Newark post., 1910-11-16

idWySi diiu d iliiilStCi, PioSuiSu 'hS
adoption OF resolution serving no.
tice on the league that it's help was not
desired. This action was SO unpopu
lar that the county committee was
later compelled to pass the manage
ment of the campaign back to the
committees iii the respective districts,
and these various conn iltces have in
vited representatives OF the Ant-Sa-
loon League to speak and help in the
campaign.
The State and district workers OF
the Anti-Saloon League had no
thought of attempting to assume con
troll OF the campaign, it being the
policy OF the league in such matters
to work under the direction of the
local committee, and instead of the
State League being repudiated by the
people , it was simply attacked by
few individuals.
In view of the fact that as the rep
resentative of the National League, |
| brought about the establishment of the
league work i'll Delaware, it may be
proper for me to say that the work in
New Castle county was under the di-
| rcction OF county committee and the
! Anti-Saloon League men worked for
and were accountable to that commit
tee, SO that the temperance people OF
New Castle county ran their own cam
| paign in their own manner as truly as
did the people Of Cecil county.
I
| may say further that there is no
county in Maryland where the tenn
perance people are not working i'll ac
card with the State League, "a few
| disgruntled individuals to the contrary
notwithstanding.
1t is not fair to compare New Castle
county with Cecil In Cecil the sa-
looms were gone and the temperance
people had the advantage OF position
| In New Castle the saloons had The ad-
vantage of position and used it to cor
rupt the electorate.
William H. Anderson
Superintendent anti Sa 'oon League OF
Maryland
Baltimore, Md, Nov IL, 1910
Elkton, Md, Nov. IS, 1910
| Editor Newark POST
Dear Sr:--You ask me to state the
| other side OF the question referred to
in the communication of William II.
anderson to the Every Evening. Per-
nit me to say that | do not think it
worth while to waste my time and
your space in any controversy with
Mr. Anderson. We simp.y declined i'll
Cecil, to allow him and the Rev. Mr.
.lrters to interfere with the no-license
campaign in this county, and we think
the wisdom of that decision was amply
demonstrated by the vote. "Represen-
tatives OF the Anti Saloon League"
doubtless did speak during the cam
psign in some OF the churches of Cecil
county-no one could or would pre-
sumo to say whom the churches should
invite to their pulpits. But "represen-
tatives OF the League had no part nor
lot in the conduct OF the campaign.
simply because the judgment of the
local committee was against allowing
any handling of the situation by par
ties who were strangers to local con-
ditions and who would do more harm
than good by their interference. | am
told by many warm friends OF tenn
perance in your county that the no.
license cause would have Jared far
better in that county, il it could have
been delivered from the indiscreet i'll
fluence of the young man who is at the
head Of the Anti Saloon League OF
Delaware, and who is attending to
play a game for which he has had nc
training in the valued school OF liie' ,
Yours truly.
Frank E. Williams.
(Mr. Williams is the Editor of The
Cecil Wing, to whom Mr. Anderso,
refers in his article in the Every Even.
ing-Ed)