The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-03
NEWARK'S SUNDAY LIQUOR.
THE EXCISE nav IND THE MiYOR COW
1EMPTUOUSLY UNHEEDlD.

THE EAffSE nav IND THE MilOR CON
1EMPTUOUSLY UNHEEDED.
The side-Door Convent ences or the Fineen
Hundred saioons-The NJ usic that is Termed
sacred-The Gcrmans at the Bsiiot-Box.
Six weeks ago committee from the
Women's Christian Temperance Union Of New
ark requested Mayor Yates to enforce tho city
ordinance prohibiting the sale of ale. wine.
beer liquors. cigars. oysters. and conioction-
cry on Sundays. lIo promised to do what he
could. Two weeks ago he told Chief of Police
Mills to warn saloon Keepers and cigar deal
ers that the law must be respected. A Sergeant
circulated the Mayors orders on Sunday, Nov
25. but thcrc WINS very little attention given to
them. the saloon keepers and cigar dealers
thinking that the order WIS issued merely to
obigc the temperance agtators. and that 1t
would not be repeated. Yesterday morning.
however. Chief Nils ordered Scrgcants Walker
and Croker again to warn the saloon Keepers
and tobacconiss that the Sunday law must be
respected. Although thorc arc 800 lager beer
saloons and rum shops in the city. the S,rgeants
did their work pretty cfToctualy and the result
WIS quiet Sunday In Newark.
Most OF the saloons and cigar stores in Broad
street werc closed up fully Yesterday: others
had thcir blinds down. and customers ontcrod
side doors. The cigar stores kept opcn nll day.
Several beer saloons in William stroot on both
sides Of the First Precinct police station. did a
large business. and tho passer-by could plainly
hear the clnking OF glass,~ and tho hum OF
conversation In the saloons at ~. 10. 20 tcx-
Police Capt Sommcrs's PLACED. %. opposite the
police station. and in other places near by.
Several police officers of duty patronizd these
resorts. All tho saloons IN Market street were
op'n. and hundreds Of mon entered Wald-
mnnns metropolitan through n side door, in
iul view Of the. ON 'ers: When the sunday law
WIS enforced by cx-MayOr Perry four years
ago. Mr. waldmann was complained OF every
sunday. and hc regularly paid the legal fne Of
siu "a, ,.n n"Nt mornlnfi prr,icrrng To DO this
ness. because the small saloons could not afford
to Keep open and pay the fine. Thetemperancc
against Waldmann, but he held out until the
temperance fever abated. and the Sunday law
was once more Violated with impunity. owing
The saloon keepers on "the hill." the Ger
man section of the city. treated with contempt
the order To- close up yesterday Every saloon
IN Springi' I'D. South Orange and Belmont
avenues wns open. and some ofthem had piano
music. The prnpr"tors of several saloons told
Il reporter for THE SuS that the Mayor dare not
close the saloons. II he did thu Germans would
vote against the Republican party nrxt ynnr
because they do not mean to let anybody re-
strict th.ir Observance of Sunday in their own
way. Th.re are said onr saloon keeper,
over 10000 Germans IN this city, and We hold
III" balance OF power at elections. Our people
are psaccable +: 1t is the Young Irish and Ameri-
fNn men tItt NICK ub rows IN our SNlbDnS. Ter
mans take their families to the saloon aud they
behave themselves. 1t has always been their
custom to drink lager in saloons on sunday.
and they Will not be prevented by these tenn
At 8 T. VI. a "sacret concert" was in progress
in Beda Noigt's Union Park Hall. The large
seated ut sma'abcs drinking wine and lager
Vases orchestra Of % pieces was on the stage
White-aproned walters ran to and fro with
lager and cigars. While the oches,ra was play
ing an overture. Wallcsteins Lager" Il funer-
ul
and several Aldermen drove by with their fast
horses The bells OF dozen churches were
from "Girone- Girofia." In the barroom. lust
Tsd %@s Mere Of pSyns ns n ca n5eo Sa 3 5
sargd rmaS epSS5'er asssI of CEa y9gns
when there IL no dancing" When the reporter
passed 10y the hall Inter in the afternoon the
9r,hcstra was rendering a concert ,polonaisc,
$4,000 Devils 10y Hoffman,. The funeral
mourners stopped At the saloons in the avenue
Police Capt. Beycr told the reporter that most
81 the saloons IN the Second Precinct pulled
down their blinds and admitted customers
Eardtd IN the outsk irts Of the city but was fairly
observed on The main streets.
nnd gentlemen that would try 10 have sunday
resp rtei hy the saloon keeper. did not give
Chlcf Mills written order but after a confer
must be better OBSERVED We cannot stop The the
sunday traffic in this city. because the Germans
vii raise H row row Ny aim is 10 se, RaYt them to ' ngy
some respect TO the wishes of the church people.
The policemen are not directed 10 make COM
l'lnin,s against saloon Keepers
Repoitcr-Mr, Mayor. do you know that there
is a concert in Union PARK Hail this afternoon.
adrnmatlc performance IN the Academy of Mu-
sic this evening. and that there WIS q variety
entertainment and ball IN Turn Hall, Plane
street last sunday EVENING"
Mayor lates-l did not hear this before. Il It
possible such things can be done IN this ctyY
II may do IN New Orleans. but must not be per-
mlttri in Newark. The Germans are not al
York. whore there Is more license than in any
American city, and they cannot cnrry on such
work IN Newark any longer. Will take action
on this at ouro. see TINT the tom prrnn 20 and
church folk nave cause for complaint.
Mrs. Mary X. Denman. resident Of the
Womcn's Christian Temprrance Unlon Of New
Jersey. said that the trouble was that the prOmi-
nent men were afraid of the Influence of the
lager beer men at elections. The women
would. she said. have 70 depend on prayers.
ana the hope thut GOl would give tue men
courage tp OPPOSE the rum traffic. and the
Mayor cournge 10 enforce tho Sunday law
The Num"ns Chr stan Temperance Union
hns loo memhers. Tho Reformed Mems club
has 21O u tive members aud $500 VINO have
signed The pledge and w'ar the hlur ribbon.
NEWARk. Dec. 2.-Inc Academy al Music WIS
packed with Germans to-niSht. Attending u con
cert ana ths play Of ,'TThe Tine luSsrr, by a com
were open M stairs AMI down. The MOmrn's
Christian Ieinp Union rooms We're crowd
o, f W 6 {oGS {5t" I" SI.nsDt rr7,apl lh ScH,ar
Prayers w"rc made Tor the enforcement OF the
sunday law.
from Mayor latrs's house tonight. There have
been tow arrests for drunkenness. lnr tenn
pcrancs people snrcr at what they call Mayor
Yates back door law