New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-15
A DEBATE ON PROHIBITION.
srcoNp READING OF THE AMENDMENT

,r,v nvv,p, rc.y AssEMBLYMEN GENERALLY A""Ni
TO SUPPORT 1T.
o,-, an CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUSE'I
rso% Eoh 1.-The Prohibition amendment
ra;n considered by the Assembly to-day; put
&c. treated in more friendly spirit than on .ho
w., occasion. This was due to conference OF ne
nubicans, when the policy Of pressing the aiiehu-
ment was debated.
short time before, John ..
o,Rrien. of New-York, ana o'neis
ocouainted with the sentiments OF city voters hao
bceu here and had opposed the passage Oh 'n0
amendment representing that there was s'Ioue oF
noaition to it among Republican Vo.ers' o.in %"
pennhican voters, it was said, would bolt the ne
.'nh,;can nominations for President, State ohcers
nra members of Legislature. Mr. OBrien said 'ha'
In;ta States Senator night be lost by It's pasSage
..onch the loss of Republican AssemDiymeh Ill
Now.york and Brooklyn. Buffalo hepuplicanS
o,so stated that there danger OF a loss Oh '"o
Perphlcan Assemblymen in that city.
10 tbese statements Speaker Sheard and other hc-
nuhlicans replied that there would be grca'
loss of Republican Assemblymen in the interior =
.Ioooordment was not passed. They said that ID eV
n the rural counties large pIoportionoi INC
psnnblicans were Prohibitionsts although they
40 NOT vote for Prohibition candidates Ii, however
the Republican party should not reueeh 'iio
rledge made in the Richfeld Springs platform
these men would abandon the Republican canul-
dates and vote solely for Prohibition candiu"'oS
A General agreement was reached in the conference
that the amendment should he supportedasa par
ty measure. ,. ,,r,,nrps
The CITY Republicans were oissaus
God with this decision, but they acquiesceo
~ One of them Mr. Howe. of New-fork' stoou
NV the conference agreement to-day, although n'
cold that he was personally opposed to the aheho-
rnent and should vote against 1t at the poliS'
The debate was mixed one the amendment was
advocated for political reasons, opposed lor pony
cal reasons. assailed on the ground that IL "ouiu
not promote temperance, advocated on the grouiu
that IL alone would promote temperance NIL
EubbelL Republican from Monroe County
again proffered his amendments "mcn
divide the question. One promoits the
,oIa of beer: the other the sale of spiritnous
Gnnors MIR Hubbell argued that IT would pe pest
40 give voters a choice whether they wouia pro-
hibit the sale of all liquors, or OF spnlluous ho
alone. Mr. Hustled stated that ne was one VI @ .mo
santbors of the Richfield Springs plank. DE then
fbonght il wise plank aud was still OF that %
The Republican party was colmi'teGi 20 shonid
hibition amendment, ana III nis oPihiA'
strictly keep its pledge.
STRONG ADVOCATES OF THE MEASURE
The Rev. Mr. Olin supported his amendment. he
recalled the promise made by the Repuphcah ot~'o
Convention and asserted that many Republican
members of the Assembly owed their seats 10 tha'
promise. The Prohibition Republicans, IKE sam
son, would pull down the temple If the promise was
not kept. He had been told that the amehoiheh'
could not be enforced. This he did not beneVe'
He undertook to say that Prohibition could be en-
forced well other laws os was IS sa Snssed dney
e snbnitted 10 the people People to the number
Of I5o 600 had asked for the submission of II the
amendment Surely they would vote Tor u. 1he Ihe
Prohibition Republicans meant 20 be loyal 70 lue %
Repnblican party but they could not be loyal Doth
to God and party if these disagreed: ,,;o,n no he
]eVed that the party ought to keep its pledge bui
upon higher plane that of conscience nc ne Oenovef
He heartily echoed all that MIR. Olin had SAID -.
Mr.. Litejohn opposed the amendme' NhiSit He e did
not propose to have two or three men at klchEGLo U
Springs contral him. Mr.. Dayton denled that , vhe
Republican Assemblymen were compeiea " SUI
NIT the amendment. Ill, ,;
The amendment was ordered to third reading