Smyrna times., 1855-12-26
A Voice from the Right Ouarter.

at Delaware City, the most of which we trans
fer to our columns. The correspondent s a
Democrat who takes broad and comprehen-
slve view of the Prohibitory question, and looks
rather to justice and right than to party and
power. The opinion of the correspondent we
have heard corroborated by men of Judgment
and experience-thot no Legislature could be
elected that would dare take the respensibilitv
of repeating the present law. But to the arti.
Gle in question:
" The call tor this meeting requested those
Interested in the sale of liquor to meet-that
ls' none out the owners of property in which it
mad been sold and the landlords who lived by
the profit from said sales; and so far as can
learn' very few others did attend, and meagre
minority even Of those called were present, I
at least know but two who were prosort tba :
were not thus interested. | allude 10 the Sec
retary of the preliminary meeting, Mr.. VIM. J..
Enos' who, rumor says, was led there by the
hope OF securing material aid to commence the
issue OF newspaper, which would espouse the
cause OF the Association and defend the natural
right to sell rum. The other gentleman To
whom have allusion is Mr.. Edward Potts. one
OF the editors of the Dover Reporter, and now
permanent Secretary for Kent county of the
"Llquor Dealers Association" These gentle
men each, doubtless, had an axe to grind -
Hence | conclude, none who stayed away were
deeply interested in haUing liquor sold by the
gentlemen who were present, while nine.tenths
OF the whole community are interested in the
prevention of its sale. Had the people who
wanted to bay held this meeting and passed the
resolutions, they would, perhaps, have had
some effect upon the community; but, unfortu-
nately' they were passed, by those who want to
sell Why do they want to sell! Not because
1t Is their " natural right" but because of the
enormous profits derived from business which
mad had so long the "prOtection of the State.
Ihe Democratic policy has always been averse
10 nigh protection, when applied to trade, and
do not see how they can depart from their doc.
trlne, IN future, to accommodate these gentle
men, even though thereby they should increase
the value of rum property. Tie rule by which
the Democracy have in the past been governed
was to lcgisate for the greatest good to the
greatest number. | cannot believe that marty
VIII depart from that rule now, in its glory and
Its pride of right. For. if it should accotnmo-
date these gentlemen, by legislating their pro-
perty up III value, it will certainly legislnte
four or i've times the number of properties no.
longing to others dOUa in value. since cverv
house that is adjacent to a run-shop rents fn,
TESS money and Is more difficult to find tenants
for, than it would be were DO rum kent or soId !
near It, Now, these gentlemen propose 20
' use every honorable effort to induce our Lea
stature to repeal it (the prohibi,ory lawl at its
next session. and substitute in its place lust
and reasonable license law" This I hold 70
De nothing less than proposition to the Lepis.
aturc to deprecate the property Of four or fye
ust men, that one unjust mans may be enhapc-
d. use the word unjust, because believe
10 truly just one could make such prepos;tion
o the Legislature, if he even could be inc,
nd continue to water and sell liquors ut such
xorbitaut profits. '.
And substitute a reasonable license lov >,
Vow, what understand them to mean bv this
s. to raise the'sum for license 80 that none I'm,
he big hotels will be able to sell. Here. .again
hey run afoul of the Democratic policy. wb;sb
neds It's "blessings, as the dews of Heavar
Ike upon the rich and the poor" They would
ass PrOhibitory lar, or one that would pro.
loit the poor grog-shop keeper from selling. ,
10 enable themselves to monopolize the trade
-'hey would say to the poor rum-lover. Won
'GH Hot,and to the rich Winch bibber, Won s6au !
rlnk. Why! Because the high price foy
cense would enable them TO excuse themselves t
r charging twelve cents for a glass. which 9
ouid preclude the poor of its use because If
s poverty. The sympathy the " Liquor Deal.
. Association" exhibit for their Door feIlow- i
aficers' in small way, is just such sympathy 8
vultures show for lambs Will the De,no- U
acy assist in this work of class or special leo.
Iation :" L
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