New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16
A WEIGHTY PROTEST.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND REBUKEs SENATOR
HILL.
THE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE sCHAAFF DILL
DECLARED TO BE AN INSULT 10 THE
KIM afrIH


STATE REPRESENTATIVES,.
Archbishop John Ireland. Of st. Paul, Minn'' VINO
has a national reputation as an advocate Oh "npe
ance Is at present on visit to this city, anu
cnest Of the Paulst Fathers at their home, Fftynnl
- and NInthavc. The priests Of this church. as Is
n known Arc all total absalners, and through eVii
-onort and good report have always been powerful
alice in the agitation IN behalf Of the restriction Oh 'he
so,o NJ Intoxicating drinks. reporter OF Inc Tribune
cav the Archbishop yesterday at the rectory Oh inc
cburch and talked with him abont the object Oh ms
ret o tbe East and his opinions in regard TO senator
n.v,d n HIPS free.rum bill Some time ago Arch
hho ireland delivered by invitation, an able lecture
A. intamnerance and Law before the Citizens re
t Association of buffalo. and he also received lhVi
tatlons to speak OF large gatherings IN ts guy ahu
g., proo,tlvn Albany and other cities throughout inc
State. He said to the reporter asa.
aoue Of my objects in coming TO TINS Guy at 'niS
time was 10 attend the preliminary meeuhg 10 plepa0
o., ,be| ynId,s Temperance Congress to be held IN
s,rLno tbo votcSs Columbian Exhibition. This
60, ras cot on foot by the National Temperance
soc,o+v NJ which the Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuylef, Oh
nnotI,r is nr,sident. All the indications are thao
+bis Congress will be O remarkable gatne'ihs' anu Si
Irclnde representatives from all inc countries VI
rrronc az well as OF America. The bases OF repc-
sentatiou are on very broad INES All "IO az =.
on rov onposed to incompetence, however much they
M
a. 80 endowed AGAINST It, will be welcome. Whue
oh one ,cIll have the opportunity to state DIS IDEAS
horo sba he no criticism allowed upon the lucas VI
Others t., Az ,rhs,,
aMay I ask your opinion concerning 'i'o SuD'.r
into 70 the schaa Excise bill which Is no" penus III
the New.Yorl Legislature y the reporter iI''.N
awnu ranled tho Archbishop, elevatlng his eye
,no,.s and sneatlnr in an emphatic tone, "from my
Ito ~ that measure, consider 1t the Doioes1
ottomnt yet made in America in favor OF rum SUI
nromacv. There may be some who VIII quesuoh NY
RIGHT 10 express an opinion on penang iceisi'sOn ~
60 80 which am not Citizen but my answer 10
chat the citizens OF the whole Nation are ni'eeseu
IN any great movement in the great state Vi new
yor,t and which excites general interest anons "i
the citizens Of our common country. Inc oD'ee 49,
this hill seems to be TO throw down inc DarrierS ~
80 hoon hitherto put up against the abuse OF tho
or traffic and 10 give tho trafickers compiete iree
do ~ action TO sell when, where and to whom they
please" A. c,,,,, nonacos act
shonld this bill pass, what do you thihkT
ait seems to me that the Civil Damages ACT Dy Uno
terms Of this bill Is made Intellectual. III caso "h'o
ouor has been sold to a child the burden OF PROOF Is
ILL., On 1bc complainant of showing that the seller
,nov that the child was under sixteen years, very
difficult and often impossible task
- About the clause relating TO licensesF
aThat is a bad feature, too" said the Archbishop.
rrder tho act as understand It., licenses are trans
trred into species Of property which con be sold or
ASSIGNED Then lust think for moment OF that
ther dangerous feature which provides FOR the OPEN
inc NJ the doors Of the saloon at all hours, and eav
ING 10 those with whom is entrusted the endorsements
~ law absolutely no means Of shutting them up
And think of II again. that the only possible meehod
by which violation of the law may be discovered
r. made a misdemeanorI Why, 1t is monstrous'
awhat would be the result should the bill pass y
ayhv slmply 10 make the liquor sellers the masters
~ the whole situation Even to suggest to the mem
hers of the Legislature the passage OF this measure
is an Insult to their patriotism, and 1t seems I'M
possible TO believe even for moment that INC repre-
sentatiyes of tho great state OF New-foIK VIII ever
agree TO It or consent to act against the CONVICTIONS
of all lawabiding citizens. The embodiment IN law
~ this outrageous measure would force upon inc
ounrv the belief that saloon-keepers 90 really
control Legislatures and are pracucailS oui i""
What do you think of the action Of the priests
in connection with the matter $1,000, o-,brx,osti
cal1v as a priest OF the Catholic Church. am o S
to congratulate, and do 50 with dsng He on their
aftifide toward this and other bills of the same hat
In their protests they have shown themselves bi
oughy loyal to the spirit and the teacnes 0I t
Church and the true friends OF tie peopie 0oinn'''
John jay Chapman, of the City Reform Club handed
last evening b the reporter the following telegram
which he said Archbishop Ireland authorized hun 10
send to General Hustled In Albany ,4 =. .o,,
Permit American citizen an a9VVga t ~ I Pn
publican party in the Albany Legislature MI ~ 90
Dosing the substitute schaaff bill uphold the digny
Of the party, the sacfcdness Of aw ana te nUIUr
and The safety Of the state might say Of the country
nj large for all Americans IRE intelested IN WIaI -
done in the great commonwealth 3I % ~ tS most
Complete victory that the saloon has ever aceVed III
America