Newark post., 1910-10-19
Peoples Column
Mr.. Burchinal Convincing

ditor OF the POST:
&WlIl you allow me space in your
Peoples Column to repeat some
eas from speech which to me seem
very iorceful The following is no
tempt at verbatim report-simply
at which one person received as the
distance Of Mr. Burchcnals talk. |
ink it worthy of the consideration OF
thinking people.
One Lately Convinced
In this column we give our readers
ee scope for the discussion of any
inject whatsoever. SO long as this
hper exists it is open to the discus
on OF issues before the people.-Ed.) }
REVIEW OF SPEECH AT HOG
KESSIN.
Caleb Burchenal Of Wilmington,
klivered a strong address on the tenn
rance subject last Sunday at the
ockessin Friends Meeting. The
|bject was presented IN several ways.
If. Burchcnal introduced himself as
lawyer, incidentally mentioning an
perience OF another lawyer who had
witness before him who was giving
stimony very harmful to his side OF
e case. Wishing to punish the per-
IA woman, he put the question
low old are you' She unhesitating
replied, twenty-eight. Five years
er the same lawyer was trying a
Sc and the same witness appeared
the stand. Again she was giving
Eighty evidence on the opposite side
c lawyer again demanded her age
fr reply was twentyeight. DO you
member telling me that just five
i hrs ago? How can you explain such
answer now?' She calmly replied
If, am not like lawyer telling one
Z ng today and another tomorrow"
did not come to tell one thing to-
and another tomorrow, but some
ng that was fixed for all time, in
ich he believed with all the strength
his nature.
he name OF America stands fol
aggression. We want things better
ing all lines We want the things
ch are more ennobling, which make
b stronger and women more true
lthing that tends in another direc-
is un-American, contrary to the
lt by which our greatness has beer
ned, that which has enabled oul
les to be won
'hat about the saloon tends to up
our citizenship? Can anyone men
an influence radiating from tina
Ter that betters American lfeo
ur country time and again has leg
ted and demanded or forbidden GER
things. America provides for tn,
/ cation OF her children. She real
this great government must b.
ed by intelligent citizenship. S,
lnds that every child be sent t,
bl until at least IA years of age
prerogative is even beyond th'
nt-the government demands tn
OF the child.
mbling has been catalogued a
mental to the welfare OF a people
Delaware has passed laws prohibit
it: the sale OF lottery tickets is for
4 len n;.only one State within our I'm
will permit a prize-hght within
borders
laws have been passed imposing
on those splitting in public place
thus menacing the public health
any of these jeopardize the publ
ID, more than the corner saloon
r. Burchcnal believes that the rea
Delaware is not dry territory i
Puse men think that would mea
Ter taxes-that the liquor traffi
ices taxation. There are With
limits OF New Castle. 81 saloons
pay the sum Of $500 each-wh:c
gs the State the sum of $63ot
does this compare with the fig
which it costs to maintain thos
tutions. the necessity for which
argely due to the results of aico
$4,000 for the workhouse, $50
for the almshouse, $1,000 for tn
ris Industrial School, $1,000 TO
Girls Reform School, $4,000, tn
OF Court Proceedings, etc. Judg
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