New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-05
To RFORGANfZE FOR HTGH LICENSE.
THE LIQUOR DEVIL MUST EE FOUGHT WITH
FRA TIMELY CALI

THE LIQUOR DEVIL MUST BE FOUGHT WITH
FRA TIMELY CALI
Tie ORGANIZED advocates Of High License do not
desnoir Of reaching tho goal for which they sct ont
some NAV have thought them dependent a't'r Tho
rcvcrscs ~ Albany. bat instead Of Weakening. tNeV
are stronger of purpose than eyer. As evdenc" OF
their activity they propose to reorCnniz' Tor me pn'
nose Of forming ar Excise Reform Association with
these objects: First to promote the 'ag" Of more
STRINGENT excise second. IN oppose the efforts
q, thc Honor dealers 10 break down the present syS
tom and rcndcr II wholly inefficient bv th' abolition
II the sunday law" and other necessary restraint
4 circular letter signed by the Committee on or
sanization-the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby, Dorman Is.
! Eaton the Rev d.. +. Winchester Donald, b. F
Watson ard John u. Pine-and addressed 20 Hc
Church Temperance Society. Ia" society for the Pre-
vcrton 81 Crime and the Citizens Committee on
HIGH License contains the following:
In view ~ approaching session ~ IN" Legislature"
t for us consider and determine upon N" pory ana
course OF action To pursued by the ORGANIZED aGNocns
Of ugh License The reasons for the continuance OF or
c,nl1cd effort in favor Of the liquor tac and
against attempts Of the quordeai'r' TO break down
Existing restraints. now more urgent moro imperative
than over before results Of tho efforts made In former
vcor. to erect the passage Of High License law public
eoucnt has bren aroused educated commission was
appointed 70 Excise law and We have secured IN"
approval by both houses n the Legislature OF bs which,
but Governors veto would have become satisfactory
| snHtnrY lave lhtW graf suNh''r to"hgA
complete victory friend OF the
cause q excise reform.
II l. Of FIRST imporanc" that the great advance
which has been accomp shed with - much dlncuty
should be firmly assured and made the basis of further
rogrcs nut Of scarcely less Importance that steps
houd DO taken defend the existing excise system which
Inadequate a, Il Is is nevertheless more restrictive than
he llauor dealer, willing TO accept Embold'ned BY
the recent elections they TO break down NIL restraints
now upon them The effectiveness OF thor or"a1'ation
nd fiv foera
ation has been extended untl II IN" cntr
stat. and includes nearly not quite all the wholesale and
etal inuord AIRS Tho'e opposed to their dominat on
u. either organize for more comprehensive
a.d elective Efforts for scfprotcctiOn and reform.
committer OF their association was conrtanuy In at
tendance during the last session OF the Leglaur" ana at
[, instance bills wore introduced any ono OF when
ond II rass have destroyed one II not more OF the few
r.nanlnQ jacquard, OF In present eNcis' law. ne
nauordeaiers regard the Il elton Of Democratic majority
N the Assembly as triumph for their cause, ard their
association ha, announced through it, omtn publication
tho intention OF rclnr,ducng some OF th" 'anr DIS dur
q the couint ion AID Of conducting campaign even
rore aggressive than tho last during the session OF
| tsoo t,e utmost efforts the part OF your committee
Larcy suncrd prevent TIM quos-deaers from sccom.
Fishing purposes and IL II evident a SUI crater
effort, will b. required durng the session now approach
nc While thoso terc-ted IN the liquor traffic NAY
! uus combined their whole power the Hiendo OF good
oor,s and -obrcty have never united 1.-THE OF ue.r
| strength for "A common Effort
Muat desire To ~ccon plf-h II an Excise R"orin'
- which High Licen~" though th" most important and
| .s.i,g il but one clement What should have Tor
Inc puipose = compact association wlt allied assOcia.
,,s tnr ,ughOut the STAT organized for the express oh.
Get Of advocating sJch reform, o. defending IL when ~
.ur.d and Of pcrfecthg 10 experience prove the
need 1t our Judgment that the st4gth at COM
and can he nadc most available effective for the
,ublic good by th2 formation Of an Excise Reform As
.ocation" foloWd b. the establishment OF others
~ other rtons OF the Sstr and perhaps finally by .
IA t,
ms rh.ll be represented IN" pcrc ton Of
on which lds been attained by the quord alcrs and
r vast and constantly Increasing strength factor
legislative action call FOR equally determined ncasure,
N the part OF who believe that the welfare Of the
people demands restrictive legislation. aud II such