The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-22
WINE AND SPIRIT TRADERS.

A MEETING TO ORGANIZE THE LIQUOR DEAL
ERs IN OPPOSITION TO THE TEMPERANCE
PARTY.
A meeting OF the Wine ana Spirit Traders Society
was held yesterday afternoon In room Of the Inter-
national Hotel, Park row. Colonel Charles Mex.
Locscr president of the society occupied the chair.
and SAID opening the proceedings that owing to an
the Of the circulars calling the
meeting insufficient tmo Tor the people no.
tined 10 attend this adjourned meeting. Mr. Loeser
said he had been Albany for two weeks, had talked
with temperance men and others, had canvassed the
Legislature, and he found that tho temper
people could poll forty-four votes In
The Assembly and with push might get
more, so that 1t was not AZ all certain
but that they might carry their point. as tho rural
district feeling strongly pronIbitory. II was his
candid conviction unless the trade made some exer-
tion a prohibtory law like what they have 10 Malne
would finally be passed by the Legislature DIR.
Crosby SAID in speech that he was IN favor OF
hotel bars ana in another he denounced them and
hoped they would be wiped out. His great opposition
originally was 10 The low grogseres IN the CITY, but
w1~ Interest," npsaS They Will try to resrc. tue
trade tins year, aud restrict more and
more from year to year, ana u VIII 10 Mane
promptly ana differently met aud tnwarted In their
plans. I'll mas been represented SAID the speaker,
Leg stature" But ne thought he nccd hardly tell
ihem that this was gross exaeseration The enper-
auce men have able aud eloquent aavocaios. rhey
arc hardworsiug. intelligent msn and they are work.
ing with anity ana earncstncss. We must go To
work organize, and the OBJECT oil ms mectng Is
TO form In Assembly Of the state Drancn
OF this society Tno temperance people arc
organized, and they are gvirg tho trade no ena Of
trouble. II behooves US 10 30 10 work Ut once and or
game all over the state under tho caption OF me
SWINE and spirit Traders Society" Eacn assembly
district selects three representatives,, ana STATE Con-
vcnton will follow and there such rules and iegula-
lions AS may be necessary will be framed.
We are not asking Tor nytnns that Is wrong or un-
Just, Tor any has gwen the subject any co.,
sideraton must realize the TACT that inns cosnopoll-
Ian CITY requires places Kind that laws
can suppress or prevent their existence Iney have
ORGANIZATION in Great Britain called the Licensed
Vicuallers, numbering 5000 members. Ia tnis CITY
we ought to nave membership OF 1000 We want 10
do nothing wrongful, illegal or UNI easona0ie and
We have every reason 10 think thai every right
minded In the Senate and Assembly Will vote Tor
iair and rational excise bill he government oil
the United States recognizes our business, ana It rs
tar presume that 1t Is an orderly anu legitimate
business. What We SEQ plainly is that We are NAL
treated because we have no organization.
OUR CAUSE is JUST.
No doubt can exist IN the MUD Of any reasonable
but that We have a grievance 10 complain about.
We were allowed 10 80 on Tor SIX mouths alter tho
declson OF the Court OF Appeals was rendered, and
Davis, and without warning. raid was
made by the police The liquor dealers and tho
amount OF suffering uni embarrassment Inflicted on
The Jrade cannot be easily measured aud was certainly
very large TIE reason why We have failed Ia the
past Is bee use have bad 10 unioa-
Various questions ere here asked OF the president
the plan oil organizaton and the reply was thut
any liquor dealer oil good moral character doing busi-
Irregular license was entitled u membership
aud then on the motion oi Mr. Edward Cahiil. II was
agreed that organization should be conducted on
tho plan that prevails political ORGANIZATIONS, aud
that delegates should be elected 10 STATE convention
by assembly DISTRICTS the same principle as Is OBJ
served by inc republican and democratic parties.
Those prescott at tho meeting, besides the president,
wero Thomas Gallagher, Edward Caniil, Phinp Bon
tort, Thomas Campbell! Thomas L. smith, Michael
McMahon, George Hail. Robert hackie, Treasurer vi
HE Wine SPIRIT traders society Edward Powers,
Patrick Diver and few others
The following form OF petition to the Legislature
was submitted and signed by all present.
10 THE SENATE ASSEMBLY or New
YORK;
We the undersigned. citizens Of -, believing that
the Excise laws, now administered. do not
tend TO promote temperance or pu,lic order, rc
secuHy urgently petition your honorable bodes TO
JUST simple and piaiu Excise law which be
easily understood aud enforced.
The next meeting OF tho society will be at the call
Of the chairman.