New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-04
TIGER OPENS CAMPAIGN
TO AID LIQUOR MEN
Repeal of RaineS Law Part OF
Plan, Senator MCCIeIland
Announces.
BOTH HOUSES TO RESCUE
Favorable Action Taken on Bill
to Help Saloonkeepers in
Spite of Republican
Opposition.
rnv Teleerarh % The Tr,hrne :

tion in the Senate that the Raines law
soon would be repealed and the passage
in the Assembly Of several bills weaken
ing the liquor laws. Tammany plunged
full force to-day into a campaign which
has the heartfelt sympathy and active
aid Of the saloonkeepers and liquor in
terests Of the state This campaign z
careful and systematic attempt 70 let
up on the saloonkeepers. wherever the
liquor laws now are a little tight, is
expected 10 bind the saloonkeepers and
brewers in New York, Buffalo and most
OF the other cities Of the state 10 an
allegiance 70 Democracy very profitable
in election times in the way Of votes.
work and campaign contributions.
In the Senate the matter came up
when Senator Harte sought 10 advance
bill Of his. That would permit the
transfer Of a license in sixty days If a
saloonkeeper moved Now a license can
not he transferred 10 a new place within
year. and under the proportional
scheme the ratio of saloons 10 popula-
ton prevents the taking out OF a new
license Senator Bracket opposed the
bill vigorously
Il don't know just how il affects the
saloonkeepers. said he, but I know
it's had. There's no time this present
Senate isn't ready 10 pass law break
ing down the liquor laws There are
forty bills here, and not one is intended
To strengthen the law"
Senator Allen and other upstaters op-
posed the bill Their remarks led Sena-
tor Wagner 10 exclaim:
Some day we will have a discussion
Of the Raines law and what it has done
to New York city"
IT'S a rotten iniquity, a causer of
crimes. a monstrosity-this Raines law
in New York city" broke in Senator
McClelland
Why don't you repeal il. then Queried
Bracket You don't dare"
oh yes. We dare. all right" yelled
McClelland. and we will do II too, when
the time comes"
Hsrte Bill Advanced.
The Harte bill was advanced 70 the
order Of final passage by the Democratic
votes
Consideration Of excise legislation took
up a large part Of the time Of the AS
semhlv Four bills were acted upon 4
strenuous attack was led by the acting
senblvman Lansing. of Rensselaer, but
they succeeded only in defeating one If
the four This was the bill of Assembly
man McCue. decreasing from 300 feet
70 200 feet. ne distance within which
a saloonkeeper will have 70 secure the
consents Of two-thirds Of the property
owners 70 begin business.
The measure by the same member,
providing that when sentence is sus-
pended in the case Of a saloonkeper con-
victed for an excise violation. he will
not be deprived of his license for the
next year. was passed by vote Of II
- ~ The other bill passed was that
Of Assembyman Goldberg providing
that A saloon may renew its license even
though after II is stabl!shed a church
or schoolhouse move within 200 feet of
II. In defending this measure the in
troducer declared that under the present
law it would be easy for a church to
put any saloon or hotel out Of business
The fourth bill acted upon vas that
Of Assem- blyman McCue. which failed
Of advancement Yesterday. II was put
on the order Of third reading to-day by
a vote Of - TO 81 The measure re-
moves the provision In the excise law
preventing the placing Of obstructions
in saloon windows Sundays
Speaking generally Of this legislation.
Mr. Phillips said that liquor caused
more crime than any other force. and
that the efforts To remove the present
barriers placed about the liquor traffic
were disapproved by the people Of the
state al large in the strongest fashion.
Frederick n. Within one OF the members
Of the Committee Of Fourteen. when told
last night OF the campaign OF Tammanv
Hall a. Albany in favor of the liouor in
terests said:
Il do not think that there is any serious
danger of passing measures which might
have the effect Of weakening the present
Raines law The law in some respects is
a poor one. hut there is no adequate sub
stitute at hand. To repeal II would be Ike
repeating the entire election law Under
the Raines law the state collects about SIS
-" 80 year I'm revenues. and the financial
standing of the state IS not in a condition
90 stand such "a loss
The Committee OF Fourteen has the as
surance ~ the brewers and the retail
liauor dealers organization Of this CITY that
no legislation which might help the gam
bling and vice interests will be supported
by them II H. probable that the present
attempt 20 legislate In favor Of more
liberal laws for this city Is an appeal for
a reduction of the tax or perhaps an effort
- 20 back 10 the system II county control
OF licenses This year there has been more
excise legislation than ! ever heard OF
before"
canon william Shesfe Chase rector of
Christ church In Williamsburg and presi-
dent ~ the Brooklyn Society for the Pre-
yention II Vice said last night:
Il hardly think that tire Democratic
legislators will think of favoring any l4gis-
latiop that is so contrary 10 the VIII NJ the
people Tne Temperance sentiment In the
state Is rapidly increasing. as Is indicated
bv the number Of towns that have voted
TOR uo license during the last year
"A splendid victory was won last year
uhen our legislators passed the bin which
rroyides that no more saloon licenses shall
10 issued IN this state until the population
increases so that there will be only one
saloon to every 80 OF the population II Is
,,,,,,a roesible that the big liluor interests