New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-10

was CONSERVATION in the enemy's camp. ana IL
was only few hours before w. c. Dudley. at
torney for the Brewers Exchange, walked INTO
DR. Peck's office He came he said, to make
proposition Dr. Peck said he must have the
proposition in writing. In writing 1t was SUD
mitted to him the next day and forthwith trans
rftted TO New-York for examination by Con-
gresham Bennett and myself In 1t the brewers
agreed TO cause TO be surrendered the liquor
tax certificates of all the Buffalo hotels under
their control if the league would only delay
nroceedinss until September /. This proposition
was fatty rejected.
A conference was held in the Office of j. Board
man Scovell. the leagues attorney in Buffalo
ar which the Rev. 0. F. Clifford the Rev. Pleas
ant Hunter, Superintendent Peck. W =. Duoley
and Deputy Excise Commissioner Hunt We're
present Following this meeting a new propo-
stion was framed by Mr.. Scovell and was adopt
ed by the Brewers Exchange. All the Buffalo
hotels belonging to the brewers were to be gone
over by a committee composed of one repre-
sentative each of the league the brewers and
the Excise Department, to determine which ones
did not comply with the law. The certificates Of
such as did not were TO be surrendered before
August l. The brewers further agreed that they
would not allow new certificates TO traffic in
LIQUOR as a hotel he taken ont for any such
places. The Anti-Saloon League agreed, IN turn,
hotels under the Amber law until September /.
The Excise Department. through MI. Hunt,
supplied list of the hotels in Bufalo Z25 IN all
From this list We're eliminated the bona fde
hotels of the city. few of the rest were be-
yond the control OF the Brewers Exchange, but
before August ] Mr.. Hunt was able to report
that l49 liquor tax certificates had been sur
rendered, thus closing the career OF as many
dives Some of these places have taken out new
certificates. but in each case only as saloons
Many of these will never re-enter business.
Without pandering TO evil passions they cannot
be made to pay. Those which remain as saloons
will be shorn of much Of their power to harm.
They come directly under the surveillance of
the police. It is illegal for them to be open
through the small hours of the night The pro
prietor can no longer siam his doors in the face
Of the police with the impudent challenge. This
is a hotel; what are you going TO do a bout it,
Bad men and bad women can longer hide
their iniquity under its hotel sign. Where crime
and vice have been brooding for years in dark
ness the light be let In DIR. Orrin P. Gif
ford. president OF the Buffalo District Anti-Sa-
loon League summed up the opinion OF the de-
cent people Of the city when he said: The
Raines law hotel is Samson with his hair at full
length; saloon is Samson with his hair close
cUt blinded. grinding
The most significant fact in the whole matter
is the power TO close these places displayed by
the brewers. At the legislative hea rings last win
ter the representatives Of the brewing interests
testified to their intense dislike of the Raines
law hotels but refused TO admit any RESPONSE
bility for them. The seventeen members Of the
Buffalo Brewers Exchange closed $40 of them
in three weeks They owned the hotels and
the stocks OF liquors. The hotelkeeper was their
hired man When they said Co" he went
Their effective recognition of their responsibility
for these dens of vice is credtabe. but tact has
taught US where 10 look for the real dive
keeper" We won't find him in Mott-st or the
Bowery. bat In some uptown palace. Charge
him with il. and he will look astounded and in
dignant. But If You would seek through the
course of unheeded events for the power which
moves the springs Of vice in New-York State
YOU viii find II is the brewer. He may not fully
realize it himself. but it is with his money that