Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-22
LErrERs ERoM rNE PEOPLE.
rHH NEw LIQUOR LICENSE LAw-How IT PAssEp
THE LEoIsI.ArURE-- PRoMfsrs or THE LKa-
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rHn NKw LIQUOR LICENSE LAw--How IT PAssEp
TifE tEoIsIArURE PRoMIsrs or THE LKo-
IsLAronB.
To he Editor Of he Commercials ~e.
send YOU the translation from the Deld,edre
Pioneer, German paper) of communication
printed in that paper of Saturday, over the sig
nature Of John MANI, which hope you will
find room for. The communication is as fol-
lows;
Your former insinuations in regard to these
temperanco apostles, who ameliorate the hu-
man race, and get drunk on tho sly, and drink
water i'm public, did not stir up our landiofds
and saloonkeepers out Of their feeling OF secu-
rity, until they all were awakened out OF a .nelr
lethArgy BY q law which had it's origin IN rama
ito brain. What few energetic men could 40;
was done A convention was Called Nislts1
aud organized by about one-third OF onr hotel ana
saloon keepers, who nominated Waru uomhN
tees to collect money and distribute protest pa.
nara A committee was selected, consisting OF
Mr. John MANI, President OF the Assembly, MI
| Aug. Mckta and Peter Springer, who undertook
| the obligation to prevent the passage OF the
| above bin, II possible. a., 81,
/ and A demonstration of about 1900 citizens III
spite of the opposition Of certain Jacob Hauser'
| corner 5th and Orange streets, VINO not ony
| contributed nothing, but even refused 10 sigh ms
| name This gentleman probably forgot that
he owes his present position solely TO the
| writer of this article. Owner OF large hotel,
side by side with livery stable, he Thought
lie would be the only German hotel keeper, who
| ceuld come up to the requirements OF the new
houor law, and WAS dreaming about golden
mountains. But lock and glass are eAsuy pro
ken. leave il TO the Judgment OF all. whether
| such an egotist deserves to be patronlAed or not
Lot each judge for themselves.
| But lot us go on. In the house or Hepresen,
| taiiyes in Dover were seven Republicans Ah1
| twelve Democratic members, assembled IN al
| evening session ON the ID Of April, considering
1 themselyes wise As Socrates, their brains preB
nant with political cares, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cause.-the all important moment for decision
| had arrived. The undtcision OF the ABOVE lAV
/ was set for this evening. Our lmproVe'
| Representative, Wm Silver, assured me That |
there were no amendmenta proposed inns laN
, could not set the constitutional majority, am
| would be killed The idol Of the Germans MI
] Josh Maris, told me an hour before the ballot
| that he could not vote for the bill, As u was
Sat SIZED with such assurances, | sat smiling a
| the lobby and listened to the debates.
, section after section was passed, until by pass
, | ing AN amendment to forbid the sale OF intoNl
eating liquors inside OF mile from any Gam
| Meeting" door WAS left open for our Nj
| Josh Maris to slip through, and get rlS OF hl
| pledged word. A proposition TO submit IN
granting Of licenses to the people (looAl option
| Nas lost with great majority, anu the Ia
! | passed 10 ballot by cAllnS the names
For the law yo!od seven hepnohcan mem
I
8 | cratic members from Sussex county against
/ voted oar Democratic friends from hent' an
{ | one from Sussex county together ASSMs
and II for the law, which was consequent
passed. ....
tional majority IN both Houses, ana 10 orr frien
=. | in the Senate speaker Leslie Mustard OF smy
II nA. Watson Of Milford. and Stookley OF Seator
! owe the passing OF the ID Amsndments 10 u
Jaw which made the bill impassahle. ,.,
| Rtlila prlND-pl. OpaNlN, 10 ptONlL
&c the sale OF liquor IN this State altogether hand
'e IN giant petition, collected in sunday SehoC
9, And other places signed by about 4lO0 nam'
u the reading Of which WAS not permit,
9 Later / found ont. that names Il
IL ISylor Cause. q. G. Loodel, II. llekels a
others headed the ABOVE list. will have CO
nj | OF ssid law shortly and have it printed so Il
w. | eVeryb body can have q copy al cost price.
a. | 4 10 guard us in the future from such basti
he Laws il is necessary to have an orgAnzau
Ii | through the whole state, to give offices OILY
es | such men, who Will not oppress anu cnt 40
as the liberty Of our citizens. We cannot rhd
isfacuon in the Republican party as me !
voting ST Dover has proved, and even III
RS Democratic party we md such stupid. d.
Of o.ockheads, who socially keep their demjol
lg- at homo
cot sion, April llth, | went again to the n
Get House aud fouud great pande'
The num- Champasnecorks we're crack
ed paper baskets and their contents dying in all
tectiOns. chairs and tables cutting through
air. desks upside down lying on the floor. /
me snuts show the places to-day. Il is slgmhc'
al that, Il such Eolugzou,lke these, sud IN the I
A itsl hotel wculd take place IN any hotel OF "a.
viii in Wilmington, the oNncr Of 1t would be indi
'iA tho next morning for keeping adlsorderly ho
ang Principally concerned iu this carousal, v
luu | ;,s, spcb npn,l,srs A. voted for the above
for ssTj sver, ,Tr worthy senator Riddle gave by
.Vh presence effect 10 this affair.
X is remarkable, that tho most Of those m
hers who helped Us ont, kept away from 4
sht noiu-,ou. JoHN MAS