Smyrna times., 1855-06-06
Communications,
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.
The Hotel Keepers of Delaware,

The Hotel Keepers of Delaware,
Mr.. EDIToR:-The Prohibitory Law of D,l.-
ware having Just gone into effect, it may not
be without It's use and interest, to inouire what
lis effect Will be upon the hotel keepers of the
State. That it will make considerobIo cbao,.o
In their business is manifest, and in some ;n-
stances 1t will, no doubt, materially lesso, ,lo;.
profits That many of these gentlemen have
oeeh opposed TO the passage Of such law. and
nave felt that their interests were assoileJ b
lis passage, is well known. And thew have
looted upon the advocates of this law and nnon
the gentlemen who voted in its favor in tho
Legislature with no small degree of i'll feelinc.
AND yet those advocates of the law and tboso
gentlemen voting for it, while thev recorD;zo
the necessity for its passage, and look forward
with joyful expectation OF rcalizinr rnucb rood
as 'ne result have had no desire to iniure our
hs'el Keepers. Nay, so far from having anv
such desire, i, has been and is a scarce of re.
gret that such should be the effect of if Tbcv
cherish no unklnd feelings towards hotel keen.
trs as individuals, or as Class bnt ,bay dos;.,
a stop put to the great evils that have resultod
iro" the sale OF intoxicating drinks as bcyer.
age As necessary Consequence the sale ,r
these drinks could not be stopped without E
fectng the interests of those who had bccn o,
gagged IN their sale. They think it better tor
the few to suffer than the many.
But Is there to be no advantage to ro-
suit to hotel keepers from the passace of
this law! While they for the present may
hnd their profits lcssened, will they not find
some compensation in the increased ouet and
responsibility of their business. win ,bev
not feel much better satisfied with tbci, bus;.
ness without the sale of liquor than with it,
An intelligent class of men, such as tho ho,ol
Keepers of Delaware generally are, could no,
have been so long engaged in the sale of loror
Witnessing day after day, month after month.
a"d year after year, its effects upon their cus.
TONER'S without having had many sore condem.
nations OF conscience to battle with. in reoord
to the justice and morality of that portion of
their business With the advent of ,ba proL;
bItory Law, those condemnations of consc,e,co
VIII pass away, and they will feel that tbe;r
business, like every other legitimate business
oil community, is, in all respects, promotive oi
the general interests of the people. Tn This
respect they will be great gamers. They will
also AVOID fearful risk that has ever attended
the busness-the danger that they or their [
Children may become the victims of intemner-
ance' and be ruined in Consequence of their
with the liquor traffic
But, will the prohibition of the sale of ,bese
drinks SO seriously affect the business of hotel
keeping as these gentlemen (and perhaps the
public generally think! do not believe if
wall. There are many articles which thew MAJ s
substitute IN the place of ardent spirits. which
nay be extensively sold, and from the sale of a
winch considerable profit may be reaIized.-
Lemonade, sarsaparlla, mineral water, segars. q
'ooacco' confectionery OF all kinds, &C.: and.
~ winter time, when those drinks would bo M,
'i season, how cheering to the traveller to find
II the Inn at which he made temporary halt 4
smoking cup of coffee The would derive far
greater benefit for his sxpencc, and the Ia nd.
ord quite as much profit as if il had been ex. '
pended for brandy. ~@' '.' Q
Again, the proper enforcement of a probibi.
ory law Will so tell upon the general prosperity
u the people, that tavern keepers and all
'thers will share in that general prosperity o
AGAIN, the drunkenness, the profanity and row. :
lyism which hitherto has been so usual in the !
'ar room OF hotel will pass away, and a cless p
u persons who have Stunned hotels heretofore e
Vlll be found frequent visitors. The 'coneIu. e
'on ii'ai = arrive at, is, that though there may
= some temporary diminutOn of profit to hotel r
under the operation of the law, yet it
will be but temporary, and that soon bo,ai v
SeePing win be as profitable bosipess ~ q
hitherto beep,-and hat il viii h. Ca ras.
aie, respectable and satisfactoyv uoa;a -. |"
lotel Keepers may think 70 too M q
p nsnstaining the law. bid Il, em "a -, p
'ye for the present. go 81
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