New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
HfI.L FAST IN HIS OWN TRAP.
Isy USED THE LIQUORDEALERS. NOW THEY
WILL USE HIM.
DEMANDING OPEN SALOONS on sUNDAY-A BILL
TO KEEP POLICEMEN OUT OF LIQUOR
sr0REs AN EFFORT TO EvApE A
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT 70
,,,ov -vr ,ror1AR coRREsroyDrxr OF 1ur rRIBUNEl
THE CONSTITUTION.

VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION.
rynoM TIVE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBrNEI
Albany. Dec 2O-The liquor interest has become
aggressive II is no longer upon the defensive w.
sisfsnr the passage of high license Dill before !"
Ysgtslatnre or other measures drawn 10 Ies'Iic' 4
selliny On the contrary. it demands lesiSI"''o" " ~
interest 1900, roo
n viii be remembered that the Wine Ale ana Beer
n.a,.rs, Associaon the organization which NUMBER
IN ts ranks 70 900 retail Liquor dealers al It's o'a'e
conven.io, in this city last fail appointed special
committee TO draw amendments 10 the 'N'lN' '
of the state There a general deslI' CIV" ~
the Iouor dealers who attended the c"hNeuo" ~ P'
obaoea upon the police of the various cities ans 10
nrevent them from stopping the ouhd" sac o' HqN',,
mi, dasiro has found expression. it Is sad, IN mn
drau7, IN bv the special committee prohmihg ponce
men from entering saloons upon sunday ana d'c"p"
IN buv a glass OF liquor with the thought OF oo'aihS
positiye evidence that liquor is being sold No Hl'0
dealer except one DESTROYS of evading the EA'Se ""'
is afraid now of such visit from a pol'en"" Oh 0,'
t,y The "polce spy" the liquor oeal7r
,,.o, coils him has no business with the
rouor dealer who has his liquor saloon locked
ON SUNDAY his bar closed. and has no men drnhle III
his saloon. such liquor dealer Is h"' aiiA'o"' '
the police spy" bill shall be passed.
This dangerous bill which Of course Is lh'ehoe" ~
oman the door to sunday liquor selling, will II l.
body meets in January. and VIII OF course oe
f.rred 70 the Excise COMMITTEES. The Executive 'o'"
nittee of the Liquor Dealers Association i "o" -
tricuinc 10 have Excise Committee appon'o0 ~
. sneaker" Shcclan that will report faN"'apN 'o
notice spy bill and other measures introduce" III Wv
interest Of the LIQUOR dealers. MI. shcehdH j S'O
;. rnnch embarrassed BIZ this demand and 80 II may
bs believed is Governor Hill 1t was not III ''r"
o,,,ion q dangerous proceeding as pohNcIShS "
onrose and kill every high license measure Or il"
s.ea other bills adverse to the liquor interest "' 10
,soislate directly in favor OF TIC HH'
dealers. 10 break down the barriers aSai"s. i'
.nor,cce against sunday liquor ''Hlh2-
.h. e another matter. Governor IiH HAS
&C Mg q load 10 carry champion Of IN" nlV"
,.,. ~ no desires The title of "WmNkcys "oN
r,orr doesn't please him. and especially S" ""eh IL
4. nsod in other states an argument aeAl"-' l's
nomination for President. Nor does Nj 9heeN! VIZ
IA assume auv more burdens OF that kno IiV ''I''
has ambitions. lie desires to be nom'ha'eu 4o' ~"
,.nantGovernor and then for Governor. r"'oro ~
snaakcr O, an Assembly that opened the liquor saloons
~ the State on Sunday is not 10 he covered ''
sbeehan therefore. and Governor HILL a. theY Wof"
ovsr the Assembly Committee list. II may pe Pr
eic+ea Will ponder good many hours over the fx'e
Committee some good Democratic oipoHS'9'' VIII
be made members Of that committee
Nor is the police spy bill" the sole excise elH
which will BE- presented by the quordeaers lhoT VIII
,nsjs+ pnon reduction Of the maximum excise license
IA, from $3.50 10 5000 They viii demand virtual
annulment Of the Civil Damages Act, lhey VIII d."
that the sale Of liquor at balls after a. III he per
United upon the payment Of small license rec
But the Democrats will aid the EQuor dealers IN ono
matter which IS serious 10 theT. They Will pI>ve'
a vote being taken upon the Prohibition AniehcHo'
rnon April ID next ~ insisting upon the amend
reDt being voted upon al the general election IN NO
rember 1891. The Republican Legislature o. 'h.-
year when il passed the Amendment ooaed Inc us"H
resolution concerning the time when II was To be '"'
mitted 70 the people. This, they sold 'hond ne %.
April IA, 1901. There Is now general ncIel' u''Ic'
Are among the friend, Of the amendment that
vote viii be taken upon il on that date. A.
amendment convention was held AZ syracuse in Jnne
which was largely attended. aud a committee wac
appointed to have charge Of the campaign in support
"A IT, There was no question then that vot"
would be taken April Il. 1891. But Governor
I'LL clearly has other plans. Inc iaot
mat he has such plans was revealed in
curious manner. John !. Plat, the Editor OF " lA'
l'orshheepeie Eagle is well known. f~vers Pro
Idbition amendment although he is MOI political Pro
ldbitionist He was who a Republican Assembly
laan in 1888 introduced the Prohibition AmerdHeI'.
and persuaded the Legislature TO paos IT, He attended
he Amendment Convention Lac June and wa cleo II
10 president and a member Of The committee which ha~
cen pushing it, Mr. Plat has hid suspicious thai the
democrats Of the Assembly " ls91 aud Governor Hill
might throw obstacles the Of vote being t&hen
UPON April IA, 1891, upon the amendment. The
amendment reads foI!ows:
ARTICLE XVII.
s,c,on I No person shall manufacture for sale or sci
- leep for snle as beverage intoElcating liquors
bother brew.d. ferncned OF eELed Tne Legislature
sl w law prescribe regulations for the eSfofce"eht
IS. article and shan provide suitable penalties fof l'
slaton. -.,...,..
whereas The foregoing amendInent 70 the Constitution
va. agroad 20 by majority Of the neHb'r' ''Nc'" 70
eob Of the Houses he year 1865 and was ehN7ed IN
IN IA
t.r,od 70 the Legislature after publication thereof IN
tive. months previous the last eeaera election %
$ stors. ,
p slved III The Assembly cencuf That the foregoing
sbendment n, submitted 70 the people o. 'n9 S''s o.
York ~ special election 20 ne "'' VII '"' ''-'''
o. April, 1891.
Mr. PIatt wrote TO Attorney Tabor, request
ire him 70 give an opinion a TO whether any moro
legislation Nspcctin; the special election 10 be- itla
~ Np1! ia 1891. was necessary. Mr. Iaoor. il MAJ
:, mentioned. /, tho law partner Of speaker oi'c''
in BuNaio He rpied T. Mr. Pratt th@t Saa ,.
i ei,laion necessary rcgUGit 'Il' 'I1 ,
sianflaIIv he gave Tie opinion tiai 40 -pech eIce
ton TO vote upon ne ProhiDiGn AncnGh Dn n,
e Leo stature Of 500. which is quoted above
tn eUGuor dealers also were anxious 70 know VIA
he Attorney General thOu.M upon the sut9ccL ~
iitor of The Mnc and Npr'e "@zg}tr W'r r T.
r Tabor about II, and received '"' i'n"N'n- RPM
L, ,oplv to ysur communication Of ia" 5th instant aeF
:, ,hers - INV authority for t.c county clerks q
49, n.ce.sarv expense, Of ' ibmt!n2 7, the D.onl'
y p-ono,ed amendment prohibiting u'' manufacture ana
le Of liquors | beg leave to state U'l D." NV opl"''
. Joint resolution pas-,d ~ Inc legislature p'ov.1"'
49,. ts,ou IN tn. l4op.e OF the .lonos.d AM" Omen
onrins no authority T. the county ceFAs D" "'+'"' III
openses OF such submission nor could thev 'e'N u'i"
t,e EXPENSES thereo: by virtue OF such re- luton
Al the Democratic senator, and Assemblymen WIT
1--we been here say that they regard a. o; no cHcr
~. resolution Of the Republican Legislature OF l"o
r. sting April IA. 1901, the day upon which '"t
all be taken upon the Prohibition Amendment. ih'
vor taking a vote in November l0"l' at the ret"Ii
seton. ,..t... ........, I'll.
=, III havc the Democratic Assembly come 1" q dcHl"r
,th the Rcpubll senate Over ne enabling a.
n tim. prevent any vote beng taken upon I4
oanSment next year At all: and. iudcri, po-tpon
vot. upon # indefinitely. This SAVIOR, OF Al a.l'iI
sr+ ~ the Constitution. but 80 also doc IN" Dr.
AL OF the Demo cratic party to have STATE I~l
zen or a constitutional convention held al h'uG
% was called IN 1855. But tire liquor dealers d
= eve II the Constitution is made dead letter
THE NORTH Dakota SENAToRsHIP.
Bismarck y. d.. Dec. 20 (SpeciaD.-The cand date