The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-02-05
Trenton Eeffcr.

the progress OF Saiu League III Telefelicc To
the moral condition of our city.
The following gentlemen occupied seats
on the platform: Hon. John T. Nixon,
Rev. Bishop Scarborough, Rev. DR.. Stud
diford, City Missionary Freas, and five of
our leading business men, namely: Joseph
b. Richardson, Frederick j. Slade, Ben
nington Gill, Thomas A. Bell and Edmund
Wood
After the meeting was called to order,
Judge Nixon was appointed chairman for
the evening. Mr. Nixon announced that
the object of the evening was to listen to
the report Of the committee, in response to
which various opinions were solicited from
any present as to the right method recon-
mended, for the suppression or diminution
of the liquor traffic in our city and sub
urbs. Annexed to his introductory, the
Judge stated that he offered no apology for
who were not there owed an apology to the
community: that all classes of a dcnom-
national orpolitical character were invited
to aid the committee by way of public SEN
timent
Mr. Slade then came forward with docu-
ment in hand containing a report of the
committee, which was slowly, thoughtfully
and intcllgently read. BY avocation, Nj
Slade is Treasurer of the New Jersey Steel
and Iron Works, located in the southern
part of this city. Mr.. SHADES report com
prised not only Il table of Statistics but a
minute description of the liquor strength,
as controlling our city and suburbs. We
are advised by this report that we have in
our community 225 licensed saloons as
granted by our municipal authorities, 102
saloons as licensed by the L. S. Govern
ment. and % saloons that have no license at
all aggregating $50 saloons in all The
revenue received from these saloons, all
told, amounted to ST, 900 for year ending
1885. The fee for selling spurious liquors
is 500 per year. The fee for selling malt
liquors is $50, and the penalty for selling
without license is $50 or imprisonment.
We regret that we have not the time,
much less the space, to quote in part from
the Secretary's report; however, we con-
graduate the committee on the effective
ness of their work, and trust that they may
have the support of the entire community
in their further labors.
Following the reading of the report,
Bishop Scarborough made the first adj
dress. The good Bishop was all aglow
this evening-filed with enthusiasm. He
promised few words only, but before he
was through, it was II round sermon-a
sermon without manuscript, and delivered
as fervently as if by a Methodist Bishop.
The gist of his remarks were Synonymous
to what were uttered by him a few weeks
previous at the Masonic Temple, on an oc-
casion of this kind. His prime views were
of II high license character, accompanied
with strict enforcement of the laws as
now ON the Statute Books, and back OF
these public sentiment that must rule all
efforts of the Law and Order League
iiiC 'lSI'p Si'ohc iSHt W Hcll Hc saul lildt
Laws will not enforce themselves and
officers Of the law will not enforce them
unless compelled to do SO by public opin-
ion. These remarks carried weight with
the audience and seemed to have formed an
additional text for the evenings discus
sion. This honest and influential church.
man has been in harmony with the move
ment for several months back, and it is
seldom that we hear of warmer adherent
to the cause than he.
Our next speaker was the Hon. Lewis
Parker, Cashier of the Trenton Savings
Bank. Mr.. Parker was equal to his pre-
decessor III point of clocution and heart
felt enthusiasm. This speaker has long
been affiliated with movement of this
kind, and is one of the few who can keep
apace with the movement without bccom-
ing radical On this occasion, Mr.. Par
ker put forth one of the finest efforts he
had ever given to the public. Void of all
restraint and Of all embarrassment, he
gave MS all opinion deserving that of a
well-paid counsel. No client ever received
a more earnest and sincere plea than that
given in favor of the League this night by
Mr.. Parker, who is himself an educated
lawyer. The closing part of his address
was beautiful testimonial to City Mis-
sionary Frcas, whom, he declared, did
more effective temperance work in our
midst than any other one man in our city.
The next address was made by DR.. f.
NJ. Hunt, Secretary State Board of Health
This gentleman made a fine impression ON
the large assembly. Gifted with a fluency
CT speech and a ready language, he directed
his remarks to the licensed saloons as well
as to the unlicensed. He did not seem to
conform his views with the popular opin-
ion of the evening" so much rs to the
evil and injury arising from the traffic in
general. Briefly speaking, his remarks
were well received and heartily applauded
Rev. Dir. Studdiford made stirring APP
peal i'll behalf of the League and its com
mittcc. This elergyman's remarks were in
accordance with the topic of the evening,
namely, in favor of high license, blotting
out of the unlicensed, and diminution
OF the licensed Mr. Studdiford has lent
aid to the temperance work ever since the
advent of the w. G. 4. [. in onr city
He, himself, is not a Prohibitionist, but is
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