Year: 1873

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I


Albany. MAY 2O-The feature of the evening
session of the Assembly was the reception Of
message from the Governor vetoing the Local
Option bill. The veto having been read by the
Clerk the Speaker announced the question TO be-
" Shall the bill become a law notwithstanding the
objections of the GoyenOrW


Mr. Lincoln of Ontario said that if Rufus Choate
were alive he coud say of this as he said OF
the Declaration of Independence but with tar more
truth that il was string of glittering generahues
While he was ready to vote for the passage of this
bill over the Governors veto yet he did not expect
and could not hope such would be the action of
the House Local Option might be regarded as
dead for this session. 1t died at the hands of
John A. Dix in whose support for Governor thou
sands of its foremost friends rallied last November
While the friends Of temperance greved at this be-
travail Of their principles by the Governor of their
choice there would be thousands of drunkards who
in their debauchery wOuld tonight proclaim him as
their standard-bearer. This bill was in the IN
terest Of order and good government 1t was Pc
tirioned for by $4,000 of the best citizens
of the State While they will be disappointed,
every rum-shop and brothel in the State would re-
ioice over this veto. Virtue in attempting 70 haul
down the flag of rum had been shot on the spot
by John a. Dix. He asked that the vote on passing
the bill over the veto be taken tonight, in order
that the friends of temperance might have an op-
portunity to record themselves as firm and as stead
fast TO their principles in spite Of the blow which
the cause had received from the Governor.


Prof. Clark of New-York said that as TO the gilt
tering generalites of the Governors message, they
smoke for themselves. The Governor accepts the
principle of local option; he only objects 10 the
Ignorance displayed in this bill This was the reason
that he CLARK voted against the bill.


Mr.. Rose Of St. Lawrence was sorry the Governor
had seen fit 10 withhold his signature from his bill,
hut he had DO doubt his action was guided by the
best of motives.


Mr.. Crawford spoke at great length in opposition
70 the Veto and prophesed it would be disastrous to
Gov. Dix and TO the Republican party. He charged
that the rum interest was responsible Tor thls
veto and that its champions had beseged the Gov
ernor and "pnlled the wool over his eyes" ana IL
that report was correct. the man who claimed the
bonor of nominating Gen. Dix for Governor
rprof Clark had participated in this
dirty work Prof Clark inteTupting, said
he had never spoken word TO the Governor on the
subject. Mr. Crawford continued and sad that
there would be no relaxation of effort in the temper
ance movement in consequence of this veto, but
there would be redOubled zeal which, IN the end
and that at no distant day would result IN glo-
rious triumph.


Mr. Baltz of Erie'thOught the veto message wa
a sound and sensible document, and hoped IL would
be sustained Mr. Weed DEM of Clinton thought
if the Governor had done with this bill as he had
done with many others, he would have had 1t re-
called and amended so to obviate the defects OF
which he complained. The objections Of the Gov
ernor were Of a minor character, and did not go to
the principle of local opt,on. These imperfectons
should have been remedied if there had been any
discreet remedy for them. Mr.. White OF West
chester and Alberger Of Erie defended the veto, and
thought il was the fault of the extreme temperance
men that the bill was not formed as to obviate
the Governors objection. The vote was taken on
the passage of the bill the veto, and resulted IN