The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-07
JUDGE SAYS LET PEOPLE
DECIDE QUESTION.
Howell, Democratic County Chairman, Is
Facetious in Fling at Repub-
lican Party.

Police Judge David T. Howell, who /!
also chairman of the Essex County
Democratic Committee. i~nauguratet
the local fan campaign last night ir
Bismark Hall, at Springfield and Bel
mont avenues, where the Leyeen Dem
ocratic Association held its first meet
ing OF the season. Judge Howell made
a long address. evidently prepared
with much consideration. in which
he made a strong attack on the Bish-
ops law, much to the delight Of those
present.
President Rosenfeld. Of the osocia-
ton, Endorsed Alderman Michael
Leveen. of the Second Ward, for the
Assembly nomination, and the associa-
ton voted for resolutions asking the
county committee to place Mr.. L.eveen's
name on the Assembly ballot.
The meeting was marked with sue
cessive outbreaks of applause. Judge
Howells declarations on the Sunday
question raised the enthusiasm Of the
members to the highest pitch, and he
was repeatedly interrupted when ne de-
clared that the saloon question ought
to be removed from politics n that
no law should be passed which pre-
vents a man enjoying the same liberty
on Sunday he has on a weekday.
81 met a man today" said Judge
Howell, "who told me that a police
judge had no right to take part In pol
itlcs. While 1 agree with my friend to
a certain extent, l claim he has a right
when an occasion similar to this pre-
sents itself. Here we have the Leveen
Democratic Association, which stands
for the welfare of the, city, county and,
If necessary, the State. and I feel 1t my
duty as q citizen and a public official
to respond to your call tonight"
AT this point the speaker took up the
Bishops law. He said in part:
1 wish the people would talk of this
as they do the tariff and thus get
better acquainted with it. Lately we
read in the press reports of sermons
from the pulpit and from others out,
side the church and some intimated
that every man who drinks a glass OF
beer is on his way to hell. l must say
that as long as 1t is a law 1t will be up
held, and must be upheld, and We are
all in favor of unfolding it. New Jersey
is a law-abiding State, and as far as
the Bishops bill goes no city has obeyed
it as our beloved city Newark
has. 1t is true our citizens go else
where; go to New York, for instance,
and there you will find the b~nrtenders
working overtime taking care or the
thirsty Jerseymen.
The people should nave had their
say in regard to this law, and while
our friends. the Republicans, claim that
ii was put up to the people, l say 1t
was not, for IL you look over the
platforms of the Republicans and
Democrats of two years ago you will
not find one syllable of the liquor ques-
| tion In them. Therefore, l sny again,
let us present the question to the peo-
pie, and IL they decide for or against
1t all right.
Last year our city, county and State
came out favoring a liberal Sunday,
and they will do so next fall again,
and If the people want freedom on the
first as well as the seventh day of the
week let them and no one else decide.
All l have to say is that II was not
made drastic enough, for 1t should
rave compelled our citizens to remain
at home on Sunday and not go else
where to obtain the necessaries of life.
] hope the Republicans will write an
honest platform this fall and not carry
water on both shoulders, or try and
carry water on one and beer on the
other.
l trust and hope 1t will be settled
this time and that the saloon will be
removed from politics forever.
No law should make a martyr OF q
man and he should have the same
freedom on Sunday as any other day In
the week.