New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
AGREES WITH DIR. PRICE.
A YONKERS OFFICIAL. SAYS THE POLICN
ARE TRYING To AID THE SA-
LOON ELEMENT
suppressed.


made their effect apparent the golfers. The
splendid weather thus increased their enthusi-
asm, made unusually buOyant by the vindication
of one of their number and they began early to
seek the golf links From sunrise to near sunset
every train that rolled into the Yonkers station
brought fresh recruits On the links of the
SaegkiH Golf Club where MIR. Adams was ar
rested last Sunday, more than thirty players
had assembled. When Mr. Adams himself was
he declined to talk on the ground. as he
expressed it. that he had already attained an
uncomfortable amount of notoriety." The
crowds of players who went 10 Ardsey looked
cut of the windows when the train stopped
at Yonkers, and many was the Jest exchanged
over their chances of being arrested before the
train left the station.
One woman Of middle age, who going to
Ardsley and was weighted down with the Gus
tomary bundle of golf sticks. remarked as she
looked out of the window at Yonkers:
Il so glad that the spirit of religious lib
erty and the independence Of the soul has been
vindicated."
Her youthful looking escort nodded. If his
thoughts were profound for language
The subject of Sunday golf dealt with by
six different clergymen. of which two were Cath
oIics two Episcopalians. one a Unitarian and one
Methodist. The Methodist clergyman was the
Rev DR. J. E Price. pastor of the First Church.
In a sermon which ne delivered in the evening
he declared that the clergymen had been duped
by the police, and that when asked 70 enforce
the law of Sunday observance these officials had
gone to fantastic extremes in arresting a golf
player. He further pointed out that the clergy
men in their petition to the Police Commission
ers had made mention of golf playing what-
soever but called particular attention to baseball
playing AS result he said there were
rests Of the baseball players. but. instead. "a
forIorn golf player, who was walking around on
the meadows three miles from nowhere was
arrested and led away to Jail The clergy
were thus made to appear in ridiculous light
as crusaders for the revival Of the blue laws
DISSERTATIONS OVERLOOKED.
The minister also said that while bounding the
golf PLAYERS the police had shut their eyes 10
gross and brazen dissertations To prove MS
statement he said he had taken a walk only
that afternoon and had seen dozen or more
saloons in full blast. Some, he said. not even
condescended to pull down a curtain
vrbar the fmport of the sermon became known
the minister's charges excited widespread dis
cussion. In order TO learn how it was regarded
nv representative citizens Tribune reporter
called at the home of a high city official After
the charges made by DIR. Price had Oeen re-
peated 70 him this official replied;
Because Of my office cannot express an
opinion
When told that his name WOuiu NC WAeHAeiu
If he so desired he said;
."The minister has told the truth, ana IT. ls
high time that IT should be told All this ex-
citaroent over golf is a great bluff, great cloud
90 SNAKE to hide the real designs of the police
There IS politics at the bottom of 1t. and the
plotting of adroit politicians
.aThe beginning of the whole asltauon aoou1
Sunday observance was a baseball game wnich
was pIaved three or four Sundays ago IN a heu
I'm Saw Mill Valley. The spectators got drunk
and the game ended in free fight and riot
The disturbance had continued sunday after
sunday. but the police paid no attention to H.
1rha riot however. caused several of the clergy
a, 10 nrotest to the Police Board. In their
natition the ministers asked only for the sup
nression of baseball games No arrests were
made.
..Rut the baseball people began to feel ugly
and said 10 the police. If you suppress US. why
do YOU not suppress the golf players, who are
also seeking amusement? Then the police went
70 golfers and after threatening them on two
SUNDAYS arrested of their number. The
man was acquitted amid the laughter OF the
whole community
Now all this is of the greatest possible benefit
to the saloon element. who are planning by
every hook and crook to get into power at the
next election. Some members of the Police De-
partment are hand in glove with this element
and have taken this chance TO assist them Their
action has done the people who want clean gov
ernment irreparable harm. Many have been
disguised that they have gone over to the saloon
crowd. saving that they were not going TO sup
port crusaders reformers and cranks.'
TAMMANY METHODS MOVE NORTH
This is evidence that Tammany methods have
gone far above the Harlem River. II Is simply
a repetition of the Tammany scheme of nipping
a reform in the bud by making il ridiculous
Thus when the police OF New-York were asked
by citizens TO suppress vice. they Immediately
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