The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-19

LIQUOR MEN ACT.
Powerful State Organization
for the Protection of the
Saloon Keepers
Interests.
WILL ADHERE ONLY TO FRIENDS
Perfect Association in New Jer-
sey-Nearly 5000 Members
Now in Line
WILL ADHERE ONLY TO FRIENDS

The liquor dealers of this State have
practically abandoned the old local liquor
dealers association and are now banding
themselves into an organization which
promises to be exceedingly POWERFUL.
This new society is called the Liquor
Dealers Protective League. the officers
of which are:-August Koehler, Orange,
President; Michael Keon, Passaic, Vice
president; Francis MCGUIRE, Passaic.
Financial Secretary; John McEntee, Jer-
sey City, Recording Secretary; and Jacob
Ergenburg, Red Bank, Treasurer.
The object of this organization is the
elevation of the liquor business and only
men of good moral character can be ad-
mitted. There is to be concentration of
energy and influence in local and State
politics. No man, no matter what his
politics may be, is to be elected to any
Office if his record or his own statement
show that he is opposed to the liquor In
terest.
WILL DIP IN POLITICS.
The saloon people will dip into politics
whenever it is necessary to benefit them
selves. Self interest Is to be the motor
power of all future movements, and any
party will be used to secure the benefits.
Under the new shuttle the liquor dealers
as organized, may favor candidate OF
one party on the State ticket. and those
of a different political complexion on the
Legislative ticket and present very
wandering record in the various muni-
cipalities.
The League numbers about twenty
eight organizations which are represented
nd a
about 5000 members Of these Hudson
contributes 600 members. besides large
bodies in Hoboken and outlying town.
ships. In other counties the League is
well represented and will now be like
Ishmael of old with it's hand against
every man who attacks it and every
mans hand against it. Party lines are
to be hurled to the winds and the liquor
interest to reign paramount.
CONVENTIONS AHEAD.
During the month of September the
association will meet in annual conven-
the liquor dealers and other matters will
be discussed Then on October IS, each
State will send DELEGATES to attend the
in Washington, where it is expected
many important resolutions will be
passed The principles OF the league que
Entee, who said yesterday
Mr.. McENTEE TALKS.
ut is only matter of few months
the best interests of their business. Th'
State by giving us a license, says oul
business is legitmats ana ND is nstie{ e
get t. We want to make. the bushes:
as legitimate as that of other men. W.
will discourage and oppose men Wht
far hn into of h.
community in which they. live. MAI
must have good moral character to ge
| with us. We will oppose any man o.
| set that opposes u.s. We will not toler
ate discrimination against certain mer
because of politics.
ut is a we'll known fact that freauentl,
politicians squeeze saloon men, because
| they cannot use them, but there will b.
| no more such prosecutions. We are no
| in politics except for ourselves, and We
| will fight hard those that are known t.
be against u.s."
| "There will be no attempt made t
change the present HIGH License law
The members of the State League ar
satisfied to let this law alone"
| Continuing he described the machinery
| of the League which furnishes the fund
to fight all liquor trials after the.
| county associations must. exhaust homl
| Justice then the State Association VII
| try the appellate courts. The, League ha
| no regular attorney but selects. counsee
generally from the locality of the suit
They have now pending three tests o
the constitutionality of the acts whaci
| provide that community can fix tn
! amount Of the license, The officer
claim that they. are not BANDED togethel
to do all the fighting legi1timat1e,lly tel ans !;
through the proper channels. Tnere 1
| no expression on the question of Sunda!
selling.
| So far as Hudson has been concerned
che has already successfully com batte(
certain opposing interests, s,, They They tough
license and in Boboken the society ha'
| been instrumental in inducing, the author
| tiles to license no more new houses.
| In other towns they have fought th'
giving of licenses. to grocery stores, ant
] notably the association in Mercer count.
| has compelled Trenton Commissioners Q
| Excise to refuse the award of WHOLESALE
| licenses to grocers.
1--WE will be heard from. said Andrew
Fraser of the local association, talklne s
| of Scotland. Memo me impune lacessit
which freely translated means, Ye maun'
1 rx,i,