The evening world., 1892-01-22
II MEETS WITH GREAT FAVOR.
What Liquor Dealers Say of the
Proposed Excise Law.
Restricted Sunday Selling Would
Bring About n Big Reform.

The new Excise hill which l. soon To bc
taken up by the legislature, and which Will
no doubt lie thoroughly land carefully con-
sidcrcd on all sides, has already been alluded
TO by 'ruE EVENING WoRir
In briei, II VIII prOv'dc lur a moderate sun
day License law,whicA win enable retail deal
crs to sell On that day ailcra certain hour III
III" afternoon, which has not Vet been ilxcd
IN addition there are provisions FOR the grant
Ing ot specini licenses Tor ;tl!-nighl places In
luua!iiics where such places would hc for the
general convenience oi the public, and fer the
lie balls and entertainment, sycn by any In
cnrnOratcd association.
To-day humber OF the prominent repre-
scn,Utiycs Of the retail trade were called upon
by an kyESING WORLD reporter and asked to
express their views with regard to the new
law. The principal Officers Of the New YORK
Wine and Liquor Dealers Association have
already come o,u enthusiast ,cally In favor Of
the proposed changes In the Excise law.
Herman \. Bode. who /, the proprietor OF
several large saloons uptown, believes that
the adoption of a moderate sunday selling
law Would be hoi only uncht to the trade
but would meet with the demands Of tar
great majority Of 'nc public.
"It Is what We nave been seeking to ac-
romvli,h lDr many years past" h" said. "rhr
SliSru Ss!vC defeats Otr Efforts IN that dirrc-
tioD met were due Ia an entire misconctp-
tlun Ua the par; ot the legislators at Albany
oI Ii" probable +, suits Of surn law.
II am not ia IaVUr Of throwing the saloon
dur, vide tpcu On sunday. but simply desire
- Ii,., : n, 1,
and within certain iN.d hours. /. this Wa,
mrmltt d there would be no violations If the
.AW.
AS II Is al present there scrE!s to bc no
way ~ preventing, large number o! saloon
men from keeping their side doors open on
sunday aud supplying their customers In
spite OF the law. The present law encourages
hs violation, which. besides lessening the re-
spect Of the public for the law, 1, the mt ans
Of increasing drunkenness.
~ don't see why people should be deprived
Of their ravorite beverages on sunday any
more than on any other day OF the week. and
as long as they Insist upon having them just
the same they are bound to get them IL Is q
great deal more sensible to have Il law which
reasonably restricts the sunday traffic, and
which VIII bc observed without the spsiug OF!
the police. than one which IS almost uniyer-
sally violated.
with regard to the closing up of places
which openly violate the law and are con-
duc:ed generally upon vicious principles, as
* the case with The notorious ulyes OF sixth
avenue and the Bowers, as well as other parts
OF the city am glad to see mat THE ~ EN-
1876 WORLD has taken up thc matter 50 vigOr-
OuSly and is pusAing these people to he wall.
II would he a good thing TO root all such
places out ol existence, and an the reputable
liquor dealers IN the city Will agree with Inc
IN this view
at l. curious thing, to 80 back 20 the
present sunday law, that places oul side Of
sew York are pu' under no such strict SUPER
vision as they are here. Take the Summer re-
SUrts. Tor Instance, toney Island. I:uC!..way
amt the like. They are never intcricr"i with,
and Ii Is the fact that the irce sale or bcycr-
ages i permitted on sunday that makes them
popular as resorts. II there is going to be II
strict sunday Closing law, 1t ought to be ell
forced all over the state equally" "
John s. Lutte. Of East Twcnty-ninth street
SAID: Although have always closed up my
rlucn sunday. and pulled down The curtains
~ that cverybodS could see that no business
was done there, am ia favor OF more lcaeut
| law.
&" 1t is unfair 10 those dealers who respect
| IN" iaw ana i've up 10 II that others are per-
| lAIt"d th;ouc!! on" Influence" or another t.
keep open and get all the trade"
! IN Third a;cnl.r. below Eighteenth street,
| there Ar" several large salOCfils and rrst llI-
rantS wh!rl ~" patrunilcd Chlclly by ter
muh>. who cannot get along without tari,
/ beer Ou SUNDAY any more Than On Oth"r day s
OF the wcch. lhc .pr"prir'orS are all In favor
4 it,. st IlN
/ the other provisions 0f III" ncw proposed pN-
y ci,r measure, and welcome any assistance
that may rr given them III IurthoriuG this
/ cause.
"AIicr church hours" said one. at should
! he proper lur IL To sell beer ana Keen our
place. nrcn, Ju-t a. any restaurant can du
| now. Hundreds Of Germans who do not walI
! Lu spend I'll" entire day AT home, Uut HIT "a
/ meet their trirrIN socially, viii come to such
| l.accs and hrug their families with thcm.
! " l. Is their way oi enjoying their holiday.
and not being. a, Il r'ic, constant chGrrn-
9oer-, they regard II a. a serious infringe.
| mout upon thcir liberties to be deprived OF
tai. source OF enjoyment and sucial inter
| course. sunday Afternoon ana evening
| should hr made ire" 10 tile salOOI-hcCpcrs for
| this reason.
50 lar as alI-nigh' places are concerned,
thcy are not necessary Tor tho purpose oi
! ANYWAY. There would hr no Induce
whatever +" keep open SUNDAY mornings"
! John WUhlk"n, OF Fourth avenue nnd
: IWeaiN N-Lihi!. stree, thought tnrt II The
/ saloons were allowed To Keep open Oh SUNDAY
| after! u.C!nC IN thc "iturnnnn n would M ct
! al requirements. Hnd tAai lLr iuUor dealers
! throughout lh" cit! wOiild have An .Hturr,t IA
! seeing tnnt such "A inw ",i> -iiiciiy observed.
I at would certainly lessen ihu police wu.k.
| nc said. and put an end iu n great deal Ol IN .
! honesty that Is gciu. uh all Tie time. SO re-
! sy"ctGOlc dcal"r would allow any liOtoWS ~
/ d'sUrdrrly rJnduct IN rs place uh SUNDAY,
/ any more than on other DAYS. II I, nll non.
/ ,,iS'. to tain about IN" SlgilS ~ drliaErn'Ct
/ aud dcDHuch 'ry "ti II y pu,d acCt The r!c,
| Ol ChlirCn-g ca "a, th'i passed a|OuA III,
/ street. There wouldn't Lc hall dH much OF
that ear, Ui thin- .. there l. now, II Iuudcrai,
selling was prrniti"d
Jacob \arlIn. a Mcll-hnOwn dpwntuw Z
dealer, thOIght that the prohibition uf sun
day liquor selling had II bad effect ON puhii,
morally. ~ hdv" never Kept my Sii" iOuI
open on that day. -did h, but alN avs ciCsl
up my place ti.h'. DO tins because hciIrSi
"a taking one diN wrrh fUr rest and givin.
INV ump'uVcc- he same privilege
81 HUI lArr" arr plenty Uf place. whrrI
drinks ar" ,v!d Oh IA" sly, and this Is u Da
thing not Only fur lLONc whJ sell them hui
Tor thu,r "no buy, for they both know thcJ
are Violate" Law.
give rs a law thai We can nlC up Ia anu
which Will satisfy the demands u the publ,
and the c!ty viii be tho better for u. lOu
wont hear then lhis continued CRY about the
iniquily ui lhe liquor tranlc and all that
The law VIII be observed aud everybod! vii
be satisfied.