, 1873-01-01
TO BE VETOED.
Tho Mayor Will Not Sign the Per-
sOnul Liberty Lenguers'
Substitute.
80 They Will Have to Raise az Votes
in tho Council, or Go Back 70
s'First Principles."

Mayor h1olill yesterday distinctly Btatod, md
authorized tho reporters Of tho press to public
ly announce, TINT unless the Personal Liberty
LcaEsle1s and thoir ndlorontB can control AZ
votes III tho Common Council, thoy may az we'll
drop tho compromise nlGstituto adopted on
Monday evening, and turn their attention to
BONO other schonlo ii, othor words, TINT tho
Mayor haB fully made up hlB mind to veto tho
Sunday Liquor Ordinance passed. on Monday
night, and that in ordor to pass 1t over his veto
two.thlrds majority Of tho Common Council.
or ~ nyos, will DO required. Tho Mayor ptatea
as lis reason for yctolng tho measure,
his belief TINT q large majority Of
the citizens Of tho city Of Chicago do
not desire, and aro decidedly opposed to, any
modification Of tho Sunday Liquor Inv in tho
manner and form proposed; and TINT ho, Oh
Mayor, will not sign B&.ol ordinance until, by
diYoot vote Oh tho question, the people Of Chi-
cago shall express their wishes. He maintains
election to decide for or against, tho Eale OF
l,qnor Oh Sunday Is tho only proper mode Of
sottlng tho question, and, therefore, any patcli~
work Iy tho Common Council will not secure his
Tho vote, OH Monday evening, by which Alder
man Cullertous substitute wus adopted was as
follows:
Ages-steAvoy Tracey sehmttz, Qallsrton, Al: Mc-
Gsf Gnno siaa sa nsaaa Tos
oss sas ssne ekerns ows
Totai, le. ''' @'''' "''''' '''' ' ' ''
There boing but sr absontecs when this voto
was taken-yiz.: Aldermen Bowen, Cond, Glow
ny, Cleveland, Corcoran, and Woodnan-lt will
be seen that, il the 16 who voted against tho
measure hold fast to that position it will DO I'M
possible to sccuro tho Q additional votes ncces-
IN. L. In hnr u
Veto even il each Of tho sir absentocs could
bs counted upon by tho Liborty Loaguera,-- -
which they certainly cannot. as four, probably
FIVE, will vote on the temperance side. So it
doomed to defeat. It ia considered probable
that tho liquor-Helling and drinking interest in
Chicago will strcnuoasly oppose tho proposition
10 submit tho Sunday QUESTION to direct yoto
Ono Of tic heaviest wholesale liquor
dealers in Chicago expressed this belief to
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday, adding: al
othofe direction, as since flo suppression
Of tho sa'o Of liquor on Sunday, my business IL
the city, moro especially my collections, shows
falling or Of rs per cont, STILL as matter Of
quiros, / an inclined to think that should cast
my vote with tho temperance peoplo, OIL this
question" 11c went on to explain how tho
Wholesale dealcra sutrer from tho closing OF
BaloonH on SUNDAY, and tho explanation wab
powerful argument in favor Of tho Sunday law:
Eaid ho: "H.rotofore, when liquor wns allowed
to Do sold OH Sunday, rcould alsays po cortnin
Of making large collections on Monday, for tlloir
Sunday salos would average throc times al much
plenty Of money on Monday, Now. it is alto
gotjlor different. Tlo saloon Keepers. not hav;
ing Sunday to help them ont, aro awfully larl
UP, and my collections ayornKo 25 per cent lo6t
than they did before" The same statD Of tlaings
undoubtedly obtains with all tho wholesale
liquor dealers, who llnvo everything to fear:fron
%diroct yoto On tho Sunday question.