New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-03
TANIMANY HALL IN A -ORRf PlIIhl.

pFrwErN THE LIQUOR DEALERS AND BYRNE7
OTHER COMPLICATIONS.
Tho excise muddlc which the Tammany bosses nave
pccipIiated the principal topic OF dScuSso' d"
tho uptown hotels and political clubs last evening
eome Of the wseacres Of tho Wigwam Insisted that the
twisted state Of Tammany politics was duc whony "
the "bulhcadedness' as they called IT, Of Police Com
missioner jimmy Martin who had rushed IN nj tIie
suggestion Of certain avaricious liquor sellers to de-
feat the operation Of the sunday law, without consult
ing with Boss Croker and other canuous cHcis
said a welknown Democrat last evening VINO was
formerly prominently connected with the ciy govern
mont;
Il do not know whether Jimmy Martin acteo
wholly on his own responsibility or not In Undertaking
o lot tho uqnor element this town on sundays In
their own way but do know that Tammany Hail
was never In a worse box than 1t Is to-hSht. III "ie
ium sellers c0nfcderates who control the Iammahy
organization havo determined TO muzzle supernteno
ent Byrncs and prevent his execution OF the EXCISE
law. every decent and law-abidng citizen In New
yor,, Will be against them and the press the pulpit
tho stago and every other mouthpiece and mannfact
urer OF public opinion will hurry to the side OF tyrhes
and open their guns on Tammsny Hall. on Tile otner
hand IT, fearing such a state OF things thc Tammany
leaders decide that It Will be more cxpedient 10 iio
tow and let Byrncs have his way the liquor men,
who furnish nine cnths Of the Tamm,ny vote, VIII
sc in revolt and cut or the corruption fund on winch
Mr. Croker and his henchmcn depend for the bulk OF
thclr campaign expenses. The anti iTammany con
tIngcnt are watching the situation with ghoulsh gee
They SEQ Taumauy Hall between the upper ana the
neither grindstonc and Grace and his coadjutors have
not been happy for years. While Gmnts friends are
concentrating themselves that he started for Mexico
i'm time escape any apparent responsibility for the
sorry condition the Wgwam leaders are disposed TO
blame Croker for allowing Martin 50 much rope
Another chance for trouble was pointed ont last
cverng by n high Official Of the Police Department
lie ad that the brewers had succeeded In so framing
the new Excise law that the liquor. beer and other
licenses issued under II became the personal property
f the dealer and could be taken IN execution FOR ms
debts like any other PERSONAL property. This change
wouh place the nconscd retail liquor, beer and wine
seller more than at the mercy of the big brewers
and wholesalers. for when they get behind hnanclay
the latter could take not only their stock for thelr
Indebtedness but their licenses. too These unfIrt
unatcs would be after Croker T. know If THIS
was the way he had fulfilled bis promises to protect
them.
The same official predicted happy time FOR the
Wlcvam macrates when they began to give ont the
All nirhtr licenses These licenses limited In
n,Imbcr by law" he explained, and the bosses VII
lind that there will not be enough 10 go around.
Every Tmmany liquOrdea Will think that his should
lc an allnght' place. and when he falls to get me
license, sore will be name for the state OF MS
head There is lots Of fun ahead for this campaign