New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-27
THE POLICE BOARD THANKED
ITS ACTION IN ENFORCING THE EXCISE
LAW APPRECIATED.

LA
CIERGYMEN AND PFILANTHRoPIc WORKERS DE-
CLARE That rEACE AND GOOD ORDER HAVE
nErN INCREASED IN LOWER NEW
YoRK-THE FORTY Y-ONE sIGNERs.
President Roosevelt of the Police Board. received
n letter yesterday which he said repaid him Tor
any sacrifices that he had made In his new oice,
and was sufficient answer to the criticisms "h'ch
had been made upon the Department for enforcing
the Excise law sunday The letter was signed
by forty-one clergymen and philanthropic workers
In lower New-York. representing the Roman Cath-
olic Protestant Episcopal. Presbyterian, Reformed
Dutch). Methodist Episcopal Congregational. zap
tst Lutheran Moravlan and City Mission churches;
the University settlement. the Tenement House
Chapter Of Kings Daughters. the Industrial Chris-
tan Alliance and several other downtown agencies
Among the sgners are Bishop Potter of the Ca
thcdral Mission. and Dr. McSweeny. OF ST. Brigid
Roman Catholic Church. In Tompkins Square The
letter. which handed 10 Mr. Roosevelt Dy the
Rev John B Devins. OF Hope Chapel. who secured
the signatures is as follows
The Hon Theodore Roosevelt. President of the
Police Department. No. go Mulberry-st" Now
York III, h,ohos
missions and other centres OF work FOR kindred pui
poses in the lower part Of New York CITY, desire
TO express TO YOU and your associates thym ,ion
appreciation Of your righteous ana resolute ac'loh
| IN enforcing the Excise iaw. . - ,so
| responsible FOR that law. but YOU and they stani
for the body whose duty II is TO enorce WIN equai M
nplriiality all laws This you have done. ana are
doing aud for this. first Of all, We thank YOU hou
| have seen clearly and clearly affirmed mat
broken or disrc garicd evad"d laws mean tne de-
s'ruction OF our civic foundation ana you nave nave
! designated the grotesque and unscrupulous utter-
anocs Of people IN high political place on this SUD
jcct As they deserved. ,. , .... ,,u ,o,,
! The STATE OF Ncw-Nork has never unti now
been dshonorei hy such an 'xhilntion in ths con con
necon that 70 Which ts G,iztns y h%yr @iey y
~ it deserved but. better siill YOU have saiI 20
every man and Woman IN or ms bo,S Soi"ng n,sde m,s
and shall be obcyei' saving - you have ausht tne
Bu more than this. YOU have given US in the
| pcace and safety and good order. The people see
this. and seeing il more clearly every day ihey
mir S but mat YOU are conservns the liberty OF
| he fanniiv whom the law. when executed shields.
| The great majority Of the people want SUNDAY as
~ anv and very kind i hostile 70 such day. AMI
stu more hos lie when II IS a trhihr N liquor lon
are working In the Interests of those for whom we
| labor. and In their name. and our own. We bd you
| Henry e. Potter. Cathedral Mission No. lD stan
p + Mcsweeny. =. BrisiIs Roman catsolc
ralho. " chambers senior Pastor Middle Dutch
Henry r McEwer. Fourteenth Street Presbyterian
Church 80 IS East rhrfcenih-si
80 C ~ %'Fns. Fns HTs' i'f''''' '''''
G. \ Gucnthcr Fii., German Baptist Church. No.
A. g. M,rohousc. second street Methodist Epis
coPh nhqrgn 40 No.! ge seeGna,s, c,-o, ,xou
York city Mission and Tract society. No G.
william \ Dunncn. All Saints Protestant Epis-
| copA Church Henry ani scAmmel sis
'cSlsr Sharrh go s nisdrsy riacc "'s
Horace " Iiyrne, Anen street Memorial Meth
James B Reynolds. mead worker TuScrsty Settle
men, society. No D. Delanc"y--t
| William II. Huntington. Grac" Protestant Epis-
coya! Church. 80 80 nroaisay.
A. ". rIalscy Spring Street Presbyterian Church
a5s.9s Msc@ 'ssleg ot, 81 s ~ e. = sol ~
u. 9. Potter. Hapus, Tabernacle. No ics Second
+, - smith seventh street Methodist Episcopal
Juiia Lou McGrcw. chairman Tenemcn, House
1haPter OF the Kings Daughters and Sons. ~.
IL T. rrazcI German Reformed Church in Amer
| lea. No ~ Norfolk a.
j. VA I.ackburn. Church u ~" stranger dnde-
,peni'nu. Mefccr-.i- near clinton Place
pe to-ie. rroi.,"H' ,,o m ,. 3s ,hur,h %
John T Wills seventh rreshy eran Church. No.
+ l.. Fox. Eleventh Street Methodist Episcopal
| church. 80 5i5 East Eicycnih-si
nance so 10 Blcecker-.i i'''''''''' W
Conrad peench.. ,sc,oa9dd German Presbyterian
Gcors~ Is Aheic sccond sircsi German Me'aoiis,
flrnor r"fi de,,Nees- No - Sire Memorial
81, Meihodis. El,scopai church. -, 81 R.yng,on -
Ne%,York cIN M.seion and Tract society. 80.
| IIcnFs @. Mllcr. Camp Memorial Congregational
| Church. 80 iN Chrt 1923" -
| Abbott Pfaus Allen Street Presbyterian church.
80. ~ Fof@y hist
Charles F clmD, supsrntcnacn, Fulton street
Noon PRAYER Meeting. No. ii1 Fulion-si.
| otto r. Ileisc. acting pastor German Morayian
| church. 30. 60 SiNfh-sf
| j. g. Hume De witt Memorial Church ew-York
city Mission ana Tract Sorie'y. 40. 2,1 Rlying-
| tOn-gt
| Frederick Rocdol. secretary German Hranch Young
| Mems Christian Association. 80 li2 SccDni-nvc.
Isaac a. Massand. wl.nt street Methodist Epis-
| oOpal church. 80. . Wlc;i-sf.
| Margaret \. Delaney. superintendent cathlfine
| stree, Mission. so. 2i Sonthsf.
s. II Iladiey superintendent McAuley's Water
| street Mission. 40 SG Watcr-si
| John Jaeger. superintendent Living Waters MIS-
| sion. No. l3G Chfysfie-st.
| George Long. Broomc street Tabernacle No Sal
| HroOne-sf.
| Herman Paul Faust. Hebrew Christian Missionary
| In Allen street Presbyterian Church. 80 l2G For
sy;h-st.
John y. Downs Hope Presbyterian Chape.. no
800 East FOur'h-sf
Nork rlt