New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
OPPOSE SUNDAY BARS
liant B4CKROOM GRAFT.
Local Politicians HOrk against En-
else observation-disclosures Tlelcs.

Local politics have 1ass,h % 10 do with the opposi-
ion 70 = brought against the amendment 10 ne
excise Iax. Ilsl ViU zve tle saloons ~ ms CITY
she r5gnt - keep open l=-weeu and j J. Ia ca
Sundays. TIE b-Il. which ~ ID S--'h= aieN a l--e
business BOW carried CA Sundays 81 back rooms
Il alleged Isnes lsw hotels Is said - be opposed
F,r 10 .tiears who 11d these hotels source q
revenue Tie proposed measure is supported -
such men Tie Rev- IB-- John z Peters, chairman
of The committee of fourteen. and several Of TIE
Board q City Magistrates Those magistrates 1Ho
oppose rhe proposed Amendment d, SO IN t-4
ground thar WaHld uCg cElE fail t9 decrease re
cons1mTrica ~ alcoholic drinks 90 S-ndat'-- lux
also on the Erouul that wound merely -egal-ze
<o- fez hours what is Illegal. and that liquor
would ae sold heretofore during prohibited
hours.
Several We known uea who stand fer the civic
good of the cry would not discuss tEe virtues q
TIE b1I yester.iaE. Ek-Naror seth Low said that
on such serious question Le did not care %
commit himself -rCI be- lad s--c--d EtS provisions
-la-e carefully. Raa1. Nendes said 4 don think
! quite like the ti-L - present Co not wish 10
Say anything Vay the other as 10 ere insT-ts
q this pa:FIc1la- uiI. hu- ] not in favor
Of saloons being open on sunday Magistrate
Kernochsn $50 d-I not Ntsh to express himself al
iris tine such an important subject
The opening ~ the saloons ou sunday. said
Magistrate Corrlsan who tarsrz ti- llI. is proper
under proper restrictions J am IL favor q s-c1
legislation. The opening o: r-e barroom and the
closing of the back room would. tlluk. reduce
the Illicit SUNDAY sale of iquoE during Tie pro-
hlbited hours ro "a large extent. 4 saloon allowed
20 keep open during vla- are generally tfs HfS-
hours. would have less temptation - keep open
during prohibited hours. and % course would not
likely pay police hla -nail nI other tribute
Tor protection aEsius- Tie breaking of The laT.
Ex-MaEistrat- Alfred =. Ommen sid he did NOT
approve of the oIen saloon SUNDAY. f1r while the
closing OF the back room Il carried out might work
<or some good i would be man Offset by -h=
invitation of the opeu swinging doors Iie believed
TIiat i the propost We're F-t before The people
o. this city r vote ri@E would vote against IL
While we have Increasing cosmopolitan and
Heterogeneous population he said. 'Jlere are not
50 many persons who wish an open saloon or 70
drink in public place some persons vogif insist
There is q good moral element. persons Hro wish
70 drink ~ times b1- who would certainly vote
against such a proposition To open the saloons n
prevent liquor being sHld H#ciriv would be- about
the same as allowing Opium Joints 10 keep open he
cause opium being sold or fae sly
i am opposed 20 SUCH hiIl This is a Chris
tan city and the people do not want liquor sold on
SUNDAY To open the saloon legally would no- re-
duce sale of liquor nor reduce the evils result
iug from such sale
There arr every SUNDAY large groups q young
men standing chatting on The street corners because
they have few other meeting places They
may 20 into a saloon through side door for an
occasional glass Of beer bot the swinging coors
c-,4n II their elbows they would Ice much more
likely 10 spend & great deal more time IN the Ea-
loon An open "a loou might reduce the blackmah
collected by she police others for The privilege
n sell liquor during prohibited hours. but how
much II would do this ] don't know II seems 70
r1e however that The back door would te open as
ror,ot as ever during the hours the SAIGON should
he closed and that she saloon would be just open
after midnight until : o'clock. as usual and that
The usual blackuaH would be collected"
Il m entirely opposed to-sgch act said Mag
isrrste Terov B. Crane. ''Fully - per cent Of the
human niserv which ia the courts Is que
70 the drinking of liquor. Men and women nave
rle7tv of opportunity through the week 10 drink
81 they want. ana none should be sold on sunday
The closing Of the back rooms would do q good
deal 10 stop the 81 liquor after hours tut the
legaIiziug of the sale OF iguor on SUNDAY "or4o
not decrease its consumpriGu believe that inno-
cent outdoor sporrs-aasehall Co- example-fhouid
p. encouraged on SUNDAY. hut the giving of regular
theatrical performances and the sale 81 liquor
shoUd be discouraged toy e~ery possible way N
stead Of being legally aided i al the saloons
could te closed the saocuk-epers and hartende!s.
especially the latter. would ie benefited a. Wei
IS The genera public They should l9Ve a day %.
rest b5-1 under the present conditions they nave 10
work days week
THE hfn ought To q through" said Daniel
o-ReslIy the lawyer. WHO has handled many liquor
cases As it stands now. close 70 . per cent of
the saloons Of the city keep open Sunday. with q
big ssde-dcer trade for which they have - pay
certain amount 1or protection This amendment
would allow them To keep open for a reasonable
time and remove The necessity for paying 'Iioa'e
20 = large extent
They have little trade before moon in any of
rhasa saloons and saloon kee1---S would rot 1e Will
ing 10 jeopardize their licenses by keeping open
for the small return rhev would Get from the un-
-e-unerstive morning hours B1t The sale Of quor
after hours cannot he stopped IN this city n0tl-
ne hack room has been abolished. IS in Boston
That Rould do more than anything else 50 sim
zlify the excise problem Il should also he made
necessary 20 have the entire ha~r"om exposed af'er
hours for curtains stretched across tle if"nf
part of the room allow tireequarters Of the saloons
that keep open sell li4uor ~ ale harr""Ii' as
eu a. a. The back room. AID there are Eo"a
may saloons Flere even rlis Is rot necessary