Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-22

more ridiculous and uncalled for than
this contention? Is it necessary to
the existence of this Industry" that
the hours which should be devoted to
sleep, hat the hours which, by the
laws of God and man, should be used
in rest and devotion, should be vio-
lated in selling that which, far from
being a necessity, is an unmitigated
curse? Is not ia hours of selling
out of 1853 enough to satisfy the
craving and wants of the most in
veterate drinker? l think so, and
every fairminded man will agree with
me that there is nothing unjust, no
hardship in closing five hours per
J day and on the Sabbath.
He further asserts: 1.-THE bishops
bill went into effect July 4, the day
on which independence was proclaim
ed for all citizehs; but in 1906 that
independence was for all except the
legitimate-liquor dealer i,.
What does he mean by this hysteri-
cal cry? Does he mean independence
from all restraints? Does he want
the saloonkeeper to ply his avocation
every hour in the twenty-four? Is it
his desire that anyone, who possesses
the priceLman, woman or child-be
given the4iberty at all hours to in
dulge in harmful intoxicants He calls
the wise legisla9ion enacted to guard
the family and home "fanaticism and
blind bigotry;" the people who made
the laws, as we'll as the people who
believe in their observance and en-
forcement, fanatics and bigots, and
calls for offensive tactics to be used
in the endeavor to secure a repeal of
these necessary laws.
The special section of the bishops
bill which ONE in for his severest
condemnation is that which provides
for the removal of screens and other
distractions during hours it is made
Illegal to sell. The law closing the
saloon at certain hours did not hurt
so much, as it was almost universally
violated or evaded without much dam
ger, but when the interior was laid
bare so that any passer by could note
the violation, then the law became
especially obnoxious, as it could not
be violated with the same i~r1punitv
as heretofore. SO the cry is raised
that the saloon keepers independence
is taken away, his liberty intertered
with, and why? Because he is not
allowed to outrage the law behind
colsed doors and Greens. \ better
argument than this must be made TO
convince the thinking man that anyin-
Justice is being done or independence
threatened. 1t cannot be sue 2essfal-
ly contradicted that they now enjoy
every privilege necessary for conduct
ing such a traffic, and tina. the laws
are not unnecessarily severe. Every
person who applies for a license is
not ignorant of the condltlons attach
ed to it, and there is no coInpulsion
TO engage in the business il lie is not
satisfied With the existing regula-
tons and restrictions.
will not take up any more of your
valuable space except to say III con-
clusion that the Christian people who
believe in the necessitv of these re-
straining laws are fully alive to the
fact that strenuous selfocts viii be
made to secure their repeal, and in
such case l will venture the prophecy
that the moral element of the state,
irrespective of party and creed, will
rise up in their might and iadigna-
ton in such overwhelming numbers
that our legislators viii recognize
their strength and influence md will
wisely refrain from tamperlng with
the laws which have already, in the
short time in operation, proven so
beneficial to both individual and
state. PETER JENSEN.