The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-10-10
ANTI-IICfNSE APPEAL

People of Cecil:-You are about to
vote FOR or AGAINST Rum in this
county. Your vote will determine
whether the existing condition of law
and order, home happiness and bust
ness prosperity shall continue, or what
Judge Constable rightly calls a "ca-
lamity" shall come-the opening of
TWENTY ONE LICENSED RUM
SHOPS. No matter how long you
have been voter you cannot vote this
year unless you are registered anew.
Anti-License voters be warned! The
whiskey people are busy, very busy.
They are registering their vote. They
are expecting to win. 1.ney are al
ready counting their unmatched chick
ens-inquiring about properties for
saloons and wholesale places, seeking
places on the board of Liquor License
Commissioners, etc. The sentiment of
the County is undoubtedly overwhelm-
ingly AGAINST the return of this
calamity" But that sentiment must
be expressed at the polls. Only those
who are registered ca. east ballot.
Are YOU registered?
Women of the County:-Iou are
tremendously interested IN iais ISSUE.
The saloon is acknowledged to be the
worst foe of the home. The whlskey
interest seeks to establish twenty-one
of these enemies whose business is to
ruin as many of the homes of the
county as they are able to reach. Do
you prize your own happiness, the
comfort and peace of your home free
from the intrusion of the demon of
drink? Then use your utmost in
fiuence to induce every Anti-License
man of your acquaintance to get reg
istered next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Business Men of the County:-You
have a big stake in this matter. You
have almost unanimously declared
that it would be a gross Business
Blunder to return to License. Il very
simple calculation will show how great
the blunder would be. If License car
ries the least possible cost to the
citizens of the county for four years
of the twenty one open oars of the
limited whisI;ey trust will be as fol-
loWs:-The labor of at least twenty
one bartcnders withdrawn from decent
and useful occupations each worth at
least 80 a day for four years, S4D,~
500 The gross proceeds of q bars
at $4,000 year each (the average in
come Of the licensed bar in the United
States is $4,000 for four years $685.
600. This makes a total of 1901 800.
nadlIpti.-r from thi. Sun1 tho not
amount raid into the County Treasury
for q Licenses for four years at S2250
per year for the p, viz. $4,000, we get
$292&0o. me least cash cost to the
county for four years of License. The
actual amount would be much larger,
probably doubled. We have about
5l00 fam! les in Ceg;i County. That
means laat every family would be
taxed for the support of the whisky
trust at least $5422, or $3.50 year.
Whence ONES this vast sum that our
people re asked to vote into the till Of
the SaIoo9? 1t comes from the hard
earned cash of our citizens. It is
money that otherwise would find its
way to the Savings Bank or tie Build
ing and Loan Association or to the
grocer or the shoe dealer or to the
clothing merchaHt. Business men Of
the county, will you allow this para
site, this foe of legitimate business, to
come hack to the county? 1t means
for you diminished Du..less, long
credits and bad debts. Protect your
selves v seeing that all Anti Licens,
voters are registered next Tuesday or
Wednesday. PRESS COMMITTEE.