The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22

EXCISE STAND
DEFENDED
Martin Advocates Home
Rule in QuestiOn--FOur
Rallies in City.

With the near approach of election
more marked. Last night the Repub-
lican vote-seekers made a whirlwind
sweep of the city, with four large
meetings, where the candidates gave
samples OF their o~ratorical ability and
their attitude on the vital local ques-
tions. Automobiles and coaches car
ried the party around the city to the
different meetings.
Alderman William p. Martin, one of
the Republican candidates on the AS
sembly ticket, spoke in Trom's Hall,
Somerset and Spruce streets, coming
out in defense of his party's stand on
the excise question and upholding the
Bishops act and its enforcement dur
ing the time it remains a law. He re-
viewed the excise question for the last
fifty years. and after causing some dis
satisfaction by advocating the enforce
ment of the law, he elected much APP
plause at the conclusion of his speech
by coming out strong for home rule on
the liquor question.
While Mr.. Martin was speaking the
audience, nan of whom were of Ger
mar descent, became greatly wrought
up over the subject and followed the
speaker keenly, and finally one of them
asked: WHO PASSED the Bishops bill?"
Before the candidate could speak his
questioner answered his own query in
German, exclaiming sadly, "It was our
party, my party" and then he re-
quested that an address be made in
TNar,taa PaV tho hana6f Of uoroa nf
those present who found ii difficult to
follow the speakers. Assembly Nomi-
nee Rudolph Braun then discussed the
Bishops bill in German along the
same lines as hal Alderman Martin.
There was applause when Alderman
Martin announced after discussing
other issues That he proposed to talk
about the liquor issue. He said in
part:
mo sane man can be opposed to the
enforcement of the law, he must favor it,
So long as the Werts law positively pro-
hibits the sale of liquor, 1t should be en-
forced, and If II isn't satisfactory It should
be changed. For 1870 years the law and
the States policy has been against the
sale OF liquor on Sunday.
There is a gentleman running for tie
Office of County Clerk on the Democratic
ticket who, if elected, will be kept in the
N0OAA AOAhag E.Hh AA2 aAAa& AAt &C."
Kraemer-would have you believe that he
is going to be elected Governor or repre-
sents the Legislature. when he promises
that IL the Democrats are elected the
Bishops, law will be repealed. He Is maxi
ing q false promise when he says that.
Essex, Hudson and PassHic counties, the
most densely populated of the State, and
each containing a large city favor some
thing different In the way of excise legisla-
ton than the rest of the State. If these
three counties elect members OF the Assem-
bly, pledged to nm open saloon on Sunday
they would have but twenty-eight mem
bers. three short OF enough to pass a bill
These three counties under the States
peculiar system of representation would
but three Senators out Of q. So You
see this ceases to be a party matter, for
what the cities want, Democrats and Re-
publicans, Is not wanted by the country
districts, and no matter which party car
ries the rural sections of the State their
candidates will not favor any repeal Of the
Bishops law or of the provisions Of other
against Sunday selling.
every municipality should have the
right TO govern It's own affairs In matters
OF excise, and II is plainly written In the
Republican platform on which the eleven
Assembly candidates are running that the
party pledges itself to a law permitting
local regulation. That is a home rule
plank, and every man stands ON thatI as
well as the rest Of the platform"