The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-19

for Justice, reason, moderat ion and
good government in the pass age OF
the Werts Act, a law which has now
given general satisfaction for three
years, and which is generally spoken
of as the best and fairest liquor law in
the United States. The Dem ocratic
party has since refused s~teadfastly to
make any radical change in this meas
ure.
When this bill was passed, the
liquor element in the State fairly
crawled at the feet of the Democracy.
1t was AFFECT in its entreaties for pro-
lection. 1t knew that only from the
Democracy could fairness or Justice
be obtained, and it was willing to do
anything to put the party in power
for the sake of that justice. or
course the liquor dealers were of some
help. They spent money and they
rallied votes. The Democracy would
have carried the State without them,
but they helped swell it's majority.
But the moment they got relief, how
different their attit ude. They began
making demands" and these de-
mands grew annually more and more
sweeping until this year they boldly
asked that all restraint upon their
traffic be removed, and that they be
allowed to poison the very air with
the corrupting influence Of their
whosesale poison. To these demands
the Democracy never gave ear, even
for q moment. Some slight changes
to secure even justice all over the State
were from time to time made, but no
real concession vas made. nothing
tending to relax the bonds of good
order and morality upon the sale OF
rum. Allan L. McDermott, while no
Prohibitionist or Puritan, was n of
those who steadfastly opposed any
undue yielding to the rumsters' de-
mands. The circular which we pub
lished yesterday shows how the I'M
seemly and ungrateful wretches re-
venged themselves upon him.
The editor of this paper has a copy
of the original circular in his desk,
which he will be most happy to show
to DIR. Scudder or any of the other
clergymen who labored for Colonel
Wanser. 1t must be a real solace to
them to know that they fought shout
der to shoulder with the ginmill keep
ers in the fight for wet Sundays. We
commend this passage of the circular
to them most particularly
Liquor men, look to your own Interests.
Did r. F. Wanser, his opponent. while Police
Justice of. our city ever fine or conmit a liquor
dealer? No. The Rings heelers did lock up our
President, Mr.. Pat. McArdle, and place him IN a
cell of a Sunday evening, though his reputation
is above reproach, and he a property owner
worth thousands of dollars.
Liquor men, now is your time! Let US assert
our rights as men. Go to the polls on election
day and ca t your ballot against McDermott for
Mayor, aud we guarantee you will never regret
Space fails us now, but, anon, we
will indulge in an analysis of the
liquor vote and it's influence in the re-
cen campaign.
New Jersey has been taken out of the Demo-
cratic column and put among the doubtful
States by the Jersey City e~lection.-Stat
Gazette.
New Jersey is about as doubtful as
Pennsylvania, which has a Demo-
cratic Governor just now, or Massa-
chusetts, which has a Democratic
Governor and a Democratic majority
in it's Congressional delegation.
SOMEBODY has been good enough to
send us Il marked copy of the Dews-
bury (England) Reporter. The marked
passage is of no interest to anybody
but the subject of it. But we find in
the paper this delightful item of
news
The election OF a Pres, dent of the United
States, which will take place this year, will be
exceptionally interesting, as it will be the first
to be decided by a secret ballot.
mr. ATTY 4 nTTTN nUEnyTmN