The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-07
THE TRIBUNE RUM sHOP.
A Temperance Project to Remove the THING
Not Founded by Horace Greeley.


The American Temperance Union mot
In the Bleecker Building yesterday afternoon,
J. d. Gibbs presiding. II. ID. Tyler said that
every department OF science, manufactures, and
almost every class Of vegetables or minerals are
represented In the Centennial Exhibition. Most
OF tho larger business establishments OF the
country were there called to mind by somo de-
vice ; but "the tall tower rum shop was un-
represented. None OF the hopeful. promising
young men that II had converted into reckless
abJect rum soakers represented It..
President Gibbsisaid that, least some OF b's
hearers might not clearly understand what was
meant by the "tall tower rum shop, ne would
explain. at is," he said, "the drinking saloon
attached to the Tribune building, an appendage
of the paper msde famous by the lamented Hor-
ace droeley. who did not suppose that the great
est OF his works, which he hoped would live long
after him. would become the shelter Of a rum
shop. The Tribune rum shop Is probably tho
most celebrated Of its kind in New YORK.
Young men, particularly, patronize Il. Il
Is so promincnu that young men, who would
probably never have entered any other saloon
enter IT, A great deal has been said, too. con-
demnatory OF 1t by nearly all Of the daily news
papers, not 80 much because IL is place where
In aery stuff is concocted as because 1t Is rank
injustice to tho memory Of Horace Greeley.
Even those that tipplo therein feel disgust at
tho profanatlon T what should have been
midst is the gentleman, Mr. Dexter, Who moved
beyond endurance by the revolving sight OF
healthy youth being changed into trembling
drunkness, recently caused a transparency let
tered, Rum and robacco-the Devil aud bis
Wiie-Shame on Your to DO prepared.
with the direction to march with It too and fro
before the worst shop In New York. The youth
70 5As and do%S R a fPs
| proprietors tried to make him ridiculous In the
eyes Of the great throns by directing several OF
kegs and picture OF oliver Spotter,' who has
| done good work in 'spotting' rum shops open
ali ali % were taken 'f to the To%osp @ ps Nr. Des,eTs
| youth was discharged, but the Tribune rum
shops emissaries we're held. Next day APP
vigorous editorial articles that ever read In
regard to Mr.. Dexier's effort TO cast additional
odium upon the tribune rum shop. lApplause.1
| That article should be printed and reprinted.
"A few days afterward young man called
converted rum seller, said that ne thought that
the closing ofthe Tribune rum-shop could be
had been yielding from t9Co to t5co per day, but,
| he thought Its proprietOrs would gladly relin-
tSs Ssnn,es f whether ;2s sbs, h Wous sH
that Mf. Biai and he had agreed on
| entering business together. that both would sell
| willing to give up the rum shop u MIR. Bia was.
OF the Tribune rum shop. He could not 20
anywhere without being questioned bantertnRly y
about it. His wife also wished him 70 give II
up. tApplause.l Next day Mr.. Bial called upon
me and said that he would sell out II his part
| ner would. On the following morning both Mr..
| Bial and MT. Roster called. They said that they
| had spent $4,000 In fitting up the Tribune rum
shop, and could not part with 1t for less. told
| them to put their terms In writing, and the
next day received this agreement
"'NEw YORK Aug. S. 1870.
We DO hereby agree TO dispose Of all q Our right ts
lease and good VIII IN shd OF the saloon and restau
rat located In tho basement Of the Tribune building
| JONI KosrES,
| ALBEIT BIAL'"
The next thing Is to see whether the Young
Editor will release Roster Bal from the IL
lease. II he will, everything else 10 easy. There
| are, think, twenty thousand American men
and women who love Horace Greeley enough 10
| cleanse bis memory OF the foul stain--the Trib-
| uns rutn-sho ply subscrb bling 81 each"
DIR. Lambert said that he was ready TO sub
| scribe $50. aud to pay sl00 per year for nye
| Years toward the support Of hrst-class temper
| ance restaurant In the room OF the Tribune rum
| shop. member moved that committee be
| appointed, " In Bet alf OF the friends Of Horace
| Greeley" to consider the buying out Of Messrs.
| Roster Bal and the establishing OF a temper
| anoe restaurant. Upon the rtsoutiOn Of Mr.
| Van Bic *, however, the motion was tempora-
| riy tabled.