The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-12
LAW AND ORDER IN NEWARK.
Enforcement Of the Sunday Law-NO
Rum, NO Lager, No Cigars-A Gener-
ally Quiet Observance.

Enforcement OF the Sunday Law-NO
Rum, NO Lager, No Cigars-A Gener-
ally Quiet Observance.
Yesterday the friends of law and order in New
ark had great cause Tor rejoicing. 1t was the first
Sunday since the new Mayor came into power
and the first In great many years to witness the
enforcement Of the law which prohibits the rum
lager, cigar oyster or candy trafnc on the seventh
day Of the week. AS already foreshadowed in
the HERALD, the law was observed through
out the city, except in one or two iso-
lated saloon cases, without any force ON
the part of the authorities, and without any re-
sistance that OF the dealers Indeed 1t has long
been a well known TACT that all the respectable
dealers stood ready at any time to obey the law.
many of them gladly for the sake of having one
day or out OF the ACKNOWLEDGMENT it should be
auth Oritatively given out that the law would be
generally enforced. So long as 1t was not they had
reasons both plausible and good for keeping open.
The strongest was that il one dealer Kept open and
the 9th er closed the former not only did double
trade on Sunday, but mad opportunity to entice
numbers OF week day customers from the latter.
All, then, it wanted was for the authorities to put
down their ieet and give all to understand the law
would be enforced. The former Mayor was
AFRAID OF POLITICAL DEATH
to do this when urged by the most influential
private cltlZenS IN large pubic meetings. lie
thought he had the German vote in his pocket and
that that would pull him through any difficulty.
But he was mistaken. He, the representative OF
the high toned republican party, was whipped, and
the other man, the representative of ''ye fierce
demOcracie," the historic party OIL free rum, free
lager and free everything, was victorious The
latter came out squarely on the ISSUE won and has
already redeemed his pledges, being man OF IN
doubted grit and backbone. AT twelve O'Clock on
Saturday night all the saloons closed. The police
were clearly instructed and strongly warned
by Chief Rogers to report any deIin-
quent saloon Keeper or others violating the
law, that they might be prosecuted. With but one
or two exceptions they all kept closed. The most
noted iniractOn that OF the largest lager beer
saloon in the city, an extensive place on Market
street. kept by Mr.. Waldmann. THIS place was
IN FULL BLAST ALL DAY,
and was thronged with thirsty crowds. BY six
O'Clock all the beer was nearly out, and after
the place was closed, having PROBABLY taken in
about 81, 900 during the day. Waldmanns notion,
1t appears, Is that he can defy the law by paying
fine OF SO, as the city ordinance provides, but it
appears he Is also liable to criminal prosecution
under the State law, matter upon which Judge
Depue particularly dwet in his charge to the
Grand Jury last week.
THE ONLY DISTURBANCE
which took place was 0ccasOned by a large crowd
of Twelfth ward rangers who marched up Market
street last evening in front OF Waldmann's. and
were very disorderly A crowd OF 500 collected, but
soon the police were present in force, when a
stampede took place. 1t Is simple justice to the
Ponce Department to saw that SO lar 1t has done
its whole duty in the matter.