Smyrna times., 1897-07-28
BATTLE AGAINST RUM
Sam Small Opens a Local Option Cam.
paign in Wilmington.

Inc crusade for local option in Della
ware began last week when the Rav
Sam Small of Georgia smoke in WI
nlngton ON '"The Law and Logic of
Local Option" Owing to the unnleoo-
anu weather the audience was n small
oHe' put very enthusiastic. Precead-
ing the address Mr.. Small read the
Ihifd chapter of First John, and Mrs
u Harry Sickle of Hamilton. Canada
sang solo. The singing was lead Inv
Jimmy Smith, the ex-pugilist. who is
now an evangelist.
BY the way of Introduction Mr.
small said that the liquor Question wos
d pertinent one. One for the businaso
man TO consider, as there are doIIare
ana cents in it for him. The sneaker
S"lu that he wanted it understood that
'o lal as ne was concerned he had M
personal feeling for any of the saloon
keepers IN the city. He feels interested
IN their case, but does not regard Them
as principles. He regards them simpIv
as agents of the public. The peonIo !
are partners in the business. If the l
speaker had his way, he said that in s
stead OF hunting for name for saloons s
ne would put the sign Government c
agency for Tax Collecting" over the t
door. '-'0 c
Taking up his subject he began at A
ne formation of the American republic II
ne toId how it was formed and the 81
underlying its organization
ND said that it was better than onv
'ther republic. He dwelt on the vari- -
,us states which go to make up the
mon and the various parts of govern
lent' ana declared that although the
ec'lonal interests might be different
le government would stand despite
nat has been said to the contrary fix
nat question: was settled under the spo
ppie tree at Appomattox. He said of
lat there was no question of the con- an
ltutlonallty of the state dealing with be
le question of the liquor traffic as If
wv Mt. That has been settled bv q tin
'clslon of the Supreme Court of tho fft
nited States. No man can appeal TO pr,
g constitution of the United States so
ter state has decided what if will do 7
TN the liquor question, no matter VIII
hat the decision may be. II
The state can say whether the saloon hi,
all be licensed or whether the Go1or cha
be sold without license. Thestate tIe
prohibit the sale of it altogether if r
desires Even the President of the can
lted States, the Congress, or the ont
nest Judiciary of the country can one
'nge the decision of state in tbis n !,
ard.
has been said that it would be i'm ollie
Siole to stop the sale of liquor in the plac
te OF Delaware, as the drink would for
sent IN by the adjoining state of LONG
lnsylvania, Maryland and New Ter IT
. This, the speaker said. could be fifth
niolted by law and every drop of wbe,
-or coming into the state could he wba,
ed and destroyed by the state-offi- had
W "is ulneht against local OPP ever,
N''A D0 udue on JllS point, fOuD
r. Small considered the clause in work
''1'u'ion referring to local OPP rid o
a good one for the local ont;on ga
o,,,o A. i'.u oeen drawing up feare
done - 80 HiriSeli he could not ried {
done better. 1t was little hard soma
each the desired end, but when ac- MI
DllShed it was sura on5 4l
sofo ""' sure ana the state By
who
e speaker said that local option COW,
1t the protection of life. property 5orso
happiness. 1t was a question Of doc,
rule, and whoever was against if e., 8,
opposed to home rule; but bv the nino
sed liquor traffic more people were and y,
to death and destruction than M
killed by the Spaniards in Cuba. car,,oT
ne hurds In Armenia. The View. orr;o,,
the whisky Darrell is the one the riaLts
e OF America want to get at. The bnildi,
ny Is being destroyed, but the neigbI
lean people have the weapon of beforo
Sc In their hands-the ballot off,,
closing the speaker said that if carnon
si'' 'op-o - Deia"are continue under of an il
quor traffic it is because they are "YoI
o"Io m no[ai plane as those en- it" he
ha-.a~I - sno amt Ii tney want to can Sc,
low o,on; roS u It ~ now Is the time. sad ag
oHo1 T;Ll-t lns Iur' oniali spoke ON story 0
onal Liberty VS.. Anrachy." The RHt >
's' VIII commune until August. wheel