New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
CHAMPION FOR 'TH|RSTS'
George BoIdt Sounds Call
Against the Dry Demon.
SIMEON FORD IS SILENT
Subject of Drinks for Men"
Much Too Serious for Asso-
cations Humorist.

Alas and Iackaday! Likewise POUNDS
Shall the anti-liquor people troop up to Al
bany with men and money and put
through bills abolishing the hotel mems
most prolific source OF revenue without
a hand being raised in its defence? NO
IL George c. Boldt knows 1t. NO. nor 81,
hundred other members OF the New Yorh
State Hotel Mems Association. either
The six hundred gathered around thu
board in the grand ballroom Of Mr.
Boldt's famous hosiery last night TO dis
cuss this question and others that con
Germ hotel men from the Battery tc
Rouse's Point. Il was very deep dis
cusson, and no one point emphasized It's
gravity more than the fact that Simeon
Ford. most sparkling In the hotel mems
galaxy Of afterdinner speakers, sat silent
on the dais during tho entire evening.
Millions of the "Drys"
THE anti-saloon interests" said Mr.
Boldt, when he had been introduced as a
great man by Edward NJ. Tierney, OF the
Victoria. because he had preserved his
year collected more than 100000 to ad-
vance their propaganda. More than S6o,ot
of this was spent in this state alone.
This year they are sending two mer
and whole force of assistants TO Al.
bany to oppose any bill that you may
offer to lengthen the hours during which
liquor may be sold. They are also going
TO advocate the extension OF local option
TO cities OF the third class and to the
twenty-five counties OF the state which
have no large cities In them.
Now, what has been done to oppose
this attack upon our Just. legitimate bust
ness? Nothing. What you ought to do
is TO go 10 Albany and tell the Legisa-
ture that you are reputable business men,
that the function OF the hotels of the
state is to provide man and beast with
meat and drink. and that there is no
good and sufficient reason for abolishing
this portion OF your business.
There ought TO be law which shall
allow the voters OF each locality TO say
whether they shall have hotel licenses.
as distinguished from saloon and drug
store licenses, and not require them
merely 10 choose whether their county
shall be wet or dry. This is a question
which threatens you upstate men more
than II does us in the city and IL Is up
20 you TO fight for your rights"
Walters Strike Surprise.
Mr. Tierney. barking back TO the
walters strike OF last spring. confessed
the surprise OF the hotel men OF the city
when the mailed hands OF paid agttators
were suddenly raised In their midst, and
warned his associates that II was not
good policy 10 20 over the heads Of that
class OF native citizens who were now
knocking at their doors seeking employ
ment as servants. lie said.
Better 1t would be for many OF us II
We would now start in to cultivate and
educate our own native product OF in
tellXent men and women. rather than
10 employ our time and money I'm the
attempt 10 educate men not OF our soil
ana VINO are not In any wise affiliated
with our system OF government and
moreover. who entertain no respect or
loyalty for our civic institutions and only
regard for their own selfish and indi-
Vldual interests. that are In great part.
anthgonlstic 20 society and Destructive
OF the fundamental principles underlying
our nations welfare
Other speakers were Congressman Wal
ter NJ. Chandler. Of Brooklyn. and John
McGlynn. OF Troy. president OF the as
ISOLATION. Among those present were
Edward Lazansky Secretary OF State;
Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo Fred A.
Reed. Of the Park Avenue Hotel. president
OF the City Hotel Mems Association;
Congressman Luther w. Mott. OF Os-
wego: Assemblyman Alfred T.. Smith,
Congressmsn-elect Henry salant. DR..
George O'Hanlon. Herman c. Morgan
thaler and Patrick j. McGrath