New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-15
SUNDAY BARROOMS WANTED.
DIR. RAINsFORD AND DR. RYLANCE PLEAD
FOR MORE LIBERAL EXCISE LAWS.
MAYOR STRONG TOO BUSY TO WRITE LETTER.
GIVING HIS VIEWS on THE QCESIl'N-
CHARACTER or THE AUDIENCE
-rnE REsOLrTIONs.

n mdSS-TeetlDS 10 voice Il u'HdHN i'' ="
eral Sunday law filed the big hall Of Cooper 'h'o"
to Overlooking with brewers, lquor-dealers Keepers
Of beer shops barroom ioUngers and members .,
German societies last evening. The meeting n"'
been advertised a. called by 900 German societies
and many Germans were present, but polce'"e'
who were there preserve order saI1 thtl "o'0
than three-fourths OF the men in the hail were IN
terested In thu liquor traffic. with the great crown
Of men appeared about twenty women, seVeral OF
whom had seats on the platform. Only one sehu-
ment prevailed at the meeting. and that was IN iaPor
Of opening the barrooms Sunday.
Prominent among the speakers OF the evening
were the Rev Or W. : Ransford and the Rev.
p- J. H. Ryiance. rcctors OF 81. Georges and -.
Marks Protestant Episcopal churches. EX-Nayor
4 Oakley Hall, who also WAS speaker, rang the
changes on the attitude Of tho two weil-known
cergvmen In the course Of his speech he 'aid;
IF any one had toll me in $50. when Fernando
Wood as Mayor and /. as District-Attorney, went
+, Albany to urge such legislation that the time
would come when would stand on this platform IN
company with two distinguished clergymen OF the
city 70 plead for a liberal Sunday law wolid
not have believed him"
Later. Mr. Hall raised great applause when ne
AGAIN GATED attention 20 tho presence Of tho two
Fniscopal ractors by saying: now. by St George
the work goes bravery OF. and, by - Mark - ue
work vii! be carried on t. the end.
MAYOR STRONG SENDS \ BRIEF LETTER.
Secretary sherman read a brief letter from Mayor
strong II was not written by the Mayor DuC pS
his secretary In II the Mayor Snid tlit IL va"
so occupied with the cares and the business III VI
fee that he had found time 10 write the l',e
so,,ing forth his views. he had at hrst Ht'H'e'I
70 do He said. further, that he could not attehu
tho meeting because his doctor forbade It, IL was
no,iceabla that the letter was somewhat Oh d "'0
appontmcnt. as those present had eNlrcle' 9" 49,
giving support To the movement Inc lo'o"','
resolutions read by John y. Pannes' were auop'eh'
Whereas. The provisions Of the present ~
law recurring saloons and places or amuschIoII. -
he closed on sunday. and prohibltis we 9a'SI -,
beer and liquors on that day nay Pee" ~ cam.
interfere unreasonably with tnr h"",'' ri, nart
fort and the physical necessities ol d" i''ee pa
% W our Xrsrrnrr has shown that the said
restrictions form an irresistible temptation 70 eA
tortion corruption. spy'ng ana naHtacua aIe ~ IN
toxtating drinks. bu' rather tend 10y @h .1da5
stcalthy and secret habits Of drinkna' 70 Hi'edu
and Increase lntemperancc; and &c. g. -,
Whereas. The SAID sunday closing la" Is herl
in utter cont mpt 10y s'c cza bo are natray
compelled 20 assist I'm iis 'loiAt3l. anI i'''''
Resolved THAT We 'tyoi ,he pass1g" ~ me Ir'.-i
cut Legislature OF a blI directly T'noylhS S".,i
80 sunday or - some measure that viii leave the
question % sunday opening TO vote o. our ci'-
Resolyc'i. mat Inc chairman be authorized 10 ap-
point a committee ~ twenty-five, To taNr snth
"bi..i of this nass.,ace,ins. and also formulate
% plan ~ p.rmar"nt organ @'i"n' Woo soy" Pa,
liberty
TWO FORMER LEGISLATORS SPEAK.
Ex-senator John J. Boyd opened the meeting by
quoting scripture I'm support o. sunday opening.
il- vas applaudc1 when b" sall- We rc'D''tt'
,....,.,.ts i.,,.r,tors az .b. sabbath as much "a
, .t,,is.. ,,,l
$50 'fpi1ii'e h"'hi''I'.0 '''' "i''''"''' 49,
.rt...s You are here tonight To proclaim your
-, o.. 80. ,.,,..i,.r. .,,,r .i,,sl Do. tho ord
'"' . ..., b.. ,....,
that fhr sabbath WAS maze '"r man. anu H'' H'''
FOR m. sabbath Mr. Boyd thcn nominated otto
D.. - 49,, ,b o,....,... ~, william, St..uOay q.
N'.".''''' 100 '' '.....
th" chairman ana "hIF one '''H'il''H- WIZ ''''S
ont no" Mr. Kempucr said, IN closing his adj
-,
df"SS'
DO -" seek 70 f'fIndhl|e IN" th'ri'.'ts. - -
nc answer That mos" Germans VINO nave s't,'ttl
here have ir~'iaiaulN ii <'d tA'r ives ana IoIt-
uncs "i'h tnr Amer, an X puhHc my I'VE lor II.
ard. - u""' De-, WI D' iur H. .h'N Yl"il 10 i'
other uafllfdtl'N. iN the lii'i-llA nt ihtiT low