New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
PRICE THREE CENTS.
HOT WORDS ON EXCISE.
DIR. BURRELL ATTACKS THE
FUSION FORCES.
DIR. ADLER AND FATHER DUCEY CHAM.
PION THE OPEN SUNDAY.

their monthly meeting at the Hotel St Denis
last night. listened to a discussion of the "Ex-
else Question in Greater New-York' by the
Rev. DR.. David J. BurreII. Of the Marble Col
legiate Church; DR. Felix Adler leader OF the
Ethical Culture Society. and Father Thomas ].
Ducey, rector of st. Leo's Roman Catholic
Church.
Both DIR. Adler and Father Ducey. who cham
pioned Sunday opening. enthusiastically
applauded. The Rev DR.. BurreH spoke against
the open Sunday at the last moment taking
the place of the Rev. DR.. Theodore L. Cuyler
on the toast list
In opening his address DIR. Burrel said:
II glad that DIR. Cuyler was not able to
hear what Bishop Potter said regarding this
subject recently. He would have regretted
to have been placed among frauds and hypo-
critics" He continued in part as follows:
The second phase of this question has to do with
the saloon, Shall We have less of the sabbath and
with the enforcement of the existing laws regard
enforce those laws as they are found on the
statute books. l ike Jerome because he inveighs
referendum. | believe in a referendum, and should
am in Ssvor Of az s1Osr5ed - 49, ~ Is- tboP IsI
give all people the same rights 1 hope success
cannot be limited to any single division Of the
people II must De a SuhGay .Or an tne people
Sunday question TO local interests The legislature
refer E the matter TO the people We are asked e
a a hyphenated
name: we are asked for a German-American sun
day They wish to force on US Continental Sun
cans. We have no room for Germans, for Irish
or for French Empty the German beer garden
And who is it that wants this oren sunday? Do
NJ want to call attention right here 70 bad politics
do we IKE Mr.. Croker-thank Cod he has gone
away. But could Dick Croker ever have been
No dieker with Tammany Hail. no blackmail ever
election But can they deliver the goods? This
smells to heaven / hope that it will never be de-
Gy TSFsd with the consent Of the people of Ns"-10F
This is magnificent politics we reformers are
things turn out as they seem about 10. here is one
Shepard He at esst wss NOT ne o1 Wolf clothed in
sheeP's clothing; We thought we were lighting for
a political morality. 1t is not
But the up country legislator has the whiphand
allow il. The church Of God is not going to allow
NJ And fhe gGcan5 a are & sI3ndi1g together on the
together on it. Governor Oden isn't talking very
1t is for the people like us to settle this whole
question Shall we have more Sunday and less
signal.
Father Ducey opened by declaring that he
was not there in the interest of expediency but
in the interest of great principle We are
gathered here in the interests of virtue, temper
ance. law and order. One of the purposes OF
your club is education
There is doubt that we have too much
rule from Albany" he said. Il also believe
that Richard Croker is much sinned against
1 also say that Andrew Carnegie lied when
he declared that any could find all
the well paying employment he wanted in this
country. Go into any Of the big stores and
find out for yourself. Is the remuneration
great?
Il believe that the Raines law. with its back
door system. is all wrong These poor people
can't have their icebox Yet they have
just much right to their glass of beer on
Sunday We have to wine. 1 believe In
local option. I believe that the majority should
rule. 1t should be here it is in London and
in Germany. Let the saloons be conducted de-
Gently and openly. Don't make it that a man
has to sneak in the side door. 1 want the law
changed if the people want it. 1 want the wide
open front door. Let the workingman go into
the front door Sunday and get his can OF
beer, take il home and drink it like an honest
man.
Let not take narrow views this mat
ter Don't attempt 10 legslate US into morality,
for if you do you will legislate into hypocrisy.
Gods example is good enough for me- If we
follow Him will come out on the right side
of law and order
DR.. Adler. in speaking for the open Sunday
proposition. said:
Our duty is TO act in such a manner that we will
do the least harm m to to Others believe & in the high
made for man. and not not man mar, for the SABBATH Ny
think of the American Sabbath inherited from
our ancestors for my ancestors are the real In
morality OF are ee saeet to All @
change and @ we must .Ea, keep @ up 70 the, the times
physical recreation entirely, but day OF moral
should keep hold Of what remains That is con-
fession Of defeat | am not believer in the
open and all barriers down the Church would Be
you afraid 10 open the saloons on Sunday il you
power and clubs in this matter? There is nothing
@ that can hof y the people 5 of OF AReres away from
saloons and less SabbathT
The saloons today are open on Sundays II the
question arises Is the law enforceable? m II il Is
know say that the present law Is non-enforceabIe
that there two hundred and fifty thousand people
who into the eleven thousand Saloons in this city
is not what We prefer-jit is what we can do The
70 increase the rate of bIackmaf from IS TO SO
Does that satisfy you? II is all very well to say
You are cruel and negectfuI in this matter II
rich man would build a great building for the
use OF clubs-poor mems clubs-he would indeed be
par6r You have no rsht to 40 It Unless e Gna yoH
provide him with substitute If you close the
only decrease the sale Of beer and increase the
SUNDAY 5ae OF boi nS Sq s would S thus % SGnvsT
solution. Substitute something for the saloon
rhs IS IS smpe nG6 OF Sosn them h
day. AT present they are open all day Sunday:
OF the day. Let close them one-half Of the day.
ODELLS VIEWS ON LOCAL OPTION.
SAYS VOTERS WOULD DEFEAT PLAN FOR
SUNDAY OPENING BY 5OOO0
Albany. Jan. @-In speaking excise matters