Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-10
URGES LOCAL OPTION
AS SOLUTION OF THE
LIQUOR PROBLEM HERE
Rev. Snodgrass
Praises Local
Enforcement.
IDEAS IN BILL

Rev DR.. w. G. Snodgrass delivered
an excellent sermon on the liquor
question yesterday morning at Simp-
son M. e. church, in which he highly
complimented the mayor and police
of this city for their action In en-
forcing the Bishops bill.
The working Of local option in
certain states in the union were de-
scribed and DR.. Snodgrass said it
gives the people an opportunity to
manage their own municipalities, and
that local option was what people in
nearly every community wanted and
should have. He hinted that local
option laws would soon reach this
state and the time would come when
the people of this city could choose as
to weather or not they wished sa-
looms in the various districts.
The pastor spoke favorably of the
Anti-Saloon League. He also gave
several reasons why its work was
beneficial to the public and why the
public's will should rule and not the
will Of the few.
In the course of his sermon he
cited few instances where the few
ruled in excise matters, particularly
In one case, where a remonstrance
containing hundreds of names was
received against the granting of a
certain license in a town of about
half the population of this city. In
the same case recommendation con-
tanning a few names was received.
The application, however, was grant
ed.
The pastor discussed local option
generally. referring to its work In
the different states in the union. He
said that the time has come when
saloon men are alarmed at the pro-
hibition wave. He spoke of the evils
OF saloons, their particular attraction
and ruinationr to young people, par
ticularly girls. He said that they
are in many cases the cause of crime
among the younger generation.
Governor Fort was referred to as
man who wishes to serve the peo-
pie. and DR.. Snodgrass read portion
of the governors message, in which
he spoke of the liquor question.
DR.. Snodgrass said that he intends
to write to the superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League, urging a clause
in the local option bill In this state
that no saloons be allowed within
200 feet OF the line of ward OF dis
trict in which local option has been
passed and no saloons exist. This
would prevent one side of a street
from being dry and continuous line
Of places on. the other.
In conclusion the speaker stated
that we have many men In the legis-
lature who favor local option. He
stated that he did not think the law
would be passed at this session of the
legislature, but he said that the time
is not far distant when local option
Will become reality.
Fight On Throughout State.
New Jerseys fight for local option
on the liquor question began yester-
day. In Newark and other towns
many clergymen spoke for it from
their pulpits.
Efforts to show that the Bishops
excise law was being openly violated
were made yesterday in Essex, Union,
Passaic, and Middlesex counties, pho
tographers being sent out to take
pictures that would prove the viola
tions. The evidence collected will be
laid before the Legislature this week
by the anti-saloon lobby.
The Crosby Local Option bill not
only permits any town or city to vote
upon prohibition, but proposes to
permit any ward to commit itself on
the question.
The element for local option is
confident of success in the fight this