The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-21
LIoUoR DEALERs NJ EEr.

Liquor Dealers Held Yesterday-Promi-
nent Members Presented Ulcers of the
Association-Resolu Adopted.
The annual convention of the Liquor
Dealers association of Connecticut was
held in this city yesterday at Elks' hall
on Chapel street. ? The meeting was
called together at 10 o'clock by Presi-
dent James Sheridan of Bridgeport with
about fifty delegates present. Among
them were State Organizer P. H. Nolan
of Port Uervis, N. Y; the Pennsylvania
Estate president, Richard Patterson of
Philadelphia; New York state president,
Daniel Holland, and r. j. Halle, the ma
tional secretary, Of Chicago.
Delegates were present from the fol-
lowing associations; Ansonia, Bridge
port, South Norwalk, Naugatuck,
Stamford, Hartford, Danbury, New
Haven, Meriden, Wallingford, Rock
vile, Middletown, New Britain, Nor
witch, Southington, New London and
Willinantic.
The association now numbers two
| thousand and the officers are: President,
James Sheridan of Bridgeport; first vice
president, M. ]. Colloty Of Waterbury;
second vice president, VIM. Hennebery
of Danbury; financial secretary, John A.
Hurley of Meriden; recording secretary,
Samuel Munich of Waterbury.
In the forenoon routine business was
transacted and several matters of in
terest to the association were consider
| ed.
At the afternoon session the commit
| tee on resolutions reported the follow
| ing resolutions, which were unanimous
| ly adopted:
To the Wine, Liquor and Beer Deal
ers' association of the stae of Connect
icut, in convention assembled, in the
city of New Haven, the Goth day of Sep
temlber, 1895:
Whereas The hotel bar and saloon
exists because the public demands it.
and because it is moulded and shaped
by public sentiment and legislative en-
actments, and is, in our belief. as much
the creature of circumstances as those
who patronize it; and
Whereas, We believe that If you OPP
press men they will retaliate and de-
velop qualities opposed to public Sc
curity and to the development of high
| er forms of civilization; and by the
same rule, Cypress the saloon, and it
retaliates and degenerates; and while
the saloon remains an institution in
society, a factor in the shaping Of our
civilization, it seems, therefore, that it's
| influence should be for good rather than
| for evil;
Resolved, That we believe intemper-
ance is degrading and Injurious to the
health, and that it destroys happiness,
and we are in favor of the broadest
plan of liberty necessary to the full en-
joyment of personal rights being given
| to all classes, so long as the exercise
lof these rights is within the laws of
our country and does not conflict with
the rights of any particular class of per-
Isons. We believe the course taken by
Icertain persons who misunderstood the
necessity for the existence of the licens-
ed saloon, under the pretext Of temper
ance, to be dangerous one, and tend
| ing to undermine our free institutions
and destroy the liberties guaranteed to
| all persons by the constitution and laws
of the United States. We always advo-
cate the liberties of American citizens
in obedience to the laws of the country,
as being applicable to all persons, with
out regard to birth or nationality; and
we believe that personal privileges are
one thing and public duty another, with
out regard to politics, personal bias or
prejudice of any kind.
Racn1yai That WV,
lies of all kinds, and believe that they
are, in effect, as dangerous to the lib
critics of our people as fanaticism, and
have contributed largely to the depress-
ed condition of number of our people,
and have limited and restricted the la
Iboring classes in the enjoyment of their
rights. And we, therefore, declare our
selves ready to extend to these peopIe
helping hand, and that we record our
selves in favor of supporting organized
labor, and will give preference to union
made goods.
Resolved, That we emphatical1y de-
nounce the liberation, for political or
other purposes, of that d4sreputable
class of persons known as the keepers
of loosely conducted hotels, who propa-
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among the youth of the land, desecrate
| the Sabbath, and cast odium on the
legitimate trade. We would, therefore,
ask that the municipal governments,
members of the law and order societies
and temperance advocates, and all good
citizens, unite with US in aIbo1ishing this
| alarming and gigantic evil.
| Resolved, That we favor a Just and
| equitable regulation of the liquor
| trade, upon such basis as shall give to
the dealer the same protection accord
ed to all citizens engaged in legitimate
trade.
Resolved, That we favor an organic
alton that shall be in no sense poIiti-
cal, but vet declare it necessary to
watch all political events with the
greatest care. We believe that the DO
litica1 utilization of our members should
be left to the dictates of their
conscience and conviction, and a polit-