Evening journal., 1907-10-30

Just at the present time when the
people OF Delaware are in the throes
.of a bitter campaign. when the rights
and liberties OF her ciuzens are threat
ened, when public speakers from other
states ask the voters to practically con-
iscate property by saddling prohibi-
tion on the people il is well to look
around and see the true condition OF af-
fairs. There is a city OF 5000 popula-
ton within fve miles OF Wilmington
that has eight saloons and a bottling
establishment, where fourteen half
barrels Of beer are consumed daily.
where whiskey is received by the bar
rel in addition to three wagon loads Of
bottled beer and porter every week
Horror of horrors according 10 the paid
platform speakers the people must be
in terrible state there al present and
drunkenness Is rampant! on the con-
trary good order prevails at all times.
only three Of its citizens have been
before the magistrate in fifteen months
for drunkenness The cry OF the plat
form speakers that the saloons fill the
poorhouse does not apply TO this city
with saloon for every 75 voters. Sun
lerintendent James Foster and his sister.
Mrs. Margaret Bacon are in the poor
house at Farnhurst and are drawing
good salaries. The balance OF his fam
lily are there too and so are the night
watchman and fireman, New Castle
men. One man with a broken leg and
two old men without relatives are the
only other men from New Castle in
the County Hospital. This is a great
slap back at the claims of the orators
with their alarming cries OF paupersl
paupers! Saloon made paupers. Sa-
looms cause disorder, theft and all the
lcrimes in the calendar according TO the
Anti-License men and vet a city of
5000 inhabitants has only one man i'm
Jail and he is a well paid guard being
In charge Of the prisoners who make
the clothing in the New Castle county
workhouse at Greenbank.
The nine saloons in our sister CITY
pay their license fees into the State
Treasury and the state treasurer paws
$4,000 year to the support of the
New Castle public schools, and it may
be said here that the "drys" who are
fighting the saloons know that the
saloon money is helping to educate
their children or pay the teachers, for
the Board of Education would be un-
able to run the schools on its appro-
priation from the city. The Sc 900 rails
ed by the city would not pay the sal
aries; and coal for three buildings
must be bought, books are to be Sc
cured repairs made, new furniture Sc
cured and so IL goes that without the
state appropriation the school term
would necessarily have to be cut short
and the children deprived OF the bene-
hts OF public school education. The
people in New Castle are divided OF
the question of local option with q
decided majority in favor Of allowing
the condition Of affairs to remain a,
they are at present. Mayor Boyd in
Ispeaking on the coming election said
yesterday that there is no disorder in
the city even though many strangers
have come there from other cities. An
ARREST Of citizen for drunkenness Is
a rare thing indeed. Those with any
Interest in New Castle, anyone solicit
tous about its progress cannot stop the
tide OF prosperity. prevent the growth
of the city and allow it to die OF DIR,
rot by advocating or supporting the
side Of the "drys." Prohibition doe
lprohibit-a city from growing. foi
anyone who has travelled and seen
the local option towns know il the,
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lcountable for the lack OF business and
enterprise with i'm such places.
A prominent member of St Peters
1T. A. B. Society, the only society OF
its kind in the state, a society that
I believes in starving out the saloons for
its members will not treat or take a
treat in saloon, said he wants to
protect the boys Of New Castle. Youna
| fellows who poW arc t1uablo 10 -,
drink in the saloons, because they arc
mot Of age, say they will be all right
/ If local option passes. They will form
clubs, have individual lockers and gel
all they want to drink. When we went
TO Elkton to play ball the hotel had
no license but there were two rooms
full Of whiskey and beer and boys were
as welcome as men TO the drink as all
they needed was the cash. He viii
lvote wet