New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03

shades of these places" continued the professor
seen the bar exposed on the Sabbath and the bar
keeper behind Il mixing drinks ! don see why
in the s''G pear peo S' 10 vouH have also seen
policeman standing on the corner before place place
where these things were going Isn't 1T singular
that I should these things he did not see?
violation Of the law I'm this way is that the pro.
visions concerning distractions to clear view Of
down. but boxes and other obstacles are placed so
as to intervene between the bar and the street or
let me Riye You a little instance OF my expert
long had been out delivering a lecture aad
returning home l was acccmpanied by Mrs
RaUSchcubusCh and another woman. We waited
on corner for car. II was raining. and We
There was a cigar store and saloon there. 1 saw
men going in The curtain was down. but num-
Der Of boxes were set M so as TO hide portion OF
the bar I noticed that the curtain Of side room
be and deto rmned to see what was going on DC
Of the men inside drinking a glass OF beer.
The proprietor. who was standing near by. saw
me and ordered me away. Then coming out 10
where the women were standing he ORDERED 4 Us
r5, fratijc wrote to the CHER OF Police the next
d9y cyplainin- the obstruction OF the bar. l have
passed the place several times sine then, but the
Il know that some Of the drug stores here are
rnisusinc their licenses. one large drug store l
know OF has recently had liquor exposed Cor sale
in a slarug way. Recently big show window IN
OF the drug stores was piled hlGh With oottIes
OF liquor. OF course I cannot assert that II was
sold without authority however IT,. -. ,-,.,.
stores IS more deadly in its effect than the saloon
taste for liquor. Women here in Rochester who
would not degrade themselves bV Purchasing hqiOr
at n saloon will buy Il at of three drug stores
and take II home. In this way the liquor evil gets
With regard to the responsibility for this con-
tluued violation OF thu law. have no dou't that
the police not wholly responsible fEeE would
got into trouble they enforced the law. The fact
Is that the men osteusibly responsible are not in
reality responsible We have here. IN toch,Sts5'
ing. while the other part goes through the motion
AS 10 tie remedies II Rochester wants short
effective. LIT me. give you an Illustration. When
this COMMITTEES q olrs MAS hrst formed II was
tFio rs IT, I'm 81 iIn-eiteV aftervard the po-
that No I believe there can be no more effective
rrrned- for tFese evils than the simple spreading
of the facts before the public
Professor Rauschenbusch has I'm his possession a
contractor in Rochester. The letter makes serious
charges against certain officials alleging that they
are furnishing protection certain volators OF the
liquor law TO the extent OF openly defyinE the
courts. Professor Rauscherbusch refuses to di-
vulge the name of the writer. but vouches for his
veracitv. In one portion Of the letter the author
You may find gambling going on all night long
IN blocks I'm the centre Of our city. You may ind
gambling devices In the shape OF coin machines
going in the saloons all day long and part Of
the night where young lads from fifteen TO twenty
for about fifteen minutes where two machines were
going all the time and a crowd OF lads waiting to
drop thei- money.
closing his letter the writer has this to say:
Two saloonkeepers told me word was sent them
that they would be protected II they used their in
fuenCe for a certain man in the last election. An
American policeman ordered 4 salOOnkeeper TO
open his back curtains and lock his side door one
Sunday morning The salooukeeper went next day
70 the powers that be. That officer was removed
When tho Rev. Paul Moore strayer. pastor Of the