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

the lave sw; Of the general public Few speak against
Is better in its effect, than even tho
sSnn IN the number OF the saloons It stihes an
law sn9 az. ana holds public sentiment the side OF
m.r, orusr Already u IS seldom We hear the argi-
nrss heretofore generally and often strongly
msnr,tx xss an snmptuary laws, namely that the
pressing as the minority
>, ~ For our State, it probably Is tho best when
~ enacted, thought the license was too high, and
ha' popular opinion would, for that be against
y, In some States. that would be the case, and for
,h , Ioundcd But as whole. It seems TO me tina:
rs law has been accepted BY people with good
ffase "a fsct, with marked favor. From It's results
nov think It was wise TO make IT as it Is.
sor our law has not been In operation long enough
g work well, though there IS some local complaint
That the graduation OF license between the smaller and
Should p &c to the ' de s o.
oeaes At the rate 1t has gone the last eight months
soon Be thing Of the past. liquor law to be on
forred, must be a license law, and High License
upon the public CO rsSsSns IS growing IN vor
VIII nearly all. and believe IT wiz be enforced ard
Winona.
Charles f. Flandrau writes thusi
so.n , SSs Liquor laws up to the present s have
have developed many salocns-st. Paul over 700 and
minneapolis nearly as many. new law OF high
and 5000 in the country It win reduce the saloons
u the cities quito onehalf and in the country more
--eN Aeeo. ~ 10 ~ CA pCIluiCHs 10 yC~
VIII have some effect In depressing lntempersnce, but
People who want rum win have Il. 1t Is preferable
20 prohibition. that did, and never WILL pro-
hDlt and turns tho community into violatorS OF tho
perance.
~ think present liquor law is the best that
can DO devised for the repression of intemperance.
t3l don't think law be improved, except
perhaps by the increase or decrease Of the license,
the proprety OF which will depend upon tho operation
OF the Inv. CHARLES L FLANDRAU.
The following IS r c. williston's reply:
~ In ng judgment to q certain extent, yes.
w 1t is probably nearly as good license law as
az Punish the sale OF aduterated and impure
liquors For the purpose Of preventing the sale OF
adulterated or impure liquors, provide for system
Of inspection OF all liquors kept for sale at retail
substantially in the manner by law provided by
Federal legislation for the examination Of National
banks-vith power on the part Of the inspector
subject to proper safeguards and protection to the
dealer to destroy all liquors up to the standard.
Punish the individual who gets Intoxicated and after
certain number OF convictions make him ineligible
70 hold any Office Of trust profit TO exercise
the election franchise, In other words mako drunk
enness a crime legally well morally. While
the knowledge that certain acts are punishable
crfminally deters many from the commission
OF those acts. II there were no laws defining and
Furnishing the crime OF larceny, many a man, now
considered honest would often find property that
one ever accidentally lost. Such IS in brief the
judgment OF a Democrat who after an experience
OF forty years belieyes that pure liquors properly
used arc benefit to tho
Red Wing, MINI ". @. WILL5TONs