St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-14
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN.
The Attempt to be Made to Force High
License Planks Into the Party
Platforms.
An Organ Established TO Defend Cleve-
land Against the Attacks Of the
World and Sun.
Booming Blaine For Governor o.
Maine-John Roach's Financial
Troubles--AustrianN Mission.
More Money For the Hennepfn Cana
"a Fight Between Hendricks
and Mcdonald.
High License ia New York.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Sept. 13.-The temperance
people threaten TO force the high license
question into the impending state campaign.
Copies of q proposed excise bill are to-day
being mailed III great numbers to clergy
men, editors and other men OF influence
Throughout the state. The source Of this
sudden demonstration is the Church Temper
ance society, an organization of only year
ago, but powerful by reason OF the official
countenance it gets from the Protestant
Episcopal bishops. and the leading clericaiS
Of other denominations. The venerable
Bishop Potter presided over tue services of
& quiet conference III which form OF a
new law was discussed. While the senti-
ment OF the debates was almost all for pro-
hibitiOn, a large majority believed that the
abolition of the liquor traffic was an absurd
undertaking, that the only practicable
measure of reform was so high license fee
that the number of
SALOONS WOULD DECREASE,
the quality OF the remainder be improved
and heavy public revenue result Having
agreed on = policy, committee consisting
of Assistant Bishop Henry c. Potter, the
Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby and the Rev. Dr.
John Hall set to work on 4 bill and it is
their production that is now being mailed
For licenses OF the first class in cities of
500, 600 the fee is to be not less than 81, 00O
This would apply only TO New Iork and
Brooklyn. Elsewhere III the state the
prices proposed is 500. The fees
for selling malt beverages only are half
those for spirits. The regulations are few,
calling simply for the closure OF the bars
Sundays and after l o'clock in the morning,
and Il certain degree Of decency i'll the con-
duct OF business. The intention Of the pro-
mOterS Of this measure is to incite demand
upon all nominees for the legislature to
commit themselves TO vote for the high
license bill. Furthermore. they will try
hard to get high license planks in
TIE PARTY PLATFORMS
TO be made in the two Saratoga conventions
Of the present month. 4 considerable por-
tion of the liquor interest favors nigh
license. The millionaire brewers seem to
be about equally divided i'll sentiment, for
some OF them wish the distinction to be
drawn between them and diStiilers. The
keepers OF the more fashionable and pros
porous bars too, would ne glad to pay
big ices in order to drive the little
concerns cut Of the trade. SO the
politicians are all at sea about it and some
decision will surely have to be made at
Saratoga. DR.. Crosby says that he posi-
lively knows President Cleveland to favor
higher license. but has no direct assurance
from him that he Will enjoin ii upCn the
party for the campaign. The church tenn
perance society is very hopeful that with
their rather conservative influence, and in
the absence Of united opposition by the
liquor trade, the measure can be success
ful