New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-25
FOR THE AMENDMENT.
PRoHIBITIoNIsTs HARD Ar WORK N PENN.
SYLyANIA

THE LIQUOR MEN WAITING TO GET THEfR u
dENsEs RENEWED UNDER THE BROOKS
LAW = DEMOCRATS LIKELY 10
BE ARRAYED AGAINST
THE AMENDMENT.
Pittsburs, Penn, March "a tspeciap The rrohfbs
tonists all over the State are hard at work for the
success Of tho proposed amendment to tho State Con.
s1tuuon, which Is to be voted on Juno 49, The
liquor men are practically idle and win remain 90
until few weeks before election day. The Prohibi-
donists seem disposed to adopt the political tactics
OF the old parties. They have been SO advised By
some OF their leaders. who have for the first time
identified themselves with the Third party fos this
campaign only. it is said. Prominent amoug thsss
are ex-Attorney- General Fl. W. Palmer ard Joseph
D. Weeks. Editor Of SThc American Manufacturers
Tho former ID State chairman Of the Prohihiuonists
and their allies. the women's Christian Tsfnpersnes
Union. tho Order OF Good Templars and kindred Or.
genizations
Mr.. Weeks is chairman Of tho committees having
control Of the campaign In Allegheny County, which
includes the second and third largest cttss Of the
state-Pttsburg and Allegheny. Mr.. Weeks Is and
always was Republican, financial secretary
OF tho Republican National Committee during tho
campaign Of 1884, and is candidate !or The posA
ton Of Superintendent Of tho next census. There
have been some notable Ssropsv on both sds Ono
OF the most prominent recruits 10 the side Of tAs
.
quent criminal lawyer. Earlier in life he was .
clergyman, was chaplain In the Union Army and
once received an urgent call TO the Indianapolis Pres
bytcrtan Church of which President Harrison is en-
ber. In local campaign, two years ago. he made
spesches protesting against the abridgment Of his
right 10 drink liquor, II he wanted TO- or drive out
with HIS wtfe on Sunday This Is known as the por-
sonal liberty campaign waged against candidate for
the County Judiciary. Colonel Moore says he stn
sdheres 70 those privileges, but wants it distinctly
Understood that he intends TO vote for the amendments
He pronounces liquor poison and tho saloon .
nuisance He and ex-senator Colquia of Georgia
addressed big mass-meetng I'm the interest Of ths
amendment at Old City Hall Ex,Justice Hand, OF the
State Supreme Court, who resides at Scranton. has
made public declaration In favor OF the amendments
In the course Of bis speech, Judge Hand said sThers
Is no talk about people having vested rights In any
other 6ahc. man once invested a largo amount OF
money in hoop skirt factory, and failed because hoop
skirts won't out Of fashion. Now, We want the liquor
business 10 go out Of fashion,
County Chairman Weeks announces that Senator
Reagan Of Texas, is booked for speech ia Pttsbure
and that several prominent Pttsburg lawyers arc 10
take the stump for Prohibition Their names arc not
yet made public.
The Probibitionists have engaged the Rev. g O.
Bettes, "The Sailor Evangelist for the campaign.
he followed the sea for four years. and at the age Of
eghteen began bis work In the interest Of total sbs
nence. in which he has been engaged for quarter Of
q ccntufy. He travels IN little yacht, hIs own
property, and carries assistants With him. A tent
capable Of shslterug several hundred people. and
two organs arc novel attractions which fan 70
draw crowd Hc has participated in all campaigns
on the liquor question IN the Southern States.
William NJ. Price, secretary Of the Prohibition Com.
mittee Of this county. takes Q gloomy view Of the
outlook. He Is an energetic attorney -at-iaw, who
gained Nstional notorety In the Presidential cam
psign OF 1850 bscaass Of the charge that he was ~
author Of the Morey letter. He then located n
Cumberland. Nd. and the County Bar Association
there acquitted him of the charge. He predicts
the Democratic vote win be cast almost soldly against
the amendment. that many prominent church members
make no cOncealment Of their intsnuon to absent
themselves from the polls. Mr. Price finds that
leaders business and circles conspicuous by
their absence from Prohibition meetings. He attributes
the indifference largely to the fact that this class views
the fight from financial standpoint Indirectly
Affecting their pockets. and consider the Brooks High
License Law, now operating. fruitful source Of
revenue
The position taken by the clergy In this campaign
10 an Interesting study. Roman Catholic, Protestant
Episcopal, German Protestant and Hebrew clergymsn
are apparently opposed to the amendment
In Philadelphia and Pittsburg tho two principal
battle grounds, the license courts arc hearing appn-
,sons for the annual renewal Of liquor licenses under
he BROOKS law which transferred this privilege from the
County Treasurer TO tho County Judges. Before the
the or SS~ s as
picant must withstand the curious gaze Of q crowded
Oonrtr and run the gauntlet Of q severe
IQusr nen delaying the fight the Amendments
s s % 6 they 20 not w
lie is conducting the License Court for this county
Thirteen hundred applicants are under fre, and
White VIII refuse licenses 10 all applicants Who do nos
'perate a restaurant Ia connection with their bar,
be receipts from the bar stands the best show.
eeyed that one prominent seloonkeePer whose place
ui' Of rs se e ~ and % .rsass ,
4 HIS establishment not 1t all attractive his Gus
omers are not Of the wealthy class, and he has no
bout $s6, 600 A remons trance against the granting
Z any liquor licenses n Versailles Township. this
y ffty-seven children, who ask that licenses bs
ranted !" for sabes.s
the liqaer men win turn their attention 70 the
mendnent They win organize pittsburg and Phila-
ne executive tho other active, composed Of men hsy
ng no connecton With the liquor interest few
Iomen speakers have been secured The liquor men
George Harris, general organtzer of the knights of
abor and ex State president Of the Miners and Minis
ded stand against The amendment He claims tsss
here is more debauohey and degradation in the pro-
here the saloons conducted openly and rndrr ths
estrictfons of the Brooks Law.
ha Asve been employed by the distilers brewers and
dealers of the state TO formulate scheme
state campaign, and Il g thought this indicates
nendnent shrewd party workers are now at work
'unding the rural Democracy, and x they give en-
,uragement the party VIII Be committed against the
Local Assembly No. gill, Knights of Labor. CON-
ent in the trade against the smsndmsns re m'v =.
mS 1sr. ms , sdoptod resolutions recng that many
hollow ware for the liquor trade
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