New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-11
TEKULSKY'S GREAT WORK.
HE SAYS THAT HE STOPPED POLICE BLACK
MAILING
MEMBERS OF TIE LIQUOR DEALERS AsSo'iA-
lion NOT MoLEsTED SINCE HI PUT HIS
FOOT DOWN HARD SOME THINGS
NE nIDN'T TELL ABOUT.


FOOT DOWN HARD SOME THINGS
HE DIDN'T TELL ABOUT.
,,..,s ,o,,,s,,,. uho was reelected president OF
.he state LIQUOR Dealers Association at syracuse OH
,rbursday and received costly diamohd-s'uou'u
rayei valued at 800 frosl his Hc"-iorN O''
leagues returned.to the city III trump" '''"''"
morning During the day he heid recep',"' ~
his liquor-store, No. llS Park ROW. WIN '"c d"
sistance OF Vice-President Noonan Of the board Oh
A,dormap who was one of Morrs's stanchest sup
ror,ers IN the fight which Il. X. Murphy and some
up-country delegates made against him. u was
understood at Syracuse that l'resldeil' iehu'7"'
was running a platform OF death anu ueSu
taon no the LSlice system Of matchmaking liquor de
ers In this city 1t was said that although Tammany
man himself and Of Police Justice DiNN'i :
most efficient lleutenants in the lid Assembly Dis
trict much of Tekulskys voting strength III '"e
convention came from his promise thht the pay
ment Of toll to police officials should be s'ople''
But Mr. Tekulsky said after his return that theIe
was a singular misapprehension as to his atti'uue
on these subjects
"Wben | was elected president two years ago
no explained There was a good deal Of indiscrh-
mate blackmail by the police OF when liquoi-
ers were victims, but eighteen months ago. "l'
] had fairly got into the harness put lily 10y
down hard and brought such practices to an ehd'
Now there is such thing as blackmaillhe iiquo
men by the police-at least 50 far as mem ''i .
our association are concerned OF course ca""o'
speak for dealers who are not members
Did you have much trouble enforcing your
theory upon the police that members OF the Liquor
Dealers Association must be let alone? the re-
elected president asked.
Not great deal" and Mr.. Teknsky winktd
shrewdlv AT the reporter Il did have niue
trouble with one policeman, who couldnt gel 'he
situation through his thick head. pnt Se'''" MN
by having him transferred Other poh'emeh 'ooh
warning by his fate that these practices ceased
Mr. Tekulsky added that he was on friendly terms
with Tammany Han. and continued TO be member
of that organization. Reports that he was an
tagonjstic to the Wigwam chiefs were nonsensica
But ne failed 10 explain how members OF the as
ISOLATION of liquor dealers were protected from
police raids He neglected TO tell about the size
Of the fund which the association raised from the
individual members and how II was distributed
where IL would do the most good-a part going
into the Tammany Hall campaign fund-and how
much OF the contributions of the dealers went 10
buy the favor of police officials. The convenience
OF liquor association treasury had been practically
demonstrated
Much kicking and grumbling is reported among
patromen roundsmen. sergeants and ward de-
tectives who used TO enjoy their share in the pro-
ceeds of the weekly and monthly roundup from
the liquor traffic Under the old plan. before Te-
kusky organized the method Of dealing directly
with officials in higher authority, ana the lower
grades made the collections the latter came in for
their regular rake" Now they driven for their
pckings 10 the less opulent dealers who are out =
side the association. They long for the good Old
days when dispensers of champagne and beer We're
indiscrimnste girls; their mill But the big
liquor men mostly within the associations in
closure and protected from what Mr.. TekulskN
calls these practices. The fat contributions which
they make consumed in the annual presents
for the captains Inspectors. ETC. the subscriptions
for the police dinners. and the other remembrances
under various names which 20 TO wearerS OF brass
buttons and gold lace who can direct and command.
and who to ii that heavy contributors shall
not be molesed. But policemen below the rank Of
captain think that il Is tough
No" said Tekulsky, dreamily taking long puTs
of his cigar. II never hear of member OF our
association being blackmail-d nowadays. DO YOU.
Eoonan?'
Noonan said he didn't.