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


enough to have saloons open six DAYS
in the week. but when it comes to sever.
UP and protest. The saloon keepers wall
that Sunday is the day they make money.
OF course It is, because on that day
the poor working man with his earnings
in his pockets frequents these hs.l holes
and the bread and butter that IS due
the family is taken from him. We arc
punish these offenders against the sab
bath and do not It's bad enough that
they are tolerated six days in the week.
but the seventh must be kept sacred
and holy. People would be aroused to
the terrible condition of affairs If they
understood the awfulness of the saloon,
put they do net: The Newspapers. ;l,,s my my,
brethren, are what you need; They Will
be on your side If they find you are
united Christianity. The newspapers are
with the masses every. time and that IS
because they are run for business. You
make a solid front and they win speak
for YOU; they will find how the public
pulse beats. | refuse to believe that
/ people in this great city want open sa-
icons on Sunday. Arouse the people ana
then let the saloon man beware. Get
the newspapers on your side. and ! thank
you and you will become mighty ana
right viii prevail. Now is the accepted
time. You have had the saloons closed
two Sundays and there. seems. to be no
| reason why you should not free your
selves of this. cure now and forever
Tread on the liquor traffic and | pro
fiocking TO this city by thousands. 1t
is said all over the country that jersey
City. is full Of saloons and that report
I believe, by honest work, stamp the
saloon out altogether Why a man who
would, five years ago, have said that the
on Sunday would have been called a
visionary. foolish fellow, a brag. The
aurhort ties have dared to enforce the
law just the sanas, just as they have
done here. You have made a good start
dealer is subjected
port from the Commute on Resolutions
was called for. The following is the
report:
"By the people of Jersey city in mass
| meeting assembled without regard to
creed or political preference.
"First-We firmly believe the Sabbath
human society, made. for man By the God
and Father of us all, and commended 10
Christendom by. one who is Lord even
cf the Sabbath day
'second-While Christian people claim
no right and certainly cherish no desire
| to enforce by civil law any religious Oh
| one day in seven shah be reserved as a
| day of rest, and further that the long line
| Of LEGISLATION running back to the orig
| which forhids all unnecessary trade or
| traffic on the first day of the week, COM
monty called Sunday
|
| ever may be their opinion concerning the
| laws enacted under the Constitution,
nave no option in the matter of their en-
| forcement; while careless neglect or will
! Vored offenders renders these officials
| liable to Indictment
"Fourth-We Gnhesata tingly condemn
| the public policy which makes the en-
| forcenent of law matter Of bargain
| and sale. ana drags into caucus and con:
yention the question CT granting imEnun-
ro hal fi.f
ssFifth-The claim Of the saloon to ex-
emption from obedience TO laws made
strong drink and 70 ensure quiet on the
Sabbath day., is irnpudent ana Tevelu-
ticnary, and every sucn defiance Of law
s'.gsj-r xtsNThe thanks Of all law ab:dng
| citizens are due and are hereby given to.
| bis Honor. Judge Lippincott, for his
| brave and manly charge to the Grand
Jury for their persistent efforts 10 secure
| tie enforcement of the law.
"Seventh-Since it lies within the power
of the Prosecutor ito employ force unllin-,
| tied in the detection of crime and mis-
| demeanors. we. the people. demand OF
| him as our representativ that ne put
| forth his best endeavors to secure evidence
against all who ,Dersistently violate the
law to the end that the law may be q
sEigath-Tne people fully appreciate
ment under the orders Of Chief Murphy
and the Honorable Board of Police Com
missioners in closing the saloons on the
| 18th and 26th days of April, and, further,
we are fully persuaded that no reason
! exists why the exercise of the same power
may not perpetuate the status cf these
dry Sundays SO memorable in the an
sNinth-F,lnally, that we demand of all
our public servants that they make use
of every means n their power to abolish
and all other forbidden forms OF trade on
the first day of the week
influence Of this meeting. resolved, thai
! a committee of fifteen be appointed to
serve copies of these resolutions on all
the city and county officials and to keep
| organized, so that any relaxation in the
| enforcement of the Sunday laws by the
poisce or other responsible officials, may
| De taken up without delay"
/ When the name of Judge Lippincott was
| referred 10 in the resolutions the audience
| applauded loudly.
| The Rev. DR.. Morgan was the first to
I speak on the resolutions. ITO the officers
/ Of the city credit is due for the enforce
snent of the law such as we have had it
| for the past2tw Sundays" ne said. I'VE
| have now a Grand Jury that saIoon-
keepers and law breakers are afraid Of
4 and they are the kind of men we want
| Thank God, they are afraid Of the Grand
/ Jury. I was out late last Sunday night
and it pleased me to notice how tightly
/ closed saloons We're. All praise, then, I
say to Chief of Police Murphy and praise
| to our newspapers for taking up this
| ilSnt ana winning IL Tor u.s. because it
was with their assistance doubtless that
| this great audience was drawn together
tonight. This meeting tonight shows the
| power of the newspapers Some of them.
| of course, pander to low tastes but they
| are not welcome in our homes, not worth
reading. With the assistance of our pa
ners, however, we viii put down wrong
doing, and bring to the surface what
is right If things are upside down, now
we can and viii remedy that and We
/ (pointing to the minfsters) are the boys
! who can do it. There is another way of
accomplishing what we want. You must
! vote the way you have prayed and
clapped tonight. l tell you Jersey City
/ is growing better all the time It is bet-
] ter Than it was two years ago. The Pas
| sale water may be a little worse. but let
\ us be satisfied with what we have
1 Chairman Hathaway before Introducing
| any other speaker, said: while we are
/ all pratssng the present Grand Jury, it is
not well to forget the man VINO made
This remark brought forth tremendous
Ea1piausa for Sheriff Toffey
! The Rev. James Parker was next intro-
duced He said: ''I am against any thing
unholy that tramples under foot our OBJ
4 5ervance of the Sabbath. the desecra-
ton of the day is cnargeable to a great
extent to the saloon Keepers IT is Il
business that makes great Demands It
4 Is a fawless creature that believes in
tranpEng on the laws OF the State We
nave an illustration Of that fact in New
York, where they are leaving no stone lln-
turned to find loop hole in the Raigles.
law. They are not content with plg;ng
Their hellish trade six days in the week.