Year: 1873

BOSTON, Sept. 80, 1878.


Massachusetts, is on the eve OF a desperate whis-
key war. That industrious body OF venerable gen.
tlemen known the State Temperance Alliance
have declared that the illegal trat1ic must and
shall be stopped, and unless the sworn OH GERS OF
the law speedily perform their duty in this respect
they themselves Will be prosecuted. Fifty earnest
and influential gentlemen have enlisted in the
cause OF extermination of the wicked dealers
In the ardent, and unless their words OF
warning are needed the war will be commenced
forthwith. When the Alliance met to-day the sec
retary read long report which went deeply into
the general question OF temperance. Among other
topics discussed were the lighter drinks COM
parison beween the loss by the November fire and
malt liquor business of Boston and the over
shadowing influence OF Boston, the State Board or
HEALTH legislation, moral suasion, corrupt courts
and accessories, the State police and suggestions
Tor another year. In speaking OF corrupt courts
and accessories the report said-


In the county of Essex, where faithful District Attor
every liquor brought by the State constabes was
where the District Attorney snuhbed the state Con-
eay In h dsnd
Jury voted last spring not to receive the testimony
sive OF justice and republican institutions that the
At recent term Of the Court in this city there were


six ans and six upon The ury The
that the Jurors sS"d six a tor &c % n q and SIX for
practice with the Common Council to put the names OF
50 many bummers miserable drn sins men into the Jury
even in case OF fagran assault and battery much less
In liquor case.


COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ASK QUESTIONS.


Among the acts OF the meeting was the appoint
ment OF a committee to inquire why the prohibit
ory law is not thoroughly and impartially enforced
by the ocals of the State, said committee being in
structed to seek Information from those upon whom
the responsibility Of enforcement rests and report
the result to the first meeting OF the Executive
Committee, with such recommendations as, in their
Judgment, will meet the demands OF the situation.
And then committee was appointed and charged
with the special duty Of Inquring whether there is
any legal remedy, and, II any, what, against the
authorities OF the chief cities OF the commonwealth
for this persistent neglect their sworn duty and
to report at the earliest convenience to the Execu-
tive Committee. Resolutions were adopted renew
ing the demand for thorough and impartial en-
iorcement oil the law and declaring that any gov
ernment not aiming At an and doing Its 3. utmost to
removal OF the manifest evils that follow In its
wake merits the deepest censure.


Rev. DR.. Miner, in speaking In support Of the
resolutions, said that it seemed to him that the
case is not enforced mpartialy, and he believed
the only stain upon 1t s the way in which 1t is
enforced He denounced the republican party as
simply fathering the Prohibitory law Tor the pur-
pose OF throwing dust in the eyes OF temperance
men. He declared that the reason for the howl
against . certain man was because certain men
VINO are III tHc vi pIOmOtlOH cdTeu II
that man was elected be would not only
enforce the law, but would spoil their
promotion. DR.. Miner said that the State officials
are pretending TO enforce the law but he wanted
them to answer why they can't just as well prose-
cute Young as Flaherty He referred to the case
OF the Mayor OF a Wisconsin city who was brought
before the Grand Jury ior negecting the enforce
ment OF a certain provision OF the liquor law, and
argued that somewhat similar action might be
good in this State.


Mr.. J. Il. Roberts stated that he met one OF the
Aldermen the other DAY ana was told by
him that the committee would undoubtedly
report In favor OF nstructng the Chief OF Police TO
enforce the law iully and impartially and that the
Aldermen would unanimously do 80.


The gentlemen composing the Alliance evidently
ing general enforcement OF the law they Will at
least prove very troublesome to those engaged in
the trafic. The dealers anticipate the war, and
are already forming combination TO resist IL.