Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
THE PEOPLE HEARD FROM.

1t is very plain that excise affairs are up
permost in the minds Of the people of this
city at the present time. 1t is well that this
is so. Perth Amboy Is to elect an excise
board at the coming election and if the people
are thoroughly aroused to the Importance Of
this matter there is likely to be a change that
will bring about a decided Improvement.
The EVENING NEWS has received two
letters from local citizens In reply to the edi-
torial which appeared in these columns a few
days ago regarding the granting Of a license
for a hotel in Madison avenue and the transfer
of a license to Grant street. One Of these let
tiers calls attention to the fact that an effort
will be made to pen a new saloon at the
Junction Of New Brunswick and Amboy ave
nues. It Is declared that in the thirty homes
or business places running one block each way
e. ne proposed saloon, only seven persons,
two Of them saloonkeepers themselves, re-
fused 20 sign a remonstrance against this pro-
posed license . As there are quite a number
Of drinking places in that immediate vicinity
It cannot be said that there is a public de-
mand for the new license and we do not know
on what grounds the excise board would
grant this application.
It Is to be hoped that the remonstrance
against 1t will be needed and that the appli-
cation will be turned down. The letter re-
ferred to in this connection is published in an
other column and is worthy Of attention.
Still another letter along this line has been
received from a person who does not care to
have his name published, but who comments
on the fact that small boys selling papers are
permitted to go in and out Of saloons and re-
main inside indefinitely without objection. Of
course, it is absolutely impossible for the po-
lice to watch every saloon in the city to pre-
vent boys from going in and out, but there is
no doubt that something should be done to
check this practice. The saloonkeeper who per
mits boys, whether they are selling papers or
not, to enter his place to stay for even a min
ute or two, should be punished. This letter is
also interesting and will be found in another
column.
These matters are worthy of serious consid-
Grafton on the part of the citizens who are to
decide on November 5 what kind of an excise
board we shall have. AT present there are two
tickets in the field, one having the indorse
ment of the liquor dealers and the other is
backed by the Civic Union which proposes to
reform excise conditions in Perth Amboy. 1t
ought not to be hard to decide which of these
boards is likely to better the conditions com
planned of in these letters.
There is no greater question before the pub
lie, as far as Perth Amboy is concerned, than
the regulation of the saloons in this city. The
EVENING NEWS is glad to receive these
communications as it shows that the people
are thoroughly aroused. More of such letters
from now until election time would do more
toward bringing about the election of the
right kind Of an excise board than all the edi-
%torials the EVENING NEWS could write.
Our position is we'll known in this matter and
some are inclined to think it is all newspaper
talk" But when the citizens themselves speak
put as in such communications as are pub