Middletown transcript., 1907-08-03


/, Conditions began at once to grow better
until to-day The Chapel district is the
most prosperous Of them all. ThesGer
mans from Minnesota are moving IN
there by the score, and now there is
quite settlement Of them there, and
they are doing we'll. Yon know Ger
mans will not settle where beer is moi
sold either.
BY aboiishing the saloon and drink
| ing place, we have removed the great
bulk Of crime in our midst. and conse-
quently lowered the expenses Of our
county to a wonderful degree.
Why, sir. ! am sure you could not get
a respectable citizen in Talbot County to
announce himself in favor OF rum. And
this ! will tell you for fact, that there
is not q man in the county that could be
nominated for any Office, by either party,
If he should announce himself in favor
of license.
ssOnly the other day, | was talking to
Col Lloyd, one of the best citizens any
community can boast of, as you know,
and he said to me, Major, you remem-
Der how violently I opposed Local OPP
ton years ago2 Well, sir, ! haze lived to
see the great mistake I then made. Local
Option has done more for our people than
any law on the statute books!
II hope you will win out in Delaware
next fall, and I believe you will. The
tide Of public sentiment is sweeping head
long that way. and it's not much use for a
gang Of rum-sellers to get in the way.
In summing the whole thingup, "said
be, Il would say that Local Option is
the greatest blessing that ever came to
Talbot County.
Mr.. TUTHILL COMPARES. CONDI-
TIONS.
Mr.. TutliiIl. of N. Tuthill & Son, a
resident of Easton. said in conversation,
~ remember Easton in the days when
liquor was sold here, and almost blush
to think OF them. The streets -of Easton,
on Tuesday and Saturday nights in those
days, were not fit for respectable people
to be abroad upon, indeed, the ladies OF
the town we're forced to avoid them.
Drunkenness, profanity, indecency ran
riot. Now drunken man on our streets
would create surprise. and attract atten-
ton.
In the old days when show came to
town, ii meant day OF general drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. Now mark
the change under Local Option. Two
years ago, Wild West Show came here, and
showed on q lot just below my store. The
town was over run With people and as
they had to pass my store in going and
coming from the show, ] determined
to closely observe the crowd. All day
long, / watched it, and | say to You that !
did not see q single person under the
influence Of liquor. The same thing
occurred when q circus came here two
or three weeks ago, Ia marked absence Of
drunkenness.
Business is better in Easton than it
ever was. The farmer is far more pros
porous, the county is in better condition.
Men have gotmo money and less debt
than they ever had.
a0h, yes, Local Option has been great
thing for Talbot County, and 80 per cent.
ofour people will tell you so. ! hope il
will win in Delaware next fall"
Iasked the landlord, Mr.. Norris, Of the
Hotel Avon, what he though Of Local OPP
tion. He said to me that be would not
have q licensei if il were offered to him.
He gets q better class of trade, and his
house is filed all the time. On the even
ing arrived there, he could not accom-.
modate his guests. So many were there
that be was forced to procure rooms for
them outside the hotel. This, lie told
me, was common occurrence. The
Avon is commodions hotel, and the
tableand service are superb.