New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24
IrQTOR LEGISLATION


WI TrErLSlY WANTS TO DRAW THE MILLS
uNsEiF
/ To the J. lltlr ~ Tho Tribune
SIR There are some things ~ Importance TIA,
were said 80 th- discussion last evening on "N~w-
York saloons" which the newspaper reports 30 not
! fully brine oIt
/ The question was asked Dog Vr T.kul-ty "How
/ many ~ Che f.vD saloons ln ih- city ~ Sew York
+ have clYsol up be.au-. 81 The hard times other
| lines ~ bu. mess have suffered have thr saloons
/ suffered" IT, answered. "Alolt o. f0 have gone
out - business ana thr other .rl ~, really 10 30
o,f. u some one w.il come along ari pay fur the
chati~ls" pouh'lng these nsur~e. AMI nat knowing
whether MIR T,kuishy had accidentally or uriu-
icnt.oualy stated facts applied 10 IN" Excise
Board thls day ami was Informed shat about 10
saloons had closed up during the last year Many
had changed hands presumably because - th"
hard times. and nc must presume That that WAS
what thc president Of IA" Liquor dealers Assocl-
ton referred to- but onl, " have closed up
Another AMI more important point. Mr. T,kulsky
was asked what The liquor dealers thought of the
provision ln The High License bin now ar Albany
TO deprive boards of excise of their political power
by prescribing the conditions upon which licenses
must Dee granted to ail applicants who comply with
the requirements q the d.r' II" replied that he
favored such q change in tA" i1w hnt dd not aer."
adding Let me- draw bill auI wc Viii lc salts
fled NoN. there - the point ot thc Whole onoul-
ms. Liquor dealers VAL accept mo- nii am fiiF'
,st ne much rs the Proh.biii,u-ts nri extremists
az tho other end may Doe valuable aS witnesses ina
the everlasting excise WrauEle but these together
per cent OF The popuaion and il is h. 5, per ccnt
or great mass OF Tho domination who US Liquor IN
moderation who ar" yet to De IN" lury IN the mat
ter these are the p"opl" whom the Legislature AZ
1 >'.,,.I TO- Nnw thr ryistins EXcisc Iaw Vas
drawn by and ln the interests ~ the liquor dealers
it. fayo,s G r IN every c'uI, @rd 'nG public
to be- lett alone Now how long does he expect 10
remain unattached under such a one-sidel Law
why does he not JOIN hands with some Of the re-
formers whom he sn",rS At as cranks and agree To
which Would relieve the liquor dealers OF political
dcspotism and allow him 10 rest IN peace on that
cupy | leave your readers 10 Judge of the fairness
Of thu following. hin which is now a. Albany.
this by degrees and in an fairness to present hold
of licenses. New-York city now has one saloon
Ish cs@. o., To Ta,c The Zee for for, iaG icons in
loon and storckcepcr's license IN proportion
D. TO deprive boards OF excise Of their political
which they shall or shall not issue licenses: to
leave them no discretion
T. 70 prevent the undue granting of licenses. by
providing for public hearings and the posting Of a
motto" upon any new premises To- be- licensed for
holder may awake up any morning and ind a
loon license has been granted for the premises next
; 70 give he private citizen. well the
saloonkeeper the right OF appeal to the courts from
decisions Of excise boards
Such is the BIN prepared by the Excise Reform
Morton. Abram s. Hewitt, John Clanln. II. A.
Cammann. Colonel Il. f. Watson porman b. Eaton,
Augustin DAILY. Dean Hoffman William Il. Horn
blower. Wheeler II. Pcckham. Gustav II. Schwab.
Jndge, A Il cornelius y bliss Robert g.
Godkin. Thomas J." James. John JAY. Morris *
Icsup John e. Parsons, General Wager swayne
Cornelius Vanderbilt and many others. Whether
these are cran<s as Mr.. Tekulsky aflirms leave
others to Judge.
About Sunday laws, personally | favor the pas
sase of a bin snbmit'lng TO the people at the next
may be- the question whether the saloons shall be
legally opened not during certain limited hours
SUNDAY. from ! 10 ~ D. N. No one can an
tcipate what the verdict would be. but II would
clear the air, lead to rcd-hOt temperance cam
paign all summer and fan and. than any
thing else. take the saloon out OF politics and 10
away with the chief source Of police corruption.
Whatever the outcome. 1t could not be worse than
present conditions. 4. A. r..
New-York March 30, 1894.