New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-08
AGAINST SUNDAY OPENING.
A HEARING GRANTED TO THE OPPO.
NENTs OF CERTAIN EXCISE BILLS
MANY PERSONS PRESENT 70 PROTEST AGAINST
sIDE-DOoR IEGIs1.ATlON-TIE CIER-
CYMIS'c OPPOSITION


sIDE-DOoR IEGIs1.ATION-THE CLER
GYMEHs OPPOSITION.
Albany. Feb. ,sneciaD.so large sathe.'nH
was present to-day to attend the hearing o" SUI
dav onenipg before the Excise Committee OF tne
,ssonhlv that II had &c be held In the Assembly
Chamber About Dozen bills, most OF theh p'''
y.ding for Sunday opening. have peeh re'el' ~
v he committee. To-day those opposed " SUNNI
opening were heard. Two weeks from 'o-ua! "'''
come the turn OF the other side. Asse'hp's me- :,
Kern presided Tie first speaker was the rev + =
+ Anderson OF Rochester. rcprese"tlns m
co,eseo Daptist Ministerial Association. ne maui
n strong straightforward. effective ano' "
the first place. he said there WAS ho' ~
justification for changing what had oce' '"F
of the state for long. In the secopu p'"'c -"
hills actually disseminated In favor OF tie
All other shops and stores had 10 De c'o''" Wv
sunday. WHY should there he this attempt 10 give
N tho louor trade what other businesses dd no'
have? Mr. Anderson further declared that 'h''
wos ..sneak' LEGISLATION. because sunday opening
was rot an issue in tho late campaign
The Rev. Dr. T. c. lgehart. OF New-York. was
exceedingly eloquent spokesman or the Meth-
odist EpiscopaI Church. lie dcred that there was
even I'm Ncw-Yorl, Any General desire among me
vorllingmen to have the barrooms open on sun
dav All the agitation was due to the millionaire
brewers and to the liquor-sollers.
Mr. Igehart disprovcd the contention that INC
law could he cnfDfc"iI. superintendent ~
re said declared he coId enforce the law, ana ne
oupht to lnow. The liquor sellers pretended to be
Mayor ST., ng's friends. "a; they nearly all Voted
araine. hin. Mr. Iglehars did not believe that al
the GeimanJ favored sunday opening Many OF
,hem no knew did not Any way 1t was not rght
,ba, foreigners should come here and seek 70 make
This state give up its Sabbath to adopt theirs.
The Rev Dr. Ecob Of Albany was Warmly dP
n,auded when introduced to the committed l can
not say" he began. that feel honored 10 DC mere
rather Is II a disgrace that should be compeiieh
% come here TO combat such bills as those provld-
ing for Sunday opening. The ilquor-se'e'' "''
virtually appealing TO the Republican party to dehy
its history and stab itself 20 death any Sir,'' -
their demands VIII Cc''"'''' w 49,
Bshop Doane of Albany. spoke briefly. ne sa ha
he expected - speak later vbiIe he didn't ike
i'ga ynt he feu thar he could speak more forc.
bly, when he krew just what ne wa ya ,h6ut one
r,tur" of ali the Sunday opening bills. ana una l
was the provision that only the SIDE hooiS vi ~;
llnuor-stcres should be open RS "aS ,,nss;n,
'rapislation with a vengeance and was confession
OF the dscreditabe nature oi NE W,oe t,s3,, ~
The Rev DR. liaines 1na ~ ,h 1ag also smoke
Troy. and the rev Ut. hlte VI -'''""'' 49,
against the bills 80, -. 10 had
Morris Tekulsky arose to explain that ne h hni
n"' ~, b,d nrenared a statement he you'd read H.
1re pleaded FOR a compromise law in which each SIDE
shhud Weld something, and which conld DE , n
fnr,ed The man who bought liquor on SUNDAY
Wa as much to blame for the VIOLATION OF ons
law as the man who sold II 10 MN tr ma 80 a.
p,oof and II only served to make possible the
persecuiion prosecution and blackmalling Cine 81 me
bnuor-sfers. Mr. Tekulsky quoted Mayor S,rone
mutshop potter and the Rev. Drs RainSord ana
Rvlance as fayoring law allowing .ne sa'e .,
liquors on -ertain hours Of sunday o"ch Id"
several clergy men replied to Nj Tckusky ana
the hearing was then adjourned Tor TWO WEEKS