Evening journal., 1907-10-05
REMEMBER SALISBURY
FAcTs ABOUT spEAKEAsIEs.

We are told by our friends. the Ii
cense Committee, that speakeasies
thrive only IN no-license territory and
that "a vote against license IL vote
for the spealeasy." and they cite sew
eral minor instances OF speakeasies
being raided. In widely separated no.
license localities throughout the coun-
try. TO prove their contention. The
Anti-License Committee claims that a
vote FOR LICENSE is a vote for both
the saloon and the speakeasy, and we
submit the following facts TO prove
our contention.
In their article OF Thursday, Ooto-
Der 3, the license men refer to a re-
markable raid on alleged speakeasies in
Bridgeville, Del, with the result that
one poor deluded colored man was
caught selling whisboy and was held
In $1,000 ball on two charges. while two
other colored men were each held IN
$500 bail as witnesses and were taken
to Georgetown Jail. This Is certainly
a terrible state OF affairs, and should
be Immediately stopped by the proper
authorities. but what have the License
people 20 say when we inform them
and the general public that right here
in Wilmington. we have az present run
ming and In full daily operation sixty
six speakeasies, In addition 20 one hun
dred and eighty-six licensed saloons
that, Is one speakeasy 70 every three
saloons.
Upon making a careful investigation
we find there are two hundred and
ninety-nve holders OF United States
certificates OF authorities 10 sell in
toxlcatlng liquors IN wilmington. OF
this number 1S6 are licensed saloons
% are licensed druggists, are brewer
les, rectiners Of spirits. making a
total OF 229 dealers who have complied
with the license law In this particular
leaving a balance OF sixty-six liquor
sellers who have not complied with our
local laws requiring a state liquor H.
cense 10 be taken out by every one
who sells intoxicating liquor
All OF these Illicit Dealers by theii
own statements, we are compelled tC
class az speakeasles. They all hold
United States certificates OF authority
and have paid for same, themselves al.
leging they were liquor sellers, for feat
Uncle Sam would discover their where
abouts and imprison them II that for.
mality were overlooked, but not one o
these sixty-six apeakeasies holds q II.
cense to sell intoxicating liquors from
tho state OF Delaware. and we see M
alternative but to class them a.
! lSPEAKEASfES.
theoretically. our Police Department
does not know they exist: our aler
City Solicitor and his Assistant seen
10 have overlooked them as well; like
wise the Clerk OF the Peace. who's
sworn duty II Is TO see that every deal
er takes out a license--He evidentl
does not know they are IN our midst
The Sheriff OF New Castle County ism
supposed TO know they are with IA
as his superior officers have not give
him orders 20 serve warrants on then
our able Attorney General and his en-
orgetic Assistant evidently do not kno'
that such w-breakers are located /
our City, or they would doubtless TAX
immediate action against them. Ou
Grand Jury and County Court Oficer
are probably not officially aware {
their existence In Wilmington.
II is not dificult. however. TO ascer
tain their whereabouts as any citize
IS permitted TO obtain a list Of IN
names and locations OF these law
. breakers by applying to the 1nternl
:, Revenue Ofiice OF this District and pay
I ing the usual fees for a list Of the
names and addresses.
Are our citizens satisfied with sue
lax enforcement OF our present laws
> II not, this is the time for them /
, speak out in no uncertain tones.