The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-15

DENOUNCE
ALDERMEN
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| David D. Lusk. of the Sixth Presb-
| terrain Church, among others.
In a sarcastic manner tending to
show the ridiculous condition that
existed, the Rev. DIR. NJ. A. McManus,
pastor of st. Aloysius r. C. Church, in
| Bowery street, at all of the services in
the morning yesterday review the Com
mon Councils action Friday night in
| passing a resolution declaring for open
saloons on Sundays from l p. m. to
II p. m.
In the first place, he said seriously, 1t
was a most dangerous act, because it
was an attempt to break down the
State law, which is at all times para
passing a resolution declaring for open
mount to municipal legislation; and,
in the second place, it was a ridiculous
| action because the Aldermen knew that
no saloonkeeper with any common
sense would attempt to take advantage
of the resolution in the face of the
State law.
In order to find out just how serious
the men in the saloon business took the
resolution adopted by the Aldermen, ne
made a personal tour of the parish yes
terdav afternoon and evening. and sug-
| gested sarcastically to a number of saloon
keepers that they open up and do busi-
! ness. he promising to defend them. lie
even went so far with his sarcasm as to
argue with policemen on duty regarding
their right to arrest any saloon keeper
| doing business in view of the Common
Councils action.
"But no saloon-keeper took any advice"
| said the priest today. Showing how little
weight they placed on the Aldermen's nc
ton. and thus failing to take the advantage
of a liberty that our city fathers gave
them"
Father McManus's sermons and tour of
the parish yesterday stirred up the paople
of the Twelfth Ward, and, in fact, the
whole Ironbound district. for they knew
that he is thoroughly consistent In every
thing that he does. 1t is only a few
weeks ago that he took part In a raid by
the police of n saloon in Bowery street.
when the place was open on Sunday, ana
fourteen men were arrested for being found
Thinking in the place.
Among those who were present at one
of the services yesterday morning was
Alderman p. Fl. Corish, who represents
the Twelfth Ward in the Common Coun-
ell. The clergyman fayed the resolution
for the dangerous doctrine II ineulcated.
He said 1t meant an attempt to break
down the constitution of the State and
the lowering of the dignity of the mem-
bers of the Common Council in the eyes
of the people to such a degree that they
are now only looked upon as a joke.
The pastor stated that he would make
II his personal affair to get out and do all
In his power to Gust the party responsible
for the resolution out of power, as that
action was nothing short of anarchy.
Instead of being guilty of nonfeasance
I'm office, he saiu. the Councilmen who
voted for the resolution committed NAL
feasance in office, and he thought every
one who voted for the resolution was
liable to indictment.
DR.. McManus introduced his subject at
all of the masses by saying, ANY superior
law, whether it is canon or civil law, must
be obeyed. The resolution adopted by the
Common Council Friday night is a sup
posed local law--in the minds of the men
who voted for 1t. for" the priest reasoned
sarcastlcally. III 1t is not a law, then the
men who passed 1t are guilty of trifling
away their time-and they wouldn't waste
their time doing that''
The clergyman then took up the serious
part of the Common Councils action, in
that by passing such a resolution they
sought to destroy the State law. He told
the people that that law cannot be eff
faced by any action of the Common Coun-
ell because the Legislature is a superior
body. The action of the Common Council
he contended, was analogous to that which
brought about the Civil War, when some
States sought to abolish the laws of the
United States and thereby involved the
whole country.
And all for what2' he asked. "Just
that a few thousand people may have
personal liberty just to allow some peo-
Pile to have a drink on Sundays. What
would you think if a man took his wife
to the corner of Broad and Market streets
and shouted aloud. + am going to exer-
else my personal liberty by whipping my
wife right here?'
Suppose the father OF a family for
babe one Of his sons to eat cabbage. be-
cause he knew the vegetable caused In
digestion, and the son called his broth ers
into the woodshed and asked what they
thought about the fathers action. and
they unari mously agreed their brother
should cat cabbage, SO as TO have personal
liberty.
THE action of Mayor Haussling. recon-
mending to the Common Counci that /
PASS the resolution, is almost ridiculous
because he knew that the State law could
not be a~brogated or annulled by any ac'
ton of the Common Council. The rea
purpose of the Mayors recommendation
was to make the Democratic party solit
with the voters next fall.
Thus we see all OF the Democratic and
three of the Republican members OF
record, as advising the people to breal
down the laws of the State. A sorry spec
tacle they have made of themselves Tit
Democratic party today. therefore. Is tbs
beer party. Therefore since my party I
a beer party [ am going to do all l car
to Gust my party out of power.
II have every reason to believe that tn,
honest voter will not be misled by th'
alleged personal liberty granted by IN
Common Council for. while the resolution
adopted by 1t is a law so far as II goes
: yet the State law is paramount. and an,
! attempt to break down the constitution O.
the State will meet with the condemna
! ton Of all good. law-abiding citizens.''