New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
A DECLARATION OF WAR.

1t will profit politicians Of all parties TO read
the editorial In to1ay's issue of THE Weekly
Union" the organ Of the Catholic young mems
clubs, lyceums. societies, and the Catholic Be
nevoent Legion, which says:
1t is claimed that If the Democracy in their
platforms and nominations make themselves I'M
derstood as favoring the opening OF saloons on
Sunday they will haye the people with them and
will win. We believe this TO be serious error
Frankly, our people do not want the
saloons open on Sunday. The Catholic
people OF New-York will not vote to open the
saloons on Sunday. That is fixed fact
There are we believe, 10000 members Of our
church societies and Irish-American associations
in this city that quite content and pleased TO
see the saloons closed and kept closed by
Roosevelt or any else. THE Union" liz d.
recty in contact with these societies, day by day.
week by week: its connections and communica-
lions continuous, confidential and complete
And its best estimate OF the situation Is that
there are fully 900 voters among them who
cannot be induced, by any consideration, even
by political antagOnism TO Mayor Strong or Mr..
Roosevelt to vote for Tammany Hall this year.
II such vote would mean open saloons on sun
day. We do not confine our declaration to the
members OF Catholic temperance societies; We
make the statement that any mass-meeting Of
Catholics that could be got together In this city
would have done as the mass-meeing at Car
negie Hall did, when II went with Roosevelt,
cheering and praisng him. and renoLnced and
Kissed the plea Of personal liberty" as Inter
preted to mean open Sunday saloOns-although
the latter plea was made by one OF the most
eloquent and acceptable voices among our own
people.
The concrete fact Is. it has been ascertained
that great saving Is felt among the families
Of our Woodworking wage earners. The cries Of
want among the children Of poor families are
lessened; the dire straits Of poor wives and moth
ers to provide the daily meals and get neces-
sary little articles OF clothing aleviated
somewhat since the saloons under Roosevelt and
Strong have been closed more tightly than they
used to be Political orators may go out among
us and score Roosevelt and Strong and all the
Reforfners as ''cantins hypocrites' and all the
rest of It, and they may get cheers the spot.
but II the result Of Roosevelts "fanatical raid
on the saloons Is found to be a saving OF men 8
wages for the uses Of the wives and children,
then even II this be Strongs work or Roose-
yelt's work. the voice Of our people will be- God
bless the work and let the doors OF the saloons
the channels OF temptation and OF waste-be kept
closed In Gods name on the Lords day.
The concrete fact" as The Weekly Union"
saws, Is that church-going Is not the end Of
Christianity. The practical advancement Of pure
and worthy lives Of religion. temperance and
morality, Is the definite thing toward which
churches and public observances are aimed. The
man who attends church regularly, but keeps
his barkeeper at work selling liquor, or votes
to permit barkeepers 10 be required 10 sell liquor
or TO induce other people TO visit saloons on Sun
day. has his private account to settle
1t Is not entirely a private account There Is