New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-16
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THE LAWS ARE OBEYED.
NO INCREASE OF CRIME. POLICE Off
GALS SAY.

GALS SAI.
c1ERGyMEN AND OTHERS PRAISE THE PoLrcD
FOR ENFORCING THE sTArUrEs-MR RoosE
vELr.s EMPHATIC DEcLARArroNs-A RE-
PLY TO HILI~-ARREsTS DECREASE
WHEN MEN STOP BREAK
ING THE LAW.
Satisfaction with the work OF the police In the
enforcement Of the laws on Sunday was ex'
pressed by the Police Commissioners yesterday.
and they aIso declared in the most positive
terms that the enforcement Of the Excise law
was going to be continued with all the Visor
possible A delegation Of clergymen went to the
Central Office to express their approval OF the
Police Boards stand on the question OF enforc.
ing the Sunday law. and delegation OF Gooo
Government Club men also went there to praise
the Commissioners for the same reason.
The police officials were not disturbed by the
efforts OF some persons who are opposed 70 the
the closing of the saloons on Sunday to pefog
the real issue and to create the impression that
lawessness in general is increasing In the city.
Acting Chief Conlin said that he did not have
at hand such statistics concerning arrests IN
the city would show the work OF the poiice
in suppressing crime lately, and he was not
but he was positive that there has been no In
crease In crime. but rather a decrease, while the
police have been looking so sharply after vio-
lators OF the Excise law. In former days when
the police wanted to create the impression that
the Excise law was being enforced. the officials
would point to the number Of persons arrested
for selling liquor on Sunday and declare that
the great rumber Of arrests proof OF police
activity There were plenty Of opportunities FOR
the police to make such arrests in those days.
because the law was generally violated in the
saloons
THE LAW MORE GENERALLY OBEYED.
Every intelligent New-Yorker knows that the
Excise law has been enforced for three Sundays
more vigorously than ever before. and yet the
number OF arrests has decreased because the
lquor dealers have been more generally obeyins
the law and keeping their places closed APP
pended is the record Of arrests for Excise law v:o-
lations on the last three Sundays, compared
with that for the II tree previous Sundays:
sunday June 9........2i9 sunday. June 3o.......in
sundsv June IS ....2 26s Sunday. July 7...~.....ll0
sunday June 2o Sunday. July H.......l3s
Total .............7i7 Tota, .................sss
THE statement that crimes have increased in
this city OF late" said President Roosevelt yester-
day. lis A lie. pure and simple. and shall soon
make public the statistics 10 show the facts" He
had received a letter from the manager OF house
OF industry in West Sixty-third-st, stating that
while lawlessness in that neighborhood formerly
had been Increasing the police OF late had been
getting the upper hand of the rough element.
POLICE WILL SUPPRESS CRIME.
"Such evidence comes every day." Mr.. Roose-
Welt said "and the men who give out the con-
| trary impression are merely traitors to good gov-
| ernment who. 10 serve their own base purposes.
wish to encourage lawlessness In the city. Wnat-
ever the individual opinions OF individual conn
! mssioners on the Excise law or any other law
may be- the foes of order may as we'll recognize
once for ALL that the Board is unit In its pur-
nose 70 enforce the laws; that it cannot be pulled
| off by any one and that it will not finch one
particle from the stand it has taken
"p1II." NOT TO SAVE LAw-BREAKERs.
As TO the enforcement of the laws in general IN
the city. Mr.. Roosevelt made this statement:
We shall enforce all the laws so far as our forcs
will allow US TO- Ultimately we VIII geI s sngr Sar ths ne
criminal classes and their allies TO try to preven.
from enforcing the vital Avs yers ey sf Yess
| Importance. ! shouldn't allow policeman 70 neg
eet the arrs5 Of yos9n oasas Of on the sunday Excise
law. and 50 wont allow .one polGsna' mana with i'm pu.
10 be kept open the pea that he Is looking ai.er
! a soda-water stand. We viii enforce All the laws,
| however and | hope that effect OF our action
viii be 10 make the Legislature and the Board Ok H
Aldermen understand that when ne ponce iO,ve orr, ., -
hoth honest and efficient they don't want 10 put or
leave law on the statute books unless they , eS,
i n n T the THs MSoe az We'll
as the police force b to have laws on tne ,st ia
books which are only partially enforced 'na' i''
against men without pull
CLERGYMEN EXPRESS APPROVAL.
In the afternon the Police Commissioners re-
q
American Sabbath Union, and among the visitors
were the Rev ]. H. Knowles, the Rev. A. b
Sanford the Rev. W. C. Steele. the Rev. s. c.
Iglehart the Rev. A. p. Palmer and Colohei A. o.
| p,con. of the Brooklyn Law Enforcement So
o,a,v The Rev Mr. Knowles who is the secre-
tarv Of the union. read an address appiaudihs
tho course Of the Commissioners and declaring
that the enforcement Of the Sabbath laws was IN
the interest Of the working people.
"rbe citizens who prize a weekly rest day for
.,o,. families will be obliged 10 do you honor'
he said in conclusion.
Other clergymen in the delegation and Coone'
Bacon made brief speeches COMMISSIONER al"
er. in replying. said:
r,.re ,s an impression that we are enforcing tnis m
law like an automaton, simply because, ,caS ~ ,rp,Iv
Is nctured with conscience We are sneered
AZ because are enforcing aws 81 ,se Roard has
ed p4sre himsef M in favor OF more liberal laws
eNpreSs poo.nvet Cnterrupting)-Dont say ina,
nlease have carefully abstaned from saying ~rss s
rhanees | would make. They want US " e" ,Ss,e ~
,hs laws dishonesty. but VIC VII! enforce '"e'"
honestly. (Appause)
MIR. RoosEvELT's REPLY TO DEMAuou0ES'
Later Mr. Roosevelt said TO the clergymen:
,, ee, rlentv OF base demagogy in my
.arsnr nav I'm, a baser demagogy than that OF those
who protest against our enforcement y, nsver wa
sea- The men who make that plea. heanea py =, q
I,ni,at states Senator from this state. Know tht'
we are ighting the richest and most powertu or.
Imitation that there Is IN this city, tnat this Is an
rtion which has much money N It's contro