New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-25
BETTER LAWS WANTED.
THAT IS THE MAYORS DEMAND IN RE-.
GARD TO SUNDAY LIQUOR-sELLING.

HIS TALK WITH A TEMPERANCE DELEGATION
ONE MAN USES THREATENING LANGUAGE.
Mayor Strong received more advice yesterday on
the subject OF the Excise laws and Sunday liquor
selling The delegation which waited on the Mayor,
Yesterday represented the temperance sentiment at
the Chckering Hall meeting on sunday IL IN
cluded the Rev Dr. b. f. Tyler, the Rev. DR.. B.
F. De Costa, the Rev. DR.. j. A. H. wilson. the
Rev J. g. English the Rev. Alfred Myers the Rev.
Granville Hunt. w. Jennings Demorest w. T.
Wardwell Miss Julia Coleman and Others. ap-
nointed at the Chlckering Hall meeting last Sum-
day The meeting adopted resolutions strongly
protesting against enacting law to authorize Sum-
day liauor selling, and appointed committee OF
twenty five to present the protest TO the Mayor
Colonel Strong In the best possible humor
when the delegates called. and he received them In
q warm ard cordial way that made every one at
home with him. The first speaker was the Rev.
mr. TYLER who told the Mayor that the American
Temperance Union had for its OBJECT the improve
rnent OF the moral tone of the community with
snecia reference to the liquor traffic having pre-
snted the resolutions adopted, Dr. Tyler continued:
r.. ,o,,r election we talked. worked and voted
and still have confidence in you but We pehevem
The administration OF the law aithoush t we 40 not
nc 49, nnw to find fault with you but wsh to assist
v con, IN properly enforcing It, You have been re-
norted as saying that the EXCISE Jaws y arr oad,
letter but we Delle'e 'ha' 'oN ~ w -
you wish NJ,
To this Mayor Strong replied;
believe myself in reforming these laws but
inst AT present they are In such shape, shape tnat
JUS i,a ia Committed every day and on sundays No
Clergyman In this city can De NOR Wins h., man H.
i- - Lee Tho liouor saloons on SUNDAY, put you
am 10 cIo' into confederation the claims OF the hum
dreds Of thousands OF Germans r'S a can cosr
,bese neonie rather than drive theni' ana pro-
nose to trv the experiment am mr. :" sep III
the whole people. the grogshop Keepers ~ We" a.
me TverYour objective point is evidently the
The Navor-Exactly - 1890
Dr. yerBu must let me impress fb Tpon ySd
srs and the people before you now . lila. .h.
The Mayor bandly-Excuse mel i''u'' a'''" ''''
rhs pev Dr Wilson followed, and told the Mayor
,bat tho law.ess element could not be compromised
with. The Mayor said
shall enforce the present law next d sum s tbs cII,
the as Will not bo be r ps e0u uder this Unjust law
am in favor OF law that Will not MAKE cir, c, i,.
am 10 the H %se 80 fSt fs n has
em in its hands think that can b mss' "a sH Se
9pe on the same scS he ea@a Objective point
We both want TO decrease crime and drunkenness
may OWE Wrpte ' to me this morning and Commented
NV postion in this matter have received nunnteas
81 g ejsTS 10 )" end nd but Know that glad have
started the agitation Of this snD}eft Wan and i"1
<now that am going to have IL have seen .ne
evil effects Of prohbiton or ralner ,ne ign 90, tS
iiaior saturday. and when Sunday came hunareis o.
them were lying in the street drunk Now an ~ ~.
yolng 10 say that want the ssioons open on '. h.
1ay bat | do want something done TO lmptoss ,ss
present laws II that involves the opening Oh s
saioons Why tThe Mayor shrugged MS shoulne'
sxpresslveyD s.,, q,
Wr, Demorest then stepped forward ana ss, I'm IN
a severe tone that he wished 10 REMIND ths ndfo,
~, ,ben a Mayor some seven years ago failed 70
ensorce the Excise laws the temperance people W.
about 10 have him impeached, ana their To 70
resulted in making him awake % his ~, y.s re-
eur, speech had an omlnous sound, ana was r.
garied by those present as not expressing ,ns es
ment OF most OF them. being IN the nature Vi
threat ,,~..,o, Ala not
w r Wardwen said that the Delegation unI nos
come as supp.icants He said that he was pus'ness
man and liked the laws enforced ne o"''
took up a minute and spoke courteousiy, ,,,,,o,
The Mayor said that there was mlxen popu'at ~
in this city who used TO their sunday arn os
md that they were bound 10 have H. IN one way or
n,bar lie said that the delegation had his sup
nor, when t, came to observing laws, but what Nc
wanted was better laws.