New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-24
THEY ARE AGAINST IL.
THE EXCISE BOARD DIsAPPRovEs OF
THE RAINES BILL.
ITS MEMBERS THINK THAT THE MEASURE
HAVE DISASTROUS EFFECT On ih
PARTY IN THE COMING ELECTION.

ITS MEMBERS THINK THAT THE MEASURE "ii-0
HAVE A DISASTROUS EFFECT ON The
PARTY IN THE COMING ELECTION.
The members O, Brcoklyn's Republican EXCISE
BOARD when interviewed yesterday, were -ui'neal
tatlng in expressing their d!sapprovai Oh '''e
liI. Commissioner Leonard Z. Wehes' WI" W.
the first seen. said: .or
II do not regard IT as an excellent VI 49,
q iudicous measure Probably two thousand sa,ooio
in Brooklvn viii be compelled to close their doo's
az result of the bill though this does not "e""
that the respective neghborhoods in when lnes a..
situated Will be correspondngly oehen'e'
instance many saloons whose uade u Is
wholly beer one will be replaced by Stores ~ :,
retailing liquor and the effects upon the pa''o Va
these places may be more prej"u'O'"' ~
would care TO believe
.It is likely that the saloons at Coney Island ana
other like resorts will be increased as those Gun
trolling them will be enabled under the pio
provision OF the bill, TO secure licenses io Wv
limited time during which their business noun i'"'7
whereas formerly they were Obliged 10 pay w
annual fee exacted Coney Islanders might sai.''
add VIII not be slow TO profit by this dis'ihcuo'
In the opinion Of Commissioner Joseph 1. HAcNe
zoo or one half of the entire number OF saloons "
Brooklyn will be driven out OF business W ~
measure The Republican party Will hear the No'0o
of the people at the next election III 10 and this
way" said Mr. Hacker to the reporter, a'I =, de-
work of the machine will be condemned az u az
serves The Raines bill can hardy De cdlIey ~
measure" he continued. las the rich. as wen a. Iii
poor are affected by IT, My club the German.a, ~.'
be threatened every hour Of the day by
and much inconvenience and discomfort must heces
sary he suffered - ... stood
Many Republicans who up to now nav hast,afe 10
stanch and true for their party do not hesita..,
declare that they will not fight It's battles luI
until the men responsible for this measure, ~. ia
been relegated to obscurity. as they merit. I,d
that a great and corrupt machine may be c'e "a. =,
hy this measure Blackmail II made possiDie " -
and excise officers rurai districts are MOI lkeS "
be altogether Obvious OF this Unfortunately broOn
lyn suffers more than any other place on aec9u ~
OF the numerous beer and ale places requei,en ~
the moor which will be adversely ahected o' '"e
Raines bill. ,,.,.. -, cam
like views were entertained. evidently py ON
mjssone. Gascoigne. who said that alreadN ~,
ous examples OF the hardsh!ps TO be wrought =!
the bill 10 honest people had been brousht 20 ~
notice in various parts OF the city. jacob h' .h
counsel to the Excise Board loses pisce W. na -,
20 40 by the Raines bill becoming law MI p s
ner said he had failed study the measure pe1o.e
hut would now go through II careiuliy ne 4,
ferred 10 the probable disastrous effect upon tir
Republican party New-York State TINS COMING
fall. ,, r..h,toa, q, tho
Twenty-nrst Ward. said: II have voted the re
nubcan ticket for good many years put am
,,bromgh now. This Purtanical law is great
deal more than ] can stand