The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-10-02

From the NeOdvk .EveninO Netes, (fad. Dem)
against him nothing can be cited ex-
cept that seven years ago he committed
the error at a caucus OF expressing his
personal opinion regarding loca! option
and of voting for it" This is the truck
ling and weak way the Republican or
gan, The Freie Zeitung, attempts to pass
over a question that may be raised against
Mr.. Griggs in the ensuing campaign.
"Committed the error at caucus of ex-
pressing his personal opinion" 1t is pos
sble that the reverence of The Freie
Setting for the saloon is SO great that,
when it comes to the question of public
morality on one hand and the supremacy
OF the saloon on the other, an American
citizen must be admonished to either
strangle his conviction or run the risk of
being deprecated as uuwise or derded as
a crank.
If the Freie Zeitung pretends to repre-
sent the sentiments Of the American citi-
zens of German extraction Of this town,
il sets up claim OF false pretenses. The
health, enjoyment and rejuvenating ef-
fects found in the moderate use Of good
beer is not peculiar to the German. The
brew OF Gambrinus is universal bever
age, in the good use Of which most OF the
people largely join. But it is singular
characteristic of the German TO seize
upon aud respect the theory OF govern
ment. And that people, above all others,
understand the difference between free
dom Of choice and personal license, and
the regulation Of traffic which the best
interests of society requires shall come
under the control of the public.
The truth OF the matter is, the laws Of
New Jersey touching the sale Of malt and
spiiitnous liquors are mild and incense
quent when compared with tho legal re-
slrictions placed upon such traffic in the
native land OF the people, whose -sentl-
ments The Freie Zeitung does not repre-
sent. Tue German laws touching the
sale and quality and price Of beer are Sc
we're, and are enforced to the last letter,
and are submitted to because they are 10
the interests OF the customers. Such pre-
cisely, though in different direction, is
any law having for its aim the relegalion
OF the saloon question TO the methods of
local option; reference of the whole
subject to the people--the customers. 1t
is The American Observation-Disclosures
ton by The people. There is difference
between local option-rule by the people
and rule by the saloon. The Freie Zei-
tung in its blind subserviency to the beer
keg endeavors to persuade itself aud the
public to which 1t appeals that in the at
fairs Of this great State all issues are tri-
fling, all questions inconsequent when
either conspicuous citizen or great
party desires to uphold sentiments that
make for public good, but incidentally
may have the effect of restricting the wide
privileges OF the sacred beer keg.
There is no hope OF ever wearing The
Freie Zeitnng from its dearest delusion
that The saloon is the greatest institution
devised by man, but tits but Justice to
the German5American citizens OF this city
and county 10 state, that that organ in no
respect represents their opinions on the
question OF administration BY instinct
and by training the German, native or
foreign born, believes in bis right and has
confidence in HE ability to govern and
regulate any institution, even the sacred
saloon OF the Freie Zeitung.