New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
THE LAW AND ORDER LEAGUES WORK.
SOME OPINIONS OF WILLIAM H. MUNDYs LEADER
SHIP.

The application for the arrest OF Excise
Commissioners Morrison and Merke which, II has been
reported the Law and order League had made through
William H. Mundv. has not yet met successful ISSUE
The Commissioners had not received on saturday any
IntmatOn Of their arrest Dr. Merkle sald concerning
the that they did not fear arrest ON the GROUND on
which Mr. Mundy is said TO have asked for H. nor Oh any
other They had done their duty and intended so TO do
to the best of their ability that consequently they
feared no arrest.
II was said saturday that Mundy, having made peace
with the liquor dealers, in reality now WORKING Ior
them as against the Excise Commissioners Inc rev
Dr. Howard Crosby said al know nothing good or oad'
about Mr. Mundy aud his reported schemes. believe
the peope OF NewYork fully Of the aims
of our society and that it is carefully and judiciousy
managed Nothing that Mr.. Mundy and people like him
can do Will inure society. regard nm merely as
fanatic and speculatOr in sensations. lie mas no con-
neeton whatever with our society," which wants nothing
to do with man who smells OF sensationalism He has
made to us repeated applications for employment, which
always have been declined. There two ways to
effect reforms one TO make spurge and buster as MI
Mundy tries dO-tO declare the Excise Commissioners
pair OF scamps and scalawags who ought TO De IN
dcted the other Is the method followed by our society
Quietly and firmly urge the enforcement OF the law
have been wonderfully impressed" continued Dr.
Crosby with the fine tome dignity and impartial bear
ing of Commissioner Morrison, the presiding officer OF
the board during the hearings we had before IT, was
preiudiced too against the Commissioners by the free
dom with which they had granted licenses to hotels, but
have found them CAREFUL impartial and reasonable
men. To them we present our reasonable arguments
and expect that they will see and recognize the
correctness OF position. have no doubt that the
Commissioners are legally authorized to issue beer
licenses. And have no objections TO the drinking OF
beer; would not how many beer saloons there
might be. Judges and police justices agree that nearly
all crime is due to the liquor. The testimony on
tlnofI rispd
that the people do not admit the fact and unite with
our society," There has been however great
change in public sentiment within Few years
VI, ~ a. 'onao 81 ,rohihiton am nm adyo:
cate of true temperance believe that the use OF lu
stimulan WITH let say to 10 per cent Of alcohol is
beneficial TO the digestion, and especially IN men al,
vanced in years The swggers and swers or peer ana
and so would perhaps the Incorporate drinkers
of tea and coffee Prohibition, even II success
conlicing-wOuld never do for this great city. There
the people all Yankees but here great proportion
of our population is composed of Germans and irish
The circumstances of the two cases are entirely diner
ent. In the cases which we have brought before Inc
Board Of Excise expect decision IN our favor Inc
Commissioners must we think revoke the licenses OF
those Who holding hotel licenses, have not in their
places the slightest qualification OF Motel Inc CON
missOners reasonable men, must see that these IL
D. J. Whitney counsel for the Society for the Proven
ton OF Crime said: q" make It point TO say nothing
about mau of whom can say no good Mr. hIndy
mas begged to be employed by society," and has
offered his services nc $40 week We do not want
plished anything There is police justice in tins
city who, in my opinion, will grant his application for
the arrest OF the Commissioners. | know something
about the Excise law and I do not believe
Mundy, Mundy-he is nothing. The Law and Order
League has no connection think with the Albany So
ciPy of the same The society here is OF mu
tuai admiration, and is-William II. Mundy"
'Our society,"" Mr. Whitney added, has just issued
circular informing the public that il has opened all office
at No. 696 Broadway, and calling upon all friends OF
dueon Of taxes 20 assist it with their gifts and enable
i not only to continue but to extend Its operations
In giving statistics about the liquor traffic the cir
cuar gives number of drinking saloons IN the city at
1885 and estimates the money spent there at $500,
600 900 annually OF the S0.229 arrests that were
made last year 81 S57 for ntOXicatOn or the in
mates on Blackwers Island 20 per cent OF the men
and 81 per cent OF the brought there d.
recy through the influence Of liquor and SO per cent
of the inmates OF the unatc asyums are sent there by
drink.