The New York herald., 1877-09-06
ANTI-LIQUOR CRUSADE.

FORCING THE FIGHT IN JERSEY cIry-MAYoB
sIEDLER REBUKEs THE ALDERMEN.
The Society for the Prevention Of Crime In Jersey
City Is flushed with success the decisive stand
taken by Mayor siedlcr and Judge Knapp Accord
iDgy active hostIites were resumed yesterday, and
complaints were lodged before Justice DAVIS by an
agent of the society against eght prominent
liquor dealers for selling liquor on Sunday.
The examination will take place tomorrow.
The Justice may impose fine of $25 in
each case, under the city ordinance, each saloon
kee per is liable addition to indictment for keeping
dlsorderly house. The temperance deter.
mined to resort to botn remedies and list of about
one hundred and fifty saloon keepers who have VIC.
lated the Sunday law has been prepared. The Grand
Jury yesterday entered upon its labors which promise
to be more protracted and laborlous than any
that have fallen to the lot OF any Grand
Jury In five years. Over thousand
to be investigated one-half OF which In
relation to the trafac on the Sabbath. The agents
Of the Society for the Prevention OF Crime will prose.
cute in every case, aided by Oliver Cotter OF Brook.
Meaan,im lea I'm the Liquor Dealers Association IL
Jar lar from being inactive ha,a "A meeting Of the
Special Committee was neia last evening.
in order to prepare or emergencies The members
have been notified TO pay up all dues IN arrear, and
are to be employed 10 wage the battle
in The agents the Society Tor the Pre-
ven.ion OF Crime are to be held liable in civil
OF saloons. Fifty weight new applications Tor member.
ship have been received during the week
by the Secretary OF tho Liquor Dealers
among those who secretly subscribing 10 the fund
Tor the temperance men are well known politicians
who have frequently held ohce and coured tho sup
port OF the liquor dealers during election times. rhs
qaor question is destined to be avery important issue
at the approaching election.
STRONG THE MAYOR.
Mayor Siedler has returned TO tue charge This
time lectures the majority OF the Board OF Alder
for its perversy III overriding his vetoes against
liquor licenses Ia his message he says:-"It is no.
tOrOus that most OF the places mentioned in my
sage were bad IL Is notorious that they conducive
to crime and suoversive OF law, and 1t Is equally
notorious that the facility with which they
obtain licenses and thus apparently legaiiZe
their unlawful conduct brings not only the law
but also the olcias OF the Guy into contempt II s
exer powerful influence in controlling primaries IN
making up the 'slae, In acting as the "poor mans
rieud about election day. ana thereby filing many
positions in the with their supple TOOLS mus giv
ing decided complexion to the character of the ad.
mlnistraton OF ths municipality For these
anu many other good reasons which l might
name, the encroachments of and power VI
the liquor dealers should be confined within due and
legitimate bounds, or the taxpayers aud the lab0rlng
must su1er the consequences. IL is equally well
kn that all good cltiZens were looking to your
Honorable Body for an amclioratiou Of the present
condition OF things and the elimination oil tho worst
features Of the liquor traffic they have been bitterly
disappointed by your action. You havo been
weighed IN the balance ' and hero the Mayor breaks
oil the sentence abruptly IN his indignation. He folOwa
with scahng lecture the duties aud responsibi-
ties OF the Board Of Aldermen and concludes with
significant warning IN this I'll cannot tail to
ada that by your action in legalzug and perpet
houses that the scenes Of llwessness, crime and
disorder you only destroying the moral sense
oil tue community but increasing the burdens Of taxa
ton by fostering crme paupersm and idiocy, BY add
ing tothe expenses Of the courts jails, police orca
almshouse and consequently TO this extent yeu
partaceps crtanints and accessories to the Iact."