The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-22
MINISTER PLACES
LIQUOR DEALERS
UNDER HEAVY FIRE
The Rev. G. E. Lombard Delivers
Caustic Sermon on New
Jersey Laws.
FAVORS LOCAL OPTION
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Says Brewers Themselves Pre-
fer to Live Where There
Are No Saloons.

New Jersey in III Grip of the
Monster" was the subject of the MORN
ing sermon delivered yesterday by the
Rev. George E.. Lombard, pastor of the
Paramount Baptist Church, to his con-
gregation. He declared that this State.
more han any other in the Union, was
handicapped in the regulation of its
liquor licenses, and that it surely was
in the grip of h monster-liquor.
In the course of his sermon, the Rev.
Mr.. Lombard said:
Independence Hall is called the
Cradle of Liberty Visiting Portland.
Me, a few years ago, 1 saw the Cradle
Neal Dow. From what l know of the
liquor traffic in this country, | can
safely declare that there can be no
liberty where the saloon power holds
sway. General Dow fought for the
freedom OF the liquor slave. How
happy he nus be now, if he is permit
ted to know the remarkable progress of
prohibition in recent years. When he
died, he lived in the only prohibition
State in the Union.
Now, when the roll is called, Kansas.
North Dakota, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
slssippi, North Carolina and Tennessee
ali answer Here while Arizona, Ar
Kansas, California, Colorado, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, the District of Columbia.
Florida. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri.
NphrG clka Naur IJopo&.Lt~1 ~ ",
ONO, oregon, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West
Virginia, Virginia and Wisconsin-au
have local option laws and in zach of
these States a large portion of the ter
ritory is under prohibition law because
the people say No saloon for u.s.
IN 1908, saloons were voted out of ex-
istence in this country at the rate of
30 a day. Now look at the other States
a moment. There are only six: Wash
ington, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada
and New Jersey. We live In a State
where the people have no local option
on the license question. New Jersey is
the only thickly settled State in the
Union that is absolutely in the grip OF
the monster, liquor traffic.
New Jersey has more prisoners, pro-
~portionate to her population, than has
any of the aforementioned States; one
for every 1884, whereas Names rate Is
one prisoner for every 1871 of popula-
ton. The authorities are just now in a
quandary as to what to do with the
repidly increasing criminal population.
If we keep on, we will have the distinc-
ton of having more criminals per cap
ita than any other State in the Union.
h State is in the grip of the mon
ster. The brewery interests apparently
have control. They elect their own men
or enough of them to carry the day
with the Legislature and with the city
powers.
what can we do? In New York,
sixteen years ago, A. Dunes said: The
church can drive us out whenever
1t wants to, and we know it. Our only
hope is to keep on working after the
church gets tired and continuing 365
days a year" But the church isn't
tired nor is 1t likely to be.
The church is Just awakening from
a long sleep and beginning to try its
strength. We will conquer when we
stand together on this question.
"AIl we ask now is a square deal.
We want our rights as citizens and we
urge everyone to express themselves
personally to their senator's and rep
resentatives."