The evening world., 1903-03-13
president Lindinger, Of the Wine,
4 Liquor and Beer Dealers AS
ISOLATION, Says It's Only to
Squeeze Members.
ETAEY WILL. NOT OPPOSE IT.
Morris Tekuisky Says the Brewers
c. I'D Call the Gill Down by With
~ holding 100000 Revenue from
~ The State Treasury.

Presid lent Fritz Lindinger, of the New
York County Wine, Liquor and Beer
dealers Associa ton. told a reporter of
The evening World to-day that he be-
hieved the bill which Is now before
sthe Senate providing for a 50 per cent.
increase OF the excise law is a ''cinch"
measure drafted for the sole purpose
of muloing the members OF the or
Uaniza ton. individually and collectively.
IT want to go on record now" snid
INe. "as saying that I wouldn't call a
meeting Of the association for the pur-
pose OF fighting this bill with money
~ 1t were the last act OF my life. Not
n dollar will we put out to stop It's adop-
ton, and II any OF Its supporters think
we will they will find themselves very
much mistaken. When I say that. It is
unnecessary for me to deny the report
that we lave a fund OF 5000 600 on hand
which We intend to throw into the fight.
We have not raised a cent nor do we
lentend to.
81 believe that we nave sufficient in
Auence to defeat the bill. and we will
'fely on that. but not a dollar. mind
you. will leave our hands to block no
ways from which the measure is in
tended at this time to be launched,
The last regular meeting Of the as
ISOLATION was held in Tuesday, and in
the ordinary course OF events there
will not be another for a month. I
don't know at this time that I shall
call a special meeting.
What occurs within the coming week
will determine that. There are thirty
eight divisions Of the association In
Greater New York alone, as they
mold meetings weekly you will see that
1t will be an easy matter to bring about
O concerted action.
{ From the information, I have at
hand there Is no danger OF this 81, 200
tax bill passing. I don't think hat 1t
can pass. I shall go to Albany next
week. probably on Tuesday, and when
y reach the battle-ground I shall be
better qualified to speak. I'll know then
who 1t is that is trying to squeeze us
All the liquor dealers are not as san
equine as Mr.. Lindinger, although they
seem determined to stand together on
1.-The proposition OF not using money to
prevent the adoption of the new act.
They employ the argument, OF their
leader: 1t would simply be a case of
O"ii NUN lol4tS dlttE Ddu dnu
n making the introduction of similar meas
ures at each session OF the Legislature
NaD institution.
Norris Tekulsky, a former president
OF the New York County Wine, Liquor
and Beer Dealers Association and pro-
prietor Of a big cafe ant restaurant In
chambers street. near Centre, thinks
the time has arrived when liquor deal
lers must present a united front and fight
the, bill with the understanding that 1t
Is win or lose all.
"1f I were president OF the a~ssocia.
hon." said he. al would call a meeting
Immediately and pass resolutions re-
iqussting the brewers o to put out a
and to pledge themselves not to advance
FGae money for one license, should It be-
tcome a law. That is the way to fight
mot to sSt Sp one ee cent of et 20 agree fee
their retail patrons, and after the list
OF May not fake out one license for six
3s eight o, ,nSSaie a. Thai would repeal i
New York treasury. would make 1t look
pretty sick, l think. and make voters
1ook at things in a different ligat.
IF II hadn't been for the brewers the
Haines law would never have sac-
'ceeded as 1t has. They came forward
I'M advanced the money for licenses.
ldealers In the business. The ordinary
man cannot AFFORD. to pull $50 a year
out Of his rotsct In a lump; he simply
cannot do II and live and pay his ex-
penses. The brewers are the people
Hho help hin to do 1t. They give him
he money and he pays them back in
insta1n.ents of SIG a week or anywhere
from that up to s66, &C. It's the only way
the general run of keepers can
rarry on their business.
Now, l ave seen the statement in
He nanPra that thu naaInr AAalAra have
raised $500. 900 to fight this bill. That's
ali bosh. They haven't raised a cent.
and am willing to bet now that we
won't Why should we make good
things out OF ourselves? To have every
Legislature that came along after wards
sake q crack at us? That's just what