New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-13
A NEW TEMPERANCE CRCSAD DE.
EFFECT OF RECENT LEGAL DECISIONS.

EFFECT OF RECENT LEGAL DECISIONS.
INCREASED ACTIVITY OF THE OPPONENTS or LIQUOR
sELIING-PLANs OF THE TEMPERANCE BROTHER
uoJD-THE LIQUOR DEALERS TAKING MEASURES
FOR PROTECTION
Several bills for the restriction of the sale
Of liouor have been framed Ivy Temperance organz
tons of NewYOrk and Brooklyn and are now before thc
legislature The members of these organizations nave
great faith in the controlling power OF public OPINION
which they say will permit 10 backward step III the pros
ecniion of the liquor traffic especially in drari-shops
The T. nuerancc Brotherhood OF Churches OF brooklyn
is the only association in the two cities that enGag in
legal work The majority Of temperance organizations
exert only moral influence. The Temperance Brother
hood seeks carry the letter OF the liquor laws Dy
prompt arrests whenever any violation OF them is DIS
covered. Every Sunday deputy sheriff. who
is member of the Brotherhood, goes over
different portions Of the city aud closes up saloon
s3ps that are Ope James Morton, NcePresldcut OF The
brotherhood said on Wednesday to IElECNE reporter
that tlrough the association 50 Indictments for selling
liquor Sunday il The hands OF the DstrcAttor-
new and that the Brotherhood intended TO carry ou fully
the decision Of the Court Of Appeals that ONLY hoel-
kocpers should be licensed to sell liquor About three
weeks ago the Brotherhood had sent bill To Albany,
which was now the hands OF the Committee on Internal
Affairs which was "a codhc3ton 0! the essential parts Of
all the acts relating the liquor traffic from tn"
present day Willis the bill embraced TIC leading views OF
temperance men, IL Mclili dl1o P"tN't Ih I''' ''''
business in all proper uses Of liquors. Pr Norton
complained that the police could Ho be depended upon
to ful their duty Tie NiccPresdcnt was candidate
Of the brotherhood for Excise Commissioner. and hc
thought f tho Mayor appointed any from The Broth
crood to board the law would be more strictly en-
forced
Oliver COttcr the agent OF the Brotherhood and deputy
sheriff said that two years there were $40 saloons
in Brooklyn, and present through the efforts of the
as5ociatoa, only 1000 existed; he maInt 10 diminish
the number IL st more rapid ratio. on "Wednesday Le
wrote ~ tie Commissioners uf Police and Eci4c calling
tIc attention TO the decision OF thn Court u ais,
and asked that the law De strictly enforced MI Cotier
said gave notice tJ 20 quoIdceIa ON that aay 10
close their siloOns and that very lie could obtain
warrants and close up 200 saloons day There were
NOT ten saloons in the cy legally licensed and ne meant
to do such thorough work that the HIuo--deaicrs would
wish he were IN Tophct Next week Lc intended TO ~:
New-Yc1k and have every dealer indicted who was
lang The law He would begin mt the lower part OF the
city ana 90 to Tie upper lie would not state specifically
Mo plans except that he proposed TO have an efficient
or.anizltion to assist him in the work
meeting take action in favor 81 the suppression %
tre sale Of distilled liquors in saloons viii be held at the
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church on Monday even
ing It called by the committee OF the Society for the
Prevention Of Cline, Of which the Rev. Dr. Howard
Crosby is temporary Chairman.
ATempeIancc Convention for Lang Island will be held
nnder the auspicc, of the clersymcn Of BrCoyn in the
BROOKLYN JaDcrnsct next litt"idl ~ INC lHSiH'H6
session. at 1880 the Rev A. G. Lawson viii read an
essay or Aioos ~ Church temperance 10 be followed
by reports from delegates Ds. Willard farher and =.
III Fowler. editor OF me ChrStaA Aaroc4H van iIIyeF
addresses ~ afternoon session Al TIE G.cnng es,
sion speeches sill be made by the Rev DE- fuit'h ana
Considerable excitement and CONSERVATION prevailed on
"Wednesday among the iiqu0I-ea,r ~ TINS cty IA c"Ae
Gcncc ~ the decision Of judge Sutherland III the test
cas-. OF James Gbney on Friday E't TAe smaller Jeal
er, were partic violent IN their expressions AGAINST
the aGiLOI of al this mischief" They claim that the
decision is act OF Injustice az thcy arc ophtd o'
innate The better informed dealers TOOK things
cooy, however. sir. Holcndcr said that this was
dealers look OFT for their own interests. II had been lie
clG,d among them some time ago 10 prepire and urge
Hitherto quorde'iers hal quietly submitted TO all the
annoy Of the police but that they were pushed
against the wall and had no remedy hut fighting, Trey
would sht, and certainly would win. Another dealer
stated thai the lqlnf-sellero had lols desired some
definite decision they know the worst, and could
take measures Tor their protection II the present law
snoald be man.inet, an incentive would be offered "
every quOrdeacr To cyado the spirit Of the law Willie
oDscIyng the letter simply by keeping uLciI-bar and
u Two beds, ai thus calling his store hotel or un
4 committee Of the Liquor Dealers Protective Union
cuss The barring Judge suticrlands Interpretation Of
the Excise law. The Mayor said that in his opinion the
Only Out OF the embarrassment was through the
Legislature, and the committee has gone 10 Albany 20
en- at once possible, such legislative action "a may
be- necessary. In speaking OF the matter Yesterday
Mayor Ely said that tc clcf point 10 be aimed at by the
ii5Ird to confirm the licenses which it had already
granted. TEe liquor dealers mad pad Tor thclf licenses
and most U! Tie money thus obtained Lad been disrlb-
uted among various charitable Institutions that
could not be returned The dealers had thus paid Tor
What they were deprived Of and the suation was
| peIpleXmg.
There "a small meeting Of persons interested In the
manufacture and sale of liquor a. GtrnEha Han ycscr-
day afternoon As under the last decision Of the Court
OF Appeals lt Albany April D. 1877. the present Excise
declared detective AND the ENclAc Commission
erS were ~ loss understand their exact duties and
could not grant ccD for tine sale OF liquor except 10
uukccpers II resolved tIat the Cl:.1cun OF New
York en- .agel in the manufacture and sale 81 malt hnd
suritnuIIs liquors have been ia favor OF complying
Win all laws upon the sthtulcboOk and have at
elped 20 do SO; bat that, owing tO the decision OF the
Court Of Appeals they arr at loss 10 un!erstlni
| what their duty is." The resolution called
| mon the Governor ana Legislature 70 relieve
the dealers from iS unpleasant situation and 10 remedy
the defects IN the oil 1870 IL was also resolved 0
ask all pcrsons interested In the trade TO unite Ia tla
movement protect mutual interests Speeches were
made declaring that liquor dealers only wanted their
rights privileges asked Tor. IL tluc that
ridiculous farce ended ~ sound Excise law
The Agitation Committee appointed May Z, 1876. at
meeting Cooper Union, asked To 30 10 Albany 10
keen q watch upon the Legislature taclr, and to take
s;IGi measures would SECURE the enactment. OF an
equitable Excise law. 10 was stated That the relations
OF te liquor dealers and the Excise Commissioners
most friendly, and that action Of the meeting
be construed hostile 10 them. resolution also
passed protesting against the merging NJ the Excise
Board Police Department irasr attendance
was urged tOr the next meeting. "becausc, sld the