New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-21
LIQUOR MEN IN REVOLT
THE nruocR,TS HAVE DECEIVED THEM

SAFE ,SSOcr ALTON on ITS LAST LE"o'
.The Sunday cIause was put into the liquor ae'' ,,
excise bill In the expectation tha' tie ling the
of last redeem their ante-electOn pledges by naA'e w.
hin in its original form a party measure. ING
zion NJ This provision is a nagrant breach Oh p'o'o
given by the Democrats during inc ia't 'a''r
leaves the liquor question unsctbei'
rho frreoolnp Is from the editorial columns vi
r,cut issue Of The Wine and Spirit Gazette "u %
smith, the editor OF the paper. nhr'aerVeoiS W"
porter Of The Tribune just What the piease'
10 were and how the liquor dealers nave "'0
ccIyed by Tammany Hall II was iear1ied' Hoi'
Mr. Smith said. that pledges, time ana again. W."
made to the associations of the wholesac "nu &C.,
liouor dealers by the members Of the Democratic o'a
Camnalcn Committee that II the Democratic party IT,
coIved the support Of the liquor men they coud ha'o
ANYTHING they wanted if Flower were elected. IL WIS
especially impressed upoI their minds tha' IL ''o' 'p
portcd the Democratic candidate for Goverhor hc "ouu
favor, not only Sunday opening. but anything cN0
which the liquor men desired ,r-
II was also learned from Mr.. Smith that nine'teht'o
Of the lquor dealers in New York from one years emu
., Tho other ora backmailcd by the police, and that
during political campaigns they made TO Continue
Handsomely toward the campaign expenses il u'o
police spy clause In the Excise Dill Is pisec", VI
Smith says that the Matchmaking on tho part Oh .'o
police will continue than ever. Under THIS ponce
SPY provision the sale OF liquor on sunday colu anu
would doubt be carried on "llh Pu0'''" '''f'
yet he pointed out that the dcicIs III o" u'i'e "'
become lawbtealers.
The failure OF Tammany 10 fulfil It's anteelecuon
pledges has resulted dastrousy to the liquor associa
lions I'm more ways than aud one OF the OrgaIIa-
lions f. now ON its last legs More than half OF the
members OF the Wholesale Liquor Dealers Associauoh
have resigned during the last month, ana IL Is eA-
pected that this formerly strong branch OF lamnay
will soon cease 10 exist John keresey, VINO was
NJ
election and Peter McQuade among tho men VINO
have withdrawn from the organization Ihcse TWO
men were the founders OF the Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association and up TO the time when ram
many Hall began to medde with the business OF the
association were its most ardent suppo But when
polltics-Tsmmany politcs-began To show l'een al
every meeting of the association McsSrs. keiesey ana
McOuade and about forty Others handed In their reslg
nations.
During The campaign last fall" said Mr. Smith,
Il ives frequently called upon By members OF the
Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealers Associations,
and In language that not polite was asked why
did not support Flower in my paper. told them l
did not think the Democrats would do anything FOR
the liquor
".But We have iron-bound pledges from the Demo
cratic state Committee that have anything we
ask for said two members OF the Retail Liquor Deal
ors' Association day when they called upon mo-
AT that time 'rhe Wine and Spirit Gazette was
the official organ OF tho Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association and / OF course working i'll the Inter
est Of the association The members thought that
ought TO come out openly and support Flower, as
supported Grant when scott his opponent. but
did not think that Tammany sincere, ami l felt
that tile Flower would injure the trade The
members OF the Liquor Dealers Association continued
to fight among themselves and politics was tho calse
OF the whole trouble At OF the meetings OF the
association a disgraccfu scene Ike this took place
aid Mr. nuya
OF Phelan & Duval to Mr.. worserlapd, large whole
sale de aler.
81 AM JUS good as you are replied the man
spoken TO.
The only good Democrats are Tammany men,
continued Mr.. DLval.
We'll, for Cleveland, and am just US good
as any Tammany man., exclaimed Mr.. Worserland.
"Tho two men began to call each other names,
and II It had not been for tie prompt action Of rhe
chairman blows might have been exchanged.
"Tho Mquor-dealers who were Democrats were
good Democrats, but they couh not swallow Tam
many Hall. and they have learned that the party
has fooled them again. The fight In the association.
which supposed TO be as substantial almost rs
the Federal Government, all account Of Tam
many Hall, and IT IS nov it, last legs It's death
can be attributed TO Tammany interference.
The lquordealers have lost in their hgh, for the
chief provision In aheir BILL and the pledges made by
the Democratic State Committeeman are Of course,
broken. And tho signs are not wanting which 20 to
show that IN It's present amended form the bill
has poor chance OF becoming law. The Demo
cratic bosses dlckeging and parleylng, and mean
while the liquor dealers get nothing. To make
matters worse another obstacle IN the Of further
progress has arisen. which Is eagerly welcomed by
tho Democratic bosses. so long the SUNDAY and
eating house clauses remained In the BILL the brewers
were satisfied. although the bill contained number
Of minor provisions which did not meet their full
approval. The brewers accepted these Objectionable
features on OF the advantages which the lc
enzed sale OF beer sunday promised 10 offer TO the
makers Of beer Since the sunday and eating house
clauses have been stricken out, the brewers have be
gun 10 show their hand and strong objection 10
raised TO tho section which grades the license fees for
the salo OF beer "ine ana spritnHiuS n%nofs. Inc
have fixed. The members of inc legislative commit
tee O. no State Liquor Dealers Association maintain
that under the present system In nine cases out OF
ten %n'uo@s, LIQUORS low are ccr 50" Or u WiSr
license and that It is but Just and fair TO those who
pay the full saloon license "a have this discrimination
III the license fees made commensurate 10 the actual
sales. Some OF the Initiated are mining that iiIl ana
the Tammany bosses Mt tho bottom of this fight
between the brewers and saloon keepers, and that the
leaders ia order 70 relieve the Democratic party Of the
responsibility Of passing the bill. should the bill to
pieces OF the differences OF opinion among
the parties Interested In IT, the blame for the rLhr
can conveniently be laid OF. the liquor dealers.
Democratic bosses but the result will be the same
the liquor dealers 10 be fooled again by the Demo
Gratis. Under Tammany rule the saloon keepers viii
not be lifted up 10 be s"lfre.l'ectIng men and
merchants but viii remain the scrfs OF political bosses
aud the liquor issue will continue To be- factor in
politics The strict and unborn enforcement OF
present Sunday law Is thousand times preferable TO
condition Of things which will continue 10 exercise
degrading Influence upon the men engaged In the
retail liquor trade II the "poce spy clause becomes
IL law. The liquor dealers have been fooled often by
the Democratic bosses and borne their disappointment
50 phllosopIcally, that their Tammany masters
probably justified in assuming that they win also sub
init 10 this fresh disappointment meekly nnd continue
contrbUtc their money 10 tire Democratic campaign
fund and ut the time submit 10 being bactmallcd
by the police. There l., however, every indication that
the pat OF the lquOr dealers has been exhausted
and that they will no longer submit 10 tho tyranny
and deceit OF the Tammany bosses"
The result VIII be, Mr. smith believes, that Tam
many Hall viii not control the Liquor vote NJ the next
election. Tammany has about broacn up the Whole
sale Liquor Dealers Association and the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association. II Is said Is beginning (, doubt
the sincerity of Tammany and II fears that the
Wigwam influence may also divide It's members and