Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-05
LOCAL OPTION AND HOME RULE-eEr TOGETHER


have been given different meanings Jersey
ton local option thoughts invariably the prohb
tOn selling liquor while the sale of
liquor Sunday. As of fact difference between
the expressions Both allowing people govern
themselves
Those who making the fight for local option
have always been strictly opposed anything of home
rule that expression popuary understood On the other hand
the liquor who gotng home rule will have nothing do
with local option
As the sentiment in Jersey pretty equally
vidd and the legislature supposed represent people
it would if these factions which have logger
heads for several years past should especially
aliy there is little difference in what they fighting
Local option bills have appearance legislature
regularly for the last three years. regularly
defeated While no local option bill has been introduced thus far
during the session. Assembyman County
which includes Atlantic City where wide open Sunday greatly
sired has introduced bill patterned famous Ranes Law
of New York State This bill should passed
signature the would authorize of
meals n Sunday.
Discussing this bill the New York Times says.
Periodically the broom of reform brandished
City We're brandshd efectuy there could be protest
law OF New Jersey prohibits Sunday the serving guests
their meals in the hores of the sprtuous
liquors This prohibition contrary customs and laws Of
and upheld by sentiment Of Atlantic CITY
Hence the law is dead letter. excepting when the spasmodc
OF the reformers who passed gavanize bance of
life"
President Taft who able and rist has con
dmnsd essentially demoralizng laws enacted
1ae wy and spirit Of the people subject They
custom which should invariably precede their
enactment and they cannot be expected improve the
community which they imposed terang
iterang that true reform Is from Within without We
hope therefore that Assembyman Edges bill just
In the Legislature of New Jersey will be passed privileges
confers be had only by majority Atlantic
City they will guests the city may be liquors
midnight"
This is all very well from the point view but stand
Ing does Assembyman Edgars bill is arouse the
greatest anagonm the of the local opnss OPP
posed the open Sunday throughout local option
lists wise however they will seize this opportunity home
local option the bill introduced by Assembly
Edgar be amended give people various cities
and towns in the state the right liquor
Shall be sold at all well whether with
meals Sunday
This is only fair 1t will give every locality the right to decde
the excise question for itself 1t would give people Atlantic
City what they and the give every other
town the right what it 1t up to the good
people of each community that their governed
right
sarey the liquor interests the privilege putting TO
vote whether not there shall be open Sunday they not
object their opponents having equal privilege Of deciding
whether the sale Of liquor shall be abolished all together
Asselnbyman Edgers bill in favor Of the louor
interests the local option bills in the past in favor of
opposed liquor even more one sided
because the local option bills have given the liquor equal
chance with their opponents whereas the bill faterd by Assembly
Ed dge is entirely in liquor men
Every fair minded citizen realize Jersey is NOT
yet ready for prohibition This especially reference to At
lan City and other large municipalities state BY the pas
of bill combining both local option home rule the lor
should be satisfied because would give privilege of
deciding whether there be sales Sunday at the same
the prohibition element should because they not
.1,.llI
Sunday but they could further liquor should
he sold al all.
We believe that bill embodyng both expressions as
y popularity understood problem in this
If local oponsts realize they well off instead
fighting Asscubyman Edges bill they will give hearty
support provided local option accepted would
stealing the liquor thunder would a step
along line which they fighting 1t is fact practically