Milford chronicle., 1907-10-04
SALISBURY IS
VERY ANGRY.
Objects to What Was Published
Concerning Its Experience
With Prohibition.
MANY PRESENT AT MEETING.
Committee Named to Consider the
Matter-ApOIOgy is Demanded From
Newspapers.

SALISBURY, Nd, Sept. 30.-That Sails
D bury is aroused over the statements give
out recently about its moral and bushes
Conditions no one could doubt who filet
into the court house this evening in re
Spouse to a call for a citizens meeting t.
take action in the premises. Every sea
was taken and standing room was at
premium. To make list of the promi
nent citizens present would be difficult
but of those that we're absent would b.
easy. 1t was one of the most enthusiast,
gathering ever held in this city.
Ex-Mayor Disheroon called the meet
ing in order and L. W. Gunby was elected
permanent chairman.
In assuming the position, he said that
he felt that not only had the man who
had been misquoted been insulted, but a
stigma had been cast upon the whole
town.
A committee on resolution was ap-
! pointed consisting of James E. EllegOod,
S X. White, Irving S Powell, f. S. Ad-
kins' W. J. Downing, W. B. Miller and
B. Frank Kinnerly. Judge Holland, who
was quoted in the offensive article as be-
ing opposed to local option, took the floor
and said that while he said some of
the thing which he was quoted as have
ing said, an entire wrong and unwarrant-
ed construction had been placed upon
them. He said further that while at the
time the vote was taken he voted for IL
cense and against local option, that after
four years of the enforcement of the law
he was convinced of its value, and after
what he had seen it do for Salisbury and
its inhabitants both morally and in BUSH
ness way he would not only vote for pro-
hibition, iftcame to vote, put he would
do all in his power to get his friends to do
the same thing.
Judge Holland was followed by W. B. |
Miller of the telephone company, who de.
clared he also had voted for license at the
previous election ; that after watching the
of local option he would Ger.
-ainly vote for it next time it should come
10 a vote.
w. E. Metten of the Every Evening of
was present and make a
to the meeting in which he ex-
planned that the article was paid adver-
isememt for which the paper was not re-
pOnsible, but that they were nevertheless
OrrOw for the occurrence and offered a
uitabfe apology, stating that the paper
would do all in its power to make the
natter right, and especially asked that
he men who had been misquoted send
Ienials to his paper and they would be
printed. The meeting was
lot quite satisfied with this, however, and
assed a motion insisting that this repara-
ion be made in the editorial columns and
D this Mr. Metten acceded. The follow
lg resolutions were adopted, unanimous
7, amidst longcontinued cheering and
ppause.
Whereas, The town of Salisbury, Md,
as been advertised throughout the state
Delaware as a town in leading strings,
edging in as to trade, wide open as to
with its business gone to
altimore and wet towns in Delaware.
lnday DRINKS common therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
Getting.
First, That said. representations are
lse and scurrilous.
Second, That whatever NAV be the
use the business of this town has in
eased at rapid strides in the last three
airs; more residents have been built
thin like period prior to the depart
re of the ssloon from our midst.
Third, That the statement that there
as much liquor sold here at this time as
Is sold under the license system is so
untrue as to need no denial,
It on the contrary the sobriety of our
tizens and general moral conditions of
r town have vastly improved because
the absence of the saloon from our town,
understanding the fact that Delmar,
zen miles to the north of us, Berlin, 20
les to the east Of us and Pocomoke City,
miles to the south, are all license
rns. Isl
Fourth, That we are so well content N
h present conditions for sobriety and a
iness that we challenge the advocates
he saloon system to get a majority Of
voters to petition the court to order "a
election, as they have a right to do
Ter the statute.