New-York tribune., 1902-02-15
FOR RAINES LAW CRUSADE
TO BE MADE BY STATE AND
CITY FORCES
CITY FORCES.


For several days reports have been circulated
that the State Excise Department. the local
police, District Attorney Jerome and the So
ciety for the Prevention of Crime to com
blne their forces and concentrate their efforts
on ridding the city Of Ranes law hotels by
ferreting out and prosecuting to the last ditch
cases of excise law violations in those places.
District Attorney Jerome and Commissioner Par
fridge. while admitting that they agreed with
the attitude of the Society for the Prevention
Of Crime toward Raines law hotels, and that
they had an understanding with 1t in that
spect have denied that any agreement calling
for concerted action by the joined machinery
of State. city and society had been entered into
They denied it Yesterday. few hours after
they had made these denials the president of
the society said:
SO we brought out understanding between
the society and Excise Commissioner Culinan.
District Attorney Jerome and the Police De
partment of this city. and by concerted action
we hope to blot out the evil
In a circular issued by the society last night
monetary aid asked of those to whom 1t
sent for the conduct of a vigorous crusade
against the Raines law hotels. The circular read
follows:
The course Of events during recent months Mt r has
line Of effort in which We are confident OF the
S1p9"Tt OF the public w MhateyeT fer of OF
hf sHse % gsSqn the Gt at aRe in h
conviction that the Raines law hotels called, as
at present administered are prolific sources of every
variety OF vicious abomination and that THESE
IN our our judgment The most aareoI m such hotels
fulfil the conditions upon which they receive
teEanSe Of these hotels ceases to be
so soon as all the apputenances nave 10 p, ne Ge e
tenn is that is financially Incompatible with
the strict observance Of the statutes that created
the system. ,, -,
cooperation then with the Commissioner 1hn HI.3 OF
Police between whom and ourselves there exists
the most perfect understanding and sympathy IN
Crusade -tn against these conservatories OF iawless
ness drunkenness and leckery. and ask you TO ai6 ai6
by contributing generously as you Wiz
toward meeting the expenses necessarily incident
TO the enterprise.
Dr. Parkhurst. in explanation of the circular
said:
Of Interest," iong felt by the varouF societies
ing in view the suppression Of crime: Conferences
ton Of municipal affairs brought out the fact that
Tsw hotels, s, n however far apart We might he
other questions. So We brought out an - rsIaI,a
Cullnan, District Attorney Jerome and the , Police
We hope to Blot out the ell As to the Sunday
closing question b can SAY a fT are 6 ss 6
gated to the enforcement Of that part Of the law
Re iRen roons 61 of R tRe S1 Of ali evils
The Raines law system is maintained on only
amoanf ans o so dast "a ea G" hs is very welcome
people OF this city, and also 10 the upstate
taxpayers. who get large share or II; nder
almost every applicant. OF the whole number only
80 per cent pretend 10 fully obey the law. Sixteen
per cent make pretence whatever while the re-
manning 50 per cent present every degree OF dis
obedience, breeding corruption. vice. crime ana
drunkenness There is need for a quarter OF
the so-called Raines law hotels There being no
need. they cannot be supported except by taking
enforced they must cease to exist
District Attorney Jerome denied that he had en-
tered into any agreement with Excise Commits
sioner Cullinan Police Commissioner Partridge
and the Society for the Prevention of Crime 70 en-
the law against Raines law hotels.
NO concerted plan has been mapped out" said
Mr.. Jerome. Il doing all the duties my Of
fee requires OF me in regard TO Raines law hotels.
The society people want the laws in regard to
these hotels strictly enforced, and | will give
them whatever aid 1 can. I Will give my aid right
UP the handle. and I've told them so" He
would make raids but would leave that TO the
police. whom he could trust under Commissioner
Partridge.
Commissioner Partridge said that he not
aware OF any general agreement between the Ex-
else Department and the Governor Albany, on
the hand and the Police Department District
Attorneys office and the Society Tor the Preven-
said that he had met the State Excise Com
missioner since he took office s Commissioner or
Police and had had no conference on the subject.