The New York herald., 1877-12-18


fanatics and opprsssors; given also the repub-
lican party, who manly believe that to restrict
liquor selling to the zero pom. Is 10 70 diminish demo
Gus than iui OF tact. How Will yon harmonze excise
legislation into an act that shall be as equally applca
BILE to great New York as 10 sparse Hamilton county aud
which will not offend the people OF both My obser
has been that the liquor dealing nerest ntrust
their the Legislature and before committees
and In the loDby men who are prone be more
vaorous than discreet and who on their side quite
as extreme against the Cromwellian ruraitor as tho
latter h AGAINST whom he calls the supholv, rum.
seller.
wHAr HE WOULD DO.
ssIf we're brewer oil extended business or q wine
importer should call congress OF representatives
from all the classes affected by excise and hold
an executive session over some plan OF legislation. and
after conclusion reached open the proceedings
tue supervision, comments and advice oi the press,
just honorable Senators wink over executive con-
nrmations to the reporters who stand behind the
screens with their inky fingers astrde OF their know
ing Let Congress also take counsel OF leading
men In both parties. Our democraic leaders are
apt think that thirst Tor lager and old rye Is par
san. Are there not republican Falstaifs, Conklng
kegs aud Hayes tumblersa An excise law that could
cities could be penced on the two sides OF paper
cuff rhen, again, the evils feared by temperance
people not much the result OF too extensive
and liberal excise permission us OF the neglect OF
the Legislature TO adopt measures Tor the suppress
place greatest stress upon this. havo slip from
the London Telegraph showing how magistrate hned
rate ruled that tho prescribed the proof the
purity, which not to be departed from, either by
strength. The chap VINO nicotiZes his chilled rum
cocculus-zes his ale, or makes gallon CT alcohol into
OF brandy by using small measure OF the oil OF
brandy, or who IN any other wise cheapens already
innateiy Intoxicating liquid into "a murder-impelnng
poison ought to be the paramo unit criminal and three
iourlhs OF the liquor dealers would doubt not,
heartily aid In enforcing acts against aduterAtion
HINT TO THk PoLIcR.
srhe habttual druukard ~ not wild beast TO be
| nj Inn ~ n n
be clupped He s under partial insanity, and since
he will get his stimulus by foul u not fair means, let
him be prote cled along with the League club and
the prudent tppler by anti-adulteraton laws These
laws foreign countries relate not only TO liquor, but
tea, sugar, cnccory-coflce. mix &c. ana are capital
models for own Legislature"
.What think you OF the recent police raids and the
situation of the Police BoardY"
81 think great doal about IT. but as am neither
politician. nalist nor medder nowadays, have
not much 10 say. Mayor E'y, as hs votes when
respectively Senator, Supervisor and Congressman
show was never backward la coming forward alter he
thought The tmc had safely arrived, but like Gov
riden and David Crockett. he likes 10 be sure
be IS right and the shore plank pulled IN before he
goes ahead. doubt not that oeh,nd tho brill
iunt mask of his spectaces he Is meditating some
coup d'stat that shall doubly enaeur him MS
stituency aud perhaps secure his reelection by all
psrtes Never he less am afraid some Of the police
have been IN years past educated 10 believe that
liquor selling is prohibited by the Decaogue and that
unlicensed liquor seller Is criminal
next the pckpockct VINO steals citzcn's latch
key midnght. Arrest tor purposes oi detention
should only when the probabilities are that
conceal himself or run away. Men engaged IN busi-
ness and having permanent residences should never
be arrested Tor purposes OF annoyance or detention II
Tor light misdemeanor or police nfacti0n, because
the inevitable presumption Is they will appear before
u magistrate when summoned; II one does not then
arrest them. Not one Ol the men recently arrested
thought OF running away II was much easier Tor the
police having the names and places OF business and
residence Of the supposed Iniractors to say, you
M asst be before Judge Morgan, with bail and counsel,
at ten TO- morrow morning Detention Is simply 10
secure appearance, not TO punish but since
nnrra nol licaO ff1C0r ~
II Is good thing 70 begin with punish
ment OF course law must be enforced, but there
is way OF enforcing law that belittes It.
Take for instance arrestg oil performers N concer sa
loous or OF inmates Of bagnios. The almost certain
court II summoned and all the unsesmly ourases 10
eve ana ear winch attend these needless raids could
be avoided. Suppose the cuprts did run away This
is what the ncighborhood wants. Suppose u sum-
moned liquor dealer dld run awayf Well, then, he
has abandoned his business and done what the law
wshes him to do. suppose District Attorney Phelps
sacrifice his ielcltous tact and insist on lock-
ing up night every person indicted for trivial Of
ienccs Of taking the usual verbal security for
appearance next day? Why, there would have to be
built new prison. WHAT says my Lord Bacon In his
essay There De tact and discretion moro service
able than learning capital Inscription That Tor
THE LEGAL CONTESTS.
What do you think about the legal contests OF The
liquor dealers, now going onY
s.rhat they aro useless, and waste both time ana
money, besides putting the dealers GU the side OF
nghting with shadowy technicalties aud oppressive
measures, when these should DO only fought next
month =" albany oy ns o. m os rss v1,0 r.
criminal law, but IL only succ, eds one time out OF
twenty The liquor dealers ought not 10 draw too
mucn legal are from the iortncations OF tho courts
when thc sole remedy TO capture Inc statutory IN
trenchments. Nor should these be assailed under
partisan flag. II may be OF interest TO thu pubic to
know generally wnat the excise pro-
visions 10 the charter of 1870, uTuwn by
Judge Edmonds. FIRST Of all, they distinctly
exempted the city from the operation oil any prior ex-
else law. The Mayor was 10 appoint ono commits
sioner and The Common Pleas (our County Court) an
M nfUa.n A u.c
the district which the applicant Tor license had hts
premises The moous operandi being that the
taken up by Deighborhoods, the Alderman would De
supposed Know all about the applicant aud to be
responsible to hts constituents the next ear Tor what
he did vicinage not desiring many liquor shops
luke town n the country might have good voice
in tho II It was willing TO nave lew or many
IL could likewise show preferences The Mayor
would probably appoint business and executive
aud the Common Pleas lawyer Premises were to
be DIVIDED into classes Ono Tor hotels and restaurants
paying over ten thousand dollars rent Ono Tor
hotels restaurants. ana inns paying between 80 OoO
ana $4,000 rent; third for rentals less than
So, 000 The iee graduated accordingly. These
were be allowed TO sell without regard TO days Or
hours because was presumed from the character OF
the business that the outsde public could not on sun
day be oncnded or disordered at night second
class Comprised all other places for general retail
safe. but subdivided as TO fees into houses paying
aDove ST. 00U and those under. third class ior
cider, ale and lager beer oLly, with small fee
comparatively. Then tho wholesalers. The whole
subject or discretion as TO who 70 i,conso was
mi,tcd to the Commission, because from its threeod
moae oil cnsice-1, BY whole city, through Mayor; or
2, by judicial vo,ce; by locality, through Alder
man--tne discretion was well guarded. Now license
was treated the courts treat theatres
and places OF amusement who refuse to take license
viz, enjolnng the business until license was taken,
district courts takiug The jurisdiction. There
was no more penalty because II was beloved that 10
Tor costs more than II brought Hing oi ap-
plicat0n license that must be made At held the
legal in for month. The modus very
simple Here Is good board apply ut once; walt your
mouth no llccnse-lhen business stopped, 60 The
torncy Of tho Police Board was to work the legal
ii necessary There were lew details about Sunday
and nightly closing and the Ike"
''wnat DO you think will oe dono when the Legis-
lature meesY 7"
''At least nity members will give notice OF many
new excise bls-each man more ANXIOUS Or local po-
litIcai glory than to hepthe people or tho dealers
Speaker Hustled Will appoint tar committee who will
lock al the manuscripts up and consider them at It's
leisure. Perhaps the Senate, which Is unusually
able this year, will boar tho matter 1rst Tho OK
treme temperance men and the noderates will be
hearu well the petitioners for relle The former
Will say, now have got the New York and Brook
lyn liquor men where we want them aud whero 1887
intended TO put them-hquor can only be sold
bona Gde INNS whose number is, oil course limited by
demand. The uapger the liquor interest s OF the
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