The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-10
EXCISE ROAST
O CANNON
AND PARKER
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Al Anti Saloon Crusaders
Meet Vigorous State Fight
With National League Aid.

Congressman II. Wayne Parker and
his colleagues in this State, and "Uncle
Joe" Cannon, speaker of the House of
Representatives, and other public men
were assailed by the Rev. DR.. p. A.
Baker, of Columbus, o., the national
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, at a meeting of the State
League held in Wallace Hall late yes
terday afternoon. They got their ora-
torlcal rip up because of their al
legged stand toward the amending OF
the present State and Federal liquor
laws.
1There Is only one man who is really
blocking the way of giving the States
police power over packages of liquor
shipped within their borders from out
side States" said the speaker.
"That man is Joseph G.. Can
non, who is next in power to the
President continued DR.. Baker, land
he should be rebuked in no uncertain
Language by the Christian citizenship of
the country. Lip-stripped with profan-
ity, he is always on the side of the
liquor men, and Is unfit to occupy his
exalted position. 1t is an open secret
that he corrupts young Congressman
by appointing them to important com
mittees under the agreement that they
shall vote as he says
DR.. Baker paid his respects to Con-
gressman r. Wayne Parker by declar-
ing that the latter has done everything
in his power to defeat laws intended to
regulate interstate liquor commerce,
and In this same category he included
every Congressman from the State of
New Jersey. He declared hat he would
personally stump the district next year
in an attempt to defeat MIR. Parker,
should he be q candidate to succeed
himself as Congressman. In this. he
said, he could rely upon the assistance
of Mrs. Margaret Ellis, of Washington,
national superintendent of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union.
Delegates from all over the State
were enthusiastic in their determination
to put up the fight of their lives for
regulating the liquor traffic in New
Jersey. The campaign commenced yes
terday when the opening gun was fired
by the adoption of a resolution calling
upon Goyernor-elect Fort to include in
his inaugural message a recommended
ton to enact a law giving power of
local option to wards. municipalities
and townships. 1t was suggested that
the proposition extend to counties as
well, but it was finally decided that
counties were units of too great magnl-
tude, and that after the league had met
with successes in the smaller units
counties be made units for local OPP
ton.
Whether the next Governors inaug-
ural message includes this recommended
ton. II was decided to have such
q measure introduced in the Legislature
at an early date.
From all appearances New Jersey
win be the battle-ground upon
which the national organization will
concentrate great effort. DR.. Baker
pledged the support of the ma
tional league in the fight, and de-
clared that New Jersey was the only
State east Of the Mississippi. and one
of only v In the Union where local op-
ton was not established. He said that
every effort would be made to secure
the passage of local option laws in this
state as the first step in the campaign
for regulation of the liquor traffic
Quite a radical change was made IN
the method of continuing the league
In this State at the meeting.
From a self-perpetuating body, it was