The evening world., 1895-07-29

Cooper Union Dec. Il, 1923, declaring
unreservcdly and unconditionally for
liberal suinptuarv laws and against all
b!uc-law prescription" W. empha aticai-
iy upheld liberal spirit in the carrying
out OF the Sunday excise question. and
never expected that any public official
would revive in our great cosmopolitan
city structures AGAINST the well-estnb-
lishci principles Of liberal Goctrines $
which have mide our city famous
throughout the world. At our initial
meeting We emphaticaily opposed the
system Of political biackmal by which
Hquor-dealcrs and ether trades people
were kept In subjection.
our victory at the last election, espe-
cially il the triumph of Col. william L..
Strong for Mayor. was n vndication
OF the cnunciation of this policy, which
should give to the citizens a city gov
ernment which will represent the talent.
commercial prosperity and respectable
ity of It's citizens. In order to accom-
| pli!h these results the business inter-
ests D! our great metropolis must be
protected and subserved.
Destructive of Business Interests.
| The illiberal construction and unneces-
sarily strict enforcement of the Sunday
! question Is in itself destructive Of many
of the best business interests in the city.
1t Is computed that a million of dollars
is lost every Sunday TO the storekeep-
ers. restaurants and hotels, driving the
people from the city limits to eXpend
portion Of their earnings in neighboring
cities and suburbs in their innocent en-
joyment and recreation from their la
| IDrs of six dayg in tho week
We may be ever so rel!giously inclined,
but the various national!ties who
abound in our city who are not alto
gether Of rabid Puritanical or Know
Nothing makeup love our country for
! its liberty and the constitutional rights
1t guarantees it's citizens. and have emf
grated to our shores expecting that their
liberties and personal rights SO guaran-
tecd will not be intcrfered with In the
enjoyment of those rights they have
lived in New York city for years. the
poorer classes enjoying their Sunday
hccr. going to their churches and in
every other way complying with the
requirements Of the law. But since its
Police Department has drawn the line
and the dry sunday has been made
the issue. the Independent County Or
abiding citizens in its ranks as any of
our political organizations and oppo-
ments, fearlessly and honestly raises its
voice against this wholly un-American
doctrine of subiecting the people to
system OF espionage and restraint un-
precedent in the history of our great
city. This is not Americanism. This is
not freedom. This is not liberty. This
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greatest in the United States. The many
foreign citizens of New York are all i'm
bued with the same spirit. that of rev.
/; crenCe Of and obedience to the tenets of
the land. but did not come here expect
ing to be h!nderei in the legitimate ex
ercise of the rights of citizenship. the
right to take that stimulant which to
them is imperatively necessary. They
did not expect that the old and obsolete
deadletter laws would be revived. our
Police Board would have to employ
a force Of twenty thousand officers If
every old law on the statute book which
smacks of intolerance were to be en-
forced. We would go back to the days
of our old village system, where these
fanatical and bigoted laws were toler-
ated. though the authorities were not
careful of their observance even in
those days. Are they then to interfere
with the liberties of two millions of
leople?
Cruelty of Drastic Measures.
our Police Commissioners say, Change
the law IN the Legislature II the law is
at fault. Why then make the issue now
when there can he no redress until
January next? Why, in order to change
the law. do they think that these drastic
beer in moderation means longevity and
health and enjoyment?
savors of discrimination in favor Of the
rich as against the poor. why does not
the Police Department enforce the law
against the Union League. Manhattan
and other rich mems cubs If the! de-
sire to be strict? Why can the wealthy
man procure his drinks in his club
rooms on Sundays while the wage-earner
Is forbidden to slake his thirst until
Monday? This is discrimination with a
vengeance.
more liberal than those which are
now being enforced. These present laws
do not seem to be SO obnoxious to the
rich man. He has az the advantage; ;
goes to his Union League cub on Sun
day, ana if he meets a friend who Is
not member takes him along. He
writes his name on the register and he
gets all the drinks he desires. The poor
man. the wage-earner, cannot do this
lie has not tn" social connections to
give him entrance to the club-houseS
and he must forcso the same II these
clubs have this advantage We can read
lily see how discriminating the law is
/ II they are allowed to sell their drinks
to members and friends without restric-
tiop, the rich are favored as against the
poor. What is there to hinder any body
cf men from Incorporating clubs. pre-
Sumah,y for social purposes but rcany
with the object of selling liquor on Sun
day? II this sunday enforcement con-
tinucS It is more than likely that Eumer-
. Gus clubs will be started for the pur-
pose OF sunday drinking.
FavorS Proper Ecstrictions.
In my judgment the oppressive man
ner III wniCh the laws are being en-
forced is detrimental and injurious to
. me happiness and comforts OF the
masses. ! favor the opening Of saloons
on sundays with proper restrictions. 50
rs not to interfere with the various de-
nominations that worship God accord
ing to the dictates Of their consci.uces
ana would gladly cooperate IN the pas
sage OF such Jaw to give us such
remedial measure.
To our good American citizens In
New York CITY OF German birth emf
grazing from the fathcrland, who ara
especially used to their beer, having
adopted our ways. our customs. OuE
Amcr.canism, living among us, having
strengthened and assisted the growth
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