New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
HOPES OF THE LIQUOR MEN.
A BILL PREPARED IN THEIR lNlEi'k-I q.
THEY WILL DEMAND SOME RADICAL LEGlsLA
TON AT ALBANY-BAD FEATURES

OF THE MEASURE.
One Of the natural and immediate consequences
Of David g. HIS theft Of HE state Senate and MS
setting-up Of fraudulent Democratic Legislature M
Albany IS the demand Of the liquor element ior me
enactment OF an Excise flaw which VIII be dcemed
satisfactory" by the lawbreakers Of which this class
4 largely COMPOSED. TIE Committee on Legislation
of the state Liquor Dealers Association have been
st work with the assistance Of able COUNSEL on the
details Of bill which they think viii suit their
fraternity since they received positive assurances
that HIS criminal purposes would be successful
A prominent liquor dealer Of Tamnary ailliatloh'
said yesterday that the hal been completed
and he gave some interesting information reeaIding
its different provisions. 1t will be seen shat the
vendors OF Intoxicating liquors have not been AZ III
modest in their requests. They say That they nave
been waiting for long years for this opportunity
and II they now accused OF waning 'he
earth they think they ought not to be blamed
The radical changes proposed lnnNa'e Hi'
the Ium-dealers mortgage on the Democratic
party OF the city and state is to be forccio'ed
with q vengeance. Bitter opposition, donDuess' VIII
be excited against this measure all over The state iof
nothing be imagined totally repugnant 10 the
moral sense Of the community, but 70 the men III
control Of the present Legislature this is not likely 10
have great weight. They Will probably ask decent
and respectable citizens who bold enough to queS-
ton the propretv Of the intended iniquity WHAT
You going to do about II ?"
The proposed measure will contain all that was
bad in the bills which passed last years Assembly, ana
a good deal one Of the first clauses permit
Ilquordeaers to keep their places open from O'Clock
on sunday afternoon until O'Clock on Monday morn
Ing. As "A padfvng Compartment to this provision
fhc Liquor Dealers Association VIII pledge the con
federated rum vendors # the State on their ndlVdh
and collective honor" not 10 permit their shops 10
open or to allow any sales of liquor to be made therein
between the hour Of midnight saturday and the
tpafii AT |
rha clause next I'm importance is the one empower
inc The Excise Commissioners to grant special licenses
OF fixed sums to associations societies, etc. per
hitting the sale Of liquor ut balls and parties uter
the hour Of a. III. Attached to this i cH'usc
granting these Commissioners the authority 10 license
In their discretion houses to keep open all hlght iii
localities Of the city where they may be of the opinion
that the convenience of the travelling public requires
the same This is an ingenious Scheme Tor giving an
.allnght. grant to dispense liquor TO every Tam
many Hall dive owner who has sufficient pull 10
the privilege.
For the purpose Of making the dealer absolutely
safe from police inspection and espionage "a
proyisjon OF this law makes Ii n misdemeanOr
Tor any officer Of the law or other person
10 enter Iquor7shop during the hours III
which 1t should be closed in accordance win the
statute for the purpose of procuring evidence o EXCISE
violations. This section IS directed against WHAT t"e
dealers call the "odious spy system 1t is intended
20 make them wholly independent OF the police and TO
abolish blackmail.
Another provision enacts that the term Oh ue
Excise Commissioners shall be coermnous with the
term OF the Mayor who appoints them. The reason
advanced for this change is that Mayor shoud not
be held responsible for the acts Of Excise Commits
sioners appointed by his predecessor. When 'hs
becomes a part Of the law It's effect will be to ehd the
terms OF the Commissioners whom Mayor Grant snail
appoint next May January l, 1893
The liquor dealers to be protected against any
loss which might from the COLLECTION OF excise
bonds by making the taking Of realestae suenes Op
tfonal with the Excise Commissioners. When Com
missioner Meakim recently framed a regulation re-
curing that the sureties excise bonds should be
owners of unencumbered real estate ne gave the rum
selling brotherhood shock They do not intend
10 allow another Commits sioner similar change Inc
new law will open way to the establishment OF
straw bonds In all their delightful Ianiicatohs.
some of the cooler heads among the Iammany poli-
tjcians altogether convinced that the passage
of such a sweeping measure in favor OF Tie men VINO
control the rum traffic. is good politics. They are
unable to shut their eyes K the fact mat the passage
of "a mOrlstrOus bill like this through Democratic
Iegsl ature and It's appr)val by Democratic Governor
yOrd ALLEVIATE the remnant Of deceDcy which stll az
taches 10 their party organization The more con
sentative among the leaders are known TO hesitate
about complying with the Liquor Associations demands
They are now considering the local option plan as an
exDedient for relieving themselves from the excessive
burdens which the liquor element to load upon
them. The bosses OF the liquor traffic insist however
The Democratic chiefs have AL along promised as soon
as they attained power, and that they do not intend
10 recede iota from the specifications in the agree
ment.