New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29

and public sentiment, which put hsr ban on the bust
The tendency Of legislation and public senti-
ans ~ NJ as the case IN
this state.
S2I Whenever public sentiment Win sustain pro.
hbitory law, II the best for the purpose 10 teory
It treats everybody with absolute equality. Nothins
10 the direction Of license which stops short OF Also
lutte freedom In sale has that merit The tranc -
undoubtedly losing ground in its strongholds and
tho advantages OF this tendency would not be profit
be derived from licenses A 9. BACHELOR
Littleton, n. IT.
PRoHIBTrIoNIsTs
D. Fl. Goodeu declares bis views as follows
~ II does
t3l The Prohibtory Law of our state IS rapidly
growing in favor and Is being enforced better and bet
ter every month Il Is as wen enforced in large
lority OF our country tow ms as any law we hass IL
t T Se Ssrg y s Ss Ssas D.
Antrim, N. H.
Tho views Of Larkn D. Mason are to the following
effect
~ Not generally for want Of enforcement
~ think the law very nearly perfect.
81 The state Is very close between the two great
political parties. The rigid saloon Element holds the
the saloon without defeat What r. needed Is a new
party, which can unite the antisaoon element with
dare order It doue. LARKIN d MASON.
Tho following IS nom Joseph Wentworth:
~ The law does operate to rpress intemperance
In some towns where officers are disposed 70 90 their
duty.
(Sl The law should be made moro stringent, A
larger fine for first offence second offence ulprlson-
ofico that dare not execute tho law wo have, they
want tho rum vote They caro- more for Raf1y r shAn
they do for Drunkenness JOSEPH WENTWORTH
Concord N. II.
The publication Of the liquor laws Of the states OF
tho Union begun by The Tribune on March rs is
continued below. To-day are given the opinions OF
prominent citizens OF Massachusetts, Nevada Minne-
sota- New-Hampshire, Missouri, Maryland and Mis-
sissppi OF those probably the most interesting are
tbs views upon the comparatively recent hghlicense
laws OF Massachusetts, and Minnesota Tho former
furnishes Illustration OF the working Of that hind
OF law in one OF the oldest Of the states containing
great city and many considerable towns closely con
neoted together throughout the greater part Of ts
area Massachusetts is also one Of the most con-
sentative Of the States and its people are least willing
to yield to new and radical ideas that conflict with
ancient traditions. Minnesota, on the other hand,
stands among tho foremost OF the progressive and
good showing in both of these extremely different
fields. is fair inference that It would produce good
results IN euppressng ntemperance in any part OF tho
The exact form of tho three questions that were pro
pounded to the persons whose answers are here given
should not be forgotten They are:
a. Does the Liquor law Of your State operate to
repress lntempcrancel
(2) Is It tho best Liquor law for that purposei
90 II not what statutory changes should be made,
most efectnally to accomplish that purpose
Prohibtonists who answer these Inquiries with regard
70 the laws of their spectve states Indicate that they
take the first question to mean Does the Liquor law
Of your State operate to eradicate ntemperance :" and
hence many OF them answer the first question in tho
negative, while their subsequent statements demon
srae that the tendency OF tho laws they condemn S
In fact, to repressn lntemperance II has been as
sumed In sending out these Inquiries that no statutory
enactmentg ever have been or DO framed capable
OF utterly destroying by their most stringent enforce
ment the evils that always have been assnciatcd with
question what laws, under ell tho varying phases OF
density Of population, previous habits mental ana
physical Of the people, as well rs climate, conduce
most efectually TO the diminishing Of the evil II
law by the Legislature az Albany Boston IL going
70 put absolute stop TO whiskey and beer drinking
by all tho people OF York and Massachusetts, he
Will continue to regard the temperance question IN the
light in which it appears 10 some OF the extreme Pro-
hibitionists whose answers are here gwen: IT, how
ever he approaches the consideration OF the question
with sincere desire to use tho weapons at hand most
teliingy against the enemy, he Will not hesitate 20
wound at every undefended point simply because no
cannot at one blow destroy the monster. Who're the
circumstances will sustain the EFFORT as In tho SparSey
settled and mountaln-ribbed state Of New-Hampshre,
he may attempt to tnforce absolute prohibition But
where the population Is Of the character and density
that Il Is In Massachusetts,, he Will understand the
folly Of such and seek to repreSs where no
The names OF tho persons whose answers here
given sufficient evidence of the value OF their
inquiry has been conducted. Tho lessons 10 be drawn
from the replies apparent without calculation Tho
statistics Of each heading rom tho censns OF 1880
II Is also proper to explain that lists or REPRESENTATIVES
Of the different parties In Nevada could not be OBJ
tanned In time TO the same for publication. But
tho letters of Inquiry sont to three prominent
Republicans, three Democrats and three fTenlolIion
fists in each Of the other States the names Of most OF
them being furnished at the request OF The Tribune
by the Secretaries of State.