New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE TEMPERANCE REVIVAL.
POSITION OF THE EXCISE BoARD-PREPARiNG FOE
THE MURPHY MOVEMENT

POSITION OF THE EXCISE BoARD-PREpARING FOE
THE MURPHY MOVEMENT.
The answer of the Excise Board 10 the COM
uuncation of the Society for the Prevention OF 'rhe
has be, prepared but awaits the concurrence Oh Com
missioner Murphy Commissioner Morton stated yes
terlay TOT TRIBUNE reporter that the Doaid Woud III
terpret the law as read and not in any way violate IT,
The arrest Of the Commissioners the complaint OF
VIM H. Muudy was granting license to sell beer and
ale which the board thinks il is fully warranted by law
I'm doing "Not long ago." said Commissioner Morton'
"Mr Mundy represented an organization called the
'Aritationiss and urged that under strict mterpre-
t,on OF the law only and ale could be Sold but now
he has suddenly changed front and insists that beer cam
not be licensed have letter in my possession writ
ten by Mundy to another gentleman, in which he makes
application the position Of attorney for the Agita
tionistso Commissioner Patterson remarked that the
application acted upon, and he had been tod
that Mudy said he would get even with the Deer men
for not making him counsel"
Commissioner Morton continued: :" The decision Of the
Conrt of Appeals somewhat modifes the law aud In car
rylng it out as interpreted may have TO place
large class OF persons who have hitherto had licenses IN
an embarrassing position. There seems to be mistaken
feeling entertained by overzeaous persons mat Inc
board is not governed by desire to fulfill the law We
mean TO perform our full duty In the matter of res
taurants and hotels, the condition OF our city has
very materially changed in the last twenty
five or thirty years. Thousands are doing bust
ness in this city to-day who i've away, buV
who take their meals here and do not thlnk that
any reasonable person VIII insist that aces VI
mcnt where they resort should be Genie1 the prVeg' OF
furnishing ale beer. or even brandy To thelr customers
Those places could not Srnsh beds and must they he
denied license Inc exact IdhLudte "a t,1 "a" ia
'EynIy person taking ont license shall, Dcure wy
shall be issued, propose 10 keep tavern, ~
Willie we are willing 10 en- oce the law, do not think
that il is contemplated intended that we should estD
sh and build up grand liquor monopoly Tor huleIS.
Then again there are many places the city where beds
are kept, and which IN reality taVers nus the DoIu
has refused thrm licenses because they were OF ioW
rcpuie and fact the more beis they have the less
reason why they should have one A. a.
Referring 10 another portion OF tne e'.gr %, we 90
ciety for the Prevention OF Crime, MI. Morton sdu
Tere is no intention the part OF the board 10 grant
con mas come 20 us and wrn it does it will be time to
meet it, Persons who selling liquor WIN cthse arc
thGir iiirepute" Yes" interrupted Commissioner Pat
erson, "they persons Of low character utterly VIII
ont means 1t right among this class that most OF inc
crime occurs and the society could not better nr3Ke
Us time Than by prosecuting them cIlmn1i,y.
hay. made all the arrangements" continued
Mr. Merton, TO comply with the law as interpreter D
the Court Of Appeals the new form 81 apPeasiDn Gou
an inn tavern MOTEL with the neces AIRY aecoiinod
ons of yeI with al least three spare beds and neces
stry bedding T such use and al licenses hereafter
me nat,er ot our arrest is settled we shall issue
ale and licenses. The ti Is set for Monday before
society is being organized among the temperance
people TIE purpose OF enforcing tnc civil Damages
another step in the direction Of the suppression OF
Inc nnor traffic Tine Object OF his organization is to
ascertain those Who through drunkenness have become
buid,n 10 their families and friends, and institute suits
damages aga those saloons where tie liquor was
obtained II l. further Intended Ia sue all sal0OnkeepTs
who furnish Intoxicating drinks Ia minors. \ committee
consist ne of James Morton, ". H. Acres. The Rev VIM
Piestcd II. Afford, AID W. III. Mundy has been sell Ged
70 draw up pan Of Oreanzutiun and ar ange iOf puDc
meetings in Brooklyn and NeV-1Otk. .
Tie temperance people are beginning To move IN the
matter OF The reception of Murphy, whose services nave
been engaged for Fourth OF Juy In Br0OAlyn meet
ing are to he every sunday afternoon at Jefferson
ave. and Broadway, Tor tine purpose OF organizing Al
army of recruits workers IN tie Murphy movement
The plan OF tue meeting devote large portion Of
tbe e TO singing varied with brief speeches. from tenn
perance advocates and reformed drunhards.
several LIQUOR dealers aud saloon keepers have Dern
IN consultation recently as tine adysaliy OF bringing
suits against he city to recover Inc license lees tndt
they have been pay ing for many ars put MI hol-
lan er said 10 TRIBUNE reporter tha the liquor dractS
could not any money ron the cy, ana ne Viu
not think that they would attempt IT, Mr. Hollander
lad iust seen Excise Commissioner Murphy, and found