Milford chronicle., 1914-07-17
MR.. MILlMAN WRITES A LETTER.

again ask space in your valuable
paper to express my ideas as Democrat
on the Democratic situation as I see 1t,
and on some of the good work they have
+ accomplished in legislation in repeating
bad laws and making good ones.
/ Being a fisherman and a gunner thisis
what they have done for me in the way
of fish and game laws, viz Non-resi-
dents had no right to fish in Delaware
and they have given them the right TO
/ FISH in the streams by paving a three dol
/ lar license. is this right II they were
in need of money, why did they give
non-resideuts the right 10 FISH in Della
ware bay without paving license Was
/ a money barrel opened 90 them, or was
/ it because they did not know of the hun
dreds of small seines and men along the
/ bavshore, who support families from hsh
caught in these waters and supplying the
needs of thousands Of people for the best
{ hsh at low prices. The money received
by these latter people is spent with the
I local merchants, but now the way is
opened to the stock companies to put
down large pounds and seines which
catch thousands of bushels of FISH and
stock the markets. driving the small
q
A game law was made which compels
the farmer to pay a license to kill game
on other than his own land, and limited
the amount of game he shall kill in one
day. These may be good laws, but ] can Z
see it that way do not know what the
fishermen and farmer think about 1t.
will not enumerate SOME other legis-
lation, but leave that for another time.
VNr1.-t as ~, frv ffrfe rra.-f 7rfufar Why
is everybody so quiet II the issue is
known to a few steering politicians, why
not make il known to the voters It'll
NAV be that to know would be a great
shock but it should not be so bad as TO
kill argument.
The way see the issue before the peo-
pie If is TO be plainly wet or dry. Ny
reason for believing this is, that the Hon
orable Senator Salisbury and Congress /
man Brockson in making appointments.
have given only Offices to those who are
supporters and advocates for rum seven (
days in the week with one exception /
only.
lust a word TO the auti-saloou voters. /
1 believe that now is the time to start a /
DRY Club" and show our colors. Wei
will surely have the preachers and the /
church people with us and give them a !
chance to line up their christian voters {
on a moral question. Surely every real /
christian will Join such club, and lend
a helping hand to put this evil out Of +
Delaware. Is preacher doing his chris
tian duty when he breaches temperance, 4
and then goes TO the polls and votes for /
a man to legislate so that liquor can be .
sold or for a man who pretends 10 be 4
. seHa "a len
to get liquor to sell illegally?
Are we doing our duty as christians
when we vote tor men who appoint men
to Office and you are taxed 10 pay his
salary for work he is supposed TO do
who encourages the breaking of the moral
laws. l have kept tabs on some, and
ind them occasionally visiting negro
speakeasies. Here is a situation for
shame white men placing themselves
lpon the level of the lowest negro.
Men who believe in morality and relig
ous government must do their duty
You have the power if you will pull to-
,ether, and vote to put only good Citi-
zens in office. When the Offices are
filed with good christian and moral peo
pie, YOU will not hear of any more speak
easies
Politicians will tell you to keep these
things out Of the church, and the church 4
will be better off. Now who is back Of II
All the reforms Is it the church OR II
IS it the men who had their beer on tap n
and their whiskey on ice all day on Sun
Law, July 5th along the MispilliOu, and II
in the Club" houses hardly a square
away from the churches
If this class of people are the best cit
zens, then the preachers, Sunday School n
teachers and christian people are justi-
fed in lending their support and placing 4
such men in office. If they are not the
best citizens, then the latter class must
come out and take a stand against them, II
and enough sinners will be with you to
take a stand for the right to sink them
forever. Start the club at once, for de-
.ay is dangerous. Do not wait for to-
but start the Dry Club to-
lay, and tomorrow you will have enough
members to defeat any wet man that
salisbury or Brockson could name, or
any their agents will suggest who are
now identified as with the wet side. II
Start the Club and be in a position to
iay to the three political parties, give
Is recognition according TO our strength, II
ind we will land you safe from the grind
ng wheel OF reform" Look for the
text edition. ! voted for local option.
JAMES II, MILLNIAN,
Milford. Del