Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-01-11
ANT|-SAL0ON LEAGUE
MAKES APPEAL

To the people OF Delaware, greeting
The Anti Saloon League stands for
the ultimate overthrow of the bever-
age liquor traffic. This is its nation
wide program 1t is also the reason
for its existence in Delaware. Its me-
thods are always those which best
express from time to time the deve-
lopment of public thought and pub
licindignation against the licensed sale
of rum, for which reason local option
or local prohibition is its program in
some States as in Delaware; while in
others, statutory or constitutional pro-
hibition is its goal.
Following this purpose and pro-
gram the League III Delaware for
four years has by no means expert
enced an uneventiul career It's pro-
gress ha sheen marked Its probing
of public opinion and the shaping Of
same into statute law has brought
about the overthrow of the licensed
saloon in Kent and Sussex counties,
and has caused a war to be waged
against the liquor forces in the re-
naming parts of the State, which war,
through two engagements, has serious
ly crippled our enemies, while in no
sense ought we to be discouraged, al
though twice temporarily defeated.
The future lies before us by no
means empty OF promise A Governor
favorable to our interests still occu-
pies the executive chair at Dover. A
Legislature which should take no back
ward step in temperance legislation
will i'll few days assemble there. An
Attorney General, vigorous in prose-
cutting violstors OF our local option
laws, is still in power, with capable
deputies We have the machinery for
doing such effective work if we will
consistently employ the same and CO.
operate one with another in so doing.
The Anti-Saloon League is the APP
proved agent of the various religious
denominations in Delaware for doing
their work in the overthrow of the
liquor traffic. These have endorsed
it's work repeatedly in Conference,
Presbytery and Convention. Upon its
Board of Directors are representatives
OF every religious denomination in the
State. Its newly elected Superinten-
dent, Rev. s. ]. Ciesnd, represents
a religious denomination ALWAYS vigor-
Gus in its opposition to this traffic.
The Baptist Church, to which he be-
longs, and the saloon are everywhere
sworn enemies Thus with Baptists,
Methodists, Presbyterians and those
OF other faiths actively working hand
in hand, our future success is assured.
We plead for such cooperation. We
ask especially for definite and lib
eral financial support, which is much
needed, especially after the exhaustive
character of two closely jointed and
necessarily expensive campaigns, one
in 1907 and the other in 1910. We ask
for the open pulpits OF every denomi-
nation. with hearty welcome to Sup
erintendent Cleland and those whom
he may commission. Our program
.or the immediate future will be prin-
cipai!y the maintenance and cultiva-
ton of healthy public sentiment with
regard to the saloon and vigorous law
enforcement in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties, to be followed with another clash
with the enemy in upper Delaware as
soon as deemed practicable.
Our headquarters after this date will
be located in Dover, which is geo.
graphically central and likewise poll
ticaly strategic.
We believe in the righteousness OF
the Cause we represent and are as
sured that temperance loving Della
wareans can do no better than use this
agency which we have espoused for
the speediest possible overthrow OF
the Delaware liquor traffic.
With heartiest New Year greetings,
we are The State Board of Directors
OF the Anti-Saloon League of Della
ware.
PERI. L. Hoffecker.
Joseph Brown Turner,
John NJ Arters,
Committee