The New York herald., 1870-08-22
NEWARK'S SOCIAL TROUBLES.
The Sunday Liquor and Horse
Car Questions.
The Ninth Ward And-Lager and Rum Movement
Reviewed-Is 1t Political Dodge i-Who It's
Prime Movers Are-Ths City Officials Cor
nersd-The Horse Car Situation Steal
~- ing March on City Counsel
Perry-Mayor Records Views
OF Both Questions.

which prevailed IN the city OF Newark n. j., pre-
venting the horse cars from running on Sunday,
and ever since persstenpg battled for the peoples
cause until at length victory has crowned its efforts.
Scarcely however, has the'question been decisivey
quleted-while yet q few OF the cireumscribed
Drained zealots OF the opposition continue to stand
forth. with sort of mock heroism In favor OF the
lost cause-another question. under the same ad-
mitted obsolete law OF ls46 is brought forward and
has already been worked into the leading social
topic OF the hour. This is the anti-sunIay liquor
trailc movement, which was inaugurated some six
or seven weeks ago Ia the Third waru where, ON
notification of a committee OF citizens that appca.
ton was about to be made to the authorities request
ing that the law be carried out several Of the sa-
looms quietly acquiesced From here the movement
spread to the Ninth,s the largest wealthiest and
most intensely republican ward OF Newark and
was caught up by John II. Edwards. prominent
democratic politician, ana during the last Presiden-
tial campaign the leading spirit onicer OF the
Jackson Democratic Association, John =. Doremus
another well known democrat, and various others,
including several equally well known politicians OF
the opposite stripe. IL is noted as a fact however
that the democrats seem TO have decidedly taken
the initiative in the matter. While they are accre-
dited with the utmost sincerity in their action ana
purpose 1t Is loudly asserted by the democrats, and
admitted by numerous leading republicans, that
their strict honesty OF purpose is being taken advan
tage OF by their shrewder and deeper republican
friends. In other words, Mr.. Edwards and his de-
mocratic colleagues are being prematurey pushed
forward In the movement while the republicans ress
satisfied with positions far In the background as
possible.
Several weeks ago call was issued. signed by
MFR. Edwards, for public meeting, irrespective Of
party to discuss the subject OF devisng measures for
the carrying out OF the Sunday law this meeting
an association was organized, with officers as fol-
lows:-John r. DOremus, President; John II. Ed
wards, secretary; John Sandford, Treasurer. David
Collins was appointed q committee Of to district
the work, and provisions made for the appoint
ment for each district of committees Of two whose
duty 1t would be to visit all the saloons the several
districts and notify the proprleors Of the OF
the meeting and the objects OF the association. At
the time copies Of the law of 1916, prohibiting
the keeping open OF such places the sale OF liquors
Sunday were distributed. This accomplished the
following Sunday week tour Of the ward was
made ana the names taken OF those who Were
sun found open and IN full blast on the
8Isi or July Mr.. Edwards appeared before Justice
Dean, and made complaint OF one Martin j. Loeb
ner. No. l04 Walnut street. On the aiidavIt with
MIR. Edwards appears the names witnesses. OF
Ezra Mariner, SI3 Mulberry street, william j. Min
gus. 20 Chestnut street, jeremiah Baldwin, "a Elm
street, David Ii. Barnet, 40 Cottage street. sum
mons returnable ON the 9Th was issued II was In
teuded To make this
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but through the bunglng OF the ofiicer who served
| the summons, who delivered to Lochner both the
original and the copy the case leii through, Soon
after, according TO Mr. Collins, Ciiy Council Parry
| publicly announced himself IN favor not only OF
proseGnng ssin ane nseers 1or keeping Open but
irving such cases unless he was so advised by Tie
City Attorney or Mayor. This saddled the matter
on the democratic City Attorney. Michael X. Kenny,
VINO IN turn wrote out an opinion which we have
published. In this he declared point blank that
complaints would not be acted upon by him
'uness notice Is first given ana published by the
Mayor OF the city OF his determination to enforce
| the PROVISIONS Of the said ordinance. It is noto
rious that they enforced, " he continues
land unless notice is given OF the intention To
injustice ensuen This pronunciamento. wiatsver
diversity OF sentiment might be entertained
as 40 IT'S prope ys ocSasSnea Nn ,I no , Gon
| lists and In the community generally. While
| Mr.. kenny's action was generally considered IN
dodge To shrk the responsibility. Some years ago
the law on this very poinr was enforced by Mayor
Poinier but popular sentiment compelled IL TO be
| abandoned before long, and more recently, during
Mayor feddies administration, TWAS tr,ed but only
THE LATEST PHASE
On Friday night the Ninth ward men held another
| meeting. which was rather srnly attended. Pni
pcs denunciatory O1 the practice OF selling beer
sunday-leading the youths OF the city into bad
| pany and bad practlces-were made by Messrs. DO
remus and Horace Alling, and u committee consist
| Ing or Messrs. Horace AIling David Collins,
Charles Campbell, W. Ii. Murphy and John p.
The Mayor next Thursday afternoon and urge hun
to issue his proclamation tc the effect that the law
would be enforced Should his Honor slirK the
matter, then meeting OF citizens VIII be called, and
| the Common Council urged TO order an election, the
same as In the case OF the Sunday horse cars.
| MAYOR RICoRD INTERVIEWER.
With view to ascertainlng the opinions OF his
| Honor Mayor +. w. Ricord on the two leading local
topics OF the day, HERALD representative called
that gentleman at his office In the Newark City Hall
yesterday. On being advised OF the object OF the
visit, his Honor said he felt rather dinident about
| being interviewed by gentlemen OF the press, but
still had no hesitation III giving his opinions, let
| them be worth what they might Relative To the
action Of Attorney Kenny, the Mayor said he thought
the latter acted very stupidly because In the frst
| place he had no right TO declare law
obsolete and because In the second place. with un-
surpassed mpudence publicly required the Mayor to
issue proclamation that the law would be enforced
| "He might as well have asked me,u said the Mayor
! "to Issue proclamation fOrbdding hogs or cows
TO run at large" In "A communication, believed to
have been written by him, which appeared In one OF
| the Mayor, but coordinate, having independent
| functlons.n &c. coordinate s aa unusual ex
preston, but must mean an equal lf II means any
thing. ii he holds position equal to that OF the
| Mayor, why not Issue proclamation himseliY "The
TACT & continued the May0 s hors whole thns s
| proceed In this way. Political trcksters and ONCE
seekers are not the men to whom we must look for
! reforms"
! HIS HONOR ON THE HORSE CARS.
Mayor kicord was equally plain spoken on the
occasion compliment the HERALD for It's fearless
| stanch, answering and vigorous support OF the
| peOples cause in this matter Recurring brleny TO
the peoples vote on the measure and more recently
| the action OF the Common Council, he said he
| signed the resolution because the people. through
their representatives, demanded IL. III my private
! opinion" he went on to say, .had been adverse to
the subject should still have signed IT, for 10 In
form and not variance with the charter, the con-
sututlon or the statutes. My rule is never to per-
init my private opinions personal interests to
terfere with what conceive to be q clear duty.
| The Councils resolution ~ not in the least at
| variance with the spirit or even the let
! ter OF the law alleged 10 have been vlo.
| lated. The law In question preserbes that
no stage stages that Is public conveyance)
shall be driven through any part OF the State on
| sunday, except suficent be offered to
show that II be done In case OF necessity ormercy.,
crediDly informed that such reasons offered,
| and 1t WAS FOR such reason that the resolution was
passed. IL would have been well, perhaps, to nave
stated this in preamble to the resolution, though
| by no means essential" In response to question
whether he considered the law in question obsolete
Mr. Rcord said, 'Do law IL obsolete or OF no eject
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