Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-07
siaa Correspondence Of E1ory Evening.

stan Correspondence Of Every Evening.
Dover, June The afternoon ses-
sion Of the anti-railroad meeting, which
was held here yesterday, was devoted
chiefly to a consideration of the tenn
porance question. IL was decided TO
call upon the Legislature, at the extra
session, to make good the local option
bill passed al the regular session, and in
the event of failure on the part OF the
Legislature to do 80 10 put an indie
pendent ticket in the field this year and
ask for the support of all voters who are
in favor of local option.
After the matter had been discussed
at length and the Legislature denounced
for IL failure 70 carry out pledges alleged
TO have been made by some of the Re-
publican members before the election,
the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted
Whereas, We are in convention as
sembled 10 consider and confront the
criminal of the twentieth century
monster OF fabulous powers-a demon
possessed of neither intelligence nor
conscience. but animated by an infinite
instinct for death and destruction-a
monster and demon petted, pampered
and protected by the paid guardians of
its unhappy victims; and
Whereas, The people constitute the
State and in their collection capacity are
the government and thereby possess in
herently and inalienahly the right of self
protection, this right being specifically
conceded and provided for in our Della
ware Constitution in connection with
the evils and infamies OF the liquor traffic
under the title of "local Opt on, thus
giving the people within legal lines the
constitutional right 10 vote on the ques-
tion OF license or mo license" and
Whereas, A majority of the members
Of our present Legislature were elected
by voters pledged to vote for no one who
was not favorable 10 local option, and
who themselves, in advance of their
election, pledged their support for such
a measure; and
Whereas, The representatives Of the
dominant political party in the State, in
both branches of the Legislature, were
additionally and thoroughly pledged TO
support an enactment Of such law, by
the insertion of a local option plank in
the platform adopted by their State con-
vention; and,
Whereas, The members of the Legisla-
turo thus elected, frankly acknowledged
their obligations to the temperance
sentiment of the State, and apparently
proceeded in a most formal and deliberate
manner TO redeem their pledges and
promises by preparing and passing a so-
called local option bill, which however,
died before il was born, and, while every
effort was made to galvanize IL into a
seeming reality, remained destitute of
an the essential qualities and ingredients
of legal vitality; and,
Whereas, The presumption dictated
/ by that charity that "thinketh no evil %
| Is favorable TO the honesty and sincerity
of these legislators who thus placed them
selves under pledge and promise 20 the
| temperance people of the State. and who
IN the subsequent regular session of the
Legislature publicly displayed what was
supposed TO be a genuine attachment TO
and support Of the principles of local
option; and
Whereas, 10 would be unjust to at
| tribute the wide-open unconstitu-
tionality of the so-called local option
hill, to the betrayal of the people by
these pledged legislators, under the
sinister influence Of corrupt party bosses.
or Of the powerful lobby in the paid
service Of the liquor interests, without
giving the said legislators an opportunity
to prove their sincerity and honesty;
therefore be IL
Resolved, That this convention calls
upon the executive committee of the
Delaware State Temperance Alliance
TO present this utterance, in the most
effective manner available. to the mem
hers of both branches Of the Legislature
now sitting in extra session and demand
that they Immediately make good their
prediction promises and their subse-
quent professions Of good faith and thus.
perfect and oonsummate the work which
they so imperiectly performed during
their regular session
Resolved That il Is the sense Of this
convention that in case these pledged
Legislators refuse to make an honest and
earnest effort to deliver 10 the people of
Delaware the local option legislation
which they promised and professed 10
give then the selirespecting voters Of
this State will be justified in believing
that fhpV arc tho t-iofiune of "a Ir1fb,,,t, /,