The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-20

sons engaged in the retail liquor business IN
Greater New York. Most OF us are msIIled
Ven .S of ahSss employer by US and our wives
and children all told number over 10000
people on a conservative estimste. inns, OF
iiauor dealers In the city Of New YORK not
members Of our organization. 49,.
i all au ,hs 1s"t ss
T. now pending at Albany bil TO incre a.. e
o city This measure we conceive virtually
anects our interests and the interests OF those
emp9yed by us and Nth depssnIdbn The on people Of
Under these circumstances we respectinIyy
submit that IL is right for Us TO ASK the 4 hi''l
Magistrste of our city whether or not lac
approves Of such measure. III sIch me"1I
ure in his opinion, h mnw tStr shS, he should
say 40, that we might avail ourselves OF the
great influence Of his name 70 deiea, sm n,sr
measure Our PURPOSE in seeking s 1 s am n.
~ e secure S" your HonoT's support II your best
Judgment satisfied you shs o yG" w SS%'o %
opnion on this subject is, that we might et
your help II you think as we 90; ahd We
n miab ,"1i law before YOU some considerations
that have perhaps not occurred to you. or,
With al due tsspsTS s,sn rP, an mi. propos
ton Your reply to Us is no answer 10 our
reGuest. hat II practically CITATION 10 hpnsn,,
cSapTo. OF felony. based upon whet you de-
scribe a. persistent ru!nots Mna'etSr'
may be done by ndS hS, his oTSnniHstion as
an organi7ation I. and will con,inuss 49, Jn pe
absolutely opposed to the psSyn nb 2r ocer
We are entirely at loss to uruers,nhu, N.Y. N.Y.
-as a preliminary to any discussion OF .,,S
nssd 20 on . yP%1 pa d vow rrop that hs:
rlmor. as tn the collection oil suoh asSPss'''"''
are without foundation H., al, ,,hot
YOUR attitude is on thi. important mater,
and TO su bmit TO YOU ,conslderanonS ma nn
THet yo s Nave You not u already done So and
reply TO us In substance that " - rntmoIrd i
that We levy Large simS nth 10, ,eS a. 'doins
this by nothing better than public rutmor,
are TO be called upon TO prove our lnmGor ~
consider n matter vitality affecting upwero
OF 90 OOO people in this city .,,I.,
We :nbm, MI MANS geo: 'H We bes that you
NAV speedily appoint n time a, which our
committee may wit upon You md learn SouI
Yonr mind Il not made M. present to yo,
your indspsn, yGTy C Ts1sr%tfo'CSi Chairman
NEW YORK. March 10
Chairman Gminder IL a Republican. he
voted for Low two years ago. ms Irieli i.h
admitted that yesterday, apparently WIN
regret But Gminder SAID ne never '''e
that way again. ,.
The Mayor S letter was taken by the liquor
dealers, so they said, partly as an Insult
and partly as a trick to save time
Hes afraid TO offend us, said Llndinger,
.by saying that he's N favor OF rais'n a me
body else by saying he's opposed TO H. SO
he's lust sparrng for time and trying TO
avoid the direct question until the bill IL
passed or killed and a dead issue
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fix. He has offended every liquor dealer
In this city by that letter just as much as
II he had said he wanted TO make us pay
District Attorney Jerome has been on
record for several weeks a. opposed TO the
increase of the tax. He said yesterday
after the committee had left him.
Counting in all the families and en-
ployees and others dependent on the liquor
dealers there are 100. 900 people In this city
directly affected by anything that affects
the business. There are millions OF dollars
invested in Il and the business is legitimate,
no matter what moral Injections you may
have to It, II a bill to increase the cost OF
doing any other business was sprung on
the public at the last hour Of session and
without warning, as this bill has been IN
troduced. there would he riot
This bill il il becomes q law, Will drive
out Of business the small. middle-of-the-
block saloonkeepers who can barely make
that should be driven out. Their places
are not the resorts Of criminals. The
places that breed vice and crime are run
by men who could easily AFFORD to have
their license taxes trebled."
With reference to the Mayors letter. MI;
Jerome said: THAT reminds me Of the old
story Of the servant who was told not TO
admit callers. but to stave them of with
an evasive answer rather than by lying
She did. and her master asked her what
she said Why she replied. when he
asked me IL YOU were at home ! asked him
IL his grandfather was q monkey.
The committee asked the Mayor for q
direct answer TO a simple question ]
don't see the relevancy OF his reply. a