Daily Republican., 1886-10-27
FOURTH EDITION
me Bumptuary Dodge.

The Bumptuary Dodge.
The following paper on the Bayard,
Biggs and Gray sumptuAry dodge Was
written By M John Whiteman and
read before OhristiAna Lodge, No. 8, /.
o. @. T., last Saturday night:
/ well know that our Lodge laws for
bid any discussion Of sectarisn or 20
litical subjects In meeting but when
We, ~ . people or order, are attacked
and one Of our most vital and enRross-
ing desires-the main object OF our orgA-
nisasion-is abused ard misrepresented,
then I think We have q right TO ie-
spond--in lodge or out.
Years ago / have read speeches OF
Secretary BayAfd, wherein no con-
demped and vas opposed TO all sump-
tuAry laws, saying he was opposed TO
leeislAtina what . man should eat or
drink. He has been lately echoed by
6enstor Gray and candidate Biggs, Of
salary grab notosietl; but BsyArd 10
the SNUFF .taker and they oil snesss.
Now let rs see where the misrepre.
sants ton or lie exists. Where . false
i'm preston II intentionally con veg cd tits
just ~ bad ~ telling . lie; thus they
say that they arc opposed to the making
of . law directing what o man shall eat
or drink. 30 are VIC, but they wish 10
convey the idea that that 10 what We
propose to do. defy any man TO prove
that tho temperApo % people over did on
any occasion advocate any such law;
but they favor the passage Of law that
will 10 effect prevent . man from drink
ing ~ beverage something that in.
jures him and his family. and never
docs him any good. And these rum ad.
vocates pretend 70 favor temperance.
Now you sec their trick. We are with
them heartily In opposing q law saying
what . man shall eat or drink, but they
are not with us 10 saying what . man
shall not drink, and We propose TO effect
our object by legislating It out Of ex-
lstence. Please remember the little
word mot" and only In relation to
drink.
IL It not surprisipg that such eminent
mon ~ Baysrd, Gray and BiRg(O
should resort TO such fiimsy and low
tricky arguments TO influence the voter
of the people. And 1t looks out Of place
for an humble citizen like me to ortiz
else them, but have become Disguised
with the repetition OF the sumptuary
dodge, and hero ssy that It 10 nothing
more than the clap trap OF tombs
lawyer.
We propose to leRislAte for our own
safety and the rising generation, and for
the babies unborn who will be the men
Of future ages. II you can keep the
liquor away from the rising generation
they will not acquire the liquor habit.
IL people did not have the liquor habit
there would be no rum sold and no risk.
But II you allow saloons to exist
amongst us, where oil kinds Of bait and
induce mepts are held out 70 attract the
young, then there will be drinking and
drunkards. The great good OF the Pro-
hibition law will be to the future gene
ratiops. No man who has not acquired
the liquor habit, will make sacrifices Of
time, money and dignity, to secure
rum for himself or associates. If you
wish to form temperance community,
You must keep away the temptation.
Moral Suasion won't do. We have tried
shat again and again, and when y man
relapses In drinking, he IL worse than
ever before. We must have Prohibition
sooner or later, and We must not rect
till we have secured the law. believe
that Mesers. Bayard. Gray and BigRs
all have children, but those children
are not buried yet. II some of those
children should become low drunkards,
would their fathers pirate go much about
|sumptuary laws.
The following resolutions were also
prepared by Mr.. Whiteman, but were
not presented 70 the lodge:
Resolved, 1st. That any man who acts
or votes against or contrary TO his con-
|sclentious convictions is q political
coward, and that we despise political
towards Of any party.
Resolved, "a. That the State of Della
ware and the respective counties thereof
are governed by rum influence, and
that We will never rest until the power
of rum, politically and socially, 10
broken.
Resolved, Sd. That moral suasion is
good 30 far MS 1t goes, but that II does
not possess staying qualities.
Resolved, 4th. That we are in favor
|of Prohibition, pure and simple, with
out any "its, ands or butts"
Resolved, 9th. That he that Is not for
us is against us, and that any person
who drinks liquor as . beverage is q
drnnkard-'tis only matter Of degrees.
Resolved, 9th. That We are party of
principles and not OF spoils.
Resolved, 7th. That day OF reckon.
Ing 10 at hand, and that the tax payers
of New Castle County would like to
know how this money is ased In Court
House, almshouse and county bridge
deals.
Resolved, 9th. That We charge the
rum party with keeping minority In
power In this county by u legalizsd
fraud, better known as the disfran-
chising act-a conspiracy between the
Legislature, who passed the law, and