New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
FOR THE OPEN SUNDAY
Or. j. p. PETERS'S APPEAL.
He Asks Al CEergymem to Fa0or
the Committee of Fourfeen's Bill.

10 emphasize the fact that the Brough bill Of the
committee Of Fourteen gives the privilege Of sell
ing hQuor on Sunday only to those places which
VIII De conducted IN an orderly manner and re-
verse present conditions. the Rev. DR.. John P.
refers chairman OF the committee has written
letter 10 all the cergynen this city. Dr. Peters
oeAeVS mat the bill will wipe out all the disor-
Derry places, as only saloons and hotels run In a
respectable way can take the special license.
DT Peters asks all clergy1nen to consider the bill
CAREFULLY and three main lines of abuse Of the
present excise law, which it seeks 10 remedy The
nrst and most important of these is the Raines
law hotel Of which he says:
Iahrongh some sensible emendations Of the law
duce5 tN Two sea years ago the number has been re
nye hundred fake hotels The law, as con-
mitti8e' encourages these denominations BY per
S+o S+ that too. without extra payment or license
3son neal But hqReF 6e oond6ns 49 N Of con- en-
deciso9s' are ar s ec taT partly as result Of 9oTTt
a1 ing a MOTEL permit may sell liquor all day Sunday
Iege accorded to hotels which brought the Raines
admitted that If the law against selling in saloons
fba I 9y 6unGay couI6 be and were actually enforced
privilege '--' --'''''' 31"0 u 'D''
OF the second point, the destruction of the spe-
cla4 privilege now enjoyed by hotels sell liquor
on Sundays. he says:
THIS bill VIII not only make it Improbable to
establish Raines law notels, but will also do away
OF saloons. which has resulted in such a great
and immortality To-ay pracGcaiy ali ais saloons aTe
% open on on SUNDAY. al efforts 10 close them hav-
the state administration. which has the first re-
citizens the city, and aorty III GeN Of he citizens ii @
OF the city are not and have not been willing to
make such a demand upon the state admnistra-
uon That administration reflects in its attitude
or supineness this subject the attitude of what
city. 1'e o'1Ne"' q NE
The same is true of the police and the city ad-
Hsa0n s ThiS9 I S seoOndsry N is ShaEged With
the citizens to action have shown that the sent
ePea Of not the IN ao ayE & Of such 3 @ea H ra Te
i've IxeIy small Men can go into saloons wherever her
suit is that they drink little more than on ordinary
But on Sunday, when the man must slip into
his saloon by The side door. the tendency IS once
the actual amount of liquor sod and the profits
q the saloon on su9qay are consideTab bly, greater
he fact that the drinking in the back rooms is
vices; and it is not an exaggeration 10 say that
the great majority Of young girls who are ruined
ent time make their start in the back rooms.
abolish the Raihes law hotels W6uld cut the nerve
Of the present police graft in connection With Syn
The Sunday saloon Is to-day, by general consent.
PesenP S lsW E0' Is on the Statute book that gra
will continue II may be added that Tot on!y IS
hypocrisy OF law which cannot be a5ld ls is not
desires Of the bulk OF the population. but, fur
ther. our youth are trained in lawlessness and
Organization reflect public sentiment and public
morality are oeroraizeo
Dr. Peters mentions the men. like ex-8fayor Low,
ex-Police Commissioner McAdoo and members OF
the bench. favor Of the proposed legislation, ard
then up the principal points in the bill AS
the BILL he says. naturally will meet with bitter
opposition from the corrupt and vicious elements,
he asks the support Of the religious teach
ers and leaders, those who, he says. ARE ready TO
take with regard sham pretences and conven-
tons. the same attitude which our Lord Jesus
Christ took IN dealing with the Pharasaic Sab
bath
The COMMITTEES OF Fourteen has sent the following
letter 10 the members OF the grand jury:
county The records show that Of the liSs cases OF
alleged violations OF the excise Law presented IN
the last nine years the dtsussals nave been 81 per
1907 every case was dismissed
These cases the strongest mat are obtalneo
being first examined by the police magistrates VINO
in the same nine years held for trial but 70 per
cent OF the cases presented For lquor TAX case
10 bs presented the grand jury, motion 70 trans
It is conceded that such motion is made only IN
those where conviction is certain IN the oWef
rneTt result the delay incident has the effect or
reducing 10 a minimum the penalties prescrloeo og
DESPITE tlese facts the dIsmissals by the grand
4,~ies and acquittals by the petit ria Jures nave
amounted 70 So per cent OF al case -, 40 - @
Special Sessions acquitted and dscharged IN ~ per
cent of the in which 1t had nnal dlspoSltl9n
This committee has had introduced into the Legs
larure z bill amending the law as foLoWst " fto-
v4ding Increased excise department agents 20 en-
force the law C putting penalties on the pace tr tor
nerssrent violations, 80 raising fhe reg
horeIs 10 twenty-five rooms, and 80 pertnlLuns
sales in barrooTns on Sunday between ana l. upon
payment Of a special tax OF :Sso ,o,,a correct
et5 bo2a9 TVou7S voI advocate such changes?
Io 81 u iata-eeeto, ~ opinion would much appre-
ciated-
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