Daily Republican., 1880-05-13
rh.Iinsnss Qusstion.

burdens the liquor dealer with unn
cessary trouble, imposes on hi
expenses OF which the county hi
NO benefit, II forces him to pay or
hundred dollars To the clerk Of th
peace at least one month previous
the opening Of the court, and gives on
honorable judges the privilege to grar
or reject applications. Have the a'
tions Of our judges in refusing nuu
d Der Of applications proved beneficial
the morals of this cityi Isay emphsI
'ioally "Eo." Drunkenness and ro@
Ia, ism have Increased. Has this re
lfusA Of applications diminished til
number Of drinking places in this city
1t has inorsA> sd them $50 per cent.
challenge asy M n to prove bsnefcia
result gained by Tho refusal Of license
in and for the city Of Wilmington.
| Let our temperance frienn, perust
this article and they may probably come
to the conclusion that law libeIalij
CONSTRUCTED and executed will gain the
moral support of the masses, and by
such support its efficiency will be &C.
!cared. Let 0nY Moral Suasion mem bsrs
join us to petition our honorable udges
to grant license TO every applicant to
keep = respectable saloon. This would
bs the most effective temperance move
meut inaugurated, and we will warrant
to them that In less than eight months
the number Of salooas will have DE-
creased more than one third and that
it will bs the interest Of liquor dealers
to stop the illegal sale Of Intoxicating
drink. BY granting license to every
applicant the law will be respected and
obeyed, magistrates, city and county
officials will do their duty ,asd the larger
portion Of places OF the lowest rspute
will be compelled 10 discontinue theiv
illegal traffic.
The principal and very juss obi biection
against this law is the execution of it.. |
Our honorable judges, living in . SEQ
tion of the state iremote frsm city
life, have in great measure to depend
on information gained from Whining
ton people. The aim of the tenn Deraroe
Is the prohibition OF strong
drink, and amongst them there Is
number Of aggressive spirits, who de.
light in the pompous title Of '"World
At every session of court
At which applications for licenses are
considered numerous petitions and pro-
tests are submitted to our judges with
B view 10 prejudice them against the
applicants and in this manner effect a
refusal. Personal animosity causes re-
10 be made, and unscru-
oulous subscribers are easily to be
ound, even the signatures OF school
,hildren are accepted eagerly. The
ole requisite Of petition 10 prevent
hs granting of license is to have on :
y one prominent name among the rest,
md in most instances the desired re- !
ult is obtained. But this. by no
means, prevents the applicant from sell .
ing.
A separate license law for the city OF
almost has become necss- '
ity. Let the representatives of the I
'eople, the City Council, be invested
nth the authority to grant applications
or license. A body Of intelligent men,
hesen by the voters Of their respective
ards, who are personally acquain Ted
nth each applicant, is the proper aid
ompetent tribunal for granting or re- Y
using applications. EaJh license "
ught TO run for one year, commencing
q the 25th day Of March of each year. d
fractional licenses, to be issued for q
arm less than q year, 10 expire ON the
5Ek day ofMarch also.
1t onghtto be made obligatory on the
olice department aud the county con.
tables to report every violation Of the n
Nv to be dealt with accordingly. Ev-
ry place where liquor is sold should
3 visited by police officers previous to T
le lst of April Of each year, and if no
csnse can be produced such case
Mould be brought to the knowledge of q
10 proper authorities without delay. p
ach county constable should be in y
ructed to visit certain part of the d
ty, after which he should be held re- pi
,cpsibe for all illega! selling of liquor u
ter the FIRST day Of April.
The Mayor OF the city should be au-
IoriHel and it should be his duty to -
ose all unlicensed taverns. q
The licensed dealer must be better
rejected in regard to his rights and
'operty by legal statutes.
Rowdyism, fraudulent obtaining OF u
inks, drunkenness and fighting X
'ould meet with severe punishment. Il
NJ.