New-York tribune., 1903-03-25
AGAINST HIGH LICENSE.
The Board of Aldermen STANDS
Is to 10.
LIQUOR MEN SOLICIT VOTES THERE

LIQUOR MEN SOLICIT VOTES THERE
The r,tv fathers got considerably excited yes
terday afternoon over the discussion OF reso-
,utior con6emninr the proposed new high IL
canse law Alderman Culkn fathered the reso-
tuition and half the members took part In the
debate afterward.
The resolution which finally was adopted oy
a vote OF 46 to 10. declares that Senate Din
No 726 seeks to impose upon over t"eNe
thousand reputable merchants In the chv oi
New-York a burden in addition to the many
now already borne" and Indicates purpose
to compel those engaged in the trade sousht 10
he taxed to pay more than fair ana equi'ao'e
share Of the States revenue.
The aldermen's opposition to the bill was oe
clared in the resolution on these grounds:
First-Because said legislation with respect 40 10
New-York City is not the result OF any i'eo' -
mand. ;. :, ,,-,o.io, AGAINST a class
business community and Is therSIIts
Thrd-Reeause the tenden1ey snd on Very
Iiolior dealers of their Of livelihood anu g ~
many IN an ycous T resorts by gng the
! competition OF their poorer put rep"'6Oio ~
FourthBecause the burden of this increased tex x
son wGrd c fa rH m9sf now paying more its
lust share of taxes for State purposes; x, ,+ IN
PEI cent KY rae
IRE is to be given zen 9 ots the taSes only enetnird of
the taxes so raised.
Fritz Lindnger president Of the Natlonal
Liquor Dealers Association. with James Lynch'
chairman Of a special committee Of eight aP-
pointed by the association, buttonholed all the
Aldermen they could find and asked them 10
vote for the Culkin resolution.
Alderman Johr T. Mccall said that tn raise
the LIQUOR tax to 1900 and give half OF IL 70
the State at the expense of the city would De
violation of home rule. and unfair Aioer'f'di'
Riu who is in the beer business, talked al 7g
similar lines. Alderman Marks said the CITY
was already paying sufficient of the expenses OF
the State
Alderman Meyers for the other side OF the
question declared that the State had a right
to Ak the amount of taxation and that the DIN
under discussion did not concern the Aldermen
I'VE are now at our usual amusement ne
said "of passing resolutions about legislative
matters which do not concern US. I look upon
| the resolution as political move only.
"If the Mayor had said before election Al
| derman Diemer said, as he wrote to a frlehu
| of mine Yesterday that he favors high license.
| he would not have been elected: we are are .ott ~
that fifty suicides followed the introduction OF
| the Raines law I know one hundred suIclueS
| Will be the result OF this high license law.
Alderman Sullivan said: Not so very loiS ~ -
Mayor Low expressed himselt III IdFoI VI d - -
| eral enforcement OF the excise law. Hli 49,
the Mavor has achieved a somerSauit tndt
INC o,,,d az credit TO anv acrobat now performing
at the circus ,,,, ,5
..Mr sullivan is a very slick article. said
| Alderman Stewart and he has spoken Vel . nuC
he could not conceal the fact that the resolution
! is buncombe It was introduced here 70 place
| certain men OF record
| Borough President Cantor made long Spee'il'
| in which he declared that the high license fea'
| ure of the Raines law responsible for most
of the evils that have sprung up IN the lIdGi ~
| business under the Raines law. Presioent t1aL
! fen of The Bronx said he was opposed to hlsn
| license. ,. - ,
| resolution made long speeches to explain their
votes The ten votes in the negative. were cast
by Aldermen Parsons, Tepbetts. stewart IIeS
man McInnes and President Cromwell OF the
Borough Of Richmond.