The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-13
SILENT GUILTY PLEA
BY TENAFLY JAG LIST
They're All at Protest Meeting.
hut Not Tippler Rises
to Protest.
BIG QUESTION UNSETTLED
"Whcn Is Man Drunk"
Stumps Experts in Jersey
Town Meeting.
BIG QUESTION UNSETTLED

TENAFLY. n. j.. March 1.-THE twenty
men OF Tenafiy who have looked on the
wine when II was red so steadily that
the village authorities believe their gaze
is permanently turned that way. and have
published their conviction in list sent
TO the local groggeries. had a chance
tonight TO stand right up in town meet
ing and defend themselves. But their
day-or night-in court passed without a
peep from the borough's listed intern
pcrates.
Most Of them were there. They trooped
into the council room in the new town
hall and took seats grouped about "A
man who was reported TO be "A saloon
keeper. He wore fur ovcrcoat and
looked prosperous. His covey OF horrible
examples ranged in age from IS to SO
some had overcoats and some didn't.
Every seat in the hall was taken. and
the more timid spectators filled the hall
outside and peered over each Others
shoulders at the Board OF Protectors
that the Jersey law has decided may pass
on the eternal problem of when is -
drunk"
This Board OF Protectors. DR. J. NJ
MacKellar, chairman, James Delehanty
and Mrs. A. c. Hellycr. had called the
meeting to give the men on the list y
four minute speeches.
Had anybody anything to say II the
drinkers had any plea to make it must
be brief and TO the point
Nobody stirred. Not n tippler stood UP
to tell about the sin that beset him.
The pause did not continue for long
II the unregenerate would not speak there
were others who could say few words
The first OF these was Norbet Prender-
CAST, who Is broker In New York by
day.
"Hc is drunk who PROSTATE lies and
can neither drink nor rise" quoted Mr..
Prendergast.
II thought man was drunk when he
lies on the ground and has TO hold onto
the grass TO keep from falling Off" Chair
man Mackellar put In. Jestingly.
"Nobody's drunk who can find his own
house and his own keyhole." said Council
man Willis.
Mr. Prendergast, In his nrpt speech.
said that II was I'M American to put men
on the jag list without FIRST giving them
a chance to be heard by the board Of
protectors. II is degrading
"Not q bit more degrading" was
Chairman McKaliar's rejoinder, than
the mans drinking. Every name had
been investigated" he went on, land
the board knows each mans record"
us there anybody here whose name
was put on the list without being
notinedg' Mr.. Prendergast shouted.
This Is "A great injustice" put IN a man
from tho back OF the hall. "Just because
a man spends his time in a saloon 1t does
no, mean that he il "A drunkard know
men on this list who make tho saloon
their club and don't buy more than IA beer
or two day
Applause from the town reprobates
There 10 one man on this list who
ought not to be there" put In another
speaker from the group by tho door. He
has been tested by fifty years Of drink.
/ ing. and a man ought to know whether
he can drink or no, after nifty years
! trial"
! At midnight and with matters abou,
where they were at 8 40 O'Clock whe,
was to have been Tenafy's drink expert.
ence meeting was adjourned. the Chairman
declaring that the list would stand, blu,
that no further names would be added un
less each drunkard WAS f,rst notified ant
given n hearing by the board
This list 10 provided for by the New
Jersey laws. which gives "a municipaltt,
power to appoint "A board OF protectors I.
investigate causes OF drunkenness and Il
send notices to saloon keepers not to sel
to drunkards or persons likely to becom,
drunkards.