The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-27
Members Of the Federation
of Catholic Clubs Held a
Meeting At Trenton Sun
day
THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED
THEY DEafAND LEGISLATION
RESTRAINING THE LIQUOR
TRAFFIC IN THIS STATE-aHE
DELEGATES

Distinguished representatives of the
Federation of Catholic Clubs in New
Jersey met at st. Mary's Hall, Trenton,
on Sunday afternoon and adopted resolu-
tons on House bills 1876 and 137, known
as the high license bills. They will be
presented TO the house of Assembly, as
folows:-
Whereas, For number of years the
laws regulating the liquor traffic of the
failure of the local authorities to uphold
and insist upon the observance of the
same; and
Whereas. Debauchery of young men
and young women has has followed as con-
sequence of this neglect; and
Whereas, The Catholic and Protes-
tant clergy have united throughout the
State to correct this abuse and bring
about better moral and social conditions;
be it
Resolved, That we, as laymen repre-
senting the Catholic body of the entire
State of New Jersey, endorse the resolu-
tions above framed by the clergy and all
legislation for the reasonable regulation
of the liquor traffic"
While the meeting was called by Sec
retary John j. Dullard primarialy for
action on the contemplated change in rep
Clubs, the interest in the agitated liquor
legislation all over the State induced the
delegates to take part and the endorse
ment of the high license bills resulted.
The matter Threatened retaliation BY
causing the repeal of church tax exemp-
ton was not discussed formally. The
matter was talked over informally, but
it was the sense of the delegates that
nothing of any serious nature was con-
templated in the matter, so it was deem-
ed of no Importance for mature consid-
Grafton.
Regarding the adoption of the strong
resolution endorsing the high license bills,
Bishop McFaul will at once send out a
pastoral letter asking the priests of the
diocese of Trenton to make this. matter
the subject of powerful sermons all over
the diocese next Sunday.
Powerful speeches were made on the
subject of control of the liquor traffic by
Monsignor SHEPPARD, of Jersey City;
Rev. J. ]. Sullivan, of Jersey City; Rev.
I. p. Whelan, of Newark; Rev. John NJ.
Flynn, of Morristown, and Rev. Charles
J. Kelly, of Long Branch.
Rev. Father Sullivan particularly said
that the conditions had become so bad
that something must be done to stop the
debauching of the young. He was par
ticllarly opposed to the back room in
saloons as the source of the debauchery
among the young. He believed that the
high license bills in the Legislature would
be beneficial. and when the matter was
enacted into law the people most pleased
would be the decent saIoonkeepers. He
said that the movement was not to kill
| the saloon business, ut to raise it to a
decent level. There was no reason why
! the traffic should not be conducted in a
decent and open manner like any other
business.
Regarding the matter Of representa-
ton for the Federation of Catholic Clubs
Of America, the meeting adopted the
Recommendation Of the national body
that this representation be in the future
| by parochiai instead of county basis.
This action has to be ratified at the con-
vention ofathe order in Buffalo, N. Y,
July % hnd 20 next.
For this convention the meeting Sum
! day presided over by Thomas P. Fay of
Long Branch, and M w. Higgins, of
Newark, as secretary, selected the fol-
lowing delegates to represent the New
Jersey sentiment for parochiaL basis of
trepres tion:-Adam Geigold, EngIc-
/ wood; Peter Backes, Trenton; Francis
a. Cunningham, Merchantville; Robert