New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-24

Treasury. The derived frou licenses shoad be
sucicntt TO par expenses which the State and counties
ar, obliged 10 pay out insanity AID pauperism
which traeeale to liquor 10 Tar as tlst auonnt can
ss%ld e assisted In the enforcement Of the law By
pbia appointed or elected for that especa
Puiashmeut for violation Of proEibory law should
never be fine. Int series OF years In penitenthry
hi. trial jufors psoieBifoEs ecruPes against
he challenged for cause ARTHUR J. CRAyHs.
HIGH IJCENsE AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Thirty years experience has justified the state
p,ent that the sale OF intoKicanis cannot be pre-
vented in large towns by prohibi:ory statutes. such
satutes do prevent the sale In small towns and rural
districts and the rural consumer then resorts to the
peighboring city town Tor his supply. The ronic Ia
intoxicants may regulated; it cannot DO prevented
until moral have far reduced the number OF
consumers as TO mako tho traffic pecuninriy unprofta
BILE Dealers should be subjected TO license tax so
high that towns OF population less than 5ooV or oooo
would not the establishment Of places OF sale
They should also be subject to heavy bonds. with re-
sponsbe suree comply with stringent regulations
touching the modes nes and places or the salc tho
pur,ty Of the lauors sold, and the persons TO whom
liouors soud not be sold and should also DO bound In
heavy penalties pay all damage to person or property
incurred III consequence OF the use OF abuse OF inc
liquors sold by them, which may be reasonably trace
able to such use or abuse.
toxeauts or of any article of food orbsverass
noral agencies alone can effect this and OF these acn
ries the church. the school, and. bes OF all the family
ore he chief Supplement these existing agencies by
adding to the political fabric OF GoYernmrrt that
half Of our citizens who now deearred f1in partlc
merely beca right Of the governed TO share
government. bnt because her IN Ihs
strength nnd infuse into all political parties larfer
raspect adherence to habits 81 temperance and
cha,,,,y Women are greatest sufferers In the rais
in ntoxicans Let them have voice In ITS resuation
Dickson, Tenn. January IL T. ~ "a" ih"
WHY THE STATE NAY REGULATE THE TRAFFIC
Iyotcd for the prohibtory amendment TO tie Consti
tuition OF Kansas. and would vote the same way again
and think It best rural communities such as have
tn this State.
Prom what have seen Of New-York City. Chicago aud
st. LOUIS think It unlikely that for large cities
wel,egnated high system would be better than
shall cat or what shall drink. or whrrewithal We
small clothed or when We shall labor AMI wheh 40
stain frem labor are dcroraton OF the rights OF per
sona liberty and the arguments generally used IN favor
such laws are unsound lts only rom ,ne tac' .n
the uee of alcoholic liquors endangcrs the lives ana
proprriy others besides the users mat AS oonceN
A. suoh matters as regulating the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors belong entirely to the states the oTganlLg :"
National political parties for that purpose is absurd
Bfoniana Ldbete Co., Kan, Jan Is. j. J. WOODS
LEAVE 1T TO THE PEOPLE OF TnE COUNTIES.
From long study OF liquor question. aud Some eN
perence present excise laws the writer Is con
WINGED the most practical temperance measure to
the whole State of New-Yock 10 County Opuon. lhh
could be secured 10y general act applying to the whole
sae giving power the Boards OF Supervisors to sub
mil the question OF absolute prohibition to the people oil
their respective counties at any general OF tpocih
election and act providing Tor tho strlhgcn
nfnrCcment uf prohibition In the counties where IL
currril-Othcr counties TO roman under tho present
excise laws Such would take this qne.tIOn
ont or hotties would RELOCATE s. the people Of tbs
seyerai counties, and would secure pronihtoh a. once
In those where alone prohibition can DC on
conyrutloD OF the kcwYor State Temperance soc'e,
and a bill was afterward drawn onbcdylng II. Dut
nd verse nfiuenccsit finally etrnnged
PERHAPS it remains for THE TRBUhE to direct phDhc
attention to II. Yours for temperance,
H. ". CoSGDoS Pastor Presbyterian Church.
Wyoming, ". L.. Jan. 6.