Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-11
STAND OF CIVIC
UNION TICKET
Four Candidates for Excise
Board Nominations Issue
Statement to Public.
WERE REQUESTED TO RUN
Tell What They Believe
Should bs Duty of Com
missioner--Ask Support.
WERE REQUESTED TO RUN

In an effort to explain their position
in entering the many-cornered race for
the excise board nominations, the -four
candidates of the Civic Union, on the
Republican ticket, sent a statement to-
day to the EVENING NEWS, in which
they set forth the duties Of the exclse
board, Of Perth Amboy, and their in
tentions, if nominated, and elected to
Office The four candidates assert that
they were persuaded to enter the con-
| test, after much hesitation, by many
| friends who came to them with prom
ises of hearty support.
The candidates, who are Daniel w.
Boehm, Harry M. Germs, Michael Sea
of the Civic Union, which was organ
lied recently by Peter A. Peterson to
uplift the excise conditions in Perth
Amboy. Their statement, in full, is as
| follows:
To The Editor of the EVENING
NEWS and to The People Of Perth
Amboy:
We, the undersigned, have consent
ed to stand as candidates for nomina-
ton for the Board of Excise, on the
Republican ticket, at the ensuing prim-
ary election.
We feel that we have undertaken a
most difficult task.
| 1t is with great reluctance that we
| have consented to serve as candidates.
We have not in any shape or form look
ed for or worked for the nomination,
but many citizens have earnestly re.
quested and persuaded us to enter into
this contest.
The offices to be filed are not pri-
vate but public, hence our obligations
are not private but public, and the du-
| ties which these Offices involve must
| be performed in the interest of the
city at large. Furthermore, a public
servant must not be governed by his
| own personal inclinations and prefer
ences but ought, at all times, to con-
slider the requirements Of the public as
a whole.
There is great conflict of opinion in
regard to the liquor question. Some
people favor prohibiting the sale of
liquor entirely; others favor its sale
| under strict control and regulations;
others favor the issuance Of an unlim-
tied number of licenses regardless Of
the welfare Of the public and of the
| liquor dealer himself. There may be
still more conflicting opinions but we
all agree that the consumr is entitled
| to honest treatment as to the goods pur-
| chased and that the liquor dealer, as
well as every other citizen, should obey
| the law.
Under the present law, no Excise
| Board has right to prohibit the sale
Of liquor. 1t Is true that there is a
discretionary power given to the Ex-
else Board, under the law, with refer
ence to the granting of licenses but
there is no power given it by which it
| is empowered or entitled to make any
general prohibition Of the sale Of liq-
uor but must regulate the sale in ac-
cordance with the Excise laws. We
must, in this case, as in all other cases,
abide by the decision of the great ma
jority, notwithstanding the wish of any
individual citizen.
1t is the duty of the Board to see
that the liquor dealers obey the law
not only as regards the quality of the
liquor sold but also with reference ia
the manner of selling it. In other
words, the Excise Board is bound by the
law and it is its duty to stand by the
law. If, therefore, we are nominated
and elected, will be aour sole endeavol
to carry out the Excise laws judiciously
and impartially in the interest of the
community.
In conclusion, we earnestly hope that
II nominated and elected, the public
will give US that moral support which is
so helpful in aiding public official in
doing his duty.
| Trusting that we have made our posi-
tion clear, we leave the nomination and
election to you.
| DANIEL w. BOEHM
HARRY NJ. GERMS
| 7FSi- MICHAEL SEAMAN