New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
DELA WARE.
Low LICENSE AND SLIGHT PENALTIES.
NUMBER or INHABITANTS TO THE SQUARE MILE, II
LARGEST CITY. WILMINGTON, 42.47S-
TOTAL POPULATION, 146 60s-AREA,

NUMBER OF INHABITANTS TO THE SQUARE MILE, II
LARGEST CITY, WILMINGTON. 42.47s-
TOTAL POPULATION, 146 60s-AREA,
1850 SQUARE NILES.
The Court Of General Sessions In zach county OF
Delaware grants liquor licenses to such applicants
only present petitions therefor signed by "twelvs
substantial frceholders' OF hs school district In
Wilmington the petition must be signed by twenty-
four such treeholdefs Outside Of cities of moro than
1000 inhabitants, the applicant must show that "hs
has two suitable and four comforabl beds for
the exclusive uso Of travellers and guests and sabng
and provender for at least four horses" @The price
OF license to keep an inn or tavern shall be 500,
unless the rental valuo Of such Inn tavern shall
exceed $500, whom II shall be increased ct the rata
OF 10 per cent Of such rental value"
Tho selling OF Intoxicating liquor except under such
. license, is . misdemeanor Tho punishment 10 Q
fine from $50 to 800. drunhen man may be ar-
rested and hnod $40 and costs and In certain cases
imprisoned five days
GOVERNOR BIGCS'S ANSWER
Governor Biggs sent the following reply without
answering the questions:
especially , refer you 70 Mr. T. R HOneckor, my
persnce Reform ticket. He resides In my town.
Dover. Del B. T. BiGGs
Tho letter sent to Mr. Horecker as suggested
and the following reply was received:
1j Tho liquor law IN State seems not 10 have
been Intended repress ntemperance. the doalers
In LIQUOR all powerful ard shape legislation and
siruction has been that all old sites for hotels received
license a matter almost OF course, while new n.
have been granted unless strongly and yIcor-
Ously demonstrated against and supported by some
disQual!ying evidence against the person of the
applicant. and with reference TO the In
EQUITY Of tho spread OF the traffic There has been
Icuor bail to report unlicensed sellers but I'm CON
formity to The spirit ot the law and those In rule he
has scarcely interfored even In the prosecution Of
single case.
i2l Requires answer In this State
3j Local option to adopt either high license or pro-
hbitioh, and, eventually. as public sentiment In
proves, constitutional prohibition God speed the day
fhat brings any measure that Will tend sunnrcss the
traffc. JAMES r. HOFFELKER.
Middetown, Del
REPUBLICANS.
d. W. Brcreton writes as follows:
III Very slightly.
Isl Ist, prohibition: cd, Local Option: 3D. High
License The interest In prohibition or restriction
of the liquor traffic has been steadily growing for
the last ten or twelve years The greater proportion
say 90 TO 10 per cent Tho Democratic party in
Delaware IS strong enough 10 pass Local Option or
High License bill. bnt they are "hidr-bonn or
cowardly, they are afraid to venture ehor
Lewes. Del W. BRERETON.
PRoHIBITIOSIsTs.
Tho Rev. J. A. Wilson says
~ In the rural sections yes. In the towns no.
(o No
l3 Prohibition or local option The people havo
for years been petton!ne for Local Option law
and there Is room doubt that the majority for
prohibition through local option would be overwhclm
Ing There Is not the renotssi possibility Of getting
II however, As the liquor Interest has the managers
of tho dominant party by the throat and the other
party would not bs k5y to do any better. but would