Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
REPUBLICAN FALSE PRETENCE.

Writes AN Ardent Advocate of the
Prohibition Cause--Some Suggestive
Facts Cleaned From Philadelphia Re-
publican Politics.
Editor Eeery Ecening: The editor Of
the Morning Nous tells us that he be.
lieycs that absolute Prohibition Will
never become a fact in the State and
nation. If he means by that that the
drinking of int0Xicants will not be pro.
hibited he is probably right. Political
Prohlbitionists are also Of the same
opinion. The difference between the
editor and the Prohihitionists rests upon
the determination of the saloon. We
believe that the days of the saloon are
numbered and the thoughtful saloon
keepers say the same thing. Nv 9 nave
warned the trade says the Vine and
Shirt Gazette Of June 18th, that it does
not properly realize what formidable
enemy it has in the Prohibition move
ment" The editor Of this liquor paper
| knows what We are after. lie UNDER
stands the attitude of the Republican
party on the question, and last year
used the powerful influence Of his paper
in the interest OF that party in New
York State. 1t hardly looks reasonable,
therefore, that Prohibitionists will cast
their fortunes in with the Republican
party and the Liquor Dealers Assocla.
ton.
We have tried restrictive legislation
in Pennsylvania, Republican State,
and it has been dismal failure. For
the first four months of this year the
number Of arrests have increased 4,0eU
and over, while the inmates of the sta
ton houses Increased 10000 over the
same period last year, nearly every one
being victims of our Restricted drink
business. These results are not very
satisfactory, but will probably last as
long as we have the Republican party
the true whisky party.
The editor OF the Morning NeTs doei
not seem to know what sort OF gov
eminent we live under. lie says W.
must begin with children, This lisa gov
eminent Of men by men, and not gov
eminent Of children. Children canno
vote. They, the voters, must be adul
males, according to the constitution
The saloon came in by the ballot Gnt
must 20 out the same way Hence 1t j
not question for the children to settle
but question for men. This is why W
nominate State and national tickets
We are not engaged in tying bow-knot
; between the two old parties, nor il
tying ourselves to them, and in til
future we expect to be principal part
ourselves, which is rather. seriou
; outlook for one or the other of til
! present principals.
We know the Democratic party
wicked. Il makes an honest confession
: but the Republican party clothes itse
: in the garments of false pretence, an
: underneath this sham virtue the saloo
= holds the reins over church and Stat
!, Jumping for prohibition may be lare
= waste Of energy, but it is altOgetht
! owing to the way you jump. The del
:. cation which left Philadelphia on Ma
( 23d, to nominate Republican gnverni
= at Harrisburg, was composed of 63 del
i gates. OF this number two were salooI
u Keepers, two were directors in larI
= Republican beer brewery, and 40 othe
We're bondsmen and signers for from OF
to ten saloons each before the licen
court in Philadelphia last April. The
n "A Republican delegates TO Harrisbu
s. represented about 500 saloons al
:. "speak-easies."
re For Prohibitionist, a temperan
4. Democrat or Populist to jump intu
he saloon crowd like that, with the expe
to tation Of Containing the proper restr
of tive legislation in the use OF liquor
I'D would certainly be waste of enera
OF But this is not all. of the 1913 membe
~ of Philadelphia's Common Counc
-st nearly every one of them Republican
he 50 are signers and bondsmen
lat from one to 10 saloons each, and OF
Ter 2S police magistrates % are signers a
bondsmen of from one to six saloo
,ef each. Not much restriction there, a
w in the meanwhile juvenile deprayity
Of ON the rapid increase.
ed The most startling effect of this
EAR publican restriction in Philadelphia
Dol to be found in the uncontrovertible fl
in that the churches are honeycombed W
the saloon. When the Rev. DIR. IL
WI burd left Spring Garden Str
IL. Methodist Church, for Grace Chur
Wilmington, he left two Repul
can councilmen in his church, W
are or were official members, d
,iIs both of them are signers on lice
petitions before the license court.
en-. restricted saloons Of the Republic
bis city Of Philadelphia have atrophied
the conscience Of the church, and | do
Wa go far out of the way when | make
DOL declaration that there are few, if a
10 of the churches Of Philadelphia,
what have liquor license signers am
on their members, largely amongst the
ali ciais. No Republican RESTRICT
ID hypocrisy for Prohibitionists. We
a. going for the ballot box and not for
md cradle and its Infant industries
in. JAMES +. DAHL
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 18th, /
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