Evening journal., 1907-10-31
LICENSE RALLY
AT OPERA HOUSE
Attorney William F. Kuriz
PreSideS and Opposes
Prohibition
SHERIFF PENNELL AND
A CLERGYMAN SPEAK

In the Opera House last night the
license advocates held a big mass
meeting, and some Of the strongest ar
guments yet set forth by the advocates
of license We're advanced by the speak
ers. The audience paid strict attention
to the speakers, who were literally ap-
plauded. William +. Kurtz, the attor-
lney. presided and made the opening
address. Mr.. Kurtz was followed by
William NJ. PennelL of Portland, Me-
sheriff Of Cumberland county. and the
Rev. William Schoenfeld, pastor of the
Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel
lChurch. of New York city. Chairman
Kurtz said in part:
when 1 was asked yesterday to pre-
side at this meeting my first impulse
was to decline. l hesitated first be-
cause 1 did not desire the publicity;
secondly. because i thought that eve;y
citizen could probably decide the is
sues Of this campaign by battling with
them with his own conscience and the
flight which God has given him; thirdly,
/ hesitated because / thought that in
the heated, excited campaign which is
now in progress my motives might be
misconstrued and the good opinion OF
friends ieopardized, friends whose good
opinion 1 value and appreciate.
"To those OF my fellow citizens to
whom my character and good reputa-
tion I'm this community are not a suii-
cient guarantee of my good faith, my
honesty and my sincerity In the cause
which 1 advocate. I may say that / am
mot now, / have not been, nor do / eN-
pect to be, either professionally or
lotherwise either directly or Indirectly,
; lin the employ OF the liquor interests or
lin the employ Of the committee or
committees which are conducting this
campaign. / considered IT, under an
tho circumstances. to be my duty 10
say TO the citizens of Delaware Whal
/ believed and thought was right as
{ COD has given me the intelligence 70
see the right.
@The other evening at a social gath
5 ering we naturally got into discussion
5 lof the issues of this campaign asksa
5 f. valued frien dof mine whose con-
5 scientious motives and good opinion
; resnect what position he occupied IN
lthis campaign He deliberated a mo-
,,,snt and then he said, 4 shall vote lot
s nrohibitlon. I do not feel tnat can
Iassnne the responsibility 70 Vo'e o''''l
; wise. ..,.,,s snirit
ofter Giving due and deliberate tuousn ~
"a au the issues involved IN TINS cam
naipn-and they are many
nav saw that I shall vote LOT N10'',s'
hocause do not feel that / can
snre the responsibility to vote o'"''
wise" (Applause) ras of
Mr. Kurtz continued that ne N -
,ho onlnion that not from lagN az
~. INT from too much law anu wy
,on-enforcement OF laws , alreag' e,,'
$ ,,,a statute books. and instaheeu ~" ,,a
80 v.ere enacted that We're n''
could not be enforced, ia.
continuinr Mr. Kurtz saio' ,,,,t
e eco,ning up TO the proposed pio,-p,
Q 80, law. pointing TO just rev p'''- -.
3 ,a,s IN laws which. in my op'n'o", & o..
80 equal Importance let us lus1 10 a.
? o,,opt dwell on what we al'elnp'eu
{ .,.,s state 10 prevent bribery ana COZ ul
r '' Svo know the malign nhueDe''
80, oame into our midst some ye'i'
- started the Wholesale mine''
-, rr,,Dtion of our citizens we KNOW
.,s. ~ . result Of that influence at tn'
e,-...,,,tional Convention In 1884, "he'
convention adopted that new consul
,,,t,on IT placed within its four corners
~ r,ost stringent provisions 70 prov u'
,.i,et and punish bribery and corrup'
~, which human law can conceive
, .ns-. i.nov, that at the very election
, ,.,,.,,,1i.tslv following the adoption OF
,,,o consfinition bribery and corruption
$50 .,s- rampant as they had ever he q
,,ogore and bribery and corruption al
- oiecions have continued 10 be ram
Irant and only at the last election was
n, .ttempt made 10 arouse the public
mind to tile iniquity Of these practices
and at that election I think some goo'
,,as dome TO stem the tide of this cor
II r,,tion may add In that connection
g mat as an officer of the Anti-BriherA
It resaue I have. upon the instructions
"A tho Anti-Bribery League. informed tn
Acknowledgement Of this State that the
funds now In the treasury Of the Anti
-e Rriberv League are at his disposal d
tbis coming election 10 prevent, detec
is and punish all bribery and corrupuo
re which will be attempted TO be pracuced
e al this election.
n ayou cannot make people good by law.
a recognize and I admit the evils Of Oh
,e abuse Of intoxicating liquors. There
,e no one who recognizes and appreciate
.e them any better than I do. / rccosniz
m and appreciate an OF the evils. the povert
% and tho distress that follow in the wax
10 Of the abuse Of It: but I will state only a
Ia few reasons. among many, which 1 b,
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