Milford chronicle., 1907-11-01
From the Practical Point Of View.


o be and discussion is getting down to
practical business plane. The voter
, are being asked, before they vote for
l system Of legal prohibition in thi
, state, to consider what the results O
y such change would be.
Every Evening has already pointed
out that one effect of prohibition would
/ be to compel the State to refund from
$3.50 to $4,000 on unexpired liquor
licenses which would be abrogated i'm
mediately by vote for rohibition,
and to lose the nearly $50, 900 OF revenue
now derived annually from the license
system. Advocates Of prohibition for
awhile ignored the very practical ques-
tlon or how this financial loss could be
made good, and in their reluctant at.
tempts to answer, it will be admitted
that they have been far from cenclu.
sive. And yet this is a question which
must be considered by every voter who
has an interest in State government be-
fore he casts his vote on the 5th of Nov.
vember.
But, material as is this question OF
revenue, it fades into insignificance by
comparison with the probable effect OF
vote for prohibition upon the general
business interests of tine State. Sec.
ton II Of the law providing for the
Local Option election says:
THAT if it shall appear at said election n
Lhat greater number Of votes have n
been cast against license than for Ii 4
'ense in anylOf said Local Option dis
Ticts in this State. it shall be unIaw. =,
al for any person or persons, firm. a,
company association or corporation. or -.
he agent, officer or servant Of any firm. !,
ompany, association or corporation. 10 .,
Manufacture or sell spirituous vinous in
malt liquors, except for medicinal or f,
acrament-l purposes, within said dis.
lets, u i at a subsequent submission -
such question a majority Of votes
lall be cast in said district for license"
That II, at the canvass Of the votes
the judges on November 9TH, two
'ys after the election, it should be
lnd that majority Of the votes in thI
en- OF the four districts is against
ense, the liquor business in Delaware lice
'uid cease absolutely, except as TO latl
es Tor medicinal and sacramental nea
rpOses. este
Now, let the voters consider what
uld be the effect of thus exterminst. the
at single blow and over night paic
entire liquor business Of the State
Delaware, or Of the city Of Whining. ",
ere the bulk Of it is located.
he assessed valuation OF real estate
'oted to the manufacture and sale of
lor in Delaware is 81, 252, 72s. All voc.
his property would be forced on the
-ket to be sold as it might be for use H.
Their lines Of business. That il would
er enormously in value is inquest. ,bo.
d. 'iat
10 oo,r,u bong
}, ,hou.oI .',-''o1 III d Single year. Hart
rohibitiOn the assessments would ;ra-s.
duced and the taxes lowered. to the a.
d the counties. Thus the burden 7,
Xatlon an other properties would o,r,t
creased. 0''H
disbursements by the liquor in. FO9' r,
. IN Delaware amount annually to
1883 30. With this large sum Of -9,atu'
y withdraw from the channels of '''eI IL,
ess at one stroke would not the ", "
8 be disastrous? -"
liouor bnsinass - D.,- preten,
anpnoIIu - a.. - Do' d are eA- w
I'M NJ s5ds 900 o. Ill Vi wages Delawa
Faot nno,, -, iiN' VIII Oe Be
arge sum Of money withdraw 81, In
circulation in its present form of ."iiu II
? installments lndictn
what effect would If have ,Don Aft
business to have all the agents with
npl0yes Of the liquor business only III
han 1000 in number. suddenly II q
out Of employment? ratio to
lily, to step for moment from The
ctieal to the moral, would it be The
suddenly DESTROY this bnsiness leave wi
, it out in a sinpIe da- 90 :, The
ithout giving the owner of the If in
y the slightest onnortunit1 Co., they will
lg Of their stocks or arranging The
best possible means NJ reoI;7in9 have eve
cir discredited add denreoiatoS less traffi
tie holdings? Drug
turn to the practical What and cocai
e the effect of the serious AZ kind of h
due to the summary removal VIII
II disbursements to the amount
'u ,';a so' ~ from the vol Keep
BUSINESS in this city and State ?
lot the shock be felt most dis. Rex Co
on all other lines of business . per cent !
are some Of the questions RevTt