New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-24
DIR. RAINSFOED and LIQUOR STORES.
HE Is QUOTED BY THE EVENING sun AS SAY
ING SOME INTERESTING THINGS.

HE Is QUOTED BY THE EVENING Sun AS SAY
ING SOME INTERESTING THINGS.
The Rev. Dr. ". :. Ransford, OF 81. George
Protestant Episcopal Church, was quoted In "Th
Evening sun yesterday saying some intcr'sn,
things. Dr. Ransford has always been liberal in h'
Views regarding the liquor question. and In the pub
nshed article OF Yesterday he reported as sayln:
that he in favor OF opening saloons In connection
with the churches He was also quoted as havin;
said he would like to open barroom himself his
argument being that the only way 10 overthrow The
liquor traffic for Christians TO open liquor stores
! and compete with the persons now doing liquor bust
ness. Here few OF the things he is represented
| as saying:
"You cannot stamp out such evil saloons.
have never advocated attempting reforms in this way.
| and do not believe that they are practicable.
J "What we must do l. TO provide substitutes which
will not be tainted by vice and unvholesome surround
| ings. In such Il thickly populated city as ours to
attempt to do away with saloons Is simply impossible.
But do the next lest thing, and that Is, We.
as the Christian community provide the beer
demanded by those who want 1t, and elevate the
standing Of the saloon TO level which IL has never
occupied
Business men OF the churches open saloons
and them prodably do not mean TO give
away the beer, but TO sell II al good prices, with
profit Let the saloons maintain themselves. They
conld do So only wish that myself had tho
money with which 20 demonstrate that THIS is the
only successful way to deal with this problem
"Would ! sell whiskcy In these saloons NO.
don't think that would Nut beer. Hight wines cohee
and chocolate ce,tainy would. Reading rooms could
be introduced and the saloons made an attrctiVe
place OF resort without intcmperance.
What Is more, ! would have them open on sun
day during the proper hours, but they would be 80
managed that they would conform strictly To the laws
and In no way evade or break them
But understand one thing. and that is that wh'h
the time came for closing the blinds would come down
and stay down. These places could be made 80
attractive and inviting that there would be no temp
tntion TO enter those resorts where the laws arc
broken.
Il purpose 10 advocate this idea hight along, and
present II in such a way that 1t will appeal 10 buS
ness men who will awaken TO the necessity OF providing
better and temperate substitute for the saloon Of
today. As have already said, this cannot be done
by preaching from the pulpit; II must be dcnonsacu
that the principle Is a right one III,
We must provide substitutes. not necessarily
Thing of a higher order must be provided TO take it,
phce."
me article published went on to say:
DR.. Ransord said that he had not perfected his
ideas regarding the saloon but proposed TO give the
question further consideration. wncn he wonld 60
into details. saloons which German in cha'nc-
ter believed 10 be the best, and his would be- he
thought, along The lines He sincerely hoped that
he could awaken business men TO the necessity Of
clean saloon take the place Of those which exist
in this city to-day. lie emphasized The fact that
M cap and was m es wo @ be- eod and ."
prices charged. In his opinion there would be good
plohts in such saloons, and yet the drinking mans
at present lie expressed confidence Ia the fact that
his ideas would be ultimately carried out"
A reporter OF The Tribune called at Dr. Rains
gardng the Church and the liquor traffic, bat the
servant who 10 the door said that the minister
had left the city and would not return until toda;