New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-12
AGAINST THE RUM SHOPS.
crrrzEEs MAKE A STRONG APPEAL
4 PETITION TO THE EXCISE connlsslosEss 70


A PETITION TO THE EXCISE COMMISSIONERS 10
RESTRICT THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC..
There r. csbinc-sirr portrait Of Grover Cleveland
and another OF Governor Hin on tho msntslpiecs IN
the rom where the Bosxd OF Excise Commissioners
meots Something like smile Of sarcasm seemed 70
rlay around the mouth Of tho HUI picture when =
80 o'clock yesterday afternoon committee OF fep-
rescntatve citize,s found their way nto TIE piacs y
petition the Commissioners thai the number %
houses 10 be licensed during the year ending April 90
1880, saau not exceed $780," The maios Wa nrw
taken In hand BY John T. White about year ago, pus
Mr. white died last fan, and since then D. A. Easton
hss assumed control OF affairs Charles A. woodman-
tho president Of the Board, vss absent through u
ness william S Andrews, who presided aaa 'snn
Won Claim received the committee Fathers BRAY.
MeMulen and Elliott, representing the fsunn
Fathers. were baud representing Archbishop SoFs
rgan; and close by sat Archdeacon Mackay-Sm ~
behalf Of Bishop Potter; ex-Judge Hooper .. W.
yoost, II. O. Marqusnd. sias w. Burt. william II
Graabcry and Theodore Wilson. Charles coudssss
wheeler H. Pcckham, George Haven Putnam, Ansn
Campbell and Others said by means Of letters has
they would have been thers II they could
Mr. Esston, who made the first speech. SID in paEtr
sfnstcad of tho 1850 which We have apDenAeG
to our petition We could have $1,000. but, nowne
the Justice Of our demand. We thought The smau -
would have Just IS much weight Here stand "
happy unison upon this question Democrats, hepuos
licans and Mugwumps; TamHany, County and Twins
Hal: Catholic. Protestant, Jew, and Free Imnkefs
brilliant lsymen and distinguished occlsashcs NOR
chants, BARRIERS, brokers, lawyers and phyHe'snss
preachers rsbbis priests, bishop and archbishop, Al
uniting In the qe1t to draw the nDe 1t $500 hquos
licenses and keep It there The maximum AT ne
close Of his speech Mr. Easton submitted copy %
tho dismal chat dotted with black spoB rproeenuno
the oycrcrovdng of saloons In this qucr-ddon e'ys
Fathers Brady. McMullen and Elliott nAaa
speeches the points Of which may fairly be taken ~
mart from the following appeal read BY Father Bray:
From motives Of relgioa and patriotism we are con-
relled 70 declare limiting the number OF saeons
In New YORK City. While drunkards and their crimes
ara frequently brought into pablc no:ice through oe
columns Of press aud In other ways the plain u9ss
is seldom stated concerning the dongs Of those who are
mentally and morally un1f b have license Tor tho
sale OK intoxicating drinks Yet they ssouli b heid
sceountahls quite ~ mach as their victims These
sbettors Of dunkeness eizssnsf belonging
to any Christian denomination No respect u shovn ~
them Sur he dictates Of cofnnsn-.ense which sfe
embodtd the ssltafy Legal rssrieeus enacted for
her guidance ~ vel for ths ssnnen goc1 In -
efforts made By enlightened aurens for the pppsf regu
lsson Of the Liquor ze she honest c%ers can fttanel1
take part now conducted by 1sreputssls men, &
large cities the retail liquor uac is Gan
eercus "a pubIie morals and 20 The welfare the stss
When Licenses stsrnly refused the Law noe 10
force Ger Newborn requires worst class Of Bq1o
ocaerx nuHbar saloons VIII rapidly diminish M
below the number specified the petition which ths
statement IL appended -
Among the points made by ArcndcacGn SMITH, rcD>
resenting Elssop Potter, to tine effect tkas
II 500 GOO licenses cut of Of least 200 nss
would restored 10 the ranls of honest indDuys
Ex-Judge Van Worst SAID thai they had just cansa
and that than half the hattie H. O.
Marquand also spoke against the evil influence OF the
liquor fladic
Chairman Andrews, IN reply 10 the committee. said -
When you report the Mayor think 200
VIII be surprised what has been accomplished b.
this board in wsy of reducing The puner Of iiccnsed
places There not In the City Of New-Yosk today
anywe near the number drinking places that you asn
restrict them
M Eastrn--De ] understand that there az the
present tine net 500 licenses al kinds granted to set
uerorf
The Chairmsn-Thrre are but other than hotsl.r res
fsurant groceries, steambostsacst restaurantss
being and closing At or O'Clock, cannos
properly DO ezssef among the drinking saloons-hers
Of such licensed drinking places year ago 1885,
Thsre issued s66 eense but the number Of places
licensed actually existence ASH The brewers
only approved sppisaded The edSrs Of tAs
board 70 restrict the number OF licenses and for business
reasons am favor Of reducing the number % much
a. possible in my opinion Il Is the In which
done, than the business, which IL
the worst In every whore complaints have been
made we have refused licenses With two excop-
tons no been permitted In the vicinity
OF churches and the nrst board 70 d
hat =
The chairman said In closing that II tho CLERGY.
like the Paulst Fathers, and other good citizens
would aid them moro by bringing complaints, they
might be able to close . largo number of places