New-York tribune., 1895-10-02

,,, prr uovrs LOCAL OPTION VIEWS.
.r,,, POWERS OF TOWNS UNDER THE PRESENT.
,,ws-rNJusr DETERMINATIONS AGAiSsf
CITIES ALLEGED
To the Editor OF The Tribune. .,.-(
Sir: May say word or TWO ~ so"' =, ,,,, sx,a.
,t ,onow.ns criticism in The Tribune OF my S''"
cuse speech; ,, hs,rd ATTEMPT to
prove that the local option lag OF aunr sSouid ia
permitting Hem Waa snaosons sG ios demand Of h
cities that they be permitted aamont understands
OF aITr TO understand that Is uniawS 70 thsrs
liquor on sunday IN rural Subject in either the
is rn,ry mo 0ea' e hs city certainly sey NO have
mand from rural in Authorize the opening oil
saloons on sunday. rsoor, oil
You kindly printed fuli anu '00u o,ar,.d "a
all said What sad on the po'"' ''''
was this: 49,. orsat cites 10
The state law sr apes Excise laws shall be- but taS
courts hold believe that to~ns isni I an option TO
the State ,bs have sbct to as right local sgSs
eminent They can absolutely ny licenses whatever
there shall BE eecon esnssf Of their
and therefore towns and vlLase 20 ,hs sale of bey-
local option. except III ie'e'e
IN be the law that towns ana Vaia aSs esctors Of
~ ~ ~ q, saems intensely unjust that tns s ..ttn,s
PowsT ea ~ ees Of the shall not under nn iSem
Rule in Excise" s have po%er .sme degree what theft
by the sss stsse ard Sunday laws shall be- As Y
now Of SsS el ~ te St Temperance
ton In their own city evsn , &C
towns can controi I" '"e -. .r,.., ACCURACY
..,nr van will assent TO the pe'iec' '"N'
=. ,s ,bere compressed. for the sake OF prev
~. ,r,o small space and on further co"s'"e'""o"
80. {, ia "analogous'-that Is. IL pears eo"'
senb,ance to the Democratic aslna"u l"a.
, .,,,es have more home rule N te"pe's"'
legislation , =, =, the temreran nee
, =, tho State codhed and consohda'eu IN i''-s
~' % .,,oa moa6ed and notably in 1898 Is nrs'' -
,,,,, ,he sales OF intoxicants everywhere aA~
- ou dsvs in New-York State. ana 70 po"te" '"e
giving away OF them on sunday inem o =.
% an, exceptions In the form OF licenses "
coll % he granted TO specified persons sue"
me keepers OF drugstores. INNS saioo"s' ~ -
roy carriages No license 10 give away - pr"
,,dea for Sunday any other Gay mere - "
,,ons. for a club any day. or for restaurah, %
S,n,.y "a there is for an innkeeper on 'ha' u~'.
Al ,,nkeener can sell on Sunday Win meais' Wv
a saloonkeeper cannot oo ,. 4.
IT,, .,orsolidated Excise law" of 1872 repeated -
great mart the existing laws. including tna' o' ~,
pa ,ss- ard then re-enacted portions OF them "s
,od,acat.ons Others have since been mane' :.
1893 the Sunday excise enactment was a"."O -.
7, ,,.s IN 1892 that the local option section o".
,or towns in its present form was mrs, e"a0.0
In lSt5 both towns and cities couia o"e". y"
10, ybether or not excise boards couln s's"
uca,s.s Two wears later the right was IAN.
awav mt In 1874 restored TO towns mot 10 e''"s'
and IN ,Ss towns could. by local prohioi''oh ~.
nerd the licensing system provided IN section s-
did not contend in my speech that os ~
o,,,o,, towns can under existing laws, au'D~.-
ths sailing or giving away OF beverages "h'eo W
e,a,s has forb,dden-far frcm IT. Ny eoh'eh"
was thar towns can now stop licensing unue' a.
state law and cities eapnot which Is unjust VI
cr,n.natton Ny endcavor was TO snow tha' w
o,,,on" as defined In our Jaws Will not relic" -.
s,ra,p In the city Of New-York because wns'
NODDED g home rule" described In the ieuf'h Is
,u,,on az the Democratic platform adopted al ''''
| cuse follows: I'M.
Home rule IN excise, as In otner ina'tts, -, ~
ron abie limitations established 20 p'o.re.s A
r,.rsSfs OF temperance and moralify-Asn ~
amsndment OF the excise and other laws " ~
n,s,nt"re of the state which shall permit esss
mn,n,csnal ty expressing rs sentiments oy pw,A
lar vote o! a majority OF its Citizens 10 of's."~
wi,hln such proper legislative restrictions ~ ssy
". In the interests OF the entire state. ~ha' w.
10 raouircd by It's necess.t.es and conditions
! As I understand &. the Republican par" ~
,,a ,rnar,inx ruch home rule 10 cities. ana
| ,,ara. the mairtcnance and enforcement OF oiIucs
.Y'stinu excise Sunday law, which torros -. sud
| vawors nv "A club 10 It's members on any uAy' -
aaciares in Sect on 32 that ANY person wns9.aas wn9
| shau give away any strong or spssI
Tnuors wines ale or beer on Sunday s
| be guilty OF a m.sdemesnor' ,rupv urI MONT.
| Nswoor,. r. l.. Sept. p. 1885,