquor saloons. They would do less Marin
thOusaud-fold Men would hate them and shun them,
bot your liquor saloons attract men 10 lhelr rum rum -
II right You to our shores to enjoy civil ana
religious liberty and TO make one with us In our nstlt-
tons, and then to FOSTER power that polsos anu ae
stroys the whole fabric OF society am sure thai the
against such a procedure. The brethren OF Emmett and
Tone and O'Connen would not willingly andetDowingy
The brethren OF Goethe and Schiller would notesroy
the beauty OF pure and moral community what they
Numbering that they Join all lovers OF order In dry
ing mp these fountains OF crime and pauperlsmI Ana,
have less patience with them because more could be
cHnected Of them in the way of National pride. The
memory OF ancestors who achieved our ana
who ieH ne the legacy OF high morality ought 10 shame
these unworthy descendants who would for their per-
gona selfish greed deliberately plan the ruin Of the com
munity.
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS GREAT EVIL
But enough OF this. l have tried TO warn you. my
friends against the great danger that threatens all our
prosperity this happy city have tried to show you
the close connection between corruption In Office and the
unrestrained multiplication OF liquor saloons and how
this doubeheaded monster is ready TO deyour all the
glory OF boosted city All the departments OF the
city government and all the poisoned by this
virus OF rum. For low political arty considerations
both parties nOursh the poison and men Of high char
acter and standing strike hands with degraded debau-
chees Men are TO Albany Us legislators whom
none Of YOU would trust your houses Applause
.af.l.l alu feFa
terest from all Interference by law. tApplausel
This my friends. 4, the one great crying shame OF
New-York And are all tO blame Tor It. on ana
are TO blame voting with our party when II nOnl-
mates depraved men. our for ignbOrn citizens are 10
blame for being the chief offenders against public order
I'm this sad matter OF druukar- making our women are
10 blame giving cOuncnance 10 young men who IRE
ou.ut tc-c haunt- OF dissipation. our newspapers
10 blanc for not boldly insisting reduction 81 THIS
ne cht of cases OF law breaking which involve this
curse Applause ,-,
We have glorious city. with opportunities and pros
ncef4 pcrmtfed 20 Jew communities IN the world We
may all here cultivate happy homes and rear our chill
I fnr honor and usefulness But there j. one fierce
worm gnang az the root of this prosperity IL Il rum
And H. chief agent b, the liquor saloon II We fellow
tlzens allow tu- dcyouring venom 90 eat It's way uuc
further into our civic life. golden opportunities VIII
OF DARKNESS have sounded no false alarm. The good
SENSE o. each OF yuu responds heartily 10 NY WouA
shall our glory as "A city ho continued ana increase
or sbal we by apathy and neglect allow our glory
10 be- swallowed up by our shame prolonged mp
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