New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-30
A PLEA FOR TIE LIQUOR SHOP.
MORRIS TEKULsKY TELLS WHAT THE
DEALERS WANT.
HE Discusses TIE QUESTION or SALOONS
WITH RICHARD WATSON GLIDER ROBERT
AND OTHERS.


GRAHAM AND OTHERS.
Temperance reformers and liquor champions are
seldom seen together; Yet that wa what occurred
last night I'm the Amty Building IN West Fifty-
four,h-s where of the series Of conferences on
municipal government took place. The temperance
advocate was Rober. Graham. president or the
church Temperance Society. and the Liquor cham
pion was Morris Tekusly. president Of the Wine.
Liquor and Beer Dealers Association. There were
! others there ALTO who had talked with the hquor
champon-one an editor ana another was
| minister of the Gospel The editor was flchard
| Watson Glider who presided at the meeting and
agreed with MIR Tekusky that reformrrs h'd done
a great Injustice to liqu0r-deaers. Robert Graham
| informed the audience that ii was presumptuous
for man like himself To appear on the same pat
| form with a Ike Tel.uls.:y. and Tekuisky re-
| marked that 1t was too bad
With the exception Of one or two remarks Dy Ar.
| Graham. the question of the evening. NETWORKS
Saloons" was courteously discussed. and each
| speaker received welcome for so firmly giving MS
| convictions .Ir Graham took occasion TO wander
| from his topic by banning Mr. Teku.sky Tor APP
| healing az he said to Richard Croker to send
him as A delegate to the Constitution! Convention,
| where none except men Of keen intellect ana I'M
| biemished character wer- wanted Mr.. TekuSiIy re-
Piled that H. had not there 70 enter into
track and told al about the beauties the future
New York. when dram-shops sAt!. De no mr. yo.
Six policemen were al the nectns Dut Dryer va,
perfect hat they had noting TO do r4oba En,y
one time the need o; their services Seiieb M ,h
| and wher one man proposed tnat az! the
liquor be boiled before selling, in order 70 KIN Inc
made an addrcss on the Saloon Question" and he
! received as much applause AS the temperance al
E WT 5iilr ani Mr Wsidron. iaushc and joked
with HIM ana proddei nim with lue*ti'ns when ne
for discussion Robert Graham sald that he wanted
70 sgg tTe G hi h ste no6ns nsIish here and
thtt II coffee-nouses we're to be started here they
should 5 Be o Isr 9nt I td r TEy evdcnty made
! him tired tor he said one time that ne was nor
ShiiHrhnIred member Of the Moderation Society
aske him if he Thought small drink now ana ,hen
Doctor and could no! answer medical questions questions,
| reKulsky had experience with small drinks and
| could not answer sucn questions ME- Huloert waS
| he seemed to swell with honest pride when ne put
it. for ne Thought NJ had settler Tor Ieku na
"Ye. s,r" replied lekulsky. 1900 OF them and
| 5o5 more are ready to go az soon as some one will
buy their chattels." ,Ir. Tekulsky denied that the
in politics lie said that the liquor interest would
always be found with the political party thst nad
| Ultimate businesses. Part OF Mr. Tekulskys speech
You viii readily understand that being a
practical man, OF affair readns PapsITs To 10
ny ne"5 though grateful for ,ort the i'm 2,
yaon to APPEAR 6ef tSa {S" ouor business
is as nrmy rooted In the commercial WorId as any
@ ,d xnnnsiVe plant its armies Tor the move
,nsrt az Grind, and completed materials. It's or
| enni.el capital its exchanges and puDlcatoHs' IL
mas a history commercially speakins ana Is an I'M
portant factor in the produce OF ali states ana uo'-
Hay. you rorecl- upon the fact that no plsI-
ness interest often nodded Win ~ '.eo,'.',
reiormerS ana fresh IrEis'a'ors' 49, -, r",
| and interferences often vigorous ana an ous.
rage. upon personal rights. That tHe saloon - ."e
| EVERYDAY mans club, ard that this man heeis
cub nave D""n rrcobhi~sI alit -
hX ilstlngui.hed ecclesiastical authority. II 'he
hotter class II sllOOakeepers there are hosl
| of ltv-abi ling honorable men IN The si4yoii Dus-
mss f.t reasonably OF not being called upon
| T., confront sudden ana sometimes eAdspeFd'liis
| and Expensive legal requirements OF 4 t'H-
| ri,al character ami doing no one any ScOd-tlere
wound be a greater nducement ~ cuI'ali ooJectlO!-
| ,n.. features and add very desirable ones.
| ..Th. advanced sglOOnker'peT, as TX IS. seeks 10
nrnsve characters refuses to accept the
orders OF minors or lntONIcdted ptVp'e or t.iOse
| whose dress and appearance indicate the buyer -
| to, poor u atlJrd to drnk-dnI tries 70 oDeN the
Human nature l. the SAN" IN tnS business as
| IN any other What the advanced and more prosper
uis tstsDsnn sets the pace Tor DOING, HE NUM-
| b-r saloon To Try 10 lnlldtc an GOWN lus
| line. We protest against the nrtloIs Oh our ne
| mic, m trying to obtain evidence OF the VOCATION
! ~ the Excise laws We ask for iair trcatinrnt.
| Finally II is certain that NJ one can desire 10 ln-
vance IN. character and influence % the every day
| conoucting it-thos. who have invested their capital
| and their time And no one can Dc eNpecteb 10
do so much for development as VIII themselves,
If they are given a fair chance. II society VIII deii
| be sure to deal Justly by society. Sr-iuttItst piie
and common sense. besides his capital bind nm 10
| such II course. c.,.,....o.,,
| Sw,l system, good government cGDs ana coliee
| houses c. b. Waliron spoke on 'State-o"Ied 81
| looms" and Il paper no saloons, by the rev
| pr David j. Burre.l was read by the Rev. Mr