New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-04
LIQUOR MEN FOOLED AGAIN.
CHANGES IN THEIR BILL HEY WON'T LIKE
THE SUNDAY AND EAT;NG-HOCSE CLNCeE'
STRICKEN QUITO BE KEPT on THE
sTpING' \ WHILE LONGER.
rry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.1

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! Foley ~ Ne,r.Yorl viii be reported tomorrow morn
Ing from the committee, but not In condition 10 peas.
the liquor men. In fact. they VIII be Huch u'sP''"
with the treatment that they have again received Ill
the hands Of the Democratic Assembly. Two OF 'ncA'
most cherished sections have been stricken OUT Inv
first OF these the sunday clause II has been ''c"
ont completely and even the specal-hcenSe clauses
that have been left In the bill do not permit the sale
| NJ ,iouor on sunday. II this bill should pass the
senate as II probably will, In lis present shape, tEe
same backmaling % the liquor dealers by the ponce
Of the large cities Will be continued, ana they VIII DC
compelled to put up largo campaign subscriptions this
fan 10 help elect Democratic members Of the Assem-
bly, who can depended upon 10 vote FOR the euhuS
clause.
The Sunday clause not stricken nut because
the Democratic leaders feared they could not the
Hill with II IN An Assembly that will pass the
notorious IIuclcberry" bill can be depended upon
to pass any measure that Hill, Murphy, Croker, NC
Langhln & Co. want 10 get through. 10 was because
the passage Of the BIZ with that clause III IL woui
fake the liquor business ont OF politics mat inc
Democratic bosses agreed that II would be master
stroke again to fool the quordcalcrs and keep them
In n position for further discriminating when the fall
compalgn opens From the 10000 10000 saloons In
this state the leaders OF the Democratic party
have for The last six years collected large SIMS OF
money annually fjr election expenses. This money
has been paid with the understanding that. when the
Democrats Obtained cDntFDl III INC anu
the same time had the Governor excise bill would
be passed that would give TO them all s0t Of fire. dom
from what they considered 10 he the irllsOmc AMI
Pritanlcal laws upon tho statute books. On this
account tho engaged Ia this business have yearly
been paving large sums OF money into the Democratic
corruption funds. and at the same time paving to
the police Of tho cities their regular moh'hN o'i'
mailing assessments for being allowed u Keep OPP"
on sundays and after the hours wien lne ~" ''' y
the places must be closed.
Last year when the Democrats had a majority III
the Assembly. the liquor dealers sent up Dill ,n"V
was drawn bv their scntatvcs. ana WIS ID 'ei
rorfoct Rut the Democrats did not want to go
tbro,>h state campaign without the money tha'
thov copld raise from the dealers in quor, with tho
understanding that theY would be liberal Substitutes
10 last falls election expenses. Therefore DaNl1 b.
nm took charge OF the BILL and after holding on to 1t
FOR nearly two weeks until he had succeeded in getting
the Senate into IA deadlock. that he knew that tne
hill would not have TO be octcd upon bv hih III
cave Il back TO the Excise C0mmiu"c' anu
II passed tho Assembly with many m ue
features remaining in It that the liquor dealers wanted
II that bill had passed last spring. even In the shape
which II was In when II came from liilPs hands ana
una rcported back 20 the Assembly. the Democratic
campaign fund last fall would have been not less than
100000 short OF what 1t was.
HIN then played a thimblerigging game upon the
men who wanted that bill passed. and now nc ana
those who are associated with him In the management
OF the present Legislature have repeated the game.
Police Commissioners and police captains VIII continue
to own handsome houses and expensive yachts
because the Sunday clause has been stricken out OF
tho bill
Tho other clause that dear to the heart OF the
liquor seller that providing for what was called
an eating house license. Under the provision In THIS
section Of tho bill q with piece OF cheese ana
a pound OF crackers could have sold rum at all hours
: D.
pearcd from the bin
But much has been left In II 20 make II valuable to
those who were Xious to have the bill passed. In
first place. tho spy clause Is retained This clause
prevents law officer from going Into saloon NJ inc
when 1t ought TO he closed. no matter on what
account, 1t therefore Is left to private citizens to
obtain inform alton OF the breaking OF the law by the
dealers. The Civil Damage act is destroyed.
special license for saloons to keep open all night was
provided for In tho bill rs II was introduced
originally, and that With the bail license, has
been left In tho bill. ihe license fees are
reduced from what they now are by the bill rs 1t VIII
DO reported in the morning hrstclass hotel license
TO sell nquor to 10 drunk of or tho premises is to
be had Ia cities for from 800 To $3.50. In towns from
$50 70 $3.50. A lrst-cass" saloon license 10 sell
liquors Of all kinds on or OIL The premises, Where II
Is odd In cities IS 10 cost from 80 to 500, and Ia
towns from $50 10 Slo0. In cities license to sell
ale or beer Is 50 cost from $50 10 $50, In towns
from so b SlOD. ~ btOIchccpc. uNtiSc IN N'loS
Is 10 cost from $50 500, aud III towns fIom $50
to $50. A druggists license Is to cost go. The
special all night license 10 sell between l IA. and
a. H. Il less than $50 nor more than $3.50.
In most OF the cities VI the state where the
Democrats ia tho control there Is probably little
doubt that the minimum Will be charged oftener
than the maximum amount
The Excise Committee put into the IN ore saving
CLAUSE, In tho hope OF catching the votes OF some VI
the country Democrats who known 10 oppose the
bill stood when IL was frat introduced. They
hive feared that, III this bill became law, II
would repeal tho acton OF the towns IN the SAFE
which have elected no-licenso commissioners this
spring. This section has therefore, been added.
gliy 10 any town where tho majority OF
Votes has voted for, sa hereafter vote for local
pOhbiuon, III accordance With any law providing for
such voting, until such town shall reverse By
such local prohibition
II there Is not much weeping and considerable
amount Of guashing OF teeth among the members Of
tho >tntc Liquor Dealers Association, when IL 4,
learned that they again have been fooled by HUI and
his followers IL Will be because they have learned 10
take such great disappontmcnts this philosophical
They certain when tho bill first cano u Albany
that IT. through the Legislature wouu be a
rapid one, II IL was not altogether easy one I'LL
had told them 50 and they believed him.