New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-13
A FEW WORDS WITH 4 DENAGOGUE.

A FEW WORDS WITH 4 DEUAGOGUE.
Please now. Senator HILL Don't, We like a
dcmagogue sometimes. They frequently amuse
us You have and do. But aren't you OVERRIDING
IL just little on the Excise question: You gave
out for publication on Thursday two extremely
long and-pardon us for saying windy letters
on .'the Sunday provisions Of the existing Excise
law" Why this voluminousncss. David! why
two letters? Insatiatc David. would not one
suffice? And why this suddenness, so TO speak :!
You have been aware for a long time that this
Excise law was on the statute-book; you nave
known IT, as YOU say yourself, ever since 1874,
and Won have had opportunities without number
70 urcc IFS Modification or repeal You could, as
matter Of fact. have effected the repeal OF II or
any such change in II ms You wishe" se''r"'
times since 1851, bu; you never suggested or
even mentioned such thing. For me Deiho-
cratic Marty has been In power and had full
swing at making or repeating laws OH S''''"i
occasions since you took the rclns anu u''''''u
its policy Why have YOU never reconn''"o'"
the repeal or modification of this oppressive IN"
iniuuitous law! Is II against the ia"' pa''"' VI
against its enforcement that you nave ''H'" Wy
IN this heated manner and with such h"N vi IAN
cuacc: Say. David. What do you 'h'iih ABOUT
law What is ii for? DO You think IL Is SHE
thing TO do-to say nothing of pnblc moraiS VT
common honesiy-do YOU think II Is Il saie 'h'hS
+, do considering how all the interests oi Tue
community arc concerned in ito pass law
cav against theft simply to please persons who
1or., ike to be robbed. and then TO Civ" people
who pursue thief; rs an occupation 10 "''"'' >''"'
Elm, /, was only passcL as II sop to furitanlcal
hyo,s and will not be enforced: Is II s'i''
David-simply safe-to permit any III" 10 W
violated with IMMUNITY? No matter WHIT 'ne
law is-onc is lust rs binding as ano'h'r-whi'
do YOU think about II!
And why. David. are you so hot about inc gu
forccmcnt OF this particular law: II is SAID mat
Won Yourself do not use either hard drlhhS' 30
ooucI mr. cvcn beer. either on Sundays or week
DAYS Wo believc II Is true. II cannot be- SAID
then that YOU have personally suffered any
hardship or priyaiion by the enforcement OF the
Sunday law. Now don't jump at that statement
I'm, suddenly. David and say that II Is all me
more proof of your public spirit ana your SYM
ro,hv with the reoplc who do suffer hardship
and prvaton that you warm up al snch rae
over their dlstresses. Did YOU ever SIT by or s'' III
ot 4 game Of poker where one player drank "''''
and the rest drank whiskcy! Did You ever CD
serve that the fellow who drank water was ir'@
oucntly more anxious 10 keep mp III" supply oi
whiskcy than the whiskcy drinkers themselves
And did YOU observe that rs the game pr'c'rd'd
the blue and red chips accumulated IN front "l
the water drnker; You drink nothing but
wafer. David You get quite indignant at any
suggestion that cuts Off the wh'skcy supply al a
ccrton hour TO give the barkccpcr rest. Why
David! Isn't II simply becaus" me resi- are pa!
ing for fun and you are playing Tor plu' ch'ps !:
The more whlskey the more fun Tor 'h'h an"
the more blue chips for you. Ana wh'h 20" g''
excited and bang the table and say lis an out
rage 10 close the bar, that everybody mas r's"'
TO have all the whiskcy he wants. don !o"
know that the sober men In the party understand
II: that they know al once that there's an uhcom
monty fat Jackpot on the table! Haven !""
found out yet. David, that The players III '''
game Of politics are apt TO get ONO the game
Of the water drinkcr. who manlfcsis such I'M
common interest In their being kept molsfcneh!
Another thing David Do you suppose That
the brewers and saloonkccpers. VI whom you
water drlnker as you re-represent yourself rs
the champion, are lacking in intelligence DO
Won think they are 80 ignorant and blind rs not
10 see that you are OVERRIDING 1t In your eager
advocacy Of their cause They know that al
ready. even under the enforcement Of The Sun
day Closing law they are In the enjoyment OF
all the privileges claimed or possessed by any
other class Of tradcsmcn-if not more than any
OF them They are decent citizens. ana would
like To be law-abdng II they were not subjected
~ the stress Of temptation 10 which the best or
Them are exposed by the unequal enforcement
~ a law enacted for no other purpose man 10
cv,or, blackmail from them and make them law
breakers. They do not want the earth. They do
not want all seasons and all hours when every
other trade occupation and pursuit Is put under
ia. limitations Of reasonable economic laws.
They cannot afford 10 array themselves In body
apoIns, the vast ma lority who believe that all
laws should bc enforced. ana that " any law -
bur,cnsomc ia. remedy II In It's repeal by rcgu
lar processes and not In overriding II. We do
NOT believe they want TO- II ought To be- ana no
doubt H. the desire Of most Of the men - whose
prcjudlccs and passions you max" Your dcma-
goglc appeal 10 give Ia their calling something
Of legitimacy and make II reputable and proper.
In this you do nOi help them when You advise
them that n law passed h, your own party ought
not 10 be enforced You are too hot. David. FOR
n cold water man. and for Il simple question as
10 whether or not statute laws should bc en-
forced Won are altogether too scattering and
yoluminOus.
THE CTTYS WASTE.