Evening journal., 1914-07-02
THURSDAY JULY 2. 1914
PROHIBITION. REGULATION AND pOLIrICs.

PROHIBITION. REGULATION AND POLITICS
FROM T. NJ Gilmore president Of the National Model
License League, of Louisville Ky, we have re-
oeived the following letter relative to an editorial
printed recently in this paper comment upon the
decision cf the Delaware Supreme Court in The Van
Wnkle liquor shipping case:
TO the Editor Of THE JOURNAL.
Sir: In THE JOURNAL you draw attention to the
fact that Delaware's two "no-cense" counties are
thrown wde-open to outside liquor dealers under the
Webb-kenyon law and are closed to Delaware dealers
under the Hazel State law You point On the in
justice of this an say is anomalous situation that
rs repugnani TO the public of right You think il
viii not be tolerated by Deawareans any longer than
lt shall be possible TO cure It by Legislative md eAccu
i've action,
In Kentucky there are many "no-liccnses counties.
and dealers I'm Louisville forbidden by law to sell
liquor in these prohibition counties unless they ship
il across the Stateline and then ship It back TO the
'no-lcense" counties
The whole prohibition movement Is sham and
fraud. It nourishes through agitation. Mr.. Hobson
who. a few months was demanding that his
luton for an amendment TO the Federal Constitution be
voted upon at once is now begging that the vote be.
not taken.
The Anti-saoon League which claims to have made
tVo-thrds Of the geographical territory Of the United
States 'no-license' territory. Is urging county, State
and National prohibition yet the official reports of the
L. s. Commissioner OF Internal Revenue and the Cen
Bureau show that the consumption of alcoholic
liquors has increased hfo and three-fourths gallons
capita durn the past Syoars This demonstrates
mat prohnton increases the consumption of alcoholic
LIQUORS Regulation is ne solution Of he llquor
problem Very respectfully. -
r. NJ GILMORE
President National Model License League
Louisville. Ky, June ~. 1914
In reply viii say that the morrl issre involved
p connection with the sale and use of intoxicating
liquors arouses in Delaware the irrcconcilable
conflict Of opinion that Il arouses elsewhere. We do
not think there can be any such conflict OF opinion
among sensible men and relative to the sit
uaton that has been created by the courts decision
on the Hazel ant-shppng law and the effect upon II
of the Federal webb-Konyon law
Those persons who carried TO a successful con-
clusion the fight to make Kent and Sussex dry. did
II thinking or protesting to think that a result of
those elections those counties would he dry
Il soon became apparent to them that prohibition as
II had been applied to Kent and Sussex did not pro
ooit, and that large quantities Of intoxicating liquors
we're being sent in from surrounding wet territory
in an effort 10 make prohibition prohibit. the Hazel
Anti-shippng law was passed by our Legislature. II
represented in inrast-te and more radical sense
The spirit underlying the webb-Kenyon law passed by
Congress to regulate interstate shipments. II was
thought that the Hazel law would be an effective aid
to the Webb-Kenyon law in its application to our
two dry counties
Then came the arrest Of vanwinSle an Adams .Ex-
press Company agent and the test case
The result decision by the highest court I'm
our State TO the effect that under the webb-Kenyon
law manufacturers of dealers in Intoxicating LIQUORS
operating in other States might ship into Kent and
Sussex counties. for lawful use. all the intoxicating
liquors they pleased but that. under the Hazel
law. such shipments might be made by manufactr-
ers and dealers in New Castle county the one wet
cou-ty in Delaware. In other words, manufacturers
and dealers in other States might wet down Kent and
Sussex to thsr hearts content whne manufacturers
and dealers in State might not do So
We have said before and we repeat it now that
such condition is Of no value to Kent and Sussex
and senseless hardship upon New Castle II also
is one that should be corrected speedily possi-
bic.
There also is another thing that should be done.
That is TO remove the liquor question in our State
from politics That may be done by passing a law
providing for the arbitrary submission the question
Of license or no license to The people at special cleo
tons to be held every five or ten years and 70 make
the results Of such elections binding during the in
terSening periods.
That viii put an end to a situation which nov exists
IN Kent and Sussex counties and maize for better
work by our Legislature Under existing conditions
the burning question with respect to legislative can
ddate is not whether he has brains and honesty TO
iegislate' but whether he Is wet man who favors
reeuomisson OF the liquor question or "drya one
VINO Is opposed to such resubmisson In fact in many
oi the close districts the answer to that question d.
cides whether shall shall not 10 10 the 1ev,s
iature His fitness in other matters becomes r,ot,er
OF secondary importance in the minds Of tho yots-s
Nnen the Legislature its next aesson takes p the
Hazel law il also should AXE up and deal deoisiveiv
viii the matter OF removing the liouor oueston ro
partisan politics. Such a course ~i resui, IN iss.
public ferment and better general work BY the fess
lature
Clifford Piuchot viii not know. until the Pennsyisan,s