Evening journal., 1911-03-20
ARTERS SCORES
CORRUPTION
Makes a Warm Report to
Conference On the TEN
pefanCe Question
C lARCES TREACHERY
AND DEBAUCHEaX

John M Arters. superintendent OIL
the Anti-saloon League for the Dis
trict OF the Eastern Shore counties of
Maryland and until January of this
year superintendent of the Anh-Sa-
loon Lcague of Delaware, reported Ho
the Wilmington M ~ Conference this
afternoon changes by which the Della
ware and Maryland League activities
have been separated aud the Delaware
lcaguc headquarters removed 20
Dover with the Rev S. j Cluoland a8
superintendent During the year The
backgrounds against The saloon were
Cecil county. Md. and rural New Cas-
tle county, Delaware success being
achieved in Cecil county. but not in
rural New Castle county. Conditions
so Tar as concerns the number of sa-
looms I'm This territory Mr.. Artcrs
said, remain practically the same as
last yenr There rs announcement TO
believe chat perhaps the next Logisla-
tara of Maryland VIII repeal the pori-
olical submission law aud make tem-
pcrance conditions permanent ln Cecil
county Churches of am denominations
co-Opcfatod in The campaign
Political Ircnchcry Charged.
Saloons were retained in rural New
Castle at the last election by a major
ity OF $50 On This point Mr. Arters
said Behind these figures is a tale
of political reachery and suffrage de-
hauchery that should make the blood
of every decent man hot with indigna-
tlon. The two elements which entered
into the wet victory wore FIRST. the
| determination OF the Republican mas
I chine TO capture at any cost The State
/ Legislature TO insure the election of
! Senator DUPONT The second was the
/ large corruption fund raised by the
/ liquor men. and used 20 debauch the
colored vote
Corruption as rank and rampant
as elected a LOrimor in Illinois elected
a DUPONT in Delaware. and at the
same time resulted in the defeat of
that Righteousness We espousod and
hoped TO lead TO victory
Says Negroes Did Ii.
"lt is known that on Monday night
before election. a number of negro Re-
publican workers went from Whining.
ton into the county and passed "a,
word along 60 vote "wol," and th,
colored vote went solidly to rivet upOr
them more CALLING slavery than tha
ended by the Emancipation Proclaim
ton. The VETS We're also helped ma
terially by the infamous voters as
sistant law AZ several of the mos
important polling places, both assist
ants were wet
In thus assigning reasons for do
d, feat it is not our purpose TO den
that cause was found for The trlticisl
OF the conduct of our own campaigi
. lt cannot be truthfully said. howeve
= that in prompmesa and efficiency "
: We're derelict Sixty or more organ
zation meetings, more than 100 publ
meetings were held addressed by G
fective speaker To the obiectiC
that too many hired men were en-
plOyed. instead OF volunteers. 20
answered that not one single paN
speaker was employed whose service
t were not demanded by local con
d mittees. There may be ground ia
Q complaint that the campaign was 10
s expensive but responsibility wa
d thrust upon as after repeated aN
temDts had failed to call together th
State Headquarters Committee. Th
Delaware debt approXImatcs $4,000
q "Maryland's Governor is favOrabl
e TO the Statewide bin. and so are Ga
p Maryland papers of both parties