New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-02
option clause. which had been struck out Of the
EXCISE law by the men who prepared the bill:

majority of voters have voted for hereafter vote
for local prohibition until such town shall reverse
by vote such local prohibition.
| The local option law thus preserved by the
rural Democrats. or course need not say that
| in their opposition to the adoption Of any law
! authorizing the sale of liquor upon Sunday and
UNFOLDING the Local Option law they had the
| hearty support Of the Republican minority of
| sixty-one members.
! A sWINDLE ON THE LIQUOR DEALERS.
! Mr. Clarks statement is especially valuable.
| since 1t shows that If the Democratic party
should have a two-thrds majority in the Legs-
ture of 1885, David b. Hill. owing to the opposi-
ton of the rural Democrats. would find 1t i'm
possible to pass law over Governor Mortons
| veto authorizing the sale of liquor upon sunday
| Mr. HILL therefore, is attempting to swindle the
| liquor and their followers when ne hoias
| out the hope TO them that II the Democrats gain
| n two-thirls majority IN the Legislature or 1880
| BIZ will be passed permitting OF the sale OF hquor
upon Sunday. He knows better he Knows from ron,
| his experience In 1892 that the rural Democratic
| Senators and Assemblymen would not pass such
| a bill Mr.. Hill obviously in making TINS appear
is thinking merely OF the United states Sena.oa-
| shin Of 1896 With Senate Democratic by Two
| m irds he would have a good start toward gain
ing the prize of the senatorship In 1897 he
| would use the liquor dealers as cat TO get the
| cbostnnt ~ tho senate ship off a red-hot stove
| The Nouor-dcalers would burn their fingers I'M
avangy. They would not get their chestnut
| the opening Of the saloons upon sunday
SUNDAY ENFORCEMENT IN BUFFALO.
| There Is a strong movement in Buffalo, ana
| growing stronger every day. to compel the au-
| thorities of Buffalo to enforce the law against
| the sale Of liquor upon Sunday. This movement
| embraces all kinds Of religious denominations
| A "Ruffalo League Of Public Good has been or
| panized to make appeals to the public and to the
| authorities in favor of enforcing the law the
| Rev Henry Elliott Mott of the Central frespy-
| terrain Church. one Of the leaders OF TINS move
| ment In n long letter addressed to the publc on
! Saturday last. says that the question OF quesuohs
| before the people Of the state concerns 'le en-
| forcement Of the Sunday law. and that IL VIII De
the leading issue Of the fall campaign In THIS CIT!
| THE enforcement of law" he says, must al
ways be the great question undef Tree .'osc'n .
| ment until II is settled uncquvocaly IN FAVOR Oh
| obedience" He then proceeds as follows
A society has lately been organized in this city
with the object in View of getting law eni9rceI
sund ,,S law HAPPENS to be the nagranty dis
regarded of an This 9rganlzSuon Is nn i aS
| ali good citizens by the love they bear ihcir ely
to become either assoGa" or sy be Found In the
| following quotation from the constitution as anopr
1T Will be organized the end OF putting before
the people in brief form to be remembered tne
| ordinances relating to whatever subject is at any
time especially In hand II wiil Keep GeGrs ne
and the penalty in fine or imprison nt i1T an.
nfraction OF the law and what is construed as evi-
such matters as the excise provisions, the Health
Department the School Boari and all other r,d func
entitled TO and what they do or do not get II VIII
pour a food Of light things as they are i viii
| also give itself to attempting the eradication or
whatever evil menaces this community.
The h for PuSc o SGd T IN nG WHICH
are seeking the public good such as the associated i
clubs Temperance and Reform associations. but
will in all aid them and rs Information shall
The League for Public Good VIII recognize that
all attempts attaining civic purity must have tho
| O
| and this League confidently expects that It's mem
as give unqualified assurance that they WI. II
and up the limit OF their official power. the laws
which by their Ca tn Of office they are set TO en-
ton Of such pledge or vacillation in its perform
PROPOSING A VIGOROUS AGITATION.
The members Of the Buffalo League Of Public
| Good will begin active operations TO compel the
| enforcement OF the law against the sale OF liquor
| on Sunday early in September. Many OF Its mem
| bers are absent from the city. or this movement
would be undertaken az once. Meanwhile as Will
be seen. Mr.. Mott is agitating the matter with
| vigor. In his letter. which is too long to quote
| he gives many cogent reasons which could be
| approved of by Mr.. Roosevelt why the Sunday
law should be enforced.
SALOONS CLOSED BY A PROCLAMATION.
J. w Dormer. q prominent resident OF Buffalo,
who is a member OF the Buffalo League Of Pub
lie Good said this afternoon: 1T is all nonsense
to say that the law against the sale Of liquor in
| Buffalo cannot be enforced on Saturday last
| Mayor Jewett issued the following proclama tion:
| Whereas The unsettled and turbulent condition
OF a portion Of the city which has existed FOR
| several weeks and which at the present time
| lists. and upon reports that demonstrations against
the peace and order OF the city which may terin-
nate in bloodshed and destruction of property are
the peace and good order within that portion Of
way. the southerly side OF sycamore-st. easterly
by Lathrop-st. and westerly by Loepere-st, VIII
be better secured and preserved by the closing OF
the saloons. bars or places where intoxicating
sale given away within that part Of the city
described above.
section 2 chapter g. Of the revised charter OF the
city of Buffalo. hereby direct
ing liquors. ale. beer or wines are sold offered for
sale sale ST. sa,r ysn ay r. 49, and a
| until further orders.
| And you hereby directed 70 see that this
order is enforced by the department OF police OF
the CITY u EDGAR b. JEwETT. Mayor
'By order OF William S. Bull, Superintendent Of
| Police.
That order was issued In view Of threatened
| disturbances at st. Adelbcrt's Church. |
| Catholic and like all Catholics have been greved
at the revolt among the Poles against the pastor
Of that church. He was driven from his church
| by mob violence. Last week he was escorted
| back by platoon OF police.
GOOD EFFECTS OF ENFORCING LAW.
What was the erect OF Mayor Jewett procIa-
| nation last Saturday closing the saloons on
| Sunday? Why, that order closed forty-six saloons
| and kept them closed. Not one Of them was
| opened. Another result was that there was no
mob violence in the church. The services were
| peaceable.
What has been done In this quarter of Buffalo
could be done in every quarter OF II. Mayor
| Jewett and the Board Of Police can keep the
| saloons shut up on Sunday and they ought to
do IT, They will be sustained In that policy by a
| large proportion OF the Catholics Of Buffalo
have in my possession a petition addressed to
the Legislature OF 1892 protesting against the
! passage of any law permitting the sale OF liquor
| on Sunday That petition Is signed by Bishop
Ryan, Of this city; by Bishop McQuaid. OF Roch-
! ester. and by Bishop Kean. Of Washington
hora tbo oufboritics of RuffalD will enforce the