New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-17
ROOSEVELT ANSWERS HILL.
HIS STRONG ARGUMENT FOR THE EN-
FORCEMENT OF LAW.
THE OLD METHODS OF SUNDAY CLOSING DO NOT
PREVAIL Now-REsoLuTIoNs ADOPTED BY
rnnn cnNrpNMEN CIIR I FAVOR


PREVAIL NOW RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB FAVOR
ING MORE LIBERAL LAWS
President Roosevelt. OF the Police Board was
the principal orator at a meeting OF Good Gov
ernrent Club I OF the new XXNllld Assembly
District held at No 1874 East One-hundred-an
fifteenth-st.. last night.
The room where the meeting was held wae
small and was packed with people
The hour set for the opening or the meet
ing was o'clock bu' 1t was o'clock before II
began DR. Robert Kunetzer. president OF the
club presided, and made brief address in Ger
man. explaining the object OF the meeting.
He then introduced Gustav II. Schwab who
also addressed the meeting IN German. lie ex-
tollcd the Good Government clubs. and said that
the Germans "A unit favored clean streets, a
good water front. a frst-class Police Department
and a liberal Sunday law Mr.. Schwab said that
the present law should be carried out until the
Legislature amended IT,
Coroner Hoebcr was the next speaker lie
spoke In English Coroner HoeDer Favored the
enforcement Of the Sunday law lie criticised
t,vor strong who he said. had promised 10 use
his influence to amend the Excise law and had
not done
MIR ROOSEVEI.TS SPEECH.
President Roosevelt was the next speaker. Be
fore beginning his speech he denounced as Hes
the statements which he said appeared In certain
ncyspapers to the effect that crime had lately
increased in IN, city. lie said he had hgures 10
nrove that crime had not increased, Dut de-
creased He spok" in part as follows:
Senator Hin has done me the honor to tax me
as the aniiype OF his political methods ana po"t ~
Al vi. sng.c. me OUT lof atAdNh III
connection with the Excise Jaw ...,,. on,
senator HIS complaint Is that honestly en-
fore" the law which he and Tammany put upon me
statute books with the full belief ana intention ,nt
n,v "9 ascr,b" motives and would ordinarily hest
tate in speaking OF United Sta,e Hen" i,n he
say tina, hs' Governor AMI his lrgi',aittnre No' ne
controlled them both absolutely deliberately en-
acted a law which they deliberately intended 70 na
motives In this case FOR senator iIilrs letter Is IN
effect frank avowal that these T"af nr ,ha;
passed the prescn, law. This law Is now n.lns
honestly enforced and senator m 20 ,be ad
mission In the first place. that IT never had been
Sa 5sy.r a." io /" S s' honesty ass' P@s
forced He kept silent while the .aw wniSn ,a ms
i.nptuously violated IN the in'ees, OF corfupu9n'
He clamors now that II TX admMlSfr'i ny ON
Sa. who pay , no s'ra to sns or the poor and
r,ch alike \ more hum.liatlng position wt- never
taken by public man than this position "h''h mas
been taken by Senator HI.
HILL AND TAMMANY WILD WITH ANGER
II is but natural tina, he and Tammany should
GROW Wild with anger at the honest enforcement
OF the law for It was ,aw which was intended to
be the most potent weapon In keeping IN" S"'o'"'
suh-ervieni allies II Mr.. illlrs machine ,
This Sunday Excise law has never been h',r
letter. Il has always been "iiorc"i hf1l.,, 'nr
l. passed with ;he deliberate lNll"s' ~ N""p
Ing a sword over ne neck OF every saloon Keeper
many Hall and 70 the state mhchine Wh.'u lh'n
many Hall served 10 not wonHrr MAJ nm ~ ~
Wa NJ, nr"n' 4, ,rkw.I ,ni hrowheat IN
saloon keeper who were hot tho slaves . Tam
many. Hal. whne The big rammany bosses ~. ~.S
impunliy and - corrupt me police fore" al VII
LAW ENFORCED ONLY AGAINST THE POOR.
with law such rs this. enforced only against
the poor or the honest man ani 10 De violated with
impuui'y by every rich scouuirc and every cor
rupt politician. the machine dii ini'ci seem 70
have iis yok. on the mex o' me ~ '' H. IN =,
Senator fiil can avail 20 make us put II on. bnt u
70 appear champion u ~" iishon"s' "n'otS.
on,crv IN favor OF enforcing the laws literally. as
Tamrauy Han enforced them Hemembor tbs law
was 10 dead letter II was nl~ays enforced against
some reoulo During the wear before | came INTO
ofiic- something Tx" nv" th'use ~ arrests N"te
~ iha' I've thousand arr"sts' our arrests have
only been little more numerous If"pyi mona ",,&.
hut Whereas. In %" old days men WIN IlI
wen, scot free. We. on the contrary hnN" taken
particular pains 10 see that !, was ~" man WIN
nqu1r dealer owes us 4 debt - gfaNiric '"i i''
cnng him from bondage tnd"f ih" oil system
o., els" he had - hc closed and his less honest
rival gather IN his trade" Under the ne" ai"i"m
soes premium paid for dishonesty
so CHAMPAGNE riNNEp.
IN tho true spirit - the dcmngoeu". Senator Nh
with utter disregard Of the facts asserts that ihis
In determination nsnlne' 10" poor man ana W
favor OF the rich. and draws - contrast between
me- taking champagne dinner on SUNDAY At me
deny his sunday bc"r M 70 me. h' Nn'"inrnt
f. false ana 10 made oui 81 m" whole ,l"ih ms
il 80 unimporinnt that mcr'N nllud' ~ II ~
passing ~ Offering. fair gauge nl "nlrh TO '"r'
an,ngoniri IL content to make assertions hnsed on
the lllcai and most vapil newspaper chatter ~
n matter Of fact wc member. 81 me Police Hoard
have attacked the richest organization In Sew
York The brewer and hqnof seller represent motr
combined cnpiiol, and represent capital which IN
Is the case with any other organization
SENATOR CANTOHS POSITION
Senator I'm speaks ruphcmisiically aud carefully
avoids saying IN many words that he wishes ~
20 violate the law but OF HIS suppor'crs State
senator Cantor Is l.ss mcaly mouthcl. and comes
ont boldly Insisting that the officers appointed TO
enforce All laws should cpnnive at IN" violation u
this law Yet this same Mr. Cantor, who openly
violation OF the laws they have sworn 10 enforce.
!. actually talked about for high judicial post
ton II would surely be strange spectacle" to see
IN Now- York elected to judicial Office capn-
bic Of defending shameful prostitution OF JUS
tee.
have purposcy RETAINED from stating my own
vicws about the Excise law or from stating what
changes | mink should be made IN H. bocausc I
wish 10 keep The is9nc clenr cut IA 10 the honest
enforcement % law
The ancatlon IL merely. Are tho laws 10 be hon
csily .nfOrccdy This question IL 10 90 sup.r
easily answered. that ] can hardly understand
how any man. who Is both honest aud Intelligent
can fail to give ~ his support. Nothing II worse
for a community han 10 have on m" statute
books laws which but partially enforced. and
TO encourage the Law makers 10 enact legislation
which shall remain dead letter. Every honest
of'c!al ought To enforce the law, and ! earnestly
hope that result OF the enforcement OF Law ny
the police will be 10 show our Legislature. both at
Albany and In the Board OF Aldermen, that they
must not put or leave on the statute book "A single
law which they 10 not think Ought 10 be enforced
CAUSE OF POLICE DEMORAIIZATION
Tho malndminlstrat lion Of The ExcIs, law has been