New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-16

his good work
Didn't the arrests do any good?" asked the
| Mayor
THE ARRESTS WORKED HARM.
"On the contrary they worked harm They
suited in the corruption Of the police force" re-
| piled Tekuisky. ION dry Sunday you could
see loaded than Sunday when
the side doors open"
I've been In the habit OF spending my Sun
days at home" said the Mayor. Il guess I'll
| have to get out and see some of those things"
Mr.. Hirsch suggested that the Mayor have a
| talk with the Superintendent of Police and
| II the quor-dealers might be less harshly
| treated But the Mayer took notice Of the
| hint.
You must understand. boys" the Mayor con-
| tinued. that we've got TO have lot of help
| from YOU in getting freer excise legislation. Re-
member that YOU are firing against the best e.e
| ment Of the community. That element must be
| considered Now YOU make the most money out
! of the who doesn't get drunk. don't yOu?'
The commit tteemen gaze unanimous assent.
They said that a drunken man was nuisance
! in decent saloon.
IF you'l consider that fac; it may help us in
getting to some reform platform where we may
| arrange this matter isfactorily.' said the
| Mayor Il realize that it will be pretty hard
work to pass a law which will you may sell
| beer but you mustn't sell whsney. ! suppose
there some lager beer places that don't sell
| whiskey?'
| The Mayor was informed that they always
kept a black bottle in beer saloons.
Mr. Tekusky jumped In to say that any at
| tempt to enforce the law strictly would result in
| more police corruption, and spoke OF how far
| a s5-bill would go toward settling cases with the
| policeman making the arrest
THE LESS BRIBERY THE BETTER.
THE fewer s. bills YOU nquor-dealers give to
| policemen the better it will be for you,' the
| Mayor remarked Then he proposed going back
| 10 the question Of Excise Commissionerships.
My purpose is" he said. Ito appoin, strong and
L.. ..,F
formulating an Excise bill-high-toned men.
| broad-minded intellectual-three such men AS
| YOU would have no difficulty in dealing with.
| Personally | would like 10 see the saloons
| closed on Sunday But | realize that alone am
not to be considered and that others have rights:
| Now If | were you. / would get together and
| agree on some sane policy, some plan Tor the
regulation of the conduct of your business on IN
| Sunday-for instance sales between : ana IL
| o'clock Sunday afternoon
| Make It ! O'Clock" said Holland.
| oh I'm not going to recommend any hours,
replied the Mayor. What want you to do is
to agree on some rule. ana l,it 1t VIII he'p Us III
| Tekuisky spoke Of how similar arrangements
| had been tried In Syracuse. Rochester and Buf-
falo and worked we'll The barron I,,I keepers h,'
| the police Why. he asked. could not New-forK
| dealers be similarly treated. 49,
| "Whod protect US from the societies then?
| asked Baylan: "Parkhursts, for instance?
"Dr Parkhurst means to be fair was the
| Mayors response. .,.,
|
| hurst wants something in the way Of law that
will give us what We are talking about.
THE QUESTION OF HOURS.
| The Mavor suggested that o'clock was roo
! early to open saloons on Sunday. as all church
| services were over at that hour. He then
| said: Now. you boys can do something to help
| me 10 lessen the severe public criticism which
| would follow a radical change In the law II
you will get together and agree on hours Tor
Sunday business and start in on that lne we
will see II we can't make some progress TOWARD
harmonizing the good people TO the change
How about dealers who are not In our as
soclation?' asked President Hrsch.
Don't you think that ] can make the rest
come into campg' asked Mayor Strong. with a
twinkle in his eye.
Mr. Tekulsky called the Mayors attention To
the fact that there were about LOO places
owned by brewers. whose proprietors changed
several times year These men were nara 10
control as they did not consider themselves
permanent. Then Mr.. Tekulsky said Your prop,
ostion. Mr.. Mayor is "A very fair frank ana
honest one. 1t is something more than We
ever received in the city Of N"w-fork before.
The general public does not respect the law as
it exists today 1t makes demands on us which
would like to MI lawfully and | hope YOU
will help us to get something In me way oi
law which will permit US 10 do that
Regarding police interference. the Mayor SAID
with emphasis IF find police officer has
accepted a brbe of even 81 that man will have
to appear before Recorder Goff or some other
Judge Of the General Sessions
URGED TO STUDY THE QUESTION.
The Mayor closed the consultation by remind
ing the liquor men that IT would be- well for
them to be Interested in not letting their Gus
toners drink too much. and added
Now. study this proposition. and come back |
and discuss II with me two weeks from now.
! VIII be ready and willing to meet with you |
every two weeks Tor the next three years III |
order to have this matter satisfactorily set
tied"
The conference broke up with the impression |
on the pert Of the liquor men that. they could |
do bueiueSa between u. ana ii u.
sundays. provided that they kept closed on |
Sunday mornings. The Mayor said distinctly |
that he dd not wish IT understood that he |
had promised or could pr mise immunity 10 |
persons violating the law HIS suggestion was |
merely in the nature OF reiorfn 81 ,a ls,-
ing conditions in Sunday liquor selling. lie |
hoped that the conference ana suggestions |
might result in the passage OF law "hich |
would set this vcxed question az rest
The Mayor said that he had not read the Rev.
DR. Burrell's reference to his attitude on the |
liquor and excise question Nj nday night Then |
he said:
row morning than he has eyer known before"
DIR pARKHrKsT GRlEVED
The Rev. Dr. Parkhurst appeared TO be deeply |
erieved last evening on account OF the reports |
which he had received concerning Mayor strong =
talk with the representativ tives OF the hquo'-uea.-
ers He said to a Tribune reporter: ,,o,
can nelieve that Mayor Strong has openly ad-
yiscd the liquor dealers 10 keep their places open
and ont what the public thought by trying 10 |
keep open that would have been one thne. 10
advise them 10 break the law is quite announcer
thing The liquor dealers have kept their pIaces
omen i'm defiance Of law right along except "heh
Superintendent Byrnes has had "A 1T or a spasil.
I have thought that Mayor strong was ma"
who would go carefully. II he has really sald 10
the llouor men what he is reported 10 nave saiu'
1 shall be greatly shocked and disappointed
Or. Parkhurst was asked II ne was III iaE"' -, -,
change In the Exclse law and ne replied: Il
am not going to say anything tonight on Una.
subject | may have something 10 say later put
not now What have said does not bear az al
an tho ouestion Of Sunday closing under a diner
ent law Perhaps the present law Is wrong,
hut that makes no difference. we nave 'he