The New York herald., 1879-07-28
INDIGNANT GERMANS.
MASS MEETING IN NEWARK TO PROTEST AGAINST
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE SUNDAY Law

MASS MEETING IN NEWARK TO PROTEST AGAINST
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE SUNDAY LAW
EPITHETs VIGOROUSLY APPLIED. s
As stated in yesterdays HERALD. the liquor and
lager beer traffic and anti-trac war has broken out
in Newark with increased fury Yesterday the Ger.
mans. to the number of about one thousand. held .
mass meeting at Union Park. in Springfield avenue.
Ex-Alderman julius StefIens, of the Tenth ward
presided. and DIR. vogler acted secretary.
Fifteen presidents lone from each ward
chosen. These included Aldermen lr-
win. Fielder. Feind. Holzworth. Kaiser. Gelicke
Thebera and Mueller, TOUR democrats and four re-
publcans; Drs. Brick, Kuechler. Lehlbach and Van
Schroeder; j. J. Hackenjos. Gottiried Kruger and
other we'll known citizens. Tho first speaker was
Dr. O. r. Makk editor OF the local German republi-
organ. He said. in substance. that tho Germans
had assembled to discuss peaceably what should be
done under sting circumstances. Our remedy. he
exclaimed il the ballot box. We must work. not with
riot and revolution, but strictly within the Law, free Of
all party connections. Of the las 00O Inhabitants OF
Newark there $4,000 Germans: OF Americans.
1900. This small minority tries TO tyrannize over
all foreign born, liberal minded citizens I'VE never
nirnged the rights of the so-caled Christian
people" continued DIR. Makk, but demand that
they shall let us alone. aud. by the eternal God we
shall show them In the coming election that they
must let US alone. Let US stand ono man. ~
brothers united Let nothing separate or divide US
until we overcome all danger aud secure our rights.
DIR. Makk spoke with great vehenence anu was
repeatedly interrupted with loud applause. DIR.
kuechler was next introduced. 1--WE Germans arc
aud always have been law abiding citizens, he said.
.but II this fall bolt respective parties. then
let be united and strike to the last The Doctor
continued ut some length and made some sharp hits
at the McNair party; drawing inspiration from the
startling speech made by Mrs. Lathrop at Asbury
Park recently, when she declared that the demon OF
intemperance was TO be found lurking there in rum
bottles slowed away in the bottom of sstchels and
trunks a
FIERY RESOLUTIONS
Speeches in the strain were modo by Moesrs.
Van Schroeder aud kcrchhon and tho following
resolutions offered by Dr. Lehlbach and road bv him
with great emphasis. were loudly appeuded and
adopted by u tremendous aud unanimous YALE"
Resolved That we adhere the resolutions adopted at
the meeting In Turn TALL aud again protest against
the one execution OF the obsolete sunday laws
chiefly directed against the Germans, which at
with tho spirit Of liberty and free humanity.
against the infamous proceedings OF tho
iority Board of Excise by which licenses
fused TO table citizens and by which, with
opportunity the people also deprived Of hcr right
peaceful recreation We regard those proceedings Wy
which only respectable localities places
suppressed as direct insult to the whole German
population . III
number OF fanatral ccrgymen IN our municipal guva,n
ment Tlstr action dictated by byotry and
hatred OF adopted citizens stamp them, not followers of
Christ but as hypocrites and Pharisces.
government aud appeal herewith all liberal citsens VI
Newark regardless OF nationality religious pottic
opinions W join Ia the battle against the usurpAtionl
OF minded Puritan class of nothings aa1
bigots
ark the speedy nxaton OF citizen sssvciatons In
at the coming local eleotons either within outside
existing party lines.
The proceedings were conducted In the German
language. and were interspersed with music by tho
First Regiment Bard aud singing by the Arion Cleo
Clup.