The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-26

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opening. They consider IL a day OF rest
and take their children out for pleasure
and are willing to dodge through a side
door for their drink, but they don't want
their children, brought up In q city where
the saloons are wide open ON the day OF
rest.
They will tell you Of the misehievous
effects which ensue when the liquor power
Is able TO, gain n controlling influence over
municipal sfatrs, as has been the case
during the rulo OF Tammany In the city OF
Now York. They win tell you that one
good feature Of the Raines law is that IL
takes away from the municipal elective
body the licensing power, and In the next
breath cay that II Is too bad that under
the present adminlst ration the power to
grant licenses IL not invested In the Mayor
OF New York.
so you sec there are two sides from which
the question can be viewed az the right
side, But there remains n plan which
may find favor with the majority OF New
fork's citizens. and that Is the plan OF
committing the duty OF appointing Excise
Commissioner to judicial hands as Is done
In Pernsylvania under the Brooks Law.
the courts should be the licensing aJl-
thoFities II there IL to be any change made
Legislature. Let the New York Bar As
ISOLATION take the matter up and agitate
II II there Is danger Of another experiment.
Make the Supreme Court Judges OF the
State OF New York the licensing authorities.
o. give TO the supreme Court Judges a
ing the issue Of Objectionable licenses by
local excise boards.
Let the cities OF the State have their
own excise commissioners, elected by the
people of said cities and let the supreme
Court Judges be the final Board OF Excise
where oil licenses issued by the local boards
may be acted upon before the saloon
Keeper applying can open up.
Give this Supreme Board power TO re;
woke licenses at any time. .Thia would
placeo whenever a pertain number OF re.
putable citizens made q complaint. or
course under the Raines law there 10 a pro-
vision for the revolving Of licenses, but this
In too fimsy and has never worked properly.
The licensing courts OF Pennsylvania
have acted with much energy In dealing
with applications and reducing tho whole
number OF licenses, and appear TO have
fulfilled the expectations OF those who
promoted tho passing OF the Brooks law,
although some of the Judges there arc
anxious to be relieved OF the duty imposed
upon them, But this Is only a suggestion
to invite discussion OF the question. .
However, III we are to have a change
In our excise laws let us have a good change.
For instance, cut out the licences issued
to grocers and other stores. These Ii
lenses are regarded with special d~isfavor
a. tending 10 secret drinking and the pro-
motion OF the habit among women.
Women who would be ashamed TO enter
a liquor saloon to purchase whiskey, are
not ashamed TO order II from their grocer
OF ~favorite store. The fact that women
can purchase liquor 80 handily In New York
city at tho present time is responsible for
much dissipation among women here to-
day, The Raines law Is also responsible for
much Of IL.
-Such IL not the case in Denver, where
the sale Of liquor TO women In prohibited.
A city ordinance there provides that liquor
Is not 20 be supplied TO females. nor any
females be permitted TO be In saloons for
the purpose Of drinking or be employed
In the liquor business. This was In force
when l last visited Denver and | suppose
" IL In force there still.
a similar law was also in force In Rhode
Island when | was there and | suppose
II may Toe still In force. but ! can't say for
certain. ! do know that any liquor dealer
who then sold liquor 20 a woman for con:
sumption on the premises was arrested
and fined 500. and imprisoned for not less
than ninety dayS and not MON than a year.
On q eecond conviction for a similar offense
the seller was subject TO a sentence OF double
the original penalty.
ITO put a drunken man out OF your
saloon up there after selling any liquor
70 him makes you subject 10 a fine OF $50
and disqualihes you for a year, In other
words, you must suspend business for n
year and stand a fine II you forcibly eject
a drunken man from your saloon after
having sold liquor 20 him That might
he incorporated In a new excise law here
with good results. for II would certainly
do away with many fractured skull Cases
caused by bartenders,
In WISCONSIN, on sworn complaint that
the license holder has violated the Law
the licensing authority has no option, but
II required 10 summon the person charged
hear the evidence, and OF proof Of the
, Nspca veynlts the ncen.p and thus dis
qualify the saloOnkcepor from getting
another licenss for a year
In 4. Ias The sum Of $50 h. recoverable
tho liquor dealers bond Tor a violation
In kebriska the liquor dealer u responsi-
ble for all damage sustained bv ndiNid-
uals or the public Ia o~unEsqusuc" - the
%trafiic, including the sgPpor ~ paup"f,
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becames a pauIer through intsmITrauco
the poor Law authorities, az they are cnllei.
nav sue the bond u any liquor dealer
va IN tho habit q supplying The liquor
that helped 20 Gauss tie poverty
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or causes other damages - property. the
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