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pocomoke City, Md, March l5.-In a
~, submitted to the Wilmington
Wi,bodist Episcopal Conference, yester-
Ssv Rev. 5. NJ Morgan, presiding elder
Vi The Dover district, after speaking OF
,be sacrifices. labors and achievements OF
cod's servants on the district, said:
eBut how much more of positive and
,,,;ble results would appear if the arch
~ ri morality and religion were driven
.-t of all our conference territory. The
i.sali1ed LIQUOR traffic is the direst enemy
n the church. 1t opposes what the
.burch does and does what the church
onnoses. Its mission is actively and ag-
,Ilslssivelv counter to the mission OF the
Snreb and vet some OF the people who
,onstitute the body OF the church and
NAV and labor for the fullest success of
Esr mission bubble and temporize about
syinq the body blow to the saloon that
Sould pulverize and destroy It, and thus
he ravages and ruin continue with US.
aThe outlawry Of the liquor traffic has
been decreed by popular voice in all the
MARYLAND portion Of Dover district. Dor
chester and Caroline have for almost a
ssneation been local option counties
nv law. too. for the most part, Is we'll
,riorced and not only the traffic in in
,ovicants is thus hindered, but the drink
demon is exercised and the drink practice
i perceptibly disappearing As a social
custom. The members OF the younger
generation are largely total abstainers
and thus exemplify to all observers the
blessings OF the new freedom that has
come TO their time and generation.
1T is painfully regretted, however,
that as much cannot be said for the part
of the district that is in Delaware. and
thereby ssngs the tale Of Delaware 5
darkest page and deepest shame. The
dominant party there solemnly promised
in their platform at the time OF their last
appeal for popular suffrage that, if con
tinued in Office and power, they would
give the people of the State the oppor-
iunitv to exercise their constitutional
and sovereign right of expression by
ballot Of their will touching this iniquity.
majority OF the candidates for the legis-
htve office likewise personally pledged
their support to this promised legislation.
F That party and a majority OF its candi-
dates for the Legislature were elected. 4
majority. moreover, Of the legislators OF
Kent county so elected signed a petition
to the Legislature assembled for such a
law for that county, and yet the Legis-
hture Of Delaware adjourned without
redeeming in the least a single promise
made. Three counts may be sustained
81 the bar Of human conscience and reason
sgainst the above-named petitioners fol
confidence and support:
"First-Against the party managers
who made definite and solemn party
4 promises only TO deceive. betray. insult
and defy the best people OF the Common
wealth.
"Second-Against those legislative can
didates who severally gave their persona
pledge to support this measure and theT
unblushingly and shamelessly repudiatec
their sacred plight
"Ihlrd-Against 50 many of the mem
bers OF the Legislature as, after solemn,
swearing to uphold the Constitution o
the State, violated their oath that bouni
them under its terms, after a majority
Of the legislators OF Kent county petitions
for It, 70 support the local option measuu
Tor that county.
Some Of the legislators. It ought q
be said, used their best endeavor 10 secur
That enactment, but all Of the Others
by the terms Of the fundamental law O
the state and by the higher law Of God
must carry upon them to their dying da.
the iniamy of base perjury.
1T Is time that the moral forces O
Delaware, and for that matter the mors
iorces OF Worcester county, were arrayin.
themselves under an agreed and defnit
. policy for united action that will driv
the custodians and betrayers Of th
. peoples confidence and interests fror
power, overthrow this legalized iniqmt,
and bring victory for God and Christianit
ana Methodism on all this historic PENN
snla soil. The anti-bribcry movement
Under the leadership Of Some Of the mos
reputable gentlemen Of tho state.