The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-13

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Every four years Brooklyn has spAsm Of
temperance. Darrooms are attacked. bars
closed. and tho excise lawn vigorously enforced.
Eight years ago Oliver Cotter led the crusade;
four years ago. Ethan Whitney and James
Morton. This year II 10 conductor BY several
ciergymen. among whom are the Rev. Messrs.
Stiles. Wells. Lawson. and Fulton. and Fathers
Keegan and Fransioli. With them are Messrs.
Morton. whitney. Mitchell. lido. Derri. Sco6old.
6boffleld. Stacy. Miller. and Martin Of the laity.
The Rev. Mr.. Stiles 10 general-in- chief. He
COOS into saloons and buys liquor. makes COM
plants against delinquent dealers In the police
courts. and breaks. or endeavors TO break,
licenses before the Board Of Excise Commits
sioners. He has organized General Commit
tee Of three from each ward. that meets weekly
and lays plans for tho campaign. On Sundays
tho members. travel from groegery, to grosgory
% detset violations Of the law. In tho main
The other ministers. although not as -ubioui.
p M ss Ssss a 10y s Ss M S
distance Of about three miles. aud persstontly
hat Rs Ras .Sppsa thirty
barroom keepers and closed ten old barrooms.
FSan rarsg soss
outside u the Eleventh. Twentieth. and seventh
va nshs .n KefEs b hs. & a5; h
Fransioli goes through the Dopuious Sixth
The objects of tho crusade. or " campaign"
a. the Temperance agitators term IT. are to op-
sa, S 81 Ss !; SJ'Ss sSsI
tation they have induced the present as well as
absolutely denying licenses to all new places.
This resolution was somewhat emasculnted by
sows the d G Is sw Of sm t oSs
followed. Although Brooklyn Is supposed to
last three years, the ,y humber Of saioonsH2 GO
Inns remained about the same.
IT. % sss Rat oS
OF court. IN the case OF Schmidt their chief
A saloon Keeper one Sunday morning. found a
doors and windows. They we're Covered with II
}s%s a and ss's dealer p sGa y fpS t Ss
lenguerci twelve weeks running BY troop OF
namss and addresses Of those s' who freaaentsd
the spotted" barroom were sought Tor the
Ss g, sending e ding s
the head Of the family 10 stop bis visits a. '"'u'
M; The spies started 2 new system this month.
day. but apply for warrants on Friday and Sat-
urdny. That enables them to arrest an erring
dealer or bartender at the busiest timo. and so
give the greatest annoyance possible. Justice
Naeher; however. has discaimed any particle
and said that warrants on such aiiiiavits
should not be issued.
The liquor dealers. on tho other hand, are al
most as active. They have formed organiza-
tions In each ward. and have q central COM
mittee composed OF five delegates from each
brooklyn Liquor Dealers Protective Associa-
tlon. 1t has regular counsel. enjoys full treas
ury. and apparently spends Its time In hiring
the Brewers Union and the Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association have refrained from inter-
ferinH In the war. 80 much damage has hoen
done to the trade. however that negotiations
arc now under way whereby q treaty offensive
and defensive can DO made between the three