Evening journal., 1913-10-20
TEMPERANCE
MEN PREDICT
"DRY" STATE
Mr.. Poole Believes Delaware
Can be Made SalOOnleSS
Any Time
MIR. WOOLLEY DECLARES
fight Is NOT LOST

Gus churches horo 'aud at tho Ma
iostic Theatre where the Hon. John
G.. Woollcy. Of Wisconsin. delivered
an address were we'll filled Mr..
Woollcy spoke in the NJ. u. Church
in New Castle last evening
Tho special speakers and where
they smoke were: The Rev. Cyrus
p. Keen. OF the Maryland Anti-Saloon
League, IN First Presbyterian
Church. Caleb e. Burchonal. Beth
any Baptist Church; the Rev. Or.
George Edward Reed, DID, at the
Harrison Street NJ. q. Church; the
Rey. w. c. Poole, leader OF the tenn
pcrance forces in Delaware. at East
lake Methodist Episcopal Church.
and y. Ross Farra, at the Claymont
NJ r.. Church
These speakers spoke at the morn
ing services while Mr.. Keen deliy-
cred an address at Eastlakc Pres
byterian Church In the evening. The
meeting at the Majestic Theatre IN
the afternoon was presided over by
! the Rcv- Dr. George Edward Reed.
The opening number WAS "My Coun-
try Tis OF Thee" The Rev. Vaughn
s. Collins made the opening prayer.
nr Reed, In opening the meeting
said he hoped to see women get the
franchise In Delaware and 10 SEQ all
saloons driven from the State.
Mr.. Poole said. III we are go
ing TO make Delaware dry we viii
have TO get together like mon. / be-
licyc Delaware can be made dry at
any time VIC want TO make it,
Mr.. Poole read the following. the
audience reading every other para
graph:
"Therc arc moro violations OF the
liquor. laws in the two wet districts
Of Delaware than Of the no license
laws I'm the two dry districts. Who
says Prohibition makes outlaws?
The number of prisoners sent 10
tho Delaware workhonsc the last
year In which all Of Delaware was
under license ending December lst,
1907, was 1850, and during last year
ending December /, 1912. with two
districts dry. it Was reduced to 1855.
a decrease Of 395. Let taxpayers
count the cost OF arresting, convict
ing and feeding 395 prisoners. and
society count the loss to home and
citizenship.
The number of liquor dealers
within a radius of four squares OF
the infamous. inglorious. notorious
Battle OF paStcr s Corner. where q
lcowafdly criminal housed above a
liquor store nearly shot TO death 4
brave police olhccr Is seventy six
Just keep this TACT before Tho people
OF Delaware and they viii soon have
] prohibition, unless the friends OF the
liquor traiic weaken tho agitation
by getting rid OF half tho saloons.
~. SIX years ago every square
mile Of delaware was under license.
Today the saloon Is banishcd from
aiN-sevcntha OF its territory.
80. The press has almost unani-
mously come over to the side OF the
dfy and church people. Let tho
church people encourage their cdi-
tors who understand that from scp-
enty 10 eighty per cent OF the people
who buy newspapers aud magazines
arc church people ana are standing
by thclr editor friends
3. Banks and capitalists are ind
Ing that from 15 per cont to so per
cent. of the bank depositors arc dry
! people. The working man who de-
4 posits his money at the saloon has
little use for the bank. The capi.
talists who whine about wrcckinf
capital In the next -campaign vii
tdrnish a subject OF laughter msteat
OF sympathy. Now is the time for
him TO seek financial shelter bcfor,
. the cyclone OF wrath blows the liauo
business clean out of Delaware.
DO you know how much one liauo
dealer in Philadelphia cost Dclawar
In court expenses?
Il. The Anti-Saloon League serve
: notice TO the liquor dealers In phila
delphia and Baltimore that the pcopl
~ oi Delaware resent their meddlin
Win the politics and laws OF Dola
ware. increasing our taxes with coul
expenses. and trying to control on
legislative bodies and unless the
stop this meddliug. the people Of he
30 aware viii adopt statewide prohih
tion as the only remedy.
~ "2. The good people Of Delavai
= resent the attempt Of saloon iutercs
% of Wilmington. assisted by saloon ii
. tercs's outside of the state 20 govei
% Delaware. Better had Delaware. a
ie sisted by the good people Of Wilmin
le ton. control Wilmington than for Il
. saloon interests Of Wilmington
= control Delaware.
\. "3. Next time our United Stat
Senators will have to be elected |
. the people and will have 20 snsw
TO the church people of the state (
their record"
:. In introducing Mr.. Woolley. T
Reed said while the speaker claim
D. Wisconsin as his home. he belong
IN TO the United States. The subje
OF Mr.. Woolleys address was "T
,r Christian Must Make Good" He ss
q roads rule the world and men a
l- women are the builders. He al
~ gave some interesting history as
e. the beginning Of the prohibit
movement. of which he was one
3 The pioneers. Mr.. Woolley said
part:
'e "The Christian man must ma
&c good in practical politics.
g 1T is not enough that he be perso
ally correct in his habits. that he
kind to bis family. that he pay !
debts and his taxes. He must {
serve and compel the respect OF tho
a. who serve him in public Office. and Z
"a quit himself like man in the pitch
- battles for civic bcttcrmcnt. He mn
=, rcrudiato the caucus system. whC
a clever sncaks outclass the decc
r.. lie must become a power IN tho pri
ary. who're diliSent honesty has
fair show IN the open. Herctofo
- sclf-seeking and trcachery have e
trollcd the caucus. and loafere q
degcnerstos have too often swamp
- the urinary