New-York tribune., 1879-12-11
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.


ONLY ONE LICENSE TO BE GR,NTEp FOR EACH FIVE
HUNDRED CrrizrNs-EvIDENCE AGAINST vio-
LAToRs OF THE Llw-THE L,BoRs OF THR So
cJpTY FOR THR PREVENTION OF CRIME.
"For three years we have worked hard, a
few Of u.s. 10 improve the condition OF New-York and
sometimes we had to struggle like n Spartan band
against opposition. We have asked for no pecnniary
assistance tho contrary bave spent thousands
We have not even pet theory are not temper
ance men, the word s popularity used ana 40 po'
have the support OF the temperance people We have
been left to fight alone and hardly can get an cneour-
aging word from q newspaper"
The speaker was the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby. and he
was talking TRIBUNE reporter who called on MIN
Tuesday to inquire to the plans OF the society TOT
the Prevention Of Crime. OF which he is the president
and the animaiing spirit
OF cannot speak for the society" said Dr. Crosby.
for IL has not held meeting the acqutta OF the
Excise Commissioners; but for myself believe tnat
acquItta open the for successful demund Tor
q change the Excise law. We opposed the passage o
various Excise bills which were introduced III Tue
Legislature last Winter because 1t was claimed with
that the existing law good enough II IL couid
be enforced and we determined 10 every effort to
have 1t enforced is evident that this is mposi-
BILE, and will try 10 have the law AMENDED we VIII
the Legislature to give us some protection from
this terrible evil which is increasing win Such Ie"i
rapdity Mutitudes OF poor aud children plead
dent that the law without force IN the hands OF the
Excise Commissioners and that the courts will give us
no redress The tact is that any one who chooses may
open a rum shop being shop IL Is hotel There
are 10000 places licensed in this CITY, There have
never been so many before"
"what remedy do you propose to ask the Legislature
TO apply 7" inquired the reporter
"Iam not radical; do believe in total abstinence
nor in prohibition" the reply. "I shall ask that
the number OF licenses be limited TO for each 300
inhabitants in each town and ward. This viii reduce
the shops of this city from 10000 to 1000 This
smaller number watch and see that they comply
with the requirements the law shall also ask that
a law be enacted requiring that common sense shall be
applied In receiving evidence against such places Now
person must 20 into liquor shop ana buy drink ana
taste i In order 10 testify that liquor has been
sold there Why, In one o l testified that thirty
or forty persons had gone up to bar and
paid for liquor and drunk It. DID you taste what
sold p asked the Judge. NO 1 replied. Then you
don't know what Sold sand the Judge ana the case
was dismissed would have the facts that the place is
used for sale liquors. aud that persons drnk AT
the bar received as evidence that they are ar dfnhns ~
qured to convict a thief-no more, no less. would
have the facts that liquor sign Is over shop door,
and that business is carried there received as evil
dence that liquor is sold there This is commonsense
Would you include lagcr-beer saloons among liquor
shOpsr
INCLUDING THE LAGER-BEER SHOPS.
Not If | could help 1t; but the 'rummes' have In
cuded them lagerbeer shop all sorts OF hquor
are sold, and they must stand with other rum shops"
Do you propose any change In the law III relation 10
liquor licenses and inns Z"
mo. Lot the law stand as 1t is. would not change
that or any part of it. We only need the two supple
mental afls that / have mentioned limiting ing
watch the smaller number OF places and
IG sn Saf% t5 TO reGnaeS nmber Would come
desire the part OF the propretors 10 Keep orderly
and TO assume some appearance OF fespccla-
IA "A
amount of bar-room drinking Is IN proportion 10 the
number places where 1t is sold There are thousands
who drink they have strength to refuse. and
wOuld be gad III no liquor siOp were near Dy
Reduce the number OF rum shops ana you reuuee tue
vice OF drunkenness"
THE HOLLY TREE INNS.
'Therc is little hope the Incorporate while drink
ng shops abound they do in this city. Down at the
foot of Twenty-sxth.st where the men are landed on
their return from Blackwes Island. there are forty
one rum shops in two blocks aud the returned convicts
rush into them the first thing after they land. We
tried TO conrive plan to them. and built coffee
house near the landing where they could get meal
for cents II been utter failure don't know
that a single OF the men from Blackwell's Island
nas been in IL. They would rather spend 20 cents IN
one OF shops than cents in our coffee house,
Some OF the women returning from the Island 80
into your place, do they not g.
"No don't know tnat any OF them have ever been IN
have used 1t are OF the medical students from
Bellevue Hospital who like to get decent unch close
by From experience there am led to believe that
the ii lily Tree Inns. which copied after those IN
London VIII produce mo S2Sd IN @ s econ Gn dw sy &Ie
from the Dar-roos while the latter abound az every
and Win hose whose entire private habits
nave not become confirmed. The furnishing OF the
homeless young Of TINS city with places OF resort
AS attractive as bar-rooms and bill lard saloons
important problem. I wish We could have billiard
fortunately liquor seems to be always associated with
them" ,,.o .,,oou.o ,oos ~, ,,o.o ,vho a..
licensed under the proposed amendnentf 49, -,
"No; because this would raise the cry OF tine rich
nat 4 fhep A
the profits would be lar Increased by the reduction OF
s to paS Tere is HU%
popular cry by argument: would like to nave the
wesn h ssnIen ne dor ~ nresent We nav come TO- Il
sometime. II has worked well ID sweden"
Have you can vassei the next Legisaiure so as TO
form opinion to the probability OF getting the laws
passed that you ask forf'
Yes; and think we can get what we want. II II o
better body than the last Legislature and tnat was bet
ter than the one before H. We srS m In nas
that expect aid from the Excise Commission
closely allied in interest aud sympathy with the class to
which the liquor sellers belong We can never expect
Excise Commissioner. I have gone TO Mayor Cooper
and begged MIN TO appoint the right sort OF man but
We don't elect Mayors who have the courage oppose
the wishes OF the lower classes Smith Ely didn't have
don't know that we can expect ever 10 eject Mayor
who will have.
THE POLICE SHARPLY CRITICISED.
at is well to assume that shall never have Ex-
else Board in sympathy with reform. and look for
aid II In the futurc on tue
tery unfit TO hold Office. The police better
they are In anation with crime and vice. Many of the
police captains associates OF vicious persons have
a document signed by many persons. showing that
certain police captain is habitual frednener of the
worst sort places. and his wife has begun suit for
divorce OF his conduct Thisi Captain
williams-everybody knows what he Is; but. being
good Republican, be has 10 be sustained.
This matter OF politics is OF the hardest with
which we have to deal. We get continued sup
port from any newspaper because we have to In
conflict with of all parties. Some four months
ed Alderman OF keeping two liquor shops