New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-24
WOMEN AT THE CITY HALL.
THEY TALK TO THE MAYOR AGAINST
SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING.

TO SAY THAT HE WANTS TO GET \ LAW
THAT CAN BE ENFoRcED-THE
WORK OF WOMEN IN THE CAM
rA1GN THE COLONEL
SAYS HE Is NOT
CHURCH MEMBER
Mayor Strong was visited by two Delegations
yesterday whose members are opposed 70 ""'
change in the Excise laws which VIII perm" '"o
sale OF liquor Sunday. one delegation was
headed by J. Ii. KNOWLES secretary Of the America"
Sabbath Union. and the other By Mrs. H. b. Oi'..
mis- representing the Womens National Temper
ance Society and other organizations 'e
Mayor received them anaby. The in'er'eM va
begun by Colonel Alexander > Bacon o. -
lyn who spoke o: the absolute need wnoh cN''.,
FOR one days rest in seven. The Chr's''a" 80
bath the American sabbath, should pe ooSe'''"'
Foreigners had brought with them 'He'I wv,
manners and customs, and wanted the Cohtmen'a'
Sunday which was worse than the FaTls '""""'
The laboring people wanted no laws when "0"''
make them work seven days in the "eeN -
Mr. Bacon went on to quote the retail liquor
dealers themselves as saying that they were OPP
posed TO keeping their places open on SUNDAY! uu'
were compelled do so by the demands oi 'he
trade and the fact that others would keep open
and sell II they closed up Speaking o. 'he prop
osition to sell only in the after part OF SUNDAY
Colonel Bacon said that he had no idea that IN
any better than they keep the whole day
MR.. Knowles REMARKS.
Mr. Knowles said that the misunderstanding
people OF this country were anxious witnesses oi
the discussion Of this question in New-fork.
william Irwin. lawyer, was introduced VINO
made the point that the liquor dealers ought 10
have no privileges not accorded to the rest OF 'he
community
The Rev. DR. H. X Carroll said that he under
stood from the reports of the Mayors recent con-
ference with the liquor dealers committee tha'
they had said they would be glad TO close 'heir
places on Sunday If all liquor shops III inc cry
could be closed. But all places Of this kind wouid
be closed on Sunday IL the law was enforced
The Rev. DR.. c. H. Payne made personal APP
neal TO the Mayor 10 his influence in favor OF
closing up the liquor places all day SUNDAY.
The Rev Joachim Elmendorf told the Mayor thar
none knew better than the minister's WHO maui
their rounds Of duty among the poor people OF inns
city the dreadful effects of excessive iquordrnK-
ing He earnestly protested against any chahge IN
the law which would increase the misery
WHAT MRS. GRANN1S SAID
When the Mayor informed Mrs Grannis that he
was ready to hear her, she unrolled piece OF
manuscript and said that she felt highly opleeo 10
him for his recent statement that ne "ouiu pe
pleased to listen TO anything the women heu "
say and was ready ito double the time but
she proceeded; have written down what want
to say. and promise you that shall not take up
more than ten minutes OF your time
My tine is yours" the Mayor replied CALAMITY
Mrs Grannis's address in the main an earnest
appeal on the line of the argument INDUCED v IN
plead and mpGTe os s6e saloons s11 on the Sab
bath She came, she, declared, with message ;anS
from the churches and from many orgahiza. ui
spoke OF the Mayor church communicate AM:
Mayor Strong politely stopped her when she SPOKE
OF him a COMMUNICATE. in order TO say that TINS
THE MAYORS FRANKNESS.
.1 don't want to sail under false colors.' he said
'You have been misinformed. am not a communi-
cant Of any church, although / have been an at
tendant Of a Protestant church since / was nve
years old. / do not speak Of the fact that am not
a communicate anything TO be proud or but only
because l do not wish to be considered what am
not never liked posing under false colors Per-
haps / ought TO be church member. My wife.
my daughter and her husband are all members but
have never felt just right for 1t myself 49,.
she had indubtable evidence that the Mayor was
q COMMUNICATE of the Protestant Episcopal church
Say s Worked o sh him for Mayor as she had
had not believed that he was cnSaeh inemb per
been any misrepresentation on this point, but was
When MG e. ranns had finished her appeal
introduced Mrs. Heating, who said that she had
Some the 70 Sufferers from drunken
fathers Mrs. Everett Clapp: Mrs: Buchanan OF the
Flower
FOR the pastors wives, and other women. came
forward with arguments against opening saloons
Mrs. Granns took occasion to remark that Il
& had e Yesqs o e coud not
believe that he would ever give the people OF New "
S SSrf a Gpfa o Se Se PAST @
told how the women had worked for MS success
elected sy the Hs nsS;
that Don't imagine Mrs Grannis that you are are
for me. All Of them that come here to talk about
sree;-cleaning. schools and other matters tell me
t thst e owS NEE and the Mayor chuckied
the end OF tine nc 5ne na crme IN
P Se city, .ha he's he POas doSbe
a amy V than himself going to SEE he con
tnued "if can establish better law than the
would Se R Reys to- do dS S do
stop the increase OF crime The Lexow Committee re
foundation Of an immense. amount Of crime, as
the revelations regarding the police have demon,
Of all you ladies' and Of every minister. IN bring,
ing about better state Of nnGs pr S sone
ground that win please you and eveGyD1 %gs els S5o
se Mrs. 10 ira and ose the entirely but he
declined to discuss the question /. o,~s,
to extract a promise from the Mayor that he would
back crusade against the ligror,deaiers to com
Sf Forced cd. the Mayor remarked because the major;
iy OF the people Of New,YCTk were mo-
Which IT. could be enforced What that would be
ne was not prepared. he said TO Outline; That
must be left TO the Legislature whose duty IL
was TO frame the laws.
The interview ended by the women crowdins
he had displayed in listening 10 them. Many OF
them prolonged their stay, and entertained the
Mavor with statements about their personal ex-
nericnce in temperance work in the localities where
they lived.
rprscOPALIANS on SUNDAY OPENING
THE CHURCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY TO FIGHT
THE CHANGE OF LAw-DR. BRIDGMAN
on THE BROOKLYN STRIKE.