The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-14
Our Dover Letter.


Correspondence of the Republican.
Dover, May 10, ls92.-In reference to
a paragrpp h which appeared In the
morning News of this morning, saving
that the temperance people of Dover
were made very indignant on WedEe5-
day by the discovery shat Judge HouS
ton had granted a license to sell liquor
to L. G. l.. Smith, and that Smith
would open saloon on Lockermsn
street within few doors 1.-THE Bayard
House." your correspondent has in
teryie we'd number OF temperance
people and others. and finds that the
granting of the license to Smith is
generally approved of.
The only Indignant parties that your
correspondent met with were Mr.J Ohm
NJ Ford, who runs the Bayard House
in the interest of a Wholesale liquor
establishment in Philadelphia, and a
few individuals. mostly vcmeu, who,
| from o change caused by growing old,
are inclined to give themselves up to
austere and narrow minded cares.
That Mr.. Ford should feel Indignant
and be opposed to the granting OF a
new liquor license in his own imme-
date neighborhood is naturally t. be
expected arising from the anticipation
of rivalry in trade. And yet we cannot
see why no should DO indignant on
such grounds, inasmuch as the class
of customers which MIR. Smith has
sought license to accommodate is not
the class that imbibe liquor, and liq-
uor only, at the bar OF the Bayard
House.
MIR. Smith keeps, and has kept for
some time, q respectable restaurant,
aad believe the only establishment
of the kind in town where visitors and
others can obtain meal at any and
all hours. And many people do call al
I IT,. Unit rllf N 4 TsAI III q
some of whom whether wisely or UNI
wisely, consider liquor OF some sort o
necessary accom- apartment. And the
question Is, should these customers,
to obtain what they believe to be a
necessity. be compelled to step out
and go up to the Lay ard House whisky
bar.
There is no doubt but there are
some people who do not believe thai
, alcoholic liquors are ne :essury undo
any circumstances, and would, II II
were possible, prohibit their use al
together as beverage, but as very
eminent divine, ana one whose piety
: will not be questioned, Rev. Ii. ii
, Johnson. ID. d., has said, NO such con
{ seusus Of the wise and good exists as
To warrant any group oil earnest men
/, | in feeling that because the question Is
answered to their own satisfaction, II
ought to be settled in the same way
! to every one else. u Is III lcaSI al
+, open question whether IL Christian
b, may indulge at his meals in drinks
. thaC do not intuX.cute Tin. ami Ger
: tainly what neither Holy writ or Goot
1 morals deny, may be Ieit to u mans
own discretion.
| have 10 desire to champion Tx
cause OF 'grugIrries or saloons.
bat experiences his proved that it il
. inpuss ihle 10 mako men SobCr bl
i lrg lslatlun, iust ~ II is it3 gUs,ii 10 tt
h make them iIilH-L 90 Industrious b!
n tho same means. n IS stltl, / SuilcVH
l. an open QUESTION wll';i4"" Ito nttti'lfac
:. ture and sale of Rlcuhui.r beverage
- tu he consumed al hOJHe or ut oEel
: notei, which fuI the ttnfu bclng Is hi
home, hc not a right That can salrl.
remain ummpaired, ana Lcicn II IS N
n opinion and the opinion oil all hcarl.
n with whom 1 have CouNerzCd nl tn
:, subject, that the granting OF tho II
=, SO by Judge Houston to l.. &. l.
= ~ it'll = Restaurant supple wait lhu
= las long been felt IL tile town.
Oh course the llJdr& s"ys in its lssd
to-day that nobody approves OF ii. tu
we know who the 'n0pOdics' are 70
whom the ImlCS speaks IL i tn
whiskCy ring al Baltimore aud Phl!n
drlphid to which the rraprietur5 OF ia
iUALrd House lclunG, and Which Goa
tributo 80 nGrn to tine election .
| .ohert J. l,GS motifs rs Governor, Az
who, IN retuln Tor the contribution q
the stid @A.s.lry ring appointed TIL
prcsunt acting editor of the lndrN 1
ih1 lucrative Office oil Registrar o
Nils III aEd for Kent county.