The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-06
FOR HIGH LICENSE.
Pastor seudder Talks About
Republican Promises in
the Tabernacle.


A plea for high license was made by
Rev. John L. scudder III the Tabernacle
last night, in a prelude before. the regu-
lar sermon. He said
Our Legislature is soon to meet. ana
y ~ a noteworthy fact that the entire
pofptical machinery at Trenton will be
OVERWHELMINGLY Republican. AS the Re-
party OF great moral ideas, the outlook
Us hopeful for many useful reforms,
prominent among which and overlapping
snail adequately restrict the liquor traffic
ana satisfy the demands of all right
nasnded people; The temperance people
u unes state nave waited long and pa
uently, Tor this opportunity and at an
early date they will make an Urgent de-
mand for the much-needed reform. There
IS now a movement throughout the State
70 secure a high license of not less than
5000, and pressure will be brought to bear
upon our legislators which will force
tnem 70 array themselves either on the
Slde OF the saloons or of the churches.
PREACHERS are interesting themselves in
TINS subject as never before and Societies
81 christian ~Endeavor are very much
alive IN various parts of the State.
temperance people will force the issue
by every means in their control and
con1pel the party to go on record.
There are those who assert with great
occurrences that the Grand Old Party in
New Jersey is ,under, the control of a
handful of wealthy brewers. and they
despair of getting suitable legislation this
winter upon this subject, but herein /
dlffer with them, If a widespread clamor
ing session l believe the popular appeal
viii. be Needed, and we shall have an
excise bill that will be an honor to the
not Forthcoming the party will do itself
frr~etrievable damage, losing the respect
OF q vast number Of quiet but deter
loyal supporters. The question for the
incoming Legislature to answer will be-:
Is the Republican party of New Jersey
a friend or foe to the liquor traffic?
Will 1t listen to the reasonable request
Of the law-abiding classes throughout
the State, or will it pander to a company
in multiplying low GROCERIES? AS the
history of high license proves it to be a
paramount benefit to the communities
party will take a step forward this win
ter and endear itself 10 the people.
We particularly want our legislators
ing this demand. They are not the
~fanatical element, whose suicidal cry is
Prohibition or nothing They are the
lieve in orderly communities and happy
homes; who are DESTROYS of uplifting hui
mainly. but find stretched across the
wall in the shape Of an Unrestricted and
demoralizing liquor traffic. They are tired
OF working, against such odds; of being
Handicapped in every endeavor to benefit
their fellow men n secure the progress
of the race. These level-headed temper
sion of the saloon, for that at present
is impossible. All they demand is a sem
sib.e repression. High license invariably
places the saloons in the hands of the
better saloon keepers, who, for fear Of
losing their licenses, obey the law. The
people who make this demand are those
can party, and who recently placed it
in power. Will the party honor its con-
stitlents. or deny their request and for
felt their GOOD will? 2"