New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-13
THJulfE MAKES AN APPEAL.
ANGRY AT RoosEvELTs FAILURE TO
SIGN DRUG CLERKS BILL.
GAYS MAHER STATED THAT A BRIDE WAS
OFFERED TO WITHDRAW MEASURE
AND ADDS THAT HEARING
WAS UNFAIR.


,.r,rd Th,rme. secretary OF the Druggists
,sssue for Shorter Hours apparently incensed with
Governor Roosevelt for not at once signing the
nhour bill issued yesterday mildly sensational
.nneal 10 the public which Is interested in having
.s prescriptions put up by wideawake men. The
.rneaI charges that attempts at bribety and in
,Imdation have been freely made by the drug
clerks employers. and says among other things:
The ten-hour bill for drug clerks. after receiving
,he nearly unanimous Endorsement OF the press.
culn,t and public passed the Legislature last year
and was vetoed by His Honor the Mayor. The por-
zion 10 which he had objected was stricken out
stter which Il was again brought before the Legis
,.,ure The Assembly passed It by 80 votes against
., and the Senate passed It twice lowing to
,ocbnical dificulty). the second time by 30 against
3 The Mayor, having satisfied himself that his
affection had been met. promptly signed the OH
md sent It to Governor Roosevelt. The latter had
a hearing on this bill last Wednesday afternoon
ard 10 the surprise OF all took no action
.eThe advocates of the measure were pained ana
-orised n. the attitude His Exce,ency had as
suned They cudgelled their brains to find an e*-
nlanatIon Being unable TO solve the riddie before
en-, they take the public into their confidence
ord ask for advice and help. What are the facts?
CALLS THE. HEARING UNFAIR.
.t1,s treatment Of the question at the hearing
MAS manifestly unfair. He gave TO the lawyer OF
,ha onnosition every chance and all the time he
gallagher. an employing druggist. of NO los Con-
oordst Brooklyn, speaking In favor Of the BILL
cuietlv informed the Governor that the lawyer had
,od nothing but falsehoods. he was called down.
And Mr. Gallagher. who is a most polite gentleman
had 10 retract the expression.
,sWhie the lawyer of our opponents was given
every opportunity to tell what desire to call
malicious and wiful lies the representative OF
,he Druggists League was refused the right 10
represent the side of~he three hundred drug clerks
who could not dared not come When c. Bardos
drug clerk wished TO explain our side he was
told that he Ghe Governor) knew all about 1t.
THE publics side OF the question It's right TO
protect itself from every danger at the hands OF
overworked drug clerks. was not listened TO- II
was brushed aside and completely ana enecuvey
for the views and wishes OF the hundreds of thou
sands Of men behind this public health measure.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.
"Assemblyman John F. Maher stated at the
hearing that he was offered $1,000 to withdraw his
support from the bill Senator John Ford stated
10 me that he also had been offered money for the
same purpose. though he did not state the amount
Il have at my office secret circular issued by
macy Su in which he is soliciting funds in order to
hire lawyers with political pull to defeat the
Ut was stated at the hearing that man calling
and 1doy 70 fb e board of
HAD been collecting signatures OF drug Slefh >
list Would be kept Of those Who had been for the
bin and another list OF those against me e., Dill
listed men These lists in conjunction WITH the
every drug clerk in New-York on record, and
clerks who favored the bill would have diffcuity In
finding job -,
He further stated that the opponents Of the
Shorter Hours bill had hired Tracy, Boardman q
Platt to represent the legal side of the question.
Will Sidney Faber, the secretary Of the Board OF
Pharmacy and the secretary OF the German Apoth,
ecaries Society, kindly rise and explain who the
lawyers with political pull were whom they were
going to hire?
Large committees of opponents visited thu
Wholesale druggists and asked them 10 contribute
funds to kill our public-health measure. They con
tributed. Some evil-minded persons called this
method gentle application of polite blackmail
but l would not so term it-oh. no! We Will be
however, obliging II Messrs: Sidney Faber, VIII lt
Mazet committee would only be too happy to
go likewise and give financial accounting. Think
Ii oyer, gentlemen We mean it, =