Evening journal., 1908-10-10
POLITICAL

local option on the saloon question TO I
the people OF the District OF Columbia. /
! reply that II 1t appears that the people, /
of the District desire Il, / shall favor /
granting It 20 them. The Democratic /
platform In Delaware treats this whole I
matter as Il local question. which should !
stand according to the will of the voters
in the locality affectedl This seems
sound in principle and 1 would apply
the same principle to the District Of
Columbia.
.. You ask whether I will vote for
such legislation as is already pending In
Congress providing against the ship
ment Of intoxicating liquors for beverage
purposes for states that are wet into
states or parts Of states that are dry
i reply that the principle OF the Demo
cratic platform in Delaware requires
that the people in dry states or IN parts
OF states which are dry should be per
mitted to have their will carried out in
the matter OF the liquor trafic. l un-
derstand that liquor dealers in dry ter
ritory keepers of speakeases, may get
their supplies from licensed states and
that the state law cannot prevent It be-
cause Il is interstate commerce. I will
II elected, vote for legislation In Con-
hItno IihNluAHb against ShllIhtnN OF lu-
toxicating liquor from states which are
wet into states OF parts Of states which
are dry. when the liquor so shipped is
intended TO be sold in the dry territory.
Such federal legislation would be
recognition OF the right OF the several
states TO regulate their own domestic
affairs. IL Is, therefore, strictly Demo-
cratic in spirit. Possibly the above an
leo all t,. i'd
your second question; but the language
in which you have put your question in
duces me, in order to express my views
fully, to add that l can not favor fed
eral legislation which would prevent
man living I'm dry territory from buying
liquor in a wet state and having 1t ship
ped TO his own home, not for sale. but
for his own use. II citizen Of Dover.
for instance, buys liquor IN Philadelphia
the government Of the United States
should not prevent him from taking or
shipping It home for the use of himself
and family, even though Dover is IN dry
territory That would be an invasion
of his personal liberty which do not
favor
! g. As to your question about sup
porting Hon Joseph G. Cannon for
speaker, it is hardly necessary for me
to say that ] shall if elected vote
\ against him. l shall vote for a Demo-
crat for speaker.
/ Your questions are not in such form
] that 1 can answer them By simply say
yes" or mo-" but I have endeavored
to answer explicitly. plainly and with
perfect frankness. In taking my posi-
tion on these questions which may come
up in Congress- have simply applied
the principle which underles the declara-
tion Of the Democratic platform in Della
ware concerning the same subject mat
ter as It is presented within the state.
/ believe that principle is right and
hope it viii meet with the approval OF
the people OF Delaware.
1 am tempted to add that / shall
make my appeal for support TO the vot-
ers of Delaware not on the saloon ques-
! uon, which is question 10 be dealt
with by the General Assembly OF the
state and one with which Congress has
comparatively little to do, but on the
great issues Of national policy-check-
ing extravaganza in expenditures, re-
vising and reducing a burdensOme tariff.
= destroying private monopoly and the
trust methods OF business. improving
the waterways of the country. particu-
2 larly those of our own state. and rene
I dying the just grievances and complaints
OF organized labor. I should like to
i, have your support and the support OF
, every Delawarean who believes we ought
to have a change in our national policy.
Yours very truly.
Levin Irving Handy.
The leagues correspondence with Mr..
. Hawkins. the Prohibition nominee, has
been on this wise:
. Wilmington. Del. oct. 2, 1908.
!, Mr. William e. Hawkins. No. 7i2 Mar
ket street. City.
Dear Mr. Hawkins: In line with our
action in the case Of other Delaware
d Congressional candidates. we are writ
ing TO obtain from you a statement Of
n your position as a candidate for Con-
e gress on the Prohibition ticket upon
h questions which vitality affect the prog
e ress Of national temperance legislation.
i'm which the Anti-saloon League is just
now interested. There are three import
ant national problems.
1. The granting Of the privilege of
$ local option on the saloon question t.
the people of the District OF Columbia
Will YOU vote in favor of granting such
: a privilege. II elected!
?. The enactment Of anti-shipping
e legislation forbidding the shipment oi
{ Intoxicating liquors for beverage pur'
e poses from wet States into States OF
j. parts Of States which have outlawed
! the beverage liuuor traffic. Will you
e vote favoring such legislation, II elect
i. ed to Congress?
g. The defeat Of joseph G. Cannon
e as speaker Of the next House of Rep.
e resentatives, because he is arbitrarily
It antagonistc to all temperance legisla-
d ton Will YOU vote for other than
It Mr.. Cannon for speaker, if elected?
/ Yours answers to these questions err,
desired at your earliest convenience, IL
/. order that they may be published along
e with the replies Of other candidates, SC
g. that the voters of Delaware will have
full information concerning these con.
N tentions. 1 am.
j. Yours very truly.
= John NJ. Arters.
nj District superintendent
$ Wilmington. Del. October 5. 1908.