The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18
MoN7cLAlR SCHOOL cHILD FALLS OFF BAaISTERS
AND TEACHERS ARM BROKEN IN HURRY TO PHONE
CLOSEDSUNDAy
BIG REPUBLICAN RALLY IN
EAST ORANGE.
Rev. John F. Patterson Urges the Keep.
ing of the american sabbath"-sen-
ator Colby and others Speak.

The excise question and the preservaiioa
of the American Sabbath caIne in for q
good deal of discussion at the reception OF
the John Franklin Fort Campaign Club Or
East Orange to the city ard county candl-
dates. which was held last night ut thor
headquarters in Bnglish's Hall. Main street
that city. The committee in charge of tbs
reception had made arrangements for i
large crowd, and its expectations were
realized, there being barely enough seats
to accommodate all. The audience dubbed
over with enthusiasm, apolauiihg visor-
ously on the slightest proyocation. A spe-
cial musical program was rendered, AMI
lemonade and cigars We're distributed.
The Rev.. DR.. John Fulton Patterson,
pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church.
Orange. was the speaker OF the evening,
taking for his subject THE American Sab
bath" The other speakers were Senator
Everett Colby, Austen Colgate, Assembly
candidate. who spoke In a humorous vein,
Or. Charles S. Stockton, and Winthrop E.
Scarritt, both of East Orange, and il.
stacy Smith, Assembly candidate from
South Orange. City Clerk Lincoln e. Row
ley, president Of the club, presided. On the
platform were seated beside the speakers.
Mayor Cardwell, Joseph Brown. Leonard
Merrill. Frank Bancroft and Joseph Birk-
holz, all Of East Orange.
DR.. Patterson said that he was not 60
ing to talk politics, but would discuss the
moral question before the people in this
campaign These he said were two-the
American Sabbath and the suppression of
me saloon, and the two must rise or fall
IT you advocate the open Sunday, he
said, you would destroy the American
sunday, which has made America what 1t
Is today He divided the people into three
oiasses, me churchgoers, the Humanitarian
ciass, whom he described as men of good
iioIals wno claim, however, that any in
slstance on the observance of Sunday is
IA infringement on their personal liberty.
nothing good can be expected. He held
Inat sunday should be a day of combined
resi- and worship. to satisfy the physical
anu spiritual needs of man.
Now is the time" he concIrded. ,for
enen Who peIeve IN q clean, quiet, orderly
sunday 70 show where they stand"
Ut. stockton also spoke ON the excise
question, commencing Mr.. Fort for the
stand be has taken.
Sunday has made America what II is
today" he said. Many foreigners who
are not prosperous in their own countries
come here expecting TO prosper and want
to break our laws.
II am glad that my frierd. Judge Fort.
stands up for the American Sunday. | am
sorry thai the Demo many of them
at least, favor the liquor ira fir. and |
sincerely wish, though 1t would hurt Mr..
fort, that the Democratic party would
declare for the closed Sunday
Senator Colby. speaking of a lack of in
terest in the campaign, SAID that the Only
thlnE that would make the campaign slow
would be a lack of purpose and the alb
sence of the feeling that they were work
ing for something worth while.
AS soon as 2 party gets the issues clear
cut. he said. and a candidate who IS in
the open. as we have, il is reotiv for M
aggressive campaign
He said that the Democratic party is To-
uay, dominated by the same men who
Twelve years ago made its administration
so d~fsgraceful, and said that in the nres-
ent Assembly a bill could not be reported
without the permission of the DemorrRt lid
bosses.
Winthrop Il. Scarritt eulogized Pres;den.
Roosevelt and said that Mr.. Fort stood for
all his policies. -
The meeting concluded with three cheers
singing of Hold the Fort, An inforna
reception followed.