New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-14
HILL AND THE GROG TRADE
THEIR ALLIANCE SYSTEMATICALLY CELE-
DRAFTED AT ALBANY.
THE LIQUOR DEALERS "coUNT UPON HIS CON-
TINUED COOPERATION IN vEro1NG ALL
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION, IND HE
DOESN'T SEEM INCLINED TO DIS
APPOINT THEM


DOESN'T SEEM INCLINED TO DIS
APPOINT THEM.
tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
Albany Jan. 13.-The readers Of The Tribune here
found in its editorial columns on Monday an artcln
headed "A Warm Endorsement" in which attention is
called to the hearty approval given by "The Inn
keepers' Journal and Tho Barr to that portion Of
Governor HIPS annual message In which he plainly
says that he will veto any High-Iicense bill.
1t sngulary happened that they had already read
IN "The Albany Argus" the Governors organ hero,
in its edition Of that morning, long quotation nom
Tho Retail Grocers' Advocate Of article OF the
same nature as that Of Tho rnnkeepers' Journal
and "The Bar showing the alliance Of tho Governor
and tho liquor dealers. 1t will be remembered that
the remarkable correspondence gwen below was made
public few days before Mr.. Hill reinaugurated
Governor:
New-York, Dec. 10. 1883
To His Exceilencv David b. Hill, Governor
Dear Sir: The New-York and Brooklyn David B.
Hill Campaign Club, OF which have the honor 10 DC
itriImpbant re-eection hut would be pleased TO be
represented at your naugura'lo ion in January The
gr0cers of New-York State. who contributed mucn
toward your reelection, should deem It their proud
privilege on THAI occasion 10 show what .hey mink
ing their bottled shelf goods liquor trade irom ex-
termination They count upon your 1om,lhuc1 CO co
mitiec are about to submit report that may either
protect confscate their family trade ID poured
eroce Of the state accept the Of our graft
tude for what you have done for us ~ "a hn An
President NewYork and Brooklyn Retail Grocers'
Hill Campaign Club.
The expression in Mr.. Hahn's letter that the liquor
dealing grocers count upon your continued cooper
atom excited general astonishment Every one also
was amazed that such frank letter should have
received any reply; but the Governor directed his
secretary to send the following answer:
State OF New-York.
Execufive Chamher Albany. Dec. 10. 1888
Dear Sir Governor Hin desires me to acknowledge
probation Of the CONCENTRATIONS Of the NewYor and
Which You as president conveyed to him. In ac-
cordance with the suggestion contained in your let
ter the R Ss having the :" STnes Of
your club 10 participate, and doubtless by this mall
x ward MI Ma6sf MAYOR " Albany chairman
yoars Committee WILLIAM LII SfrS RICE
Private Secretary
The groccrs swiftly responded TO this invitation and
sent large delegation to Albany who proudly walked
in the Governors Inauguration parade. One would
have thought In view of the publicity given to the
above correspondence that Mr.. Hill would have been
wary OF honoring them further. but the contrary.
he welcomed them to the Executive Mansion. person
ally escorted them through the Executive Mansion and
then had them bountlfully fed In his banquct-room
Hero the of this extraordinary proceeding OF
Mr. HILL as reported by The Retail Grocers' Ad-
vOcateH and proudly reprinted by The Argus Jun
doubtedly az the Governors request Monday morning
The grocers then called upon Governor Hnl and
were presented by Mr.. Coughtry.
President Hahn assured the Governor that they were
not there as suppncants for any favors from him
personally but TO show their respect for the high
office he WORLDLY hilcd.
Governor Hin expressed HIS pleasure at meeting
them. lie then very kindly escorted the gro Ger
Sion. which wore alive with The dgnitaries OF state
and military. The latter were arrayod IN gorgeous
uniforms and presented brilliant moving spectacln.
The Executive Mansion. while gorgeous "a design
and equipment, Is free from anything loud or ex-
travagant An mir Of quiet homelike elegance per
vades every room Tho grocer. we're invited 20 par
take Of the Governors substantial hospitality IN the
banquei-room and departed solid adamant for the
Governor.
Plainly the Governor. having discovered tho DO
ticsl strength of tho roccrs Is resolved 10 use II
Ia the future to fight temperance agitation and High
License bills According 10 the article In q The
Retail Grocers' Advocate the following action was
taken in Albany looking toward State organization
Of the grocerS
The sedato and quiet Albanians were taken
pleey by surprise az the sudden and enormous denon-
sraton IN hohor OF me ooVern0r' ENfteslnon, ". ~.
Coughtry declared Albany never saw anything like IL
before No former Governor ever received such a
public recognition.
The grocers who were able 10 get away declared
they would not have missed the occasion for any
thing. Ex-President Coughtry. Of Albany, as.
declared the Now-York and Brooklyn groccrs deserved
the honor Of being recognized as the leaders OF the
grocers Of Che state ono Of tho best results &c,
informal conference between Albany, Sew.York and
Brooklyn looking TO the consolidation Of the groeers
OF the State. II unanimusly agreed that State
convention should be called in February, AZ Albany,
b which every local association should be invited 10
send delegates, and towns where Associations
formed should be invited TO send representatives At
this convention q legslstve progs.nims could DC
should receive special prominence at this session Of
the Legislature.