New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
PRICE THREE CENTS.
PRAISE FOR WARNER MILLER
REPUBLICANS INDORsE HIS PLANK IN
THE PARTY PLATFORM

TON AND SAYS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY u
"A PARTY OF THE PLLPrTs AND rHB
cauNcHEs"-THE EXCISE QUESTION NOT
TO BE DoDGED-rALKs WITH MAYOR
STRONG. COMMISSIONER RoosE-
WELT AND OTHERS THE
GERMANS AND TAMMANY.
There was much talk among the politicians In
this city Yesterday over the effort OF 7. C. Platt
% have the Republican State Convention ignore
or dodge the excise question and the unanimous
approval by the convention Of the plank intro
duced bv Warner Miller favoring "the mainten-
anca of the Sunday laws In the interest OF LABOR
and morality" Most OF the politicians declared
that while the plank might not mean much IL
road apart from the speech OF Mr. Miller II con-
viewed to the public practical Endorsement OF
the enforcement of the excise law In this city on
Sunday when read In the light OF the speecnes
which preceded Its adoption.
Chauncey NJ Depew at his ONCE IN the
Grand Central Station yesterday he returheo
from Saratoga by a special train, and arrived
in the city In the morning He said In speak
ing OF the work accomplished by the conventioh'
"Of course the dominant issue In this convention
was the excise question. The Republican party
was faced with this issue just as Dluntly as the
prison walls confront an imprisoned man. 10
dodge would have been cowardly. When COM
missioner Roosevelt came into control he began
n enforce the law as he found It, This made
the issue II last fall the people Of the rural DIS
tricts had believed that the excise laws would
be blinked at they would not have voted Per-
hans $50 900 voters would have remained away
from the polls. and the result would have been
that many Republican Assemblymen and sena-
tors would not have been returned.
THE SALOON IN POLITICS.
The stand OF the Republican party has always
been toward a high license and to eliminate the
saloon from politics. II the liquor element could
be taken entirely away from politics New-York
would be Republican State. They have settled
the matter in Ohio. The more you restrict the
sale of rum the more the Sabbath Is observed. and
the better the saloon business is restrained, then
the less IL figures in politics. The true Idea Is to
get a certain condition of affairs in which the
saloon shall be allowed, under certain limitations.
and then see that the law is enforced Wnen
Warner Miller defeated In lsss-and VIII
amend that and say that he was not defeated; ne
was counted out by the Democrats In Kings
County and Tammany in New-York-we then had
the liouor question about right. and think that
had the pace been kept up two years longer the
| whole matter would have been settled.
when we went into the convention this time
we had two things staring US in the face One was
Commissioner Roosevelts actions. The otner was
Senator Hills letter in which he said that II TAM
| many ever got control again. or the state went
! Democratic. the law would be winked at. We
either had to uphold Mr.. Roosevelt or quietly
| acouiesce in Senator Hills policy. Well we sim
| ply said that the Jaw should be enforced. and that
| was the best thing that could be done. think 1t
| is right. We will win and with large majority.
| The Republican vote is not liquor vote. The
| Republicans would lose less than the Democrats
| upon this question. OF course. there Is certain
| class of people in this city, Germans and so on
who in their country drink largely In social way
and under conditions that are practically un-
known here. These people rebel at what they
think is an imposition upon their rights. but tney
are largely of the liquor element and the Demo.
cratic party so we will not suffer to SUCH great
| extent The Republican party is party or tno
! pupits and the churches to a large extent. ana IL
| has again enunciated the true principles oi 'ne
| party"
| THE MAYOR FOR LOCAL OPTION.
Mavor Strong declared that It was not his pur-
nose to discuss any Of the results OF the conven-
ton but he said to newspaper men; personally
I am in favor Of allowing the people to decide
| the Sunday question for themselves In other
words I am in favor Of local option
| Theodore Roosevelt President OF the Police
! Board who has been instrumental In making
the excise law enforcement a live question, said:
| "Al honor is due to Warner Miller for putting
| that plank into the party platform. IL SHOWS
| that he knows the fibre OF which the Repuohcah
party Is made. Timd councils might nave pre-
| vailed TO the lasting disgrace OF the party He
had the nerve TO present the Issue in spite OF the
| protests OF the councillors Of cowariice and MS
| estimate Of Republicans was right They rose
| to him and carried the plank without dissent
| ing vote. .
| "It brings the issue just where II ought to be
| the government Of law impartially administered
against the forces Of anarchy and corruption.
| There can be no doubt of the outcome In state
OF intelligent and law-abiding citizens. such as
| this has always been when moral issues are ~
! the fore"
POLICE BOARD POLICY UPHELD
Police Commissioner Andrews said that the
plank introduced by Warner Miller seemed TO be
an approval Of the policy of the Police Board In
| enforcing the excise law Sunday. and II the
Democrats took the ground that the law was TO be
! only partially enforced the Republicans ought to
win on the issue He also said: Il do not know
! that Senator Hill is sufficiently great and broad to
! be able 10 commit the Democratic party 10 MS
views on all subjects. He has been right on many
issues Of National import. but his declaration on
the excise question is absurd and to carry IL into
| operation would be official approval OF anarchy
William Brookfeld. Commissioner OF Public
| Works, said yesterday that he was In favor or
| local option, and he was sorry that the conven-
ton did not have free and fair discussion or the
subject before adopting a plank on such an i'm.
| portant question "A Republican convention"
| he said Ought never to try TO evade an issue ana
ought never to lack the courage OF its convictions.
| II seems 10 me IL would have been better 10 have
taken up the excise question and disposed OF IL in
a manner that would have left no doubt In the
| minds OF the people TO what the party wanted.
! have thought that reference OF the question to
! the people of the various communities would be
| the wisest course.
James w. Hnkey. chairman OF the DemocTatic
| State Committee was In the city yesterday and
said ne was surprised at the action OF the Repub-
! lican state Convention. as he had supposed that
there would be an evasion OF the excise question.
| He would not express an opinion as to the prob
! ability that the Democratic State Convention
would take an opposite stand on the question and
| make IL an issue in the campaign.