The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
THE LICENSE TRUST.
Two Views of the Deal
Between the Liquor Deal
erS' Association and the
Excise Committee.
A LAW AND ORDER ADJUNCT.
Some Non-Members Say the Scheme
Is to Make a Corner in the
Traffic in This City.

At meeting of the Executive Commit.
tee of the Hudson County Liquor Dealers
Association held in Roche's Hall yester-
day afternoon, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
Whereas, it is the desire of this association to
prevent, as far as possible any Just cause OF
complaint against those engaged IN the sale OF
liquor; therefore, be it
Resolved That committee be appointed by
the chairman one of whom, with the secretary,
shall sit each week day at Roche's Hall, from Two
to five D. M, to give such information as may be
desired to those engaged in the business, and to
hear all causes of complaint from any citizen
against anyone selling liquor In this county; and
that such committee, from time to time, report
to the association, and also take such action as
may, as far as it is in their power, remove any
Just cause OF complaint.
This resolution is evidently in prepara-
ton for the carrying out of the under
standing which has been reached between
the I.iUuOr Dealers Association and the
Excise Committee of the Board of Alder
men by which the Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation are to say who shall and who shall
not have licenses.
This understanding was reached by the
acceptance on the part of the Excise Com
mittee of the Board of Alderman of the
proposition submitted in writing by the
Liquor Dealers Association at the con-
ference on Tuesday.
LAW AND ORDER ADJUNCIS.
'sThe association" said one we'll known
member. amay by the position it has
taken prove a valuable adjunct to the Law
and Order League in enforcing decency
among saloon keepers, and proper conceS-
sions to the demand for Sabbath obsery-
ance. We desire to have every one who
knows any reason why licenses should
not be granted to applicants for them, to
make the facts known to us, and II they
show any reason why license should not
be given to him we will aid in preventing
him from getting it. We shall not be
over-technical aboutit, but upon reasonable
cause being shown, we shall exert our
selves to defeat his license. A law OF our
association requires that there shall be no
gambling in the saloons. We dis
countenance the places that per-
NIT women to rendezvous IN
them, and we insist that on Sundays
front doors shall be locked and curtains
drawn, and give notice to all who do
business on Sunday that they do it at
their peril. We propose, as far as we can
aid the authorities, to secure among
saloon keepers observance of these regu-
lationS."
MR.. MARBLE EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Patrick McArdle told me this
morning that the association will not
stand in the way OF anyone's obtaining a
license.
1--WE will recommend for license those
who are members of our association"
"And only those you recommend will
obtain licenses" asked.
"That is matter for the authorities y
was Mr.. McArdle's diplomatic reply, and
continuing he said: 1--WE will only
recommend those who are members of our
association or who intend to join. If any
one does not comply with the rules we
have established he will be expelled
| from the association"
"And will have his license taken away,
| suppose?" / remarked.
"That is also matter for the authori-
ties. We also propose to instruct all
| dealers as to the provisions of the new
| law. Our counsel has thoroughly studied
! the law and posted us upon it.
"There are some men in the business
who do not know that they must take out
| an additional license to sell beer or liquor
| by the quart. There are other provisions
| OF the bill which are equally unknown
| and we are prepared to instruct dealers
| as to those provisions"
THE OTHER VIEW.
On the other hand the men who are
not members of the association say that
| the scheme is one by which certain clique
| in the Liquor Dealers Association hope tC
| reduce the number of saloons in the city
| The fewer saloons there are the better the
business that will be done by those in ex
| istence The clique in the association will
see TO 1t that the nuInOer OIL licenses Il
| as small as possible.
| II do not believe the purpose of the
moye.n said one who is not a member Of
the association, sis to drive all the liquor
| dealers into the association. If we were
| to flock to the association for admission
we would not be admitted. They might
| let some in but they would keep the bull
ont on one plea or another, and balk then
| in securing their licenses"
| When saw President Edelstein, of the
| Iiuuor Dealers Association, this morn
| ing he would not admit that combina
| tjon had been made between the associa
| tion and the Excise Committee.
"If one of your friends wanted LITTLE
advice" /" he asked, wouldn't you give 4
His views of the problem were fully
presented, he said, in the resolution
adopted by the association yesterday an(
| quoted above Beyond that he refused tt
talk.
MR.. CowLEs OBJECTS.
LAWYER Elijah s. Cowles, who has TO
wears been identified with the Law ant
Order League, is not very strongly in ia
yor of the agreement.
"Why,n said he, ''this is outrageous
The Excise Committee is supposed to lool
into the application of each man win
wants o license and report upon it, favor
ably or adversely, as the circumstances