The New York herald., 1877-11-14
THE RAID ON RUM.

APPARENT DETERMINATION TO RoUT AND RUIN
THE LloUon TRAFFIC. SENTIMENT OF HOTEL
KEEpfRs-srRoNG VIEWS OF DEALER IN
THE ARDENT.
The temperance crusade against the liquor dealers
has all the appearance OF being stormy and deior-
mincd but the people against whom 1t Is directed
show an amazing absence o terror. Thoy sneer
most provokingy at the solemn and earnest resolves
OF the temperance men, and say "Lct 'em como on"
with an air OF defiance that argues on their part
curious understanding OF public opinion. Last SUM-
mcr the perance crusade directed against tho
small fry OF liquor dealers, who supposed TO DIS
pense tho lcaven Of murder and misery in tho worst
quarters OF tho city, This winter, however. It is
10 bo lcvcllcd at higher game, at tho magnil-
cent hostclres where the well bred and vol
dressed vo,arics OF the bottle seek liquid re-
frcshmcnt forbidden days OF the year.
The societies organized 10 war rum, tho Law aud
Ordor Lcaguc ana tho Society for tho Prevention Of
Crime, have in a serious spirit invoked tho law and
police, and bent upon throtng the lion In bis
den they have certainly tho decision Of tho Court OF
Appeals on their sido tho nstitutonay Of tho
law OF 1857 and The have other alternative
than 10 be guided by the terms OF that law. Tho
liquor dealers put their trust In the Legislature Tor tho
repeal modification oi what 10 them Is tho mos! OBJ
noxious the statute book. In the meantime the
temperance men taking time by tho loreock, ana
arc seeking 10 nnd out II regularly enacted law,
passed both houses OF the Legislature and signed
by tho Governor OF tho State, can DO enforced
In tho city OF New York. Many people who
wero spoken 10 yesterday questioned tho goal
OF the temperance crusaders, while many more
dopored the difficulty OF securing proper and rca-
sonuble restraint tho indlscrimlnato vending Of
luuo evef dav u
gentleman, who RECALLING himself with a pint OF
alo at the bar OF tho Asor House. evcrybody drinks,
from tho peer the pcasant, but there is no dispose.
ton to auarre with law which prohibits tho sale OF
drink III certain tho Sabbath and after cor
tain hour night week days. 1t is tho drink that
is consumed alter midnight in this city that loads 10
GrnIs and homicides, and certainly some decent rc-
gard ought to be shown toward the Lords Day by the
entire closing OF tho beer shops and liquor stores un-
I'll after dvin0 service nj laast." These sentiments
appeared to be heu by numerous persons who depre-
cato tho fanatlcsm Of temperance men on the one
hand and the encouragement given to liquor dealers
pretcnsions on tho other.
HorgL KEEPERS SENTIMENTS
Among tho hotel keepers on tho limo OF Broadway,
from the Assor 10 the Gisey House. thcro was but
sentiment cxprcssed--that the temperance people
legitimate busness aud that us far they, tho hotel
keepers wcro concerned hcy were ready, vt any timo
aad place 10 meet tho issue II don't know what
they're doing, and, what's more, don't care" said
the proprietor of the Sinclair House. ''Lct them
arrest away" said one or the French brothers, Of
French's hotel 'thcy can no more stop men from
having refreshments in the hotel where they live than
tney can stop Niagara" "Ihose fellows just want US
TO tnem,' SAID tho manager OF the Union Square
Hotel. "Dr. Crosby ana likc hm,n said the
venerable barkccpcr oil tho Fifth Avenue Hotel,
..may be smart men IN their own way; but you
jest let o. them run hotel, and hoIl
know pretty id quick what u is people want"
'Ihere Is no law tnat can be passed." said the
clerk OF tho 81. Nicholas, that could prevent drink.
ing IN u hotel. you close tho bar you can't hinder
drinks being sent 10 mans room. fhat game OF
raidng The hot0Is is played out" Among the beer
saloons the feeling one OF drowsy indifference.
s,Shust dey always Is ut, exclaimed argemo
German ~ an uptown pier sar!en; dcm Ie.ans % aont
dree dimes before to shud up dc lager beer on Sundys
IN dey shust made one tam fool o. dcrnseivcs." The
proprieors Of many o tho leading hotels the Astor,
ST. Mich olas, Metropolitan, Filth Avenue, Grand Gen.
tra. Grand Cole man, Winchester, Giscy, and Bruins
WICK II supposed, would DO arrested by warrant
and brought to court yesterday but thcro was iaii-
In Tho expectation for somo reason or another.
A PLAIN SPOKEN LIQUOR DEALER.
..Aii this thing is tho OF matchmaking
business said prominent liquor dealer down town
with much asperiiy Of tone In his VOICE II got
postal card IRON that chap Mundy saying that he
had IT IN his power to rum mo, and insinuatng as
much that had better come up TO the captains
" he puts in appearance hero You SEQ those
fellows that running these things called the Law
Prevention OF Crime and tno Society to Close
up Liquor stores are not Dr.. Howard
Crosby or DR.. Daring or James NJ. i brown,
hut fellows ike Mundy and Cottcr, who ara dong
their darndcst TO make money out OF the cxcitcmcni
Remember how Dick Connolly roped IN threc OF tho
biggest and richest guns Ct the city OF New York 10
testify his accounts all straight; Well, you
that sort Of thing in this city any day. plau-
sible fellow, with plenty ol check can any day get The
signatures vi at least twenty Respectable cizcns 10
any branded moral and righteous and all that
sor, OF thing. These rich and vrtuous people
too busy TOO lazy To inquire into The
motives OF tho speculation ana thcy like
10 SEQ their names printed AS indoTsing something
that looks like philanthropy or Uenevoience.
Why, bless you. there moro fraud done in thnt way
right tho city OF New York than anybody ever
dreamed OIL Don't you II Is nonsense TO think VI
supprcssing the liquor traffic III TINS city. The thing
believe ia limiting the sale Of liquor sundays 10
certain hours OF tho dsy. Now ,lis Inn and tavern
business law OF 1867 the most ridiculous that
ever heard OF. Everybody knows that tavern
amt an inn and means only place Of temporary re-
ireshmcnt and that an inn is the old EngIish nano
Tor hotel, whore takes his rest Tor tho nisht.
Tell you what II is sir, If these gentlemen who put their
down resolved ~ suppress the liquor trafc
OH tho basis oil that law knew that they were only
being mado tools oil by u sci OF sharpcrs who have
sct up ior moral and temperance rcorncrs and only
mean 10 prey upon the liquor dealers they would
thinK better OF committing themselves So"
THANKING THE PoLIcR.
The Brooklyn Boards oil Police aud Excise were
waited upon yesterday by number OF temperance
men OF that city, among whom wcro Rev. DR.. Reed,
Rev. DR.. lngerson, Mr.. James Morton and Mr. oliver
Colcr Tho delegation stated that the object Of their
been made enforce tho Excise law, and TO
ol the work begun The Commissioners assured their
visitors that II was thcr intention to have the laws
striclly observed IN the future.