New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

pot claim that tho Illinois Statute Is perfect yet
nave no amenamenIs 10 suggest al THIS tnc tn9c,,,soy
Jacksonville, Ill ISAAC L. MORRISON.
Milton Hay says:
~ our present high license law Is decided I'm
prOvemeDt ON former laws
(2l The law could bc further Improved with advanas
ts Tho bonds required should be made BY IcsPonsI
saloon set up and no brewer. msnuisi,a,rr o.
liquors or wholesale liquor dealer should be taken as
By theso men TO promote their trade. M HAY
Springfield III.
James IL. Miller. formerly Prosecuting Attorney OF
Stark County, answers the inquiries as follows:
(D Yes 1t has reduced the number of saloons oJ
per cent, restricted the balance materially decreased
arrests and prosecutions for crimes. >,
think Is so far a, my oSseryat91 M h goas II
las increased the revenue lareely-n Chicago alone
n And s While that city has snc eGSSS Ser h
Toulon. III / 'N'''N ''' '' JAMES II. MILLER.
PRoHIBITgoNIsTs.
T. z. ClImer, an active Prohblt.onlst, writes
On SO far as my observation goes It does to limited
! (e) / think not.
lj We shall have tho repeal of tho nconse clause,
Of o'ss an act anosss sios q hs Ksnsas pksmacy law
Tho socaled option feature OF the law has operated
necessarily limited In It's operation and is its only
advantage But It leaves the matter moi In the hands
and supervisors tends close the moro respectable
places leaving open those places where the sae a M OF
sort Of the dsordcry and awcss It is but lit!lc Of
check upon Illicit sales by druggists They should
be dsiScs ssIS to III rigid observance Of 'S 'a~ eILER
Herrck johnson expresses the following opinions: :
u Probably not As whole
ls ProhbItory statutes in glaco Of license and
ReasSns for answers to ~ and Cs Localities under
tAs local option feature sr even Groves o
tempting BAT for thu ord nary taxpayer and furnishes
ssp o%ard s @ f 1 hS ass S
n nSs s s9 Or SSv fd Sa and cS s as ss
Reasons for answer 70 la; Not that prohibition
could be at once and successfully eniorcsd 10 ChCago
option, but always with total prohibition IN full view ss
their objective point. Prohibition couid be at once
and that would be an immense gain to tho cause Of
temrcrsnce All enforced prphIb,oq j tremsnSous
object lesson. HEkRlCh JoftNSoN.
Chicago, Ill.
J. B. Hobbs writes
~ Yes wherever the people refuse to license :.
subject to political contest bi annually. s not the best
81 A statutory constitutional provislon pro
hbltng It's anafaerc and sale s Ar. A. ssoutc peceS
Si'S Shoaeo &c .Ss fIee'ua' I'll aS''ru''0" B. HOBBS
Hale Johnson gives the following answers
G) Yes, so far as 1t is prohlbitoIy
by Ia law M Is not t The best for hat purpose.
(3 Local option by counties would be better than tho
yet The license feature Of oar LAW does not redace
the amount Of the inoxIcants consumed , Nor me me
eT sato s%'ts the smnfaon apt to the keeper violate
the law and the less nkelh9od Of Of his being puns0 and
. livelihood. whsn a license is granted The com;
mnIty feel that no should be allowed to do this and
conseq, entity wink at such violations as selling TO
minors, to habitual drunkards and on SUNDAY In,
temperance and all its attendant evils has increased
In all parts OF State where the traffic rs licensed,
A''S Newton, "St'n Ill N"'-'' ~ 10 HALE JOHNSON.
DEMOCRATS.
Alfred orendorf expresses the following opinions
M The local option featurs has worked n"ls,~ well d.
creased the number OF saloons In largo cities and In
creased them In the other localities AntIIcense
M 1age S ssen eemes and q have no
tho plausible argument that lquor will be sc,f any
way and It should be made to pay largo portion OF
C9 in tho present state OF public opinion do not
think any statutory regulation would more eiiectivey
supervise tho lqnor traffic than local option law
There is growing sentiment in this State. that the
Liquors to sG Sv ts s sy shas eaa %
the school, church and home and tha heSo l,rtoss
WIN be Potent IN 9 seh q have
tho additional Recommendation OF not being an I'M lnl-
proper ntertsrence with the navdna u res @
nTfST snmpfnary law laws. ALFRED oRENDoRfF.
william ]. Onahan responds as follows:
IN Il does by regulating and restraining the sale Of
liquor through the operation of local option and hsh
license ,, l.,
(ol It is reasonably good law and believe Is
regarded throughout tho State with general favor
I3) Provided the local aud municipal authorities
carry Loyalty the provisions of the Harper aign
License law there would seem to be little ground FOR
complaint We now have local option and high IL
csnse. Under these conditions there can be ana Isl
practical prohibition In ocates-as oven In parts OF
he cItv in the newly annexed territory Of Hyde Park
and proper regulation and restriction everywhere II
only the law shall be strictly ana impsruaIy ell
forced WILLIAM J' oNAhA|''
Chicago, III.