New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-13
HE SAYS THE FIGHT is WON.
MR. ROOSEVELT ASSERTS THAT SUNDAY
WAS A DRY DAY.

THE COMMISSIONER is SATISFIED WITH THE
WORK DONE by THE POLICE IN CLOSING
sAIooNs-w1IAr HE SAYS or THE SALE
OF LIQUOR IN CLUBS.
c,,,,oss,orer Roosevelt was at his desk at Police
HEADQUARTERS yesterday looking tired. ou. MS
energy seemed unlmpaired He came 10 ro"ee
HEADQUARTERS abou; p. m. yesterday anu 49,,
Commissioner Andrewss office and taNeu WIZ" 49,
for few moments He was carrying a N''
.The World In his hand. and as ne ou's' INV
Commissioner Andrews's ONCE ne sa'' ,rh,ho
Here Is one of the most aosnru a,'' 80 o,,s
.n,nss TIA, have ever been printed This paper s's
tha, Yesterday was not as dry as previous -
and tina; the saloon men are reap'nk " ia" .,n
the same page IL another article ai''ios' ,,
long IN which It goes on 10 say 'ha' INC ~.
~ the sale OF liquor on Sunday mas Gu. vi -
revenue Of the saloon men TO srch an ,
$780,. - going heavily in deb: and moT'eas"s
,be,r saloons 10 the brewers ana 'ha' ~ o".'
,rat,er OF time until the sma.er deaieIs a'e ,
20 the wall and will have TO go out .. ' 49,, -,
T,a, "a \ barefaced contradiction Fortunately a''
-as.s,a,ors are not as clumsy liars as TINS one
e.n,,s,,,,,r WITH THE WORK OF THE POLICE
Commissioner Andrews acar'esced IN inc Cav" -,
NV, and then Commissioner RooseVe-' "e''' w
:. h,s own office When Tribune require
ns,,e5 in q few moments later he was sun NO.
ling over the glazing conrao'c"0" ~ -, a.,
oc y,.ea out to Commissioner Andrews anu -,
r., rr,n,e,e renorter about It, Commissioner Noos'
volt &c thoroughly satisfied with the way ' 49,
polIce are c.osirg up the saloons ana "'." va
s,,oa about the statement tina some persons "'1
oda that Yesterday was not as dry 'u'''F "
some of the previous ones. he repleu III ' ~
emphatic manner ,o, Yes
..ra.v was as dry II no. dryer. than any sun
New-York has since have pee" 81" 80
80 Commissioner Andrews spent la'se
4,on OF the day Yesterday going arounu ", rad
,r,ed 10 gain admission TO at least th'ee A.
saloons and he failed in every instance. w., ~
,o,, OF the Vigilance Leasne, said that ne n' ee..
,, % 90, into over one hundred ana MY
,oo,s and he had failed. That doesn't look a. "
was n wet Sunday. does IT? ,.
vben Commissioner Roosevelt was asker 49, S
tho cases in which dealers had been a'i'S ,So
having their saloons open. although no u' h
shown or sold no'aoN "
Roverv he replied: A
"1 don.t know enough abou; that 70 say 'nu0'
know that my men did not try 10 -.
one II they made an arrest ,heE u,' 9. &c
t,. halieve1 that the law was being proHen' !. "
<or the notice magistrates to say wne''''
III ,.. - no, We are receiving loyal support
tror, The hotel men and the better class OF s"o'"
Leeners in our fight to close the saloons ga ,
49, n,,, they are so badly handicapped by 'he ot''..
c.ass. who do all they can to annoy U.s. ''A
counts for less than II otherwise "ou'u'
LAW CsFNERAI--i oi'''i'+'
"some OF the newspapers in this town are no'I''.s
mora or less than literature for the ''c,'i,s
crime They dare not come out Openly anu 80,
r course hut they do all they can 10 sho" u,"
thew are in sympathy with the la"o'e % s.,onr
einmill keeper who defes the a" - ,,,c
,oen are misled into thinking that they nave p-
s,.ror,,bv behind them. and they are more u'''7
- ''' .ho cover, sympathy and suggestions Oh
.bsa ,aners they are afraid 10 face the isSue, "'N
% result the law IS being gerera.ly opse''eu
81 do not mean to say that ali uri'N'"s " 80
has been stopped sunday But n'e"' W ~
that general drinking has ended' - ,,,r
-. many saloons in the city where res
.os .. ,h- Mace that known to me H,a ans
agement have the entree or ne paoe ,nsbe 70 get
and can kSe Evidence against these places ana me
s result IS that tipping goes on IN that a no gen
w, a.do,ssion can BE obtained. new
here Oday sn m ta sSe now in repeating
his am paying ,rente ,d 20 bI rather TO
a. Tor being we-informed as TO all tha If s1 b5
On He said that yesterday party OF IL as REV
come 10 ,b, rf' they started get drink he
SAID tina, he did not drink much hmSeH and he
eonsddeF ,S on ma saloon Which could After
SrT'ng several he had 10 give IL up ana resort u
Climb OF which he was a IN snlptl.
Gibbs MUST OBEY THE LAW
Having cot around to clubs. Commissioner Roose-
,. vas asked about the reports that the CITY
Vigilance League had spies out trying 10 ''nu o''oS
,,,bera the law was evaded by the sale OF drinks
- nnrs,ns who were not members. The Commits
sioner said in relation TO TINS . TIL 1-,ou,nce
- 40 not know much about that. Ihe lsi@hSSS
' 80 nas a icd of IFS own. and il is doing go0l
work for US II the law is being 3roKcn mi ~ act on
then the offenders should be prrshea MI ga G
any evidence furnished me. am more tnali -
fed with the way ,hings are gong DespiT v as
snv sunday The testimony of CommisS ioneT An,
drsws and Nj Abbott S snGw 70 visit six weeks ago
in order to get drink on yybeas SnS TO- 90 ~
,oro ,ban three The crisis has passed We nave
demonstrated that We are IN earnest ana ron ms
an The same rule will be maintained 90 not
exacgerate when 1 say that the fight Is won