New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-05

Then we we lad indians come here and gave thcm
fire water u-aughcr) II you snon mpc- wafer
or a"is' the 100 SPARKLING I,nGs Water while herr,
you that sworc in thirty extra Poh'c"'e"
this morning" Great laugherl ,, .,.,
Major Becker was thanked for his Iovlal speech
p. j. Fingered of Troy. moved that all Trsolm',os
should be rcfe red without debate TO the tomhh"r.
on Resolutions This showed that the engineers %, o
the convention determined that nothing iarIhiu
to David Is. Hi or the Democratic parry sno"'" w
Max D Stern thcn said: al viii Introduce 10 you;
gentlemen man who knows all about our trade
hope that the newspapers, especially VIII hotce Ms
remarks
MIR. ATnFHToN DEFENDS THE BUSINESS.
Tie gentleman thus referred TO J. NJ Athcrton.
Of Louisville. Ky, president Of the National Protcc
tive Association. This association IS tho leading one
of the liquor rrado. 1t labors TO protect the liquor
dealers I'm every of the Union. Mr. Ahcrton Is
a tall slim man with much more the look Of college
professor than OF liquor dealer. His speech was
remarkably FRANK statement Of tho views OF the liquor
dealers of the Nation. lie said in part:
Gentlemen have the reputation Of being an active
and men, who understand what Is eX
pectcd Of you In view the pcrious condition Of our
business one OF difficulties Of our trade has been
apathy and l glad to think that the Empire state,
the richest in the world has concluded to form protec
tive association Through the land there Is great inter
est in politics. 1t would quite natural for you to
discuss politics You hero devise and means
protecting which has existed from the rcmotest
civilization Why is It necessary that You should DO
sol 1t is because business has been assaien ny
fanatics. II you have been assailed by the
pulpit and press II the truth can be known about
us am confident OF the result II you before the
people in the right have no doubt OF what the
judgment OF America will be. You cannot satisfy the
Prohlbltionists and you try. They don't want
o satisfied. Aud / there are set OF men
who are only seeking discover mean and malicious
things about other When you boil down the posi-
Prohbiionists have assumed, you hnd every
thing boiled down to two positions one, that the liquor
traffic is crime and secondly that 1t produces seven
eighhs Of the crime Of the country Both statements
false. The selling liquor Is not crime and it Is
not material Of crime II It is crime would
like to know when 1t was made So The Jews the
Romans, the English. and the Italians-al the
world alcoholic and vinous liquors.
verdict that a be rendered by more than
few thousand PrChibonsts. We owe u 10 our own
conscienccs keep d,wI the evils OF liquor selling but
IL Is your power eradicate sin from the hearts OF
mankind II the Prohbiionists prepare Introduce tho
millennium by stopping the sale Of liquor they VIII Ind
that there still the world know Of only one
way Prohibonsts viii Kill ,rtal depraylty II
is true that business ofeD leads men Into vice
which be avoided II yOu conducted business
properly, and you owe It to trade to take these
precautions. That il far as you can go; all else is
persecution. ] doubt that the conservative
people will decide In favor al the baot-box am
glad you invited the press here We hold that the
press should understand position.
Tho roll Of the convention was then called, and II
was learned that The largest delegations present were
from New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Binshamtpn. FL
mira Fshkill. Ncwburg, fOuehlcepsc. Rome, Rochss-
ter Syracuse Rondout sing sing station Island Troy.
Utica Ogdensburg and Oswego. Committees on Gre
Gentials and Resolution. were appointed. Great care
taken with the committee "a was thought irat
possibly some resolutions might be needed IN com
mendaton Of Mr. Hin for his veto Of the High License
bill OF last April
A NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICTERING HALL
Secretary McCutchcon revealed to the convention
that the liquor dealers Of tho United states viii hold
a National Convention at Chickcring Hall, I'm New
York. on september II, tho day before the Demo
cratic State Convention meets here and nOmnatcs
David i. III for Governor Secretary NcCu'chcon
read the following letter nom Cyr, Turner. secretary
of the Protective Association. dated at Louisville.
August 90. 1s-s:
The third annual convention Of the National Pro
tective Of the wine beer AMI spirit trad" WIZ
be held in ChicNeInr IIal New.York city, september
H. 1883. cordial Invitation Is extended 10 Your a7so
citation send delegation to tls convention i Is the
purpose o this convention consider AMI adopt
ersl system n license which 80 viii declare tie ru1c
acceptable the trade and which VIII pat
upon which before the people In other words
say the public what the trade VIII accept the
Of regulation. A. retailers interested in the
license question than any else Is Important that
they representatives. present in order that they
be heard in debate upon the license system be adopsl
and that they may voice ia framing the Many
other important matters Affecting The trade rea well
all divisions and all sections b. represented in order that
the conclusions reached may BE- the and the
acceptable under the circumstances that you
will your influence with association and that
delegation comes to convention. We would suggest
that the delegation consist Of four
bers from Ncw-York three from BROOKLYN, two
from Buffalo and from each o. the other places
where societies organized. We shall expect to
you personally at the convention. Kindly advise what
the association Will do large attendance at this
vcnon will add very much to The strength Of the National
Association in the way Of encouraging members and
will thus result IN general protection oil branches
Of the trade Again ug,nr you earncs'ly 70 spare
exerton toward having your send deega
ton, are very truly yours
CYRUS S. TURNER. Secretary.
At this point the convention took recess untn
o'clock in the evening
THEY DISTRUST" THE RFPT BIICANS.
When the convention reasscmblcd in the evening
the delegates learned that the Committee Rcsolu-
lions had laborcd all the afternoon in preparation
of platform Many Of the members Of the com
mitce favored putting plank In the PLATFORM pral,
ing Governor Hill for veoing the High License bil
requesting the Democratic State Convention 10
Ienomnste him for Governor and promising the
united support of the liquor dealers II he were nom
mated; but ardent friends OF Mr. lin opposed the
adoption OF such resolution, saying It would greatly
harm him with the voters II was sufficient for Mr.
IIill have the support OF the liquor dealers and
II need not be dNertscd IN the newspapers. Yet in
order to show indirectly that Mr. ILL would have
the support Of the liquor dealers, a plank put in
the platform declaring that the liquor dealers Of tho
state were disirustful Of the Republican party
In addition, a plank was adopted denduncing High
License. The platform, which adopted by a
unanimous vote, Is given below:
The Wine, Liquor Beer Dealers Association Of the
State OF New York IN convention assembled in Buffalo
September T. 1855 indosos the policy Of regulation and
condemns the policy Of prohibition, general local We
indorsc such regulations accomplish
prohibition indirectly, hut TO eliminate much OF the
evils resulting from the abuse Of liquor possible be
done by law.
Resolved That we arc opposed 10 that attempt 10
late which seeks by High License discriminate between
thu rich and the poor against locality.
Resolved, That willing pay q reasonable
license that yields such the State any
dustry with justice those engaged in but
opposed TO the EFFORT to grind such enormous
from branch Of bushes, viii drive responsible
from the trade An! destroy our DTopcrty