The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-28

There was to have been an Indignation
meeting in the Tabernacle last night to
denounce the police and other officials
for not enforcing the Sunday excise law.
The meeting was held, but it was one
of praise and Thanksgiving. This was
due TO the fact that the officials slated
to be denounced forestalled the attack
by jumping in and enforcing the law
in an astonishingly effective manner
AS a consequence denunciations were
not in order.
The meeting was splendid one just
the same and the officials by doing their
duty arrested a lively raking over the
Goals. The old Tabernacle was crowded
TO overiowing with ladies and gentlemen
On the Platform were:-Ress- John L.
Scudder. Claude Raboteau, W. D. Grant,
David Mitchell J. F. Morgan. D. B. F.
Randolph. 7. J.. Kommers, George Wild
ing, J. B. Faulkner Arney s. Biddle,
T. c. Mayham. r ]. Cookson, H. c..
Cronin, l. W. Hathaway, ]. L. Samuels,
M t Lamb. w. L. Mayo, Charles S.
Wright, George r. Garretson, j. A. Nc
Intesh G. ]. Worz, Charles little, James
Parker and Robert K Wick, Director
of Edueation w. H. Beach, ex-Assembly-
man William E. Drake and Alexander
Allison.
The meeting was called to order by
the Rev. John L. Scudder. In reviewing
] the object of the meeting he said
christian friends and fellow citizens,
this old Tabernacle has been a reform
centre ever since the rebels fired on
Fort Sumter. and it proposes to throw
a :
long as its tirnbers hold together. We
welcome you here in the interest Of good
government, in the ehdeavor to secure
the permanent enforcement of law upon
the Sabbath day. This magnificent
gathering demonstrates an increase OF
patriotism and public spirit, and marks
a new era in Jersey City. We ex-
pected to marshal our forces this even
ing and proceed against the enemy, but
this is unnecessary for victory is al
ready achieved We are here to celebrate
our sudden triumph, to praise and con-
graduate our police department and
Grand Jury in the prompt enforcement
of the law, and thank the public press
for fighting our battles for US in ad-
vance.
s.But, my friends we have a graver
duty to perform We are here to plan
for the future and so organize our forces
that the saloons shall obey the law,
not or-y during this passing storm Of
Iion, but every Sabbath this year
and every year. As a city we are OPP
posed TO giving Laeetus and Venus q
monopoly OF the Sabbath. We want It
under stood that SUNDAY liquor selling
is a CRIME, and we shall make II cur
business to arrest and convict the criln-
iaals and send them up where they be-
long. III our att. norTties VIII do the WORK
fer rs, we shall beNgratisied and com
anend them; II rney fl !, We shall do the
s.gfls S meeting is significant in that it
represents the cooperation of the churcnes
liquuf eealers can organize, control votes
and compel existing parties to go down
on t.ie Z Knees bcfore them, the ehurches
can play the same game. We have learned
ksiat the rl3T2l element in the community
can co.ly ne and become more pQWefInl
than the liquor interests, fer in Jersey
City good. people are more nnr1le5sss =
ssa people, ard capable Of holding the
balance Of power W. can push pae1 the
filthy tides OF wickedness, IL we viii, by
gulf stream of right teoEsness we haye
the power and propose to use it. We
have shown our ability in taes past and
can do it N the future. We beat the
race tracks and the ballot-box suffers,
and we are now vanquishing the saloon
en- the issue of Sunday closing. | am
glad Is say that the churches are becoming
q strong political factor. They will NOS
create q new party and quarrel over poll
ficai pf11sns but they will gather together
all those who believe in Righteousness.
undg them. and force son some party to
If ministers. with fire in their eyes, is
q favorable ornen mean that the
clergy are no longer plous zeroes' molly
sewing circles or afteTnocn teas, put real
lighters for God; men VINO know the
devils followers and anxious to We them men
bate We are not here tonight as sky
pilfsfs' a dScOur<ing unctuCGsfys upon the