New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
HOW TO CRUSH OR REGULATE IT.
vrpruER yIEws on AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT bf
TRIBUNE SUBSCRIBERS

TRIBUNE SUBSCRIBERS. I
Tho time in which subscribers TO 1HE
rpnuxE we're asked 10 send answers 20 to qu''
~ nt 70 deal with the liquor traffic In city, town anu
,,rr e.nred last week, but replies are stiu cum I
inc In from remote points The work OF t"Duia'on ~
been m prOgross the postal cards aho e''e ~ n |
reached u.s. and willbe completed and the fesuI' p"
,sb.d soon In the mean time we present 10" .i me-
, ., the views Of our subscribers on subject III
which all interest;
LET THE WOMEN SETTLE 1T.
roo nonor question is which Affects tho Pcop'o" "
all classes and should acted on by the peolio n1
.,active Of politics. While do not iaFoi "
- in ,,s general sense, believe Ia view OF 'ho mar
, =, neer,c she reaps through tho rum curse, &c. sue
saer,d right ,G to Dc and am in OF local
mon And educating the people to the p
AarieRd, OhtO JAN ~
Ifop this temperance question you would give 'ue io
.rons,l, and married women chance 10 'o'o' S'N
,ould find eleven out OF twelve would wore proh."'"
,,o ,o,k ot all such questions through the heart-
aoo,, stan TO trouble the mind with fact. ana hguus
ana therefore, what their love otnes " tw " TRY us
1,sh Ihry would gladly surrender 20 inc law; ,'S ~
Isn a'' A CONSTANT WOMAN READER
B,ossO,ag. Penn. JAN 90
In to your request for opinions on the sa' u
uonors | would say "local option win ie"aio ~
.,,-.se Tho retailers are generally thieves an" '"o
penaIty should be states prison for a term Oh 49,
arI,s Saloons and Democracy are twin rellcs o D'i
norsm that should suppressed In some mamnGp;i tpi
Sion in this does prohibit TO some eNyn iIsrY
Ot,smicd, I0pd, jan H. =.
vote for high tax the best thing III SiI"'' w
woma" sun " A. s. DREMUS.
'9 'TdgrS@oaia. gFS"eia Ohio Jan. 90.
VOICE FROM THE INDIRECT VOTERS
we arc constant readers OF TnE rHIRuNE ana IN Gu
.,s unison with your open. fearless polcy on al SUI
,.cts of state and National Importance We r'Jo
n nave admitted to your columns the d'sc"ss'on y.
tns great question: Even here in the t"t"' u1' ,,
Central Penpsy ania we see the baneiul anu mn -.
results of the liqnor traffic. and ask Tor es''i" ,.
in city town ana country "o ""N'
., soc THE TRIBUNE leading ON to victory anu 0 '"0
strong hand of Republican party srP & % of vice and
ry write on behalf of thousands OF n,mer nd mI 10
rect voters, who are power yer, nranr Of weekly
whom TIE lRibON" 10 ' ~ MRS. I. l. EWES
"aiucaie, Penn. Jan. ls.
UNITED FAMILY.
u, 20 tho ouestiou Of dealing with the hquor
Wa have always been opposed TO slavery not as asa
~war measure" hut on the ground OF mor','E ~ ,"
want the liquor traffic stoppeI anu oe"'
LUrIIsR DoLBy. farmer. age ninety.
w. H. DOLBY. minister, age hltyos,SSi; s,,SS;r,v,bree
MAnCrIIUs Dolby. teacher, age thlrVs -',"1- =, 20
Ycurs for good governments
Nicholsriiic. Ohio, Jan. 90
AS WE'LL LICENSE MURDER
Make strong prohibition laws the same as ior i's s
.,,,,e murder ] consider that to license "n"' nun"
,nerdercrs is az ereata crime "S W - ROCK ,FEIIAR
PedtOdg hGa, JAN Zo' L. "
lama Republican prohibtonst believe no ieenoo 'D
n, taxation can pay any considerable part Vi ' , ~
al loss. sica or meItaI mis0iS '"''
Az ouestion OF morals and life destruction VIII so
.ro weigh in the balance We must h1 the st"h',
ard at prohibition. when it can be rea'neu % a -,
educate public sentiment up to IT, "1 ori oJ sentiment
sraf,.d the admitted that S'nno.s
Sss now ready for the decalocue we wouiu 1 q
children anu "ou''' " REV. T. j. MoNNLTT'
BueEr9ts. o.. jan 90 .
,,,,ova In nrohibit,on out aud out. As well license
stealing highway robbery or murder as rum Se'."
The temperance question has 100 ons sa,o IN tnc
xithby ncensug. Nothing of permanent Va'uo ~ w "
temrrrance reform can he accomplished un'i' @ e "N
.,rrct ipo the roots of the poisonous tree bi.H '
possible and relsOus Po"s1 t% Of proh6I
Po1Ir Iaws see no way of enacting snd enforcing P'"
bi6itory laws only by the PreGlo.pG tIp pSs pSnGtns
General Missionary in Indian lcFri'o'''
OUTLAW THE WHOLE BUSINESS
o,,v the WI ole infamous business. No eomproms
with riqui,y stand by the right ana lear not ,rnER
81 Cathcy,neS, Jan. 49, JANH' ~ '
C,,le,e cxtermnaton II liquor IS maze IL VIII
.od: Il sold 1t will be drunk; If drunk INC sa'no VI
eo'' " -, - ". X. CHALMERS.
curse will follow:
GGivCy, JAN II.
tte,eve the rum traffic TO be morally wrong hene
lhel,eve in prohibition ., JohH - "''
Wilson niagara CO.. " T., Jan. 2l
pron,h,,op. Cut up By the the cursed thing.
O Hopki1on, Iord, Jan. ~. q ID
s1,pAT DISTRICTS IN THE POWER OF THE ClIlh
The great Commonwealth of Ohio has been "rr''i'N
,,h his rr,at monster evil FOR number OF ye"
without successful results All the chor's ~ %" 10
.ulmiuated IA free trade in liquors l"o Se"'o AZ y
amendments to the Constitution we're suu''iI'eu "
vote Of the people namely, the first ana SeCo' an.
a,,s which would nave settled all diihcuI'ies y
Srst--Iicensc-was showed unceTi 'he SocoH" 80
tjor-failed 10 carry aud had the support Vi "' .
p,, ,ror to this tiiae Ead the scott III" VI
-, which when enacted literally swept al otn
laws restricting the traffic from the statute o"oA'
no. ..ucc ncen dec ared unconstitutional Inc peoPe
this state at large have declared themselves w "" | ~
to osurreu,er or restrict the Tahc Iue 'N''' p
DI,;,i,,op last fan. after hardlOuSht canIpag"'
forth their best ef rts, eagerly exp ctlne 10 R RiI
cient srengt the present LrS, Ia'nIc -, ~, s,u
baanS' ., ot ,lc STATE. Yet we believe local option w
s1mu ted TO the people. the rural h aS1d dI " II a
rould enforce III bat IN Giles of hNt th"u,'iu 49, 't
ana upward mos'g g,cs6 hy the c,yI autnort
N,,t,IT ai present be done to hasten .ne o'", @
~ on, n,bcr the rural distrcts and thus cont
tLc Legislature Of the state IN the an ~ % orr
s.ac ttirs of this and character az Ntl' % ~,
1ed in tho numerous counties throGIno1t uo "a b
SI nav IN, rGoIts To suppress the traffic power
Tax aud license are me t o v.n p. cont,ala
nrapap,y never he adopted. rms nrSns . w 'ar a,
o. the aic These are facts and ts r. t aon 9
''s ss,yth SSh Charleston, Ohio Jan 13.
ppouIBITION OR SEVERE RESTRICTION
prohi,ton in all States where such law can oe
..d Iocal ont on or high license for all other s'a
Tn cities and ia corporaed rural towns ali" rut"i
tricts who choose high license tHe saioo"' ~ - ~
pelleh to close early. No smusehent@' IL" s"'ne
chairs or other seats, no covered WINDOWS OF "oo''
-. % ,a omen Ike other business places cafu
he exhibited plainly In sight stating tu"' Do oo''
,roalug or gambling is allowed Inc loss OF 0i ucea @
ifringemeni oi tne ne "a II Jaws Il makes 80 city shall
the power change the state HSson & ~ ne one n
nesard. n1S aud enforcement with an iron hand r,y
Eirersido, iocd, Jan ~
LICENSE THE DRrNKER-
.,tuk a. would best TO license every Nv"
xonnn ths, buy. or drnks as beverage sp'rlu
she r,opey maid for such license 10 Do 81