New-York tribune., 1869-04-10
ETcesN Of

Total .......95 5,2G3. ...-..96 ll,034 B.77l
served Includes s5 Sundays and 96 Tuesdays The entire
number Of Sunday arrests for ntoxcaton those days
was and the whole number Of Tuesday arrests for
the same 1l,OI This gives on an average 65
Of FOR noxicaton on each Sunday and Of
ia such arrests each Tuesday being daily OF
cases ntOxcatOn Tuesday those OF Sunday Of
So aud an SgEsgae s6SesS ~ sas pOo OIL
We test the question OF the hsrdshP OF tile law by
few specific facts As TO the number OF liquor shops IL
gives in NewYork one TO every l7l inhabitants, and al
lows them 10 soil liquor lOs out OF the 1853 hours n the
week AS TO the rate OF license there were before the
law 927O places in New-YOrk and Brooklyn Mt which
liquor sold December l. 1867. there were e.s49
spite OF the rates Of license there increase OF l6
during year The business must therefore have
As 70 the Sunday clause that provision ia TO be found
in effect m all previous laws especially IN those OF el
i69S 1701 tS 1907 8I3 1917 1885, and 1887 The sale
liquor on SnHddg has atpGys been prohibited The sale
omSD Cnne OF now pasSsd SnS ernsndo I'm o
Wood HgDed ordinance forbdding sales OF wine ale
lager beer or other strong or splituous liquor" on
Its said the law taxes liquordeaers disproportlon-
atey But the liquor traffic causes large proporton OF
the expense OF our police, our prisons and hospitals,
and should pay for the expense thus caused Thus OF the
s33 arrests made NewYOrk the year ending Octo.
Der 81 1867 1852 for being drunk dsorderly or
both; and in ls6 out Of 7S45 the number was 1854 In
1858 $3.50 of 1900 Beside these, there were in
New-YoTk in 1851 Sel, and A 1863 1909 arrests for
be charged to the liquor traffic. Should that traffic not
The object Of the outcry abOut not arestug without
warrant Will be seen when It is shown that since the
violation of unless he chose 10 be. person arrested
gives bail IN $500 for his appearance at General Sessions
and one has yet been called so TO appear Indeed
the late DsriGtAttOrney and present Mayor has In a
speech publicly boased that he found time try
liquor dealers. IL an officer may not arrest without
warrant, what is TO be done Sunday, when magis
frate to he found except for hour two in tho
mOrningf What is 20 be done 40 nightl The obvious
desire is have the violations OF the law all Sun
day and all night and when brought before the Magis
trste give bail and return 70 violate the law ~
g. The law has produced large revenue. Ithas been
IN operation uoninally since May 1862 period reck
Onlng down TO December J. 1863 OF 81 months During
this period the total pet receipts after paying expenses
have beenin 1906 1855 26 1857 27225o 81; 1868,
81 S90299 81 grand total D9S6705 81 The proportion
raised In NeWI Ork was, IN 1858, l02i ana IN Brook
lyn &28s f33 So Richmond County receives in 1885, s9
07 90 for schools under this law The annual amount
received Ia New York amounts 20 one-tgeDueth OF the
entire net debt Of the city. Under the law when was
superseded by tie present Excise law there was received
IN HewYork. in 1890 1885, and Ia 1854, N2llo The
total receipts IN twopty Ys years from lSi 70 1866 were
only N41l H. under the old law, or third less than 10
q single year under the present law. '
The only other hardship alleged is that the Board re-
eOked licenses Now with average Of 1000 licenses in
prce for three years the Board has revoked In all only
7 licenses or about $50 As 70 tho political effect
OF tho law while t may and probably has lost to the Re
publican party e9ne yoIes u must be remembered that
st the last election, IA 1865 the Republican party pOed
5000 10 10 0OO more votes in the City OF EewYork than
aver before t must also be remembered that the law
baK ght votes 20 the party, and has caused all the
Toss II can cause while II IL Is repealed essentially
Religious public will be driven from the Republican party
That this idle Suggestion IL shown by the recent
unanimous utteraDce Of the temperance ana religious
hters declaring that the laT Is seriously amended
Inc classes whom they represent will organize new
party. or stay away from the Dolls