Milford chronicle., 1907-09-27
LICENSE COMMITTEE.

they say in Baltimore we can get all kinds
of goods, even wet goods.
"Then there is just as much drinking
here as before. They send for it to Baltl-
more. Berlin. Laurel and even to Will
mington. What Salisbury wants and
needs is not prohibition, but a more
stippent execution of laws. 1t was not 1
wbiskey that gave us disorder so much I
as il was indifference on the part OF the |
authorities to carry out the laws. We |
still have disorder and drunkenness. "
Arthur W Kennerly, proprietor OF the |
CITY Hand Laundry, declared himself
in favor Of license, he voted for it four
wears ago and would do 1t again 1t
stands to reason" he added, THAT what
ever brings the folks to town brings
money and brings business. l can tell
YOU OF money | lost, from 81 to SlO a
| week, after the town went dry, money
which was brought here by country
people. That business went to wet
town, and don't get the work any more
"Prohibition does not prohibit. There S
Dlenty of whisky in the town. A negro
told me only a few days ago, of four men
of whom he had'bought whisky recently
In my opinion we ought to have one or
two licensed places for the accommoda.
ton of visitors and also for the beneht OF
the town generally"
A. A. ellis, wholesale grocer, thought
that there ought to be a few licensed
houses in the town. "You know" he OBJ
served. 1--WE are in the midst of lot OF
Daople who would like to turn on the
spigot." And yet they vote for prohibl-
ton.
Jehu Parsons, lately retired as dealer in
fancy groceries and fine tobacco and
cigars. had no use for prohibition. There
il no prohibition. 1t does not matter to
me whether strong drink is sold or not,
lint there is no merit in the proposition
morally: and it is decidedly injurious TO
business here. l felt the depression at
once when it went into effect and never
did as much business since, as before
1904"
], Cleveland White, Salisbury leading
insurance agent, said that lots OF business
was driven from the city by the local
option act and I'VE will never get 1t
; George W. Bell, Esq, of the law firm
: of Messrs. TOadvine & Bell, promptly
? answered to the question, Does prohlol-
ton prohibit" Not at all mere Is
: as mut h drinking and drunkenness here
t as ever. You don't see It on Il e MA n
I streets but in the outlying corners and
suburbs there is as much as ever Ihose
. who can afford lit send Tor It, Men VIII
? club together and get gallon. that means
dr. nix for them and their trit nos, they
J, stay by the jug until it Is all gone
r you will be surprised to find DURING
5 your fight in Delaware that the besl
r citizens, l mean the best business people
e will support license. Prohibition VIII o'
l backed bv the few honest temperance
y men; but their biggest vote will come IRON
r the least responsible members OF society
Every fellow that has been refused
o drink will vote for spite against the loca
d hotel keeper. Every dead beat who owes
a bar bill will vote against license. IheI
IS there are the fellows who have extrava
8 cant notions about running speakeasle
e and walking taverns The men who hav'
(. A business stake in town will all vote TO
Il license"
= Frederick A. Grier, of the Salisbur.
y Foundry Co., one of the most lmportan
y industries of the place, could not condemn
= tire farce of prohibition too strongly. n!
e Grier was born at Milford, Del, and
d we'll known throughout the Peninsula
He and his son constitute the compan
= ana LLleN have NlAH EsDoA
d south of Wilmington He said;
Of "Tbere is no prohibition here. Every
81 body drinks that wants to, not singl
d man has been reformed, but thousand
Re of dollars. yes, tens of thousands OF do
ie lars are sent to Baltimore every year 10
ot ljouor, and Salisbury does not get cen
re of revenue from the business. II 1t oil
k any GOOD, morally, mean, would hav
some patience with it, but it does moi
i and it robs us every day of money IN ao
h, dition TO the revenue We have lost.
y can name YOU man after man, iarmel
n. and others, north and east Of this towI
I'd who are taking their machine work
er Delmar and Berlin. But this thing Is nc
N settled vet We are going to have anothe
lit election. This town is too big to be ru
ne nv a lot of cranks This is a bushes
ed Mace and we are going to prove i.
e. The general source of supplies Is Bait
more. Men of means send TO kentuck,
e. Ohio PENNSYLVANIA and other States tC
is their whiskey-a statement that can |
I'd nroved bv the postofIice. the banks an
a the Adams Express office; bnt the prime
rg nal source, whence so per cent of the WIN
he kew drunk comes. is Baltimore. II
We WicOmico River line, two boats, leavl
of Baltimore three times week at oo'c loc
ed +. m, and salutes Salisbury with It's TEN
as- whistle at s a. m the next day.
en- Then You see Salisbury as it is descrlo'
lst bv the foregoing witnesses, than VINO
re- there are no better nor more credltah
citizens in Salisbury, nor in any oth
nv town. More than dozen witnesses a.
~ yised the writer to 'meet the boat in Il
M. morning" and when objections were {
bo fered the friendly adviser would urge y,
IN ace Mr.. "Sid" Gordv, the agent OF Il
nd boat company. Now, it is not fair to i
,as terview the representatives OF poweri
$50 railroad or transportation companies. u
81 less they are at the top. Hence, M
es Gordy, who represents the boat, col
,al PAW shall not be quoted. He has
4 hesitation in declaring himself for licen
Do. and looks upon prohibition as farce al
or failure, but this is his personal opinlo
1ia and he has nothing to say about the 0u
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