New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17
HILL IND THE VEDDER LIQUOR TAX BILL
WHY rrr GOVERNORS VITO ~ DrsrLEAsrS
TO ALBANY COUNTY DEMocRATs.


Albany Juno Ia-Governor Inns veto OF the We'd
DIR LIQUOR Tax bi perhaps his surprise, has not
been received with applause by all Democrats. Herr
in Albany County, for Instance, the leaders OF the
Democratic party, believing that he had no good rea
son for vetoing the BILL In their estimate OF the
countys income and expenditures for the coming year.
included largely increased income from the liquor
stores. In the city Of Albany they had Intended to
increase the license feos the fees being unusually low
and the bulk of tho saloon Keepers only
paying $50 yearly. But when the Board
OF Excise saw tho Veddor bill In Gov
crnor Hnps hands believing that he would sign
t they rcfrsined from increasing the fees. thinking
that tho county Of Albany would get the Increased
income Il desired from the liquor saloons by the
operation OF the Veider law. At present there arc
two ale and beer saloons In the city which pay
license feo OF eos each total ESQ three hotels Which
each pay 800 yearly; total, $500; twenty-five
hotels which pay ESQ each total, 81 100, and SO
saloons which pay $50 Yearly each; total. S"0,37o;
or grand total Of s27,s2o. Under the terms OF the
vcddsr bill all but two OF these 900 licenses would
have paid . tax OF $780, and the Income OF the
county would have been increased S00,i00 Tho
city OF Cohoes, with @ population OF $4,000, and the
large towns Of West Troy and wa'ervlet are also In
tho county Of Albany not 10 speak OF such towns a.
Altalnont, Berne, Carksville Coeymans, Dcmar,
Green Island, Cumberland, Rsedsvflle, shngerands
and other small places These places have their
DrOpOrfiOn OF LIQUOR stOrcsy Wnlcn NOulu ndNo pau
a tax under the vcdder bill. It Is conservative
estimate to say tina. Governor Hill by voolng tho bill
deprived the county Of Albany Of 100000, which
would have reduced by that amount It's State or
county taxes
4The Evening Union Of this city, which is .
Democratic newspaper owned by J. Boyd Thatcher,
two years ago the Democratic Mayor Of this city.
frankly expresses It's disapproval Of the Governors
action in vetoing the vedder b. the grounds stated
shove. This newspaper is IN many ways the mouth
piece OF the leading Democrats OF Albany, and there
II re its views OF Governor ls course are peculiarly
interesting. Below II is It's editorial opinion OF Mr.
HIPS veto Of tho vedder bl expressed oil June IL
Governor Hin yesterday dposed Of the excise bills be-
fore him lie disapptovei the Commission and VedaeI
LIQUOR tax bills The former should have BEEN vetoed
but his action the latter places tho Governor In an In
consistent attitude He vetoed tho Vedder bill last zeal
because the tax not uniform throughout the State anc
because 10 aid pay the money into the local treasury
The bill Just vetoed sausrey and fairly obvisht
those objections ana he Governors objection ~ the pres
ent bill noonsequentsl lie objects now to th'
bill because the tax paid by liquor dealers In village II
applied tho reduction Of the State tax Of the county
Every that drinking places do not derive the
support rpm the people in the immediate localities whef
they sre but that farmers and sons OF farmers are I'M
most profitable customers II IL then right that III
farmer who lives IN an adjoining town, perhaps shout
have reduced BY the existence OF the drinking place
Jus. ~ much tho rich man In the city o.
village who may own an elegant rh
dence or costly business building In the same bSek
| The Governor Aas opportunity TO save the people II
various ways from excessive STATE taxation but tn
Rapubicsns win never stop telling Tho farmers how muei
this veto will cost them In taxes Another serious oil
fcuity which arises by this action Ia that In yahou
eitiea a. In Albany the Excise Commissioners who ha
sieseay waseAsd excise legislation believed the bill
BE- u such character that the Governor could find
tu grounds tot veto ana therefore they did not IN
ssase the iicsnses % thcy would have done had the
not sxeesd the liquor dealers 10 30 compelled to pay TIL
STATE TAX In addition 30 their local license OF course
shss matter can Be obvated next year but there are
nuuher villages and eitles In the State where license
sss ssv ts~ss saAn AsS sAesid b On tAis seeoaak