New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-11
SPEAKING FORA HIGH-LIOENSE Ia ".
Or. McCRACKEN IN THE BRICK CHURCH.
PROVISIONS OF NEW BILL EXPLAINED OTHER
ADDRESSES

PROVISIONS OF NEW BILL EXPLAINED OTHER
ADDRESSES.
AT the Brick Presbyterian Church last night
the Rev. Dr. Henry NJ. McCracken. vice Chancellor of
the University OF the City of NewYork made address
upon the proposed high lie, law for the regula
ton OF the liquor traffic. which committee which he
was member had drafted. He said In part:
Z" 1t is practical. offer few considerations to show
that our duty Is 10 labor for It's adoption The law con-
prises every good statute existing 1t confirms the
law OF local option which permits every
village every county city refuse ali licenses
1t prohibits the sails OF liquor under twenty
one years of 1t confirms the law which pro
hibtion of the sale OF liquor to any person guilty of
habuai drunkenness or to any person under the inu
enoe oi liquor, or to any to whom the seller may
bave been warned by parent, guardian husband wife
child not to give Intoxicating liquors 1t confirms
the law which prohibits the sale of drink Sundays.
1t changes the prohibition hours from be-
tween 1 o'clock and between midnight and
.. IL fOrbids sales Election Day every where
within the State One restriction existing re-
moved. 1t is the restriction that license should be
given except a OF good moral character The
new law substitutes instead the rule that no license
shall be given to any whom the record shows
ever to have been convicted felon.
The new law provides for the and speeder trial OF
lshment. The hish license imposed will deter men
from hquorseling who would otherwise sell Some
men say that as many men Will sell liquor
under licenses sf nuGer licenses do believe it,
- have exaggerated views OF the decrease the
number OF saloons to be effected by higher license But
have Information which trust 10 the effect that
Of high license IN Illinois has decreased the number
OF liquor SHOPS In that state from $4,000 to 5000.
IN tho City of Chicago from 5000 to $500. Is
per cent This IL for one year only. great many
dealers will pay high license this year who
VIII yet be forced out OF the traffic. but
~ the meantime 1t Is small thug
that 600 doors have been closed In rapidly growing
CITY. and that million and quarter dollars Coz
iected from liquor sellers TO help pay the cost Of the
amshouses the asylums and the prisons. II the
law Tor NewYok be enacted and enforced one OF two
things will AXE 'tco In tui city. Instead go from
each of 5000 shops for the sale of liquor ana $50 from
each OF 1000 Orcr saloons there viii ne 81 900 and
500 from each respectively, or over Sj.OOOO0O
instead Of S5OOO00 Or number Of the present
9UCOuOw lie nstd VIII seek oil trades for law
tnIt VIII u~tcr 1000. AVA nope 1000 rum holes out
OF the service IN this city. No license Is 10 he
nted In trnemen houses. No license IS To lie granted
any excursion boat license be granted to %
shop within two huGdrcd feet of college university or
church,
address also made by the pastor OF the church.
the Rev. DR.. Henry j. Van Dyke, jr and by
tie Rev DR.. Villa II y. Brown ON The attitude OF the
Presbyterian Church toward The drink traffic." which,
he said, one OF "uncomprOniSng hostility"