The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-24
NO-LICENSE FIGHT
NuTLEY LEAGUE ADOPTS
ITS PLATFORM.
Prohibition Demanded for Good of
Town-Making It a Civic
Movement.

1
The no-1icense contingent In Nutley met
at Connolly's Hall, that town, last night
and despite the unfavorable weather q
Roodly representation turned out. the
principal business transacted was to adop'
a platform for the present campaign, which
reads as follows:
The No-license League of the town OF
| Nutley enters the political field to protest
against the humilfating treatment accorded
| the petitions opposing saloon licenses by
the Town Council in indiscriminate grant,
ing licenses this year. From that partlal
Council we now appeal TO the court OF las'
| resort-the people. The no-license propo.
sition should be the one upon which all
consistent opponents of the saloon can
pool their opinions and unite, and we onei
Il as a solution Of ue saloon problem III
81. Saloons of a. town effect, to. a iarBe
degree, its reputation, and the local saloons
are damaging the fair name, OF Nutley.,
20. Saloons are by nature lawless, ana
the Sunday law Is being broken weekly
by Nutley saloons, and much to our dls-
grace the matter of enforcing same mus
been referred to the local police by the
g. we cannot consider the town law
abiding with the above situation existing.
ley is, therefore, to abolish the traffic ia
intoxicating liquors or to procure, equip
and support an adequate police department.
"A. The great influx of home-seekers VINO
L dllLdtICu NY "a luz AAtAAh aAHo go -
which compose Nutley are justified an
choosing the town as a fit place to educate
and develop the young. Nutley sehoois
are our pride, and we do not ~begrudge an
expenditure of half the town revenue TO
support them. We call attention to the
fact, however, that the saloon atmosphere
surrounding and permeating the homes OF
many children Is sufficiently strong to de-
feat the object for which we are spend
ing immense sums of money. +.
80. We owe a duty to the immigrant
within our confines hat he is incapable
of fulfilling himself. The responsibility
annot be shifted from our shoulders; we
should accept him as u fellow citizen and
instil in him the American spirit which
has made our country u~nrivaled. We
maintain that the saloons on the southern
border of our town are not only a De
grading influence among the immediate
population but a menace to all, and II the
present policy of the own government is
pursued will continue to steadily encroach
northerly.
IS. In view of the fact that many thou
sands OF dollars annually pass through the
saloons of Nutley, producing no satisfac-
tory return of any kind, We assert tnat
it Is desirable that all or a considerable
portion Of this sum should be diverted to
channels OF legitimate trade, producing
increased wealth, much of it in the shape
of assessable property to lessen Individual
taxation.
Nv plAlNARAC VI W. ~
tive Officers.
"S. We favor the enforcement Of State
and county from local elections In order
to secure the clear and unfettered Judg-
ment of the voters IN town matters.
-. We favor cooperation with neigh
boring municipalities in the construction
Of the proposed trunk sewer, SO far as
town interests will permit. The redemption
of the Passaic River will greatly enhance
the reputation and value of real estate,
and will be a matter of mutual congratu-
lation when pleasure and commercial craft
will once more ply over its course. In
possibilities of beautiful washington ave-
nue.. 1t may be- that the coming election
will determine whether 1t shall be re-
served for choice residences or lined with
beer gardens when the publication OF the
river has been completed.
40. We do not approve of the Indifferent
attitude assumed by many in regard to
town sewerage, garbage collection and
other improvements, and we shall favor
calling a mass meeting of the citizens of
the town for the purpose OF choosing a
town commission to confer and advise with
the Councilmen orr all matters of public
interest, believing confidently that in this
manner the tax rate can be reduced with
out. preiudicing the progress Of the town.
III. We invite the cooperation of all
citizens and associations, which desire the
advancement of the best interests of the
town, and suggest that there is no time like
the present to accomplish the good work"
Candidate A. r. Carr, for member of the
Town Council from the Second Ward, re-
piled to an inquiry from the league as to
how he stood on the no-license question,
but was n0n-committal.