Evening journal., 1907-10-09
LICENSE MEN HAD
A LIVELY MEETING
Songs Of Salvation Army Mingled With Ora
tory Of the Speakers Of Questions.
Rough and Ready Debates Anti-LCensc
Men Wanted Wagon Single Takers
About-UprOar at Times

llt CdiNaAlOnlsAa were kANllih an GA
ample of tyranny and fanaticism.
Appeal to Police.
Finally the anti-prohibition people ap
pealed to the police. but shortly after
the police came the Salvatlonists with
drew. While Hogan was speaking,
and during comparative silence, the
HYMNS of the Salvation Army waited
through the air. The racket at one
point became 50 great that Editor
Tavlor raised the window of his
sanctum and looked out. Hogans adj
dress was chiefly about personal OBJ
servations of sDealSeasies in Maine. He
declared that prohibition did not pro-
hibit. and also asserted that prohibi-
tion meant increase Of spealSeasies and
he preferred the saloon to the speak
easy.
Hogan accepted the challenge of
Mrs Lake. and declared the license
speakers would meet the anti-license
men with their woman orator thrown
in to boot. There was applause at this
and at the same time the bass drum
of the Salvationists in the distance
joined in.
Then Mr.. Hogan referred briefly at
ance forces and then described what
he declared prohibition would do for
Wilmington in particular and Della
ware in general. 1t win kill the busi-
ness interest of the city, Mr.. Hogan
declared. and take out of the state
money that is badly needed here. MI
Hogan declared that Caleb n. Burchi-
nal was not a prohibitionist. He ran
for the Legislature on the Democratic
ticket. and you know the Democrats
do not stand for prohibition. A Demo-
crat cannot be a prohibitionist.
Mr. Hogan said that prohibition
means tyranny 1t means Il don't
wish to and 1 won't let YOU" Then
the speaker pictured a road at one end
Of which was prohibition and at the
other freedom If you believe the
saloon responsible for many of the
evils which exist in present day life,
win you go in the direction of prohi-
bition?
''They tell us that this prohibition
wave is sweeping the country. Per-
haps it is. It has swept the South
because it was not met by the friends
of license in the public prints or on
the streets. and because the people OF
that section are not as liberty-loving
as those of the North. But in Della
ware the people know he value of lib
erty and I trust that you will not
| forget your duty in this particular on
+ election day"
Referring again TO conditions in
Maine, Mr.. Hogan said he had seen
speakeasies in Maine The proprietor
1 of one had told him that his weekly
| profits from the business were $500,
Of which amount $500 was given week.
~ to the politicians Of the city. and
| the remainder to them on election day
! to buy votes.
There are spealeasies in Wilmington,
too" Interrupted an enthusiastic dry
in the audience.
"Then have the proprietors arrested o
returned Mr. Hogan. "If you don't you
are not good citizen Of this eommun-
ity.
"Unfair Campaign"
Mr.. Hogan declared that the anti-li-
cense people were conducting an unfair
and untruthful campaign. He charged
them with deliberately perverting fact:
and Of quoting only portions Of subj cls
dealing fairly with the question at issue
Then he read from Kansas paper prov.
ing that conditions under no license there
are as the license men say they are ant
then read a list Of special licenses i'm
posed on residents OF the state sine,
temperance became a law there.
Il see from the list that all mechanic,
must pay an extra tax. The family doc
tor must pay additional revenue Of S2C
monthly. What rs thisl Bottlng Houses
in Kansas. wonder what they bottle out
in Prohibition Kansas" remarked Mr..
Hogan and the crowd laughed heartily.
Then Mr. Hogan announced that he wa,
prepared to answer any question ON the
subject Of the evening and Immediately
he was bombarded with queries.
why have thirteen Of fifteen former
Prohibition States rescinded prohibition
lawsr was the first question
Because those states found that pro.
Military laws do not prohibit the selling
and drinking Of liquor" replied Mr.
Hogan.
'Do you believe your friend is the man
who accepts your last cent and then kicks
you out?' inquired a second inquisitive
auditor.
Many men ought to be kicked out be-
fore they go in because some Of them arc
not worth kicking out afterward," an.
swered Mr.. Hogan and the crowd cheered
'Who runs the speakeasies in Manner
asked some one.
The friends OF prohibition; the mar
who walks to the polls on election da,
and votes against a law providing fol
the resubmission OF the question 10 the
people OF the state" replied Mr. Hogan
Then some fellow who imagined that
the schools of the State would go TO pot
without the revenue from the saloons was
assured by Mr.. Hogan that saloon or nc
saloon the public school system would be
maintained.
DO you consider the building of an ad.
dition TO the Famhurst asylum an essenc.
Of hbertyy' inquired another impertinent
fellow
Mr.. Hogan disposed Of him by replying
"rhe question is not analogous"
AS though to add some additional spice
to the gathering one fellow asked "xho
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