New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-08

order with the strong hand OF repression.
APPLAUSE FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
The mixed reception Of the Senator's remarks.
which were not agreeable to the majority Of his
audience left n peculiar Impression. and the
Kisses OF the vast audience must have left
ringing in his ears. IT vas not agreeable to
contemplate: but the Senator had trespassed
heavily on debatabc grounds. What he had
said paved the way for Vicar-General Mooney
who took advantage of T. to introduce President
Roosevelt of the Police Board. Mr.. Roosevelt
referred pleasantly to Senator Suivahs address,
and then said In substance:
All good citizens must feel. as feel; the heartest
resnect for the courage and zeal with which the
Catholic Church has waged the tight for temperance
10 long before this to have worked hear, and hand
Church cfS ' as we'll the Protestant elsrgymen and
creed for od .ssy 1n saha of
taken while WAS in viii, the NsS
csei with this 1t wa was at The time NJ be n nrc
uhlch the Archbishop has been advocating in Min
Hesoa. and from that day % this am glad to say
iond and ali OF every creed Are pro proud to
dered his country great service in lime OF peace.
He rendered + s nny IN time
who Of right the Whole 5et Rspu 81 snr peace
he mas seTw he has given al his strength and all
his heart: and In peace ana IN i Mnr CHAMPION
of good citizenship and OF intense ana 'hofo"s"so
ing Americanism
ALI, STANDING OK COMMON GROUND
am glad to be here TO speak to you to-nght
because feel that we who IN this CITY are pa'.is
,or ,,w and order according to our strength. have
10 -, 60 onrear before n body like this. There
ay no among us here tonight differences OF opin-
ion as 10 the precise way to ache'e our resu''
some may favor total abstinence anu o ne ' "y
son SUI dnuand a rigid supervision over tne hquor
only deinan ,renuons efforts to minimize its evils.
Some NAV wish work by agitation ShTny os, ,r
would prefer NAV differ as to what this legislative
nse an hanid be- but we all united In striving
to do away With ,nf and by its Illegal and improper
sale. and we are all un ahe law w OF the and
and loyal pa oamericans ali OF u.s. we glory in the
W. We challenge our own the spirit OF Amer,
icansm ana OF that spirit the love OF orderly lib.
erty No greater harm can ps deGance of law and
than TO wrong can he perpetrated by any legs-
iotive body than by putting on e owecned in good
faith.
r,,Ip, APTITUDE OF THE POLICE BOARD.
Tho poar5 Of which | have the honor OF being
roember stand squarely on the platform OF the en-
forcement of the laws OF the and we noo INA,
,r dutv is TO enforce the law impartally ana
without fear favor we nave tst no, law which
opsoie aYsaus alive against the man who had not
wealth or political influence ana we ahrnakers
rich and poor. great and small Inc minute Una.
began to carry out na Sne of the most
f Influences in city politics We ran coun.e, h 20
uaoltbv Iouor-seller who made his thousands OF
dollars by the illegal sale of liquor on Sundays aho
we struck c tne Sat Suor and who often him
The man who was honest and lava abiding whether
seller,
rs We saw that he treated with the same
;;be WEALTHY ouor-seiler with whom the police off,
Gals have never yet dared to interiors; ,ne man nan
Who had violated the law with IMMUNITY that man
was speedily made to feel that the reign OF the
'pull' had passed. All were treated alike before
our Board The man OF means the man OF high
political connection, Jared no better than the num-
on Ffth-ave. as rgidly as on Avenue we
knew neither friend foe in ENFORCING The Law
We favored who was guilty OF breaking IL;
e harmed who was observing II.
THE LAW CAN BE ENFORCED.
You all know the clamor that our action caused.
At first we were met on every hand with the state
ment that could not enforce the law TIE
answer Is this-that far. at least we have en-
forced It, Never in the memory OF any man now
living have the saloons been closed We have
closed them. In spite OF the very grave defects In
the methods the law itself provides for It's enforce,
ment we have been able TO SECURE r
raised the hypocritical clamor that we were de-
their attention TO the saloons and that this was
poor business for them to be engaged In
and CORRUPT i''' connection between the Police De
partment and the hquor-seler has been the most
P PHpt the Ui pooe Only by honestly enforcing
law could We put a stop TO TINS corruption, ana n
mics. who wish Tor return for the evil days will
avail to shake us in our purposes. Yet again some
really improved matters. and that drunkenness has
increased. Our answer was 10 publish the stats
ness hac fallen of nearly half since we had
begun our enforcement OF the la% They then en-,
greater evils than those we sought to suppress by
driving the poor to drink in their own tenement
qualified &c know say that 1t is an absolute UNI
truth and that the Peope and the saye
benefited by our action IL you want TO prove this
than en" to 5s the Paust Fathers who pass their lives
in laboring among tn, poor. and to whose belief
in the righteousness OF what we have done ! am
indebted for my invitation to speak to you tonight
THE FRIEND OF THE POOR MAN
The moor man has not been hurt by us As
matter Of fact he has been more benefited than
any one else We have enforced the law Impair
tally az regards rich and poor alike. We have
known no differences between them; We have known
evitably happens that when the reign OF corrup,
ton is done away with. the poor man is benefited
and conniyarce at lawbreaking is sold for price.
IL is the urscrupulous rich man. and not the poor
Where we close the saloons which are kept open
In defiance Of law. the men of all Others VINO are are
helpeG are those who prone to waste their
weeks wages In drink. We help them but we
help theii wives and their children Infinitely more.
/ hope to sec the time when man Will be
ashamed to AXE any enjoyment on Sunday which
shall rob these who should be dearest to him. and
who are dependent him Of the money he has
earned during the week; when man Will be
ashamed TO take a selfish enjoyment. and not 10
find some kird OF pleasure which he can also share
with his own 77ife and children.
PRESIDENT MURRAY FOR A DRY SUNDAY.
The applause succeeding Mr.. Roosevelts eis-
appearance. as quick as hts appearance had
been. was long continued Then President Muir
ray Of the Excise Board was introduced In
happy fashion and spoke briefly as follows:
| 90 not intend to take up your time In discussing
whether or not the laws "A found the statute
books should be enforced. Upon that subject there
can be but one answer and that Is II public OIL
Ill 10 hio 1llfN he he re-