New-York tribune., 1909-03-19
FOR SUNDAY SALOONS
MAGISTRATES and Ministers 4dUOCate
Committee of FOurteen'S Bill.

Among those who favor the bill Of the COMMITTEES
OF fourteen to legalize keeping saloons open on
Sunday from II p. NJ. but closing the notorious
back rooms is ex-Magistrate Charles 4. Flammer,
who ran against District Attorney Jerome on the
Republican ticket in the last campaign. The Rev.
Thomas r Slicer. another determined opponent OF
Illicit dealing liquor. is also for the bill and
is Magistrate Peter T. Barlow. who comes daily into
contact with the results of the liquor traffic Sew
era other magistrates and state officials said that
they also were I'm favor OF the measure but because
OF their official positions did not 10 discuss
pending legislation.
The bill embodles Of the things with which
I have been I'm sympathy for years. the Rev. Mr.
SIlcer said. Undoubtedly such permission to keep
open during certain hours would reduce the Illicit
sale OF liquor. I believe the saloonkeepers and
their associations themselves In favor OF such
restrictions. and would not try 10 take advantage
OF any further liberty granted to them. Anything.
almost. would be better than present conditions.
where the law is openly and agrantly violated.
My views about agree with those OF the Rev Dr-
Peters this subject. Sunday is and should he
essentially day OF rest. think that IL is best OBJ
served by worship and innocent recreation. Those
who wish to observe the day by worship should
be disturbed should they disturb those who
wish to the day quietly and decently IN
other ways
1.-THE Idea of opening the saloons for a while
Sunday is Il good one" said Magistrate Peter T.
Barlow THE moral effect OF the violation of any
law Is bad. much worse than would be the effect OF
law that permits certain things that appear lax
people, erect
in which the excise law has been observed has
done much harm. Such amendment proposed
would undoubtedly restrict and diminish the Illicit
sale OF liquor, and would greatly weaken the hold
of those who collect tribute the saloons that
wish keep open illegally The present law is so
bad that any change in ii could only be for the
better.
Ex-Magistrate F1ammer said he believed that the
proposed amendment would result in good.
There several other things In connection
with excise laws TO be considered he said. The
treating habit is one OF the Eravest evils but be-
Ieve that the proposed amendment would mitigate
the saloon evil in this city. The police should keep
Sunday the move. II the front door is open
Sunday do not believe that such crowds would
collect the street corners. but who
their bread by working in the open air all week
cannot stand the fetid air of the back room
Sunday. II they had fairly decent place in which
corners on that day. Tie closing OF the back room
would work great deal of good. The opening OF
the barroom for a certain Definite period Sunday
would, believe. go long way In mitigating the
evil OF the saloon in this city, for it is notorious
that all Of them, where there is any trade TO be
expected Sunday open"
Magistrate Alfred F. Steers. of Brooklyn. yester
day said:
The opening OF the saloons in the afternoons
would be good thing in a way They should
either be all closed up else opened in the after
1t seems impossible keep them closed
unless the city hire enough policemen TO station
each saloon door. Opening saloons Sunday
afternoons has worked well in Europe I under
stand The saloonkeepers themselves would like. |
believe, to have some such law passed. il
would give them chance get a rest. l think
that there would he less drinking Now a man
goes into saloon that is open and he drinks more
than he otherwise would, because he is not sure |
that he will be able TO get into another place.