The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-15
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City Magistrate Joseph w. Deuel. has written
an open letter to State Senator John Raines re-
eardinR the operation of the Raines liquor law
in this city. The object OF such laws should be.
he says, 70 suppress the evils of intemperancc
and the Raines bill. with proper changes to
ht present conditions Of life and moulded q
little more TO accord with public sentiment.
| promises to DO an efficient and beneficial tenn
perance measure"
Bear In nina. Senator" he continues. "that
the people Of this State will have something
pretty close to what the majority wants"
The hotel bar. he says, has lost its old char
acter OF combined reading. smoking. loungIng.
and social room. and does not differ now from
the bigger saloon, and yet, under restraints
which are not very embarrassing. II can carry
on business seven days In the week. while the
saloon rival which pays tho same sum Tor
license IL restricted to fve-sixths OF six days.
and cut of from doing business entirely on
the most profitable day OF all-Sunday. In the
earlier sunday restrictions in our Inn and Tsv-
ern acts. limiting sales Of liquor on that day TO
hotels only. there was logic. but with changed
conditions this is not only Illogical but inequita-
Further than this no says. why should
tho Legislature say that the man who dimes
the whole catalogue Of drinks to select
from. and the man who lives in q tene-
with his sunday dinner I maintain that II you
b close any bar on sunday. you. should close all
bars an lopS,a .9p be s eea,1e os s! "eiTss AZ s,"S bad on
one day ms on another. except. perhaps. that n
man who gets drunk on Sunday does not also lose
n days work. and the court records do not show
THAT drunkenness Is on the Increase here. but
ttbe contrary"
selling will DO made. and he makes this sugges-
tion; -.
observed habit. The forenoon Ia devoted to re-
Iligious obsoryances. Church services are over
lat | =. NJ. From midnight of saturday until /
up. NJ. of sunday require all tranlc In liquor OF
EVERY kind TO cease, with the possible execution
IN favor Of a ph,ys'cian's prescription. From l
inr a soren.day" license to open lis
place Of business and TO sell a. fok
strong or %spiri,aus liquors. als.. wine or beer
with meals taken In n room ordinarily used as
= dining room. distinct and separate from the
bnrrootn. and not elsewhere. IL n guest actually
occupies q room within the hotel or restaurant
building. liqnor TO be sent there upon his re
ecenses to be. permitted to open their places Of
business at ] r NJ. for the sale OF LIQUOR TO be
nor in any "dj"ining room nor in any
room connected with the saloon prem
lies or in which. the proprietor or propre-
tors or either Of them have any interest.
Make actual drinking on the premises or in the
streets during the prohibited hours specified
without process. and. on conviction before .
Magistrate. liable TO n fine OF not lcss than 81
nor more than $40. Provide for six and seven
day licenses; make the former attractive by
issuing them ut a much less rate than the latter.
so that there will DO an incentive for keeping
closed. 4 reasonable license fee for club pur-
poses will remedy the evils of fake organlza-
lions which have recently come into existence.
Forbid any such organization from locating In
close communication with saloons OF any kind"
The practical way to enforce temperance. he
says, Ia not ny policing the saloons to see that
they close just al the strike OF the clock. but To
enforce the provisions OF tho law against tho
selling to Intoxicated persons. IL legislation is
needed for this purpose II might be In the way
OF unscr-ened windows and forbidding tho
construction OF stalls or boxes or side rooms.
Magistrate Deuel also says he thinks 1t would
be wise for the Legislature to look into tho
question OF the adulteration OF liquors and es-
tablish standards OF purity.