New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-01
s,-~DAy OPENING STRONGLY OPPOSED.
THE REV. MIR. MEREDITH SUGGESTS THAT GER
MANS SHOULD BE AMERICANIZED RATHER
THAN AMERICANS GERMANlZED


Albany. Feb. 2S-The Assembly Committee on
r,xciee met this afternoon in the Assembly cham
her and listened to the arguments against the sew
eral excise bills before the committee espe'ia'iH
those which allow Sunday opening OF saloons Inc
ornaments of the bills were present from all paris
of the State. including large delegation OF "o''"
Robert Graham. representing the New YORK III!
renner,nce LEAGUE introduced the speakers In op-
position Bishop William Croswell Doane, oil Al
bany was the first speaker. lie said tha' ~ "P
nosed sneak legislation. such as was empra'eu
in the bills which allow saloons To Keep 'heli Siie
doors open on Sunday. II tore was 10 ne orl''N'S
ON Sunday the entrance to saloons should De by
tho main door and behind a plate-glass front, In
s,oad Of behind drawn curtains Il am not iro-
bhitonisi ne said but do feel that the pos''loh
of the advocates OF Sunday opening is not 'enao''
l do not agree with them that our ptoPc in"S'
have LIQUOR on Sunday Allow them to sell on sun
day. and it will not be long before permission 10
AZ other servile work on Sunday will be petiiioned
for II IS to the interest OF the laborinS classes
that our American Sabbath be preserved me sa
oon-koepers have rights, that am prepdieu ~ az
mil. hut they have no right TO desecrate the lord
Day and interfere with the rights anu peace VI
their neghbors and fellow-citizens
OTTO Kempner of New-York city. was the hrst
sneaker IN favor of Sunday opening lie presented
a resolution In Its favor which had peeh a'op''u
hv 100 organiza tons in New-fork tity' repIeSe''
ing LOG 600 citizens. He said that the ahU-"u''"'!
OpPninC
stopped the progress of civilization and restr'e'ed
tho rights OF the citizen 1t could not be enforced
because the sober industrious workingmeh Oh NV"
York city were those who broke II every SUNDAY
Resides Mr. Kempner. ex-senator Boyd repre-
sonting the Citizens Alliance. OF TINS city r''N
schwarzchild and Charles L. Miller represen.'nS
the United Singing Societies OF Ne"-NorK C''!'
and DR. John Friedrich and g T. Klein. represent
Ing tho Swiss societies OF New-Nork Clty' were an
present favorng sunday opening
4, this point a letter was presented from the
Mavor OF Syracuse. denying a statement n'due AZ
a nrevious hearing. that the saloons OF Syra' w..
were open on sunday with the cognizance OF Inv
aH Tbe R F r r. Meredith OF Brooklyn. said:
The dragging in of the wOrkingmen here az IN ~,
favor OF sunday opening Is a ll3el on men,
mon Of the state to call the saloon their paror on
sunday. This sunday DISCUSSION ~ ~ The
1eoni Of Xew-York city We shall insist that II
ha be ss'' ,se az b sS 1sr fSF TSen IN
civ the Bowery and a few wards on the East Slie
%V Question d as to whether the Americans shall be
Ex-senator John BOYD spoke in favor OF SUNDAY
The 8ev E $ Haoway repTesSEnGn nv the S,r baP
fist Ministerial Union OF NeW-l 0rk lily. H'l'I'i
ously opposed the proposed oicf n''m, "' i'm
saI.y o. d We nf he MEASURE Thc Democratic
party had never dared 10 pass a sunday opening
%, befnTe The nc6ple Of the state II It dld
Mrs. Mary Burt president Oh tlen go T., 0.nsi
Christian Temperance HiOl' "ft'"''' ~
tion sunday opening. ,.,.
Mr. Harris as "A representative OF New ork, Guy
laborfns interests. said the WOrkingmcu o.; Now
York wanted sunday beer, and that TINS boon
should be granted them.
i G Coleman Dr. Myers Kiaen Van Rensselaer,
and Thomas g. Fuller, OF Ncw-Nork city favored
The submission to vote OF the people Of the ques-
ton Of Sunday opening.
The Rev Father Walworih. OF Albany, represent
Ing the Catholic American Total Abstinence mon.
opposed Sunday opening in the name OF the Catho-
lie Church.
Matthias Rohr and John Grasser, OF Buffalo. IA
vored Sunday opening. the latter saying that b"
represented the Views Of the Mayor OF Buffalo In
its favor. .
The hearing then closed. and the committee
will consider the bills in executive session at some
fnfure time The sentiment OF the committee seems
10 be opposed 10 sunday opening.