New-York tribune., 1901-12-19
JEROME WARNS BREWERS.
IF THEY SEND MONEY TO ALBANY FOR
LOBBYING HE WILL ENFORCE
RAINES LAW

Justice Jerome administered a knockdown
blow to the old fashioned custom of raising
corruption fund to influence liquor legislation
at Albany when he told the brewers yesterday
that if they sent money to Albany TO lobby in
favor of the Sunday opening bill which he
has committed himself he would turn them
and give them an administration of the Raines
law in this city for the next four years com
pared with which the police administration of
Theodore Roosevelt would seem to them as
Paradise
L understand" said Justice Jerome, after his
session with the officers and trustees of the
New-York State Brewers and Matsters Asso-
citation at the Brewers Exchange. in East Fff-
teenth-st., that the liquor dealers of the city
and State have been approached already with
the suggestion that the only practicable way
Of obtaining a Sunday opening law is for them
to raise large fund for lobbying purposes. If
they raise a dollar for any such purpose and
can find out about it, 1 will them and
array every element of influence under my
legitimate control against them Furthermore,
1 would name the and the amounts they
had contributed. and 1 would give them ad-
ninistraton of the Raines that would make
the rigors of the Roosevelt regime in this city
seem like sesta in Paradise itself The sun
day opening law which 1 am in favor of Is
strictly d peoples measure. designed for the
benefit of the people. and it's passage must be
secured without the use of money to influence
legislators
Justice Jerome. who arrived here from Roches-
ter just before yesterday. after short rest
at the Union Club went to the Brewers Ex-
change. There he made a ringing address. The
meeting was behind closed doors, and there were
present only about fifteen persons besides Mr..
Jerome. The Justice asked the support
of the association for bill providing for the
opening of saloons between the hours of i and
II p. m. Sundays in this and other cities of the
State with more than one hundred thousand in
habitants. He told them that while he was
deeply concerned in the passage of such law,
he wanted it passed simply the ground that
as personally in favor of having the saloons
closed Sundays. But he had found that a
nominaly closed saloon Sunday in this city
led to debauchery of the worst forms. The pres
ent severe laws governing violations Of the liquor
law led people TO perjure themselves. for the
simple reason that violator of the law If caught
had such sombre prospect in view that of
being driven out of business and losing his
means Of livelihood.
Judging from comments by the brewers after
ward, Justice Jerome made good impression
on his audience which included many of the
most influential men In the brewing industry.
When the justice finished his address. he with
drew from the room. After brief deliberation
the board adopted the following resolutions:
Resolved. That it is the OF this board that
n permitting n the city of New-York the sale
OF liquors aIes. wine and beer Sunday. between
the hours OF p m, and II p M is one consonant
with the needs Of this community, and we believe
that such law willing obedience will be given;
ard II is
Resolved That this board pledges itself in the
event Of the passage of such law II Will cast all
its influence obedience thereto: and ii IS
further
Resolved. That 1t is the of this board that
the enactment of similar law applicable TO all
cities Of this State having population ~ more
than hundred thousand inha bitants would be
desirable and would be cheerfully obeyed by all
concerned
f. G. S. Miller. of Buffalo who is president Of
the association. occupied the chair Others
present We're George c. Hawley. of Albany: John
B. Hasslocher Of this city; H r. Scharmann
Of Brooklyn: Charles Gunther and Gallus Tho
mann William Hoffman,, F. C. w. Woerz VIII
lam Muench, J. Chr G. Hiipfel and Charles A
Stadler, of this city; II. r. Hathaway and John
Bradley, Of Rochester; John L. Rhwarz and
William Simon. of Buffalo; Edwin c. Hall. of
Syracuse. and c. H. Evans. OF Hudson. \. Y.