New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-20
T. w. Alexander for Princeton; bssidss many from the
ranks OF the Harvard Club.
IN FAVOR OF HIGH LICENSE.
STRONG WORDS FROM CHIEF JUSTICE DAVIS AND
M HOWARD CROSBY.

STRONG WORDS FROM CHIEF JUSTICE DAVIS AND
DIR. HOWARD CROSBY.
Cbickering Hall was about half filled last
evening a in the Interest OF the High
License bill proposed by the Church Temperance Society
and the Society for the Prevention OF Crime II provides
for license OF 81 900 for the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors in every city Of 100000 populations for
smaller cities graduating scale Ia presented. Chief
Justice Noah Davis presided. The Rev. Dr.
Howard Crosby. Ex-Governor Chamberlain Robert
Graham, the Rev. DIR. Baker, General Wager swayne.
Ktllian j. Van Rensselaer, among those present.
Justice Davis introduced his remarks as chairman with
testimonial to John b. Cough who he said, stood with
him only few weeks before in Chickerlng Hall TO well
come Archdeacon Farrar.
"There are two propositions before u.s." he continued
in substance. One is for absolute prohibition and the
other IS for partial prohibition believe that whenever
obso1p,e nrohbitiou can be enforced and substituted
that is what Is needed and other remedy can equal
IT, IApplausel But live In city with
million and half or inhapitahts' nwho
speak in forty fifty different districts II py any
prohibition OF the sale Of intoxicating drnks woud
use all my efforts to secure It. lApplausel Inc Leis
political party has virtue enough recommend IT, what
hope there then, for law Of that chsrscter nOne,
tremendous evil shall we refuse 70 DO any
l9s to 1syaS that give evil Us Ss rua a
Free Rum means in New-York pandemoninm; As
suming that had prohibition do not believe tnat "
couI be enforced in this city because OF the nadequacy
or The courts the incapacty OF ofhclals No Juries
would convict IL Indictment, were found because puoe
sentiment to-day Is strong enough 10 stu Deuha
and enforce prohibition We never Will nave thdI
uublic sentiment until women have the rght OF
suffrage. The power OF the liquor interest IN
this civ sends majority year 10 the BOARD OF
Aldermen who deal in Broadway railroads and other
business" a..
Iustice Davis He presented resolution approving tho
hill and spoke in It's support Inc Resolution was
unanimously adopted. resolution authorizing the
chairman to appoint committee OF twenty 10
urve the consideration of the bill on the Excise On-
mtttee at Albany presented by General wager
Swavne Dr. Crosby seconded this resolution, saylnRln
mari: We have regard IN making any law the nom
eat opnInn OF three classes OF citizens just as g0od clt-
zens a. we arc no matter what De our preuilces
The first class who 20 TO hotel ana VINO eA'
meet to take a glass of there they do al nome
The second re business who drink glass OF VINE
the with their lunches as they DO az nome
The third cass the poorer men WlO take their
beer IN the middle of the day "a we take our coIeo
al breakfast these belong German citizens VINO
are some or the and most honest OF people. We
must as lawmakers, have the aid of all good cltZehS
who win iOn US these will in putting down the grO2
shops IAppausr.l .-,..o. ,,.,,,, oa-r,o.
The resolution appoint the committee being carried
the following committee named: Ex-Judge ArhOuA,
Ina ge Peapoty T. l. James, William Alien Butter Dt;
Howard Crosby W. c. Beecher. w. r. stewart, General
Wager Swayne. Ex-Governor Chamberlain, hnllah j.
Van Rensselaer, T Willis James. John jay, Frederic
Coudert. g. Winchester Donald, X. Fulton cutting,
Albert H. Vernand. Samuel sloane, Heller X Bishop.
DE- Lyman Abbott and Vce-Chsncellor MacCracken.