Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-07

set Of blue laws ignored fer two
generations;
Resolved. That we announce
our determination to have the
laws of our state relating to
wholesome recreation, particu-
larlv on Sunday, rewritten 20 ex-
press the common consciousness
of an industrial community OF
the twentieth and not that OF
rural community of the eigh-
tenth century, to the end that
onr parks shall be open to our
bows and girls for Sunday after
noon recreation,
Immediately following the termina-
ton of the discussion Judge sweeney
presented a resolution providing Tor
the committee to go on record for
the economic administration of county
and state institutions and that all
should come under state supervision.
This was also referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions.
The next resolution was one IN
which the disapproval of the chan
eery-sheriffs grand jury bill was ex-
pressed and the eieGion of one 10
draw grand and petit juries by the
people advocated.
This resolution was allowed to be
discussed as Mr.. Colby ruled there
was no record to show the resolution
providing for committee on resolu-
tons to act as censors had been made
on the minutes of the committee.
This was discovered and Mr.. simpson
admitted he might have omitted TO
have recorded the action taken at the
previous meeting.
Judge Sweeney warmly advocated
the adoption of the resolution. He
said in part: II don't think this
measure is understood by every
body. on principle the Chancery-
sheriff bill violates every principle
Colonel Roosevelt stood for in Car
nesie Hall. Are not the people of
the county of Essex capable of
lf-government? The answer from
Washington came no from President
Taft. Mr.. Wilson says there shall be
no referendum; the people of Hudson
and Essex counties cannot be
trusted"
GndutIEG any man AANA -
point to a distinction between Wilson
and Taft. If we have stood for any
thing we have stood for home. rule,
we have stood for the recall and II
you give the people of Essex the
right to draw juries you have prog
ressed much for self-government in
Essex and better SYSTEM
THE chancellor never saw a grand
Jury in his official life; he never
comes in contact with them; it is a
new element foreign to his office. The
Court of Chancery has nothing to do
with the jury system. Why Nicholas
Murray Butler, of Columbia Univer-
sity, has just as much correlation as
an appointed. chancellor.
Mr. Osbornes speech fiayed boss
ism and advised the committee to
keep its hands off.
Harry Wright declared he believed
in keeping the drawing of grand
juries out of the hands of the
chancellors. but did not believe in
sheriffs for" he said. the sheriffs
will not make arrests and draw juries
that will not indict unless they are
wanted to. Certain prominent people
have been arrested and found with
the goods, too. but no justice was ac-
complished.'
Frank L. Driver and Theodore ID.
Gottlieb agreed that no action should
be taken, while several others were
in favor of taking a stand one way
or the other. 1t was finally decided
that it would not look well for the
public to read that the committee
had agreed to keep hands off and a
committee of three is CONSEQUENTLY
to be appointed to present a resolu-
ton at special meeting to be held
within a few days.
Mr.. Colby suggested this when he
said:
at don't think that having dis
cussed this we want to dash off and
pass a resolution tonight l think
we should wait for special meeting.
We can't afford to have it go out that
we discussed this and took no ac-
ton"
The resolution of Judge Sweeney
was laid on the table.