Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-01
The Liquor License Agitation.


a meeting of the pastors OF the District
cburet es was held this morning a. the Foundry
NJ, E church on the liquor license question
There was large attendance. Rev. DR.. Parker
was called TO he chair, With Rev. L. C. Morgan
OF Fletcher chapel, az secret ary. Rev Dr.
Rankin offered prayer, In which he invoked
wisdom Tor the Commissioners. Rev. c. H.
Richardson was appointed on the committee TO
wait On the school trustees in place OF Rev, j.
X. Wheeler. Rev. G. v. Leech, from the com
D1ttee on the organization OF a temperance
aillanee, reported that they We're unable TO
added TO this committee. Rev. Mr. Richardson
asked II it vas, as stated In THE STAR that The
commissioners would take no general protest
III that Is so then what the pastors have
done goes for naugbt, and is In direct violation
or What they understood. Rev. Dr.. Ranktn
said that the return OF Mr.. Deirees protest
would Imply that he was correct. Rev. Mr..
Kelly read the article In THE STAR and read from
the instructions given by the Commissioners
and said that when they said the fault was with
the law and they we're p0Wer1eS5 &c was untrue
Tor they could unite with the ministers Tine
very fact that a protest was filed was evidence
that the place was not needed. The papers
state that up to this time but seven licenses
have been Issued thus far but that 1t Is usual to
permit those who have puG IN appIica-
tons 10 keep open until there IS some
decisive answer, and the same papers stated
that this investigation INTO The individual cases
viii require good part of the year. Conse-
quently today all places licensed last year are
0ren. If the Commissioners immediately go 10
"Ofk. examining the licenses, approving or re-
JectfDg them, within few days ne would doubt
The propr1ety OF commenting upon their CON
drct. He was acting on the hypothesis that
they were acting Suuartiy.
Kew. Mf. richardson remarked that he could
see why a man who makes his deposit and lies
his application had some right TO continue tue
busfn eSS-he having had u license last year.
and complied with the law. should not suffer
for the fault OF others.
On the queStiohIOf protests he said that un-
Ger the law any protest was valid. The aftirnl-
alive was on the liquor dealer. Under the very
terms OF the instructions no one who failed TO
put in their applications In accordance with
law up TO this time had any right ID bo ooan.
A general debate followed as to the require
mentS of the law.
Rev. DR.. Lanahan offered a resolution ex-
pressing hearty approval OF the protest OF Post
master General Maynard against the licensing
of liquor saloons opposite the Post ONCE de.
partment, land 1t Is our judgment that the
commissioners should give it due recog-
milton ard authority" which was adopted.
Rev. It. S. Robinson stated that Rev. Mr. Foster
had signed an application under a nnisaDpre-
Eensfon. He further stated that widow lady
who had refused to sign license had had a
portion or her house torn away because OF her
action. DR.. Lanahan moved that Mr.. Robinson
be requested to try the facts before the coUo-
miss1oners, carried. Adjourned