New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16
4 STRONG APPEAL TO TIE PEOPLE.

GooD REASONS WHY TIE SENATE SHOULD RE
JECT TIL NEW EXCISE BILL.
The Joint committee OF the thirteen societies which
combined TO oppose the nquordeaers Excise Dill
which has Just passed the Assembly has issued the
following appeal
To the People Of the State Of New-Yofk: The liquor
dealers Excise BILL Of OF It's objectionable
s,,u,e has pas.cd the Assembly. Anticipating such
possibility the Of the thirteen combined societies.
opposed bill addressed George f. lioe'ch chaf'
man Of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tor nearing
thereon when IL reach that body and on the I'm
av ~ February received that you shall
have ample opportunity be heard before the committee
ON tho Excise bill" Renewing our application on the
I2u O: APRIL we received the following telegram Letter
received BDl announced. Republican leader senate
49,, with Deuoc,atc; bill should ordered TO third
re.dirg; made special order next Tuesday morning. 10
ordered bill therefore does not - to my committee at all
George +. Eo-sch"
Derived thus of public hearing. are constrained
TO a,pca TO senate and the public TO defeat this
nloui,ons bill by this public method and shall briefly
point out few 0. existing evil provisions. This bill
has dscredltsble nage II Is no longer secret
that /; was prepared by Collins In the Interests
Of the state Liquor Dealers Association. No public
demand served public interest is adequately or In
tcntlonaliy protected by the authors o. the bill This
I'm was conceived prepared. and is forwarded by the
liquor alone IL, purpose is % change the funda
mental % State. every restriction and
to extend in every section OF the State disrcpuaba
talc.
~ the present discretion OF the Excise Board Is
abolished II the requirements OF the law complied
with license can compiled regardless OF all other
cons! iera Ons Every in SiNthaNe any other
thoroughfare become liquor saloon. The Excise
Bard are degraded higaard clerks 10 do the deal
ors blcdine There is no restriction wh1cNer to the
dempnd, Of tho public apples 10 the whole
State and makes 1t for citizen to enter into
the saloon business open a butchershop Their is
no limit number De granted to one In
dividual. r.ch brewer dstcr, matter In what
lnrt Of the he conducts his business, may at his
thousand licenses for Tie retail sale
Of liquor and he may scl such licenses at his pleasure
Thee j. requirement for the closing OF saloons on
Sunday forbidden hour fundamental principle Of
the present that saloons menace 10 the safety
and peace the community and the quiet Of Sunday.
consequently unlawful only ,cl give away
lIquor Sunday, but TO keep the saloon open. This
bill proposed permit the sale Sunday, which was
amended sufficiently 10 require tie saloons 10 BIS
closed aad kept closed the law does and with tho
saloons open all these forbidden hours police force
could hinder the surrept,ous sale Of liquor.
Tie drunken engineers I'LL Is repealed and incf-
cctua provision takes it, place The Civil Damage act
is virtually amnuled by an nnpIac,icablc provision for
cities There IS no real saving Of local option. We
appeal 70 the clergy denominations and the press
20 rnew their defeat this BILL The community
recognize gratitude their efforts have compelled
AMENDMENTS that have this bill of It's power
enough has be" d)re. TITS bill should
be defeated and falling that, it should bc radically
amended foregoing and other particulars Let pub
lie your senators by Tuesday morning
The Speedway Repeal bill shows that they VIII respect It.
w. II. ARMOUR, Chairman.
ROBERT GRAHAM Secretary Joint Committee.
New.York, April 10, 1892.