New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-19
xryoRK DAILY TRIBUNE 49, 1888 TEN A6Es

tcnon for few moments to those principles pie t a"aS
selves and then see Sors in them than mere
sounding words.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT MR. HILLS VIEWS
My distinguished opponent, the present Governor OF
the state Of York. declared his views upon these
questions. and particularly upon one OF uchl' inc
otbcr day. In hts opening speech NJ oswcgc pro-
nosc first 10 read TO you some OF the remarks he made
ON the question Of high license lie says: trust
THAT unhnd word against him." referring 70 M M
self y san ny ny cps for that Expression
TO say In return that no unklnd words no, snai
T psisD @S ps have never yp political
career said anything against the candidates OF Tho
to pp them outside Of their oca and public record
cheers No man ever heard me say an nnkna wOlr
Of tho State of Ncw-York on any platform Cheers,
shall not vary from that rule during tbs camp p
10 me:
lie represents principle. which neither my party nor s
pSope a. Ss state ss VIII whIea not sanction and
r. S: l. ' be sssss
nsses:ary political question y on aoS
S%sss e Citizens Of p' asr ard determined
drive o nut Of ds the EsPG sa YnTy vs h
question. II remains to be whether he has a.,
s%Dsf 'of'iaa' ri i sr,n hsnaSs
ies.sd bis own peculiar and ultra ssS,%e1s are on re-
fact that even among reasonable there are differ
think :, ne, s sss O.
tor
WHO RAISED THE EXCISE IssUEt
| The Governor dcprccaes tho bringing Of this ques'
iion into politics. ! dcprecatc IT also II Governor
Hill had not vetoed the very reasonable bill which
was passed by the Republican Legislature last winter
ne would have met the approval believe, OF great
majority Of tho people of this state, and he would
have removed this question from politics this fall.
(Cheers.l II this question IS now In politics am not
ponsblc for II. / believe am correct In saying
that OF the leading Democratic papers OF TINS
state, Tho Ncw-York World approved OF tho prn.
cpa OF the High. License bill of last winter and hat
II advised the Governor TO sign that bill Know na
very large number Of Democrats throughout IN, tno
cclicncy asking him to sign that bill. The great
German paper Of this city and country the 81 ugH
onal laws n regard to our excise la% ana r fse
| appeared or September 10. Perhaps that will give
Won some idea as to who has brought this question
into politics. The "zctung' says:
ss during the od Last session ss tS Of
ecTstn o. hs 'ss d5e thing
s n: position B Sa psDsr a :; Il. h psno
cratic party Of this state IS in favor OF that lcgisia
ton. lChccrs.l Nevertheless. under Governor i'rs
loedershp the Dnocrai n the LEGISLATURE or ,n ss
with the exception OF one member Of the House.
The Governcr iniimaics that by my "iliDcrsi
fbe Republican party Considerable proportion Of IS
ssaa that r IS Believes es nf IS 70 b not r
But eyerywhec We hear aid and we sec II in the
no 1d, ard Sr Ec Sn hS party 'Ro
holds to that win ss sn S1 s oesn n'''S this
therefore against the Republican party
p pOpu 's' 7 know that Governor I'M and hs Isl
| lowers believe, that the great bulk OF our German
this question hold that to be great SANDER on
portion of citizens who are as sober and as Geo
Thsy have come here seeking relief from the opprcs,
9 Of hT 1d o o and snd our laws they
customs Of tho old country They, They come ONE
they then. make the very best Of on
% Ser hs sopes to- par
considerable portion OF the Germans who have been
TO hold and have tho solid Irish vote on this
occasion Ccres Of "ncver" and a voice. That's
rS St cons s are as true and
Amorcs and TO American principle, and and
and to the good order OF society as are any oil our
Ct 5 ar,
people Everywhere inc catholic clergy OF ,, TINS
country are strongly in favor hs of egsa
are in favor of high license Cheers! And so
think the Governor VIII BE- s, mstae9 he eXPects
party any considerable portion of those who have
heretofore acted with II.
| WHAT is HIGH LICENSEf
But now, fcllow-cltzens, what Is this high license,
this nliberal" principle which / am advocating
Has II been fully defined you'll Do You understand
what 1t Isl Arc people TO DO frightened into be-
lioving that the high license law when advocate
IS to lie rc-enactment of the old Puritanical laws
or the blue laws of Connecticut Arc the Demo-
Gratis attempting to teach that doctrine and frighen
them by holding up those laws as a terror1
4 I'll for fD1p
will be enlightened about this question
before the 9th of November arrives, and
every man in this State who can write and read
aa sg law avn Or o. not aS Now this ha
question is no ncw-fanclcd notion. There has been
years and have been all in the drge ton Of
and Pcnns lvana have adopted It. and nearly all the
Western states have adopted the system They have
They have found that It has wiped out very con
siderable portion Of the low and vile saloons, which
also that the better classes of hotels and Of restaurants
have favored this system. They have found also that
under this system they haze largely increased the
upon personal and real estate. They have found also
that It has greatly reduced crime and paupersm and
flied by this change (Cheers)
NEw.YoRK UAD HIGH LICENSE ONCE.
But our sister States and the West need not pride
themselves upon being the inventors Of this law. We
had 1t in Ncw-York first 1t may be so long ago that
you have forgotten H. But propose to quote tho
record prove that the first High License law ever
known this country enacted for tho benefit of
New-York City and Brooklyn. and was in operation
about four In 1866 there passed an excise
Jaw applying to the cities Of New-York and Brooklyn,
which was known High License law and which
in lis terms aud provisions almost identical with
| tho law which the Republican Legislature passed last
winter and which Governor Hill vetoed: "a voice:
" lie won't veto another one y That remains
for you people here to decide. (Chcers) That law
increased tho fee In these cities for beer selling
tc 300 precisely the fee that was put Into the
High license bill OF last winter terrible measure
! tbaT was Q.aughtcrJ The lowest fee for the soil
lnz Of spirtuous liquors under that law was $50,
! which believe Is the amount az the bill which
uassed the LEGISLATURE last winter finally amended
That law was passed in 1866, and went into operation
! I'm these tHO cities.
| EMARRhBLE EFFECTS OF THE LAW.
I Will read from the report OF the Excise Com
mIssloncrs as TO the execution of that law. That
.1..oc In fees 2dn ihem hicher by