New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-19
EXCISE BILL DENOUNCED.
ANOTHER mi ORTANI HEARING BEFORE
TIE ASSEMBLY, COMMITTEE.
BISHOP DOANEs FOBCIgLE PLEA AGAINST THE
| LcUOEDrALEEs' MEASUEr-MH. NOS
| MAKES STpONs aHGI'NtNT-
VITTIN NTINk III.
iBY TkLkGHArH 10 TIL TiHKUNE.1

respective # party. are aroused into opposition 70
the bill To-day the Excise Committee Of tie Assembly
again had 10 hold its healing the bill In the Assembly
Chamber. The opposition va, hearted By the Nl-hl
Rev william CrUswell Doanc. Protestant Episcopal
Bishop Of Albany. Bishop Doane took occasion. in
the course Of hi, able speech To Announce that he
wa 4 Democrat, statement which plainly surprised
the committee, but 1t the same time led them to e-
gard the ri,hop with additional respect. perhaps
the exponent Of the view Of a large body OF members
Of their own party. one % the speakers in opp 81
ton TO the bill said that il 1t shonm pas, the Legs
lature he would believe TINT il had passed with the
consent and by the desire Of Governor Flower This
remark led Chairman FOey to say 4
assure you that Governor Flower has never
seen this bill, and las shown no interest IN
its being passed
Bishop Doanc who was the first speaker against
the bill. said in part " / here representing
;nc Church Temperance Society and the sabbath Day
Committee. stand here for the riehs of citizenship
which far has not been degraded and diShonorcd
by the deliberate passage Of legislation such rs Is
called for 10y this bill 1t is my particular point ana
purpose 10 speak Of what is known the sunday
clause In this Liquor Dealers hi. and shall como
to that and say what have 10 say about that; but
it is impossible. it seems 10 me- for any man To cast
an eve upon this bill and not be bound TO see two
things about it-in the first place, that the very In
PRODUCTION Of this bill. which 1t, character bears out.
Is an OUTRAGE and an indgBty for this simple reason
that The purpose AID object of every excise law
is to regulate lquordcacrs and Yet here We have
the liquor dealers coming in Lcrc with proposal 10
regulate the Legislature IT is the most rrcposier'us
anomaly | have ever met WITH
In the next place. want to what Mr.. Graham
has said. that wish nobody TO fancy for moment
that because am here particularly 10 ,p,ak against
the decoration Of the Lords Day think 1t pos
,lbc that the ill can bc made decent hv taking out
that clause, 1t IS too bad 10 he capable of amend
mont except in the way suggested for tie cure Of 4
dog suffering from NdrJphOtia, which Wa u cut OIL
s toll below its ears. This bill is against the in
tcrc,t Of society and in The interest Of a
body Of mcn-G lave met them in this
place before now; and thiuk have the
right 10 say that thavc never for moment denied
that rs connected with an indIttry they have
a right 10 protection. but they have no rirht t" come
here and ask for monopoly OF privileges which uie
state Of New York has never granted to any other
industry.
Las, Thur day. at n hearing in this House, gen
tcmcn presented certain arguments. lie was called
in the new -papcrs 'Ex- Exci~. Commissioner Andrews
hope he is here to-day. ! should like to be able To
say that from the bottom of my heart, am glad he
is m cX-ENcl,e Commissioner, and that i sincerely
hope that all such Excise Commissioner, Will b" cN
ci,cd from the state Of New York and every place
where they have any control this busin' 49, Tie
argument Of Mr.. Andrews that The question Of
liquor selling Wa, not q question ~ morality or ~
li.ion but Of police regulation. undertake 10 say
that that d.-troys the whole dignity and character
# all legislation. What is law bat the enactment
and enforcement OF moral, What Is the object 81
It bat 10 prevent immortality What
is the object Of It bat t. put safe
guards around our prophet What 8, behind the
police but the law What /, behind the law but
morals! Mr. ~ Excise Commissioned Andrews made an
other remark here. namely. that all business which
legal on Monday was legal on sunday; aud when
Judge Arnoux asked him whether he thought that
principle ought 10 be- applied {" general business. d"
wisely declined to g. into general discussion.
IL want Ia speak about this matter Of the Lords
Day upon the very lowest possib" ground All not
concerned with the great religious truth thnt II Is
holy day. but want to behind nny revealed record
and say what no human being can deny. that what
old father, used Ia call the 'rcst day Is
institution tlat Is cocya with man. The In not
only criminal aud WRONG. bEt be- t. fool. vino under
takes 10 put b. finger upon The Hacrcdno7s ~ THIS
day Of rest, simply because anybody must know thnt
what Is cocva with humanity Is Of The very essence
Of humanity itself
In the course II the debate lat Thursday there
another argument in regard To- the sunday question.
German speaking a. tic new ,Iaper reporters said.
broken English made argument here In favor OF
having the sale of liquor GA sunday provided for, be
cause IL The habit IN Germany 10 have liquor on
sunday. Now. have great respect for the German
people and for whrt called tn drinking ciston' Il
the people They are the most decent drinking people
In the world. ] have great poet for German
brOicn English because it !, not nearly 50 broken as
nv German when =, 10 Berlin laughtcrl; but want
that German to know that there }, one bit u English
that he cannot break. and that Is the English sunday
What propose to do t, .lmcricanizo every bOiy
that como, into this county.
one single word more may / eay. The Legislature
| " the state OF Sew York ~, year (, In - very
peculiar and unusual position. 1t ma, an undivided
r.. pon,lilit; for r!,itiOn IN both houses ana IN
the Executive Chamber, aud therefore it has an I'M
,-,uacd opportunity for legislation | have been here
In Albany for twenty three years. have been here
over and over again. have seen all Ill" c""hiuIy
method, Of shifting the pspfn,b.lIty. II cannot be
done thl, year In the name OF the ciHeia o! the
STATE Of Sew York | earnestly ask that the legisla
ton that IS asked for by this Hill, which believe l.
disastrous and dlscrcdIhlc in its chl@icr should
bs treated rs IT deserves TO be treated ana put 10
one side somebody cOnIWcd In this house tho Othef
day the name Of Dr. Howard CROSBY, a,sociaing him
with the suggestion Of this BIZ, and cpndiate 1t IN
the name of my dead friend "a a dshonor to the
| record Of his me-
PRANK Moss said: "Ths bill Is pushed by class
,cho are consplcuou, for their dsloyay the law.
Can we excct that this elias will obey the law As VIC
| read the bill. the liquor sal"Ins may keep open
the en,ire week, and not even IN sunday morning
| can "A policeman into saloon and close IT, lhis
bill al, spreads the saloon all over the state. There
| arc hundreds of Villages which, under the Local
| option Law, keep the saloons closed Ih'y eject
| g.. ma. license commissioner This bill would bll
| the Local option law. y liquor dealer could ,omI"
| the t,wn excise boards to Issue licenses. Tie DIi
also reduces the bond Of the liquor dealer
| from 200 to 800 IL Is also pr"NPc'
! that a hquor dealers license must be revoked
! twice before the excise board can decline
| f.. Issue 10 him u license. Now, II he loses nj
| LICENSE he cannot get another IN three years. Inc
I'm destroys the Cvil Damage act py rt'lnI1's w. ~
Ming OF nOcc not 10 sell liquor 10 druilIIifu' -
| day "A man can get only hccn-c. uuder ,nIs
| Nh he can get an unlimited number. ] hear iha'
| thc brewers propose 10 tihc n thousand licenses, ~
(eoge T. Elliott Of brOokivn. protested against te
massage Of the BILL IN behalf Ol 100 ministers 81 biVoA
| iyn. should rather have free rum, lie snh' '""'
| this BILL ,,.ar,,,,
| II the nquor dealers said John Jny ChhpHlil
wnntcd TO array the public agant them, ihey eoula
not have done better than to have i.t'"i'en ,is
| lin. Their two is. 1c.l and lr"2. show thIt tnel
are the friends OF la@-br,ahiug within the past "eeN
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