The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-25
OPP os... !. Local Option.


Our representative German citizens
held an antl-iocai option meeting at Ger.
man Hall last evening.
A. ]. Kooeh, editor OF the Frlo PIesse,
presided. The vice presidents were Ed
ward Sedenberg, Ernest Henderer. Thee.
dore Fuekel and Josoph Rymski. 1hs
secretaries were Professor G Sc irmer.
II. q. Battling and Nj, J. Mlronberg. Sec.
rotary Schirmer read the following reso.
lutlons;
Whereas, We, the Undersigned Ger
man-Ameriean citizens OF Wilmington.
Delaware, have assembled on Thursday
evening, January "a, 1895. In the German
Hall. for the purpose OF protesting
against the local option movement being
agitated at the present time by so.cplled
fanatical temperance people. who propose
to Introduce In the present session or the
General Assembly a local option bill; and
whereas, Tho undersigned citizens
consider the adoption OF such bill as an
arbitrary and tyrannical Infringement of
the personal rights and liberties OF every
free American citizen; aud
Whereas. We do not feel disposed to
submit tamely to such infringements Of
our rights and privileges and have assem-.
Dieu h>e tot the purpose oil sntefina our
protests ami intend TO employ every law
fu mems to prevent any curtallment OF
our personal liberties; and
whereas 1t ID Qua belief that every
Tree and independent human being created
ana endowed with free will docs possess
the right to eat and to drink according to
his own inclination and that no LeRlsla,
ture is empowered to dictate to anybody
what no should eat or drink; anu
whereas, IL has been proved by exDe.
rience In those states where local option
and prohibition laws have been passed
that they did not accomplish the desired
rosult; but on the contrary, have teen the
cause oil illegal liquor selling and lnteln
perance, producing detsstable spy.sye
tenn; and
Whereas. The abolition OF the sale of
liquor would cut off the revenue from II.
cehse ices amounting to about Sl0O, 900
per annum. the loss of which would ma
Consulate All Increase In the tax rate to the
same amount, thereby augmentipg the
burdens OF the Taxpayers throughout the
entire stats ami at the same Time decrease
the value OF their property; and
w hereas, We consider tho selling Of
liquor, when we'll conducted, a lawful ant
Respectable business. like any other an,
The shloon necessity for the accomtno-
uaton OF our homo people and the trayell
Ing public: aid
Whereas We are OF the opinion thai
local option law is also aimed against lii,
working classes II adopted, viii be used
by some employers oil LABOR as n suUter
Iu.e TO reduce the wages OF their employ
e5; aud
Whereas We arc convinced that oul
representatives In the Legislature, electct
10y the people, bellsve IN equal rights Il
all eltizens, whether rich or Door aud tina
thoy will pass no laws for The benefit u
certain classsss but for the benefit of nj
citizens; therefore. be 1t.
heeoltod, That we declare and de
nounce the proposed local option bill n,
nm Infamous measure unworthy OF tn
attention and consideration OF tho Lerl4
lulure: nni be 1t further
heSoNeu. That We request the Lerls
lature not to pass the Local option biz mn
that committees Do appointed for tn,
PURPOSE OF submitting to every membe
ol The Legislature copy OF these Dream
bles and resolutions signed by every Gel
| matt American citlZaE of the city of Wil
! mlbRton, anu that these resolutions OK
| Pressing The sentiments of al, the GermaI
Aneiican cltizsns will not DO dlsrogarde
By the Legislatures; aud he IL
| Nesoiveh. That copy OF these Dream
| bles and resolutions be cent to eyerv ,Iai,
neWar'r Ia Wilmington Tor pubIicatiuI
WI on, Del, January "a, 1896
llih ."1ch OF the evening was ma,le IL
rather sylvester OF Sacred Heart CJburrh
lie SAID that probably some were su priae
to see him at tho meeting.
The prevailing idea of local on,lon h
thought was wrong. He had lived /
places where there was local option an
lie found that If a man was n gooI frlnm
oil doctor a" could get all the nrlnk h
wanted All needed was that he shoul
pay Tor It, Inc drug stores did ali ii
business There was au opldemie of nal,
In the stomach. N''''
lie sad II local option was enforced
Delaware 1t would increase ytolations /
law.
Inc other speakers who talked on ID
resolutions were Ludwig Melchlor, Pr,
lessor u schirmer. Fred Won Bourdo
| heEIuhn ED, Ernest Hnn,t,par ho,,is
huoenzer. Theodore Fuekel and Wll
Uhso.
IL was decided to circulate the resol,
lions among the German cilizeus OF wi
mihktoh aud request signIturas, VINE
VII ne presented 10 the logs ature
Inc committee GU Resolutions was A
ired Schmelzer q, Sculrmer. j. p.
feakel, Albert Bueh!er and Dr. Elm