New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
RAINES BILL UNPOPULAR.
PROBABLE OPPOSITION IN THE ASSEM- ni- 8

ANOTHER MEMORIAL FROM THE EXCISE con-
MTrEE OF THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE
coNpEMNING THE MEAsuRE-wHAT
IT WILL MEAN TO THE
MACHINE.
Senator John Raines came down from A.pahs
Yesterday and reported to T. G. Patt at the flith
,ye,ue Hotel that the amended excise bill,
which bears Mr.. Rainess name, VIII cer'a'"'s
nass tho Senate this week by majority OF NOT
less than ten He also corroborated the declara''on
o. Speaker Hamilton Fish that the Dill WI" p"ss
the Assembly There was a noticeable elor' aoo"'
State Headquarters yesterday TO maintain the I'M
preston that scarcely anything was SAFER OF Su'ei
than the enactment OF the Raines Dill
Whatever certainty there may be that the senate
will sanction this BILL 1t did not extend to the AS
semblv in the opinion OF those who are posted re-
gardlng what is going on at Albany Pohuciahs
who have been taking soundlngs among 'ne 'ne'"-
bers OF the lower branch Of the Legislature say
that ~ machine will not be able 10 hod i'ep"p
lican Assemblymen 20 the work expected Oh '"ei"
The Assemblymen are in an entirely different class
,,cr, IN. Senator's this session. The latter are in
office for three years and some of them think that
they can afford TO defy popular sentiment III 'he
hope that the antagonism to the measure VIII do"
away before their terms end.
MUST FACE THE PEOPLE
II IA not with the Asscmblymen. Thcy must
face the people again this fall ana they rear 'ila'
the unpopularity of the liquor tax bill Will be al ts
height In October and November. OBJECTIONS sum
cicnt to paralyze the machine managers In the AS
sembly looked for by those who have excellent
means Of Judging the outcome.
Sneaker Fish II was said yesterday Is not nan
so brave as ne talked In Mr. Platts room on oat-
urday. and intimate friends of his say that he Sc
crety hopes that the measure Will yet fall through
Mr. Fish breads the enactment OF the bill believing
that II may blast his hopes for the Governorship
II ~ becomes law.
The opposition Of the hotels. clubs and social or
ganizations has been neutrazed in measure by
amending tho section which prevented the sale OF
liquor In such places II they were within 200 feet OF
churches and schoolhouses.
The men who are working under Platt's orders
for tho bill advocate because is piece OF ex-
ceent politics" they say 1t Is expected TO give the
machine absolute control Of rs to 800 workers. who
will receive In pay out OF the state Treasury an
annual sum estimated at $4,000 The state Com
missioner Of Excise. with 5000 salary. must he
appointed by tho Governor and confirmed by the
state Senate But ne IL to appoint his employees.
from the Deputy Commissioner down to his mes
sengers and scrubwomcn. and no civil service
I,oa rd can inquire into his appointments his heP"-
ties agents and attorneys all are supposed 10 hoid
such "conndcntlal relations" with him. as to make
tho oneration OF the Civil Service regulations abor-
tive Besides tho Commlssioner Is cmpo"ered ~
fix the compensation 81 his sixty special agents anu
sixty special attorneys. making them who"y ue-
uendcnt upon his will. The State Excise Depart
mont its Plat advocates arc confident. VIII make
an. ~ tho "dandes, political machines which have
hecn conceived since the discovery OF America II
can he used with facility not only IN the seherdl
elections but In Republican primaries anu oo"'o"
tons in every district and county IN the state
1, was reported yesterday that after the Dill was
,a.seJ and signed. Mr.. Plat would calmly announce
,r., no had settled upon Lou" Payne "a the one
man IN the State calculated To get the p''' ''''"
results out Of the new machine
DorBTs as TO THE GOVERNOR
,,..,,. ,..,. exurc.eei Yesterday IA 10 whether
the Governor could DE brought 10 sign tnis remark
aha ,re,-ure II Is known that the Governor does
,o, ,crsh the DISH which Mr. Plat u preparing TOT
him Predictions made that Influences VIII soon
aroear in the Assembly which viii WORK rad'ca'
.h,,se. in the text and bring about postpone
m.r, which Will be welcome to many pady 'a'"e'
"r ~, cSmmitee Of the Chamber Of Com
mrrce sent another memorial - .ns tf,,,nr Tax
6,n II Vas sighed by Charles stewart smith cnaL
man. charles H. farkhnrst TAF ,sI,nn 1:ut,Ing
In y PM ana Thomas A. Fulton. Of the com
fnittec nnmed. ami 10y Dorman l.. f'tao"' p,'S 81"
nrd John j Chaplain. secretary Oh inc 'N'''' ~
form Association. ,, o.. ia. nrevious
The memorial. after referring 70 tne p rro
statement Of January 80. says that the h.sPv'4
blltv Tor adopting such mover pon'y, MN "
.de departure from that when mas 49, i,,n,
-. a. many wears must rest upon me uo!HHaH'
n,litIcal parry II then proceeds 10 point out VIVA
Are termed radical defects in the pn, many Dl
which have been previously diia'el UPON 81, I'm
ion * allied TO the fact that the amenoei bii s,lI
fans make DISTINCTION ort%ern seain"i
cite. Is denounced az new, hcoISlstsI' nnu 49,
arbitrary Classification IL attacks tne unn'ss N.No
purpose OF the bill to create pohti'ai patronage anu
but Objectionable as The act was n rs IN rs sb .pr n
ns ~ crcatng an immense political machine make
il Infinitely worse. Upon me cot,en's ~ a." ~ no
en-, LEGISLATURE IL was repeatedly asS'ittu - ~.
.aars Of both houses to be the Intention OF the
majority to pass b wh hs , woI Sbn avo~ed Object
81 Tho Raines bill upon its Introduction ne l ,
ed bill, fatty contradicts me eAPlessvu 1
Saemer than il has ever been before In our opinion
the bill cannot fan to render tnT sem@n IN
state politics and 1t Is 50 constrncted a. 20 De
capable OF grossest abuse by the party IN power
s5oVO FOR SALARIES.
r,. pol,ical patronage afforded by the bill is
enormous extending over Tn" entire state permit
ting the appointment or officers OF all srdues anu
,,,oI,inp an expenditure of S2j0GO for salaries
,o,o rh. mowers confarred upon officers are ex-
cossy. and arbitrary. anording unlimited possibii-
no. for b,ackmail and corruption. These powers we
believe to he even more dangerous thah the as
cretonary powers now possessed by boaruS oi HA
else Under the provisions OF the Dill the people OF
IN. state will not be secured In the due enforcement
NJ IN. law while the rquor dea ers VIII be heid IN
VI uo 10 -, ,c~rorism Obscure and uncertain provls-
ions enhance the evils which must i0ow lnr elaoe-
men, OF the law and unusual remedies ana unprec-
edentcd forms OF procedure wlli nccess1 I've ycaLs
~ li,tvatIon In operation the bill cannot IA 10 De
harsh. unjust and lnenectuai
The abolition OF local option and home RUE from
cities though still permitted In towns' SO az 10
Mace the liquor traffic under absolute and arbitrary
state control is severely criticised. The memorial
,,,loroa that the hill as amended, violates every
mr. nc ole OF sound legislation, Is unjust to Doth IN
d,vduals and political divisions OF the STATE: Is
contrary 10 the spirit II the letter or the Con-
Of tutIon and predicts that II IT becomes law the
Republican party VIII be justly accountabie for
satute pa sse in disregard OF constitutional limita-