Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-28
GERMANS WANT
SUN DAY BEER.
will { Ask Political Parties To
Work For Changes in Bis
hops Excise Law.

executive committee, of the German
American Central Alliance, the local
branch of the alliance, representing
Middlesex and part of Union county,
will file a formal demand upon the
county chairmen Of all the parties OF
the counties, requesting that the
county conventions place in their
platforms planks opposing the bish-
ops bill in its present form, demand
ing a reduction of the age under
which it is forbidden to sell liquors
to minors from twenty-one to eigh-
teen years, and, what is more radi-
cal than all, the enactment OF legls-
lation to permit the sale of liquor on
Sunday during certain specified hours.
The elimination of that clause of the
excise bill making the owner of a
property where a licensed business
is carried on responsible and liable
d for violations of the excise law, is al
so to be demanded.
The demand is a formal one, and
recites with particularly the requests
made by the alliance.
Richard S~trassburger, president of
the Middlesex alliance, is a member
of the central executive committee,
which plans to meet weekly in New
ark until election. The committee is
composed of the following: Former
Mayor Lankering, Hoboken, chair
man; Henry Thiemer, Newark, secre-
tary; Noah Gutter, Newark, treasurer;
Ernest Gummel, Elizabeth; Henry
Newman, Hoboken; e. c. Stahl, Tren-
ton; r. Strassburger, New Bruins
wick.
The officers. of the local association
are: President, Richard Strassburg-
err; vice president, A. Feihle, New
Brunswick; Adam Weiss, South Riv-
er; Henry Arleth, %Sayreville; Angus
tus Yost, Perth Amboy; Charles Eel
yer, Plainfield; vice presidents, The
odore Hartman recording secretary;
John Biaerl, corresponding secretary;
o. Lindner, recording secretary; John
Shuler, treasurer. The demand which
will be served upon all parties is as
follows:
"The erfr rcement of the excise
law passed at the last session of the
legislature and approved April 13,
1906, commonly known as the bish-
ops bill, has created condition which
meet with the decided disapproval OF
a great majority Of the people, and
we, the undersigned committee, rep
r~esenting the German-American Cen.
trail Alliance of the state of New Jer
sey deem it our duty to direct your
attention to the prevailing sentiment
in favor of the. amending of this ex
else law in a more liberal spirit and
in justice to all concerned.
candidates for the assembly tt
represent the people cannot overlook
the demand for adjustment of the
harsh and unfair provisions in above
mentioned law and we respectfully
request your delegates to give express
sion to the popular demand for the
repeal of above mentioned excise law
and recommend the passing of a bill
regulating the liquor traffic with the
sincere intention to extend consid.
GRAFTON to the people who desire fail
and liberal treatment.
eve believe that a law permitting
oAiuoNAlOhto -Olsl L lSLly Shi
acter and the sale of %spirituous, vim
u or malt liquors upon the first day
of the week known as Sunday, during
a specified time, would meet with the
approval of the. people, and we have
also good reason to believe that such
measure Would meet with the ap-
proval OF the majority of our clergy.
I'm addition to the clause in the
present excise. law holding the own
er of the premises where a licensed
business is carried on responsible un-
der penalty asG described in the act
referred should be reconsidered as
absolutely unfair and also should the
age limit Of anygpersons permitted in
n saloon or place of recreation and
the prohibition of spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors to such persons fol
W personal use be reduced from
twenty-one to eighteen years.
1.-The German-American Central
Alliance of this state therefore re.
quests that a resolution in harmony
with the above recommendations be
made part of your platform to be
adopted by your delegates assembled
in the coming convention, and that
also the candidates for assembly sc.
lected by your party be instructed II
elected by their vote and influence tt
aid and assist in the passage of the
above desired legislation"