The evening times., 1898-11-26
GERMANS WANT OPEN
SALOONS ON SUNDAY
URGED UPON MORAL GROUNDS
Citizens Desiring Privileges to En-
joy Themselves I'm Parks md
q Gardens ON ehe Sabbath.


New York, Nov. 26.-German-American
citizens of this city have begun move
ment for open saloons on Sunday after
moons, and for other notifications Of the
present excise law by the next Legislature.
Moral grounds, not personal liberty"
are urged as reason for the amend
ments.
According to a German daily rev sparer
which supported Col. Roosevelt ana Inc
other Republican candidates in The recent
campaign, Germans who voted for Rcose-
velt did so because they believed they had
reason to expect an equitable adJdstme mt
of the excise laws from the Republican
party. This paper has formulated the
proposed amendments, ard will Publish
them today.
One of the most radical changes sUg-
gested is an amendment TO section 81,
which defines the hours during which
liquor may not be sold. The amendment
follows:
Section Silt shall not be lawful for any cor
poration, association, copartnership person,
whether having paid such tax not, to SELL
offer expose for sale or give away any liquor
after ten =. m, or any other dry between
one O'Clock and five clock in The morning
Another amendment provides for all
night licenses for an additional fee of 5000
TO holders of liquor tax certificates who
have assembly or banquet halls on their
premises with an area of at least three
thousand square feet.
Still another amendment. prayidesz for
the reduction of license 20 restaurants
that sell liquor with cooked iood, as dis
tinguished from the Raines law sand
witches, from $500 to $3.50 a year. ft~
IT is urged that these amendments
would do away with the "Raines 'aw bo-
tells and that the mechanic las we'll as
the millionaire would be able TO obtain
his Sunday beer
Mr.. Oswald Ottendorfer being asked if
the proposed amendments were desired
by the German-Americans, replied:
There is demand among Germans, as
well as among other citizens. for modi-
fication of the present excise law. but
doubt if any amendments on the lines
they would approve will be passed by the
next legislature. There has been no meet
ing OF representative Germans to draw up
the amendments that | know of. and it
would be better if such movement were
started by others than Germans. We
could then join in the movement without
giving rise TO talk about Germans want
ing things in this country different from
other nationalities.
There is no desire to have saloons open
during the hours for religious services ON
Sundays, but ii they We're open in the
afternoon and evening i " Ould be apprG
ciated by thousands of persons who
either desire 10 purchase beer TO take 10
their homes. or who live in such narrow
quarters that they would like the prlvi-
lege of going 10 a garden or park, or even
10 saloon which is practically the poor
mans club.
II think there should be a mUcii lower
license than at present for the sale, of
beer, ale and light wines, hut ! can see
danger in granting all might licenses. i
would afford opportunity for escorts
such as existed in Hester Street ten years
ago.
Other representative GermarA m ri
cans say there is no desire among them
TO destroy the American Sabbath and
that only side doors should be open dur
ing the legal hours. Curtains -ECuld be
kept down and business conducted quiet
ly. AT gardens and parks In the suburbs,
they think malt liquors should be Sold all
day on Sunday. With many Germans at
tendance at such resorts is an innocent
recreation. and is not attended with IN
toNicatiou.