New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

ers to minors or to habtusl drunhards, or who mis-
represents his age to obtain LIQUOR when be Is minor
Is guilty OF a msdemeanor for which he may he hned
or imprisoned the fine not exceeding Sloo. Inc
imprfsonmcn for selling to q drunken man or
habitual drnkard may be from thirty days to year.
ard the convc, may bc dsfranchscd and rendered In
oapabe of holding any Office Of trust profit Tor any
determinatc period Similar small fines or teims OF
Imprisonment may also be imposed for Keeping a's
orderly liquor shop: for selling liquor on suho"s'
holidays or election days selling liquors near camp
meetings.
REPUBLICANS.
Fx-Concrcssman Stanton J. Peee replies to the aues'
tions follows:
Il, In a measure. yes. II the law was enforced
more rigidy 1t would greatly diminish lntemperanos
as the saloon keeper and the drinking class are too
ant 10 combine to defeat prosecutions, besides tno
Bs saloon @ ssmen to nor support
even TO the officers OF It's own selection, and ~ tna
element that usually gives the party SUCCESS IN o'r
e, il certainly is not, though IT certainly " o's''F
''d e, Local option law giving the county. township
ward the right to control Or grSSot pEE y 910'
as they may deem best sTANTVN % FHh
Ex-Attorney General Baldwin gives the FOLLOWING
answers to the questions
q No. No. ...,., .,.,.
the community votes in It's favor. In no event snonc
county Or ;ns ss,ps osnss short Of
These to be the minimum to r. .hrt.s
tho pleasure of the county town or city snndsvs
eeetion Sdon days and holidays cmnI psn.s.
for selling Without license to minors and for
isorery houses local option to DO the RUE IN .nVss
counties or municipalities whore majority Q, the %
votes are cast for 1t at public ee1u%a txsntvavo Are
rnsy%o sssy or sS Non on In the
number Of towns. villages and tcwnsspsprSSsdpy pw9d m
nroye the character OF tho saloons by weedng ou INC
doggcrcs AS state we are not yet sdneatss
combning local option and high license Is all that can
be accomplished in the present s.so oSs a,,ra 90
cerned. DANIEL T. BALDWIN
LOCansport Ind. -
rx-consrossman Thomas J. Wood sends tho fol-
lowing answers:
q No. NJ. .,.,.... ,.,o,.
tbe BOARD having authority to grant license that tne
applicant at person to hsys TaoMAs i seSoR %ooP
'''?;rSH Grown Point. Ind. r...,
william r. Myers, exsecretary OF sta1o anu ,, Ia,.o.
of "The Anderson Democrat" answers as i'h'"'
a. 1t docs
IsI For the reason that we believe It to be unwisc
to enact law 50 stringent Sp IN s law is dy
forced in almost every county IN the state even .ns
larger cities are and have been for the ast Two yes
than we now have would meet with favor in but few
localities. and would initiate against tho graouAiiy
growing opposition to the Wft1hM vss q MYERS
Anderson, Ind. Editor Anderson Democrat
Judge W. E Niblack Of the Indiana Supreme Court
writes:
4, feel justified in saying that 1t does very Do
Col That I cannot answer with confidence ~ may may
he said OF 1t generally that It does not
strdge the liberty OF the s,en, hsn ahs val enforced
(3) have long been Of the opinion that aau.,ona,
measures might wisely be adopted WIN Tow I th.t a.
connection have advocated, and am still prepared 70
sdyocate the establishment OF an ineoriate asyum'
system Of nebrate ssyiums' 70 M sent by CON-
nnlsory process as send children TO REFORM echooi
or adult persons to an insane asylum; urpr.cK
Supreme Court Chambers, Indianapolis IND
pRoH1 BITIoNIsTs.
William Edgarton writes as follows;
IN Not efectuaily by any means Possibly
little better than mono at all, yet the rePe e C M
subiecf TO abatement as other nusances, wouid ior
temperances sake prefer 1t was entirely Dpo~eo' GA
cept Sunday prohibition
3 The statute should forbid instead Of permitting,
the sale of liquors beverage uses your schemo e,
iools like good ono to secure iar Inoex % pSoN'
Dunreith, Ind.
The Rev. Isaac ". Eughes answers,
~ It probably reprcsses 1t somewhat though not
largely. II liquor werc free Its sale wouio % less
2sl think ell license laws arc wrong In principle
It is therefore. not the best law fer that purpose
rress,ve prohibition II secures enforcement where
passed It ednca1es adjoining counties or disrct
1t is very rarely abandoned wnere Tt ureu anu " 10
right IN pr'h''p'0 anu '"''' ISAAC NJ HUGHES.
Pastor Presbyterian Church, Richmond Ind