Daily Republican., 1888-02-29

ISatAton, IN tbiHtuu 10 me- BiIu ko
marks Q few days since In the cour
room concerning his Arm, appeared II
the Morning News OF this date:
WILMINGToR, Feb. 2S.
Err: l have no disposition or tim,
for writing articles for the newspapers
and only do 20 a. this time that j may
correct sone misstn,smentg made b.
MIR. Bird yesterday IN the county couI
room. ~ the time that he appeared q,
IoouEsel for several saloonkeepers, II
toxicating liquors.
In the Bell saloon case Mr.. Birt
etated to the court that the clerks OF tn,
jackson and Sharp Company went x
said taloon Tor lunch. Mt once 70
Qresttd that he give the names, %
we'll knew that there wGs not . ole X II
the sfice who frtQuenttd such places
He then named man who is one Of oul
foTemtn, and even this statement WA
nos tru0.
Tho man he named says that be wal
Fever In the saloon but once, two year.
ago, to meet o man who called In hi
absence and left word for him 10 oAll Of
the saloon TO zee him upon his return
ME. Bird should not make such state
mcntS without knowing that they wer,
facts. He alLo made referance TO oui
company furnishing material In theil
limo OF business trst As the grocsr, Goa
dealer, stove meIohan 70 and others sell
them goods; yet gave instructions
many months tinoe TO decliue all such
orderg, had not the opportunity tC
make this statement In the court room
At the time. Mr. Bird was trying to
make our judges believe that the selling
OF goods was the came 60 selling rum.
| Neither was present to asslet In
keeping Mr. Sell alone from obtain Ing
y license. was thera 10 do nil In my
power to prevent Rll who applied.
have no personal hostility ARaintt any
saloon keeper, but have AgaiDet hi.
business. Mr.. Sells saloon 10 within o
few hundred feet OF my oompany'a
ofaoe. do not know him, bu! learn
that he Is \ good mechanic, aud
would be very nlad, II ho 80 desires, to
give him employ ment. Almost daily
l am asked 20 give the eAloon's VII
tinr, who have been discharged from
the lad Istrlal workshops of cur city,
work, that their starving families may
be helped, and would TO Orly too glad
tNhelp every bRlson-k eper into o re
spectacle business and thus redu tte
numbe Of his victims that require aid.
The vitinity east OF Churoh street has
az abundant FhRre oi these dens Of evil.
On Church street and eAsterly TO she
railroad and between Fifth and Ninth
ntreets there are thirteen salooRs.
In the elme districs there are about
$50 houses-a saloon foE about every
nineteen houses. Take from these the
Rumhsr of homes that are not patrons
OF tho saloon, and 1t would reduce the
nun ber to perhaps one saloon for ave
homgs. These will not eupport them.
| There is NO travel eastward beyond the
railroad to gather from, hence they are
there that they may catch the work.
men OF the iuduBtrthl establishments OF
Seldel & Hastings, Hilles g. Jones,
Wilmington Malleable works, d amond
Slate Spring works, Mccullough IrCn
Campany end the jackson & Sharp
Company, all of which are EN- braoed In
the saloon district named. In order
that might know how much time 1t
would require to 90 TO these l3 saloons
timed myself this merniuE from u y
company's cfiiee and return, and went
to the door OF thesa 10 saloons 10 irso-
ton less than IL minutes. II had eL-
tended nay time, say a ve minutes longer
l could have gone TO nearly &s many
mere.
/ Isit surprising that the heads OF lhG
establishment IN the vicinity sign Ie
mons,rApoes againEt these plaocs being
contlnued-placse that are CRTsihg their
employees and uniting them for dutyP
lie It any wonder that | wGs active In
the Court HouGe and elsewhere 10 6e'
cure their defeat? Is Il not . wonder
that every good citizen does no, come
for ward, and with voice aud act help
with the overthrow Of the Rrestesl
cutse to our people, the dram ehop,
when We consider that they have 10
assISt very materially In sheir support,
directly and indirectly, taxes and
charity or insufficient duty OF en-
ployes2 Then, beyond all these pesI.
mary reasong, 10 the fact tha: these
places are leading many, very IN nny, of
oar young men into evil habits, to loEs
OF health, happiness, home, aye, into
drunkaTds' graves
IH IL not q greater wonder that We
have been silent 30 long, when we can
scarcely walk block in cur city with
out passing the saloon or meeting i,s
staggering, Swearing fruits upon the
street, The work OF reduction and
prevention OF the ea,coa will not end
with Novembe and February Efforts
On the bright May mornings, geou TO
come, will be found ut the court house,
women with thhir white badger, and
men with their dsterm nation, by their
pretence, voice and acts to ask Of OUT
honorable judges pot to permit oHe ses
OF men to have the special privilege OF
dealing out destruction and deAth 10
| that's faltnTTr FTbarr And Ind
who arc willing to hear as well IA voice
the cAuse and show by their acts that
they are In sympathy with the ciy all
ever our Hand tEAt The ''gsloon must
CO." Thtis action yesterday ard In
Eovombsr cannot be misu oderstood.
May 1 trespaes farther upon your
| space 90 venture word OF a1vica 20
thpae who wish 10 renew their licenses
or obtain rev onet? think II Will be
as gosd advice as Rny lawyer ohn Gtye
you, and 1t will not cost yoE D fartbirg
TnsioAd, II will add vastly tl your own
happiness, and 10 that OF ihcss who
| would Wait yonE plsces. Bop Ia youg
effort. L. Ia up hill work. as you and
your legal advisors have learned. Tutn
your eftosts into q Tespec.sble business,
or Btek work In Klne CT our Workshop.
| Commences to help bu!id UP chnya otor;
oeRse to pnll down. In other wovdf,
"Geesa to Go evi. md learn to do well. !"
and aseure You tha. sou will live to
see the day thai yen vii! bless tne hour
that you made huch 2 declEion You're
respectfully. JoB Il JACKSON
N. . 1t WAS stated by counsel for
one oT the saloon applicants tbat he han
a letter fiom n grea, meToNpJile hOuSe
OF Philadelphis asking for n lIceBso for
his client. TIE following leitec ex
plains itself: