Evening journal., 1913-09-12
PRODS DIR. COOPER
FOR HIS ATTITUDE
Rev. N. c. Poole, Antl-SaIOOn
Leader, Comments on Edu-
cation Boards Action

The Rev. W. c. Poole, superintendent
Of the Anti-saloon League, is stirred
over the action Of DR.. 7. o. Cooper and
other members of the Board of Educa-
tion on Monday night in declining to
grant permission to the school children
to participate in big temperance rally
the latter part of September
Commenting on the school boards re-
fusal to grant permission TO the W. G..
4. L.. TO invite the school children 10
gather in Tenth Street Park and henr a
brief address by Judge McWhorter at
the w. c. +. L. convention. to be ncld
in st. paul's NJ. L. Church Mr.. 9oole
said.
"Dr. Cooper has lighted fuse whien
he will probably not he able to distn-
guish. II he thought TO choke of
growth in Temperance sentiment by
Showing a courage equal to that Of Don
QuiNote in the presence of three cultured
Indies when he had double that number
of men to defend him, he viii probably
find that he is mistaken. He should
have been informed as tu the nature OF
women and the chivalry OF men,
Delaware never had more people in
it than il has today. The recent cam
paigns OF 1907, 1910, and those of the
last three years has taught them how to
fight practical political fight. These
men had nothing to do with the simple,
harmless proposal OF the W. G.. r. L.,
which would probably never have been
heard Of il il had been accepted, but the
foremost men of this State have wives
and daughters and mothers who are
worthy members of the W. c. 7. U.
These men have conscience, high moral
standards and above all that chivalry
which characterizes the men of Delaware
when the hest women of the state are
dealt with unfairly. Dr. Cooper's action
has furnished "a hundred preachers in
Delaware with a subject for temper
ance sermon Worst of all for his
cause. he has got on the wrong side oi
the question for him. he could better
have attacked any organization IN Della
ware than the W. G. 4. l..
"To Illustrate; At recent gathering
| of W. c. r. t. workers having some OF
the finest mothers in the state present,
a mother brought her baby boy, les
than-a wear old TO he christcned In
the PRAYER Of dedication | shall never
forget tho way in which that child was
set apart to serve God and his country.
That is work of the w. G. Y. ".
at that very same hour, in n saloon,
a drunken father was teaching his boy
of less than five wears of 1gc, To drink
whis<ey like his father. This IL work
IL tries TO stop.
"rhc W. c. 7. Z. believes that IL is
better to raise children right ana win.
ont taking the first drink. than to send
them 10 tho kecly cire or place them
ON the lag list after they have become
confirmed drunkards and cost the state
hundreds and thousands Of dollars IN
court and prison expenses.
"The w. G. 4. q. has been the leader
in the preservation Of childhood, the dc
yclopment OF manhood and ideal citizens,
and in all that tends to make our coun
try stronger. wiser and richer. IL has
mover bccn n party organization. hrt
strictly moral. intellectual and uplifting
and DIR. Cooper should have used more
knowledge and less zeal In his reference
TO them.
"As for his great zeal to protect the
children of our city from anything
which might divert their attention
from their school work. he should eN'
plain some actions last spring ON the
part of the school board.
"One day each week for four week
IN succession last spring the children
of this city we're turned upon th'
streets with the school doors LOCKED
against them. and left free to associ
ate with whatever companions thel
might find among the demoralizinl
crowd of circus followers. Beneath
INV Office window ] saw as many Al
ATTY children. boys and girls. of al
races and coiors. piled together II
the dirt OF the street scrapping TO
pennies. Two policemen, paid by tn
taxpayers Of the city, were kept bus,
trying to keep them out OF the wa.
OF cars and automobiles. In view o
the refusal of permission TO invite
the school children of the city TO at
/ tend for ten minutes a brief addres
I OF a prominent jurist, and to marc
{ around one of our beautiful square:
! and all OF this to be done afte
t school hours. II does seem that ID
| Cooper should tender some explana
! tions, lest he should be thought d
D least inconsistent in his present al
r