The Penn's Grove record., 1916-05-05
Penns Grove Continues Dry
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lie. Penns Grove has had taverns for
many years in the past, but never has
such d~isreputable characters ever APP
piled for a license.
All they were after is a license to
sell Bavarian beer.
DISREPUTABLE BUSINESS.
The hotel business is becoming very
~disreputGble when no self-respecting resi-
dent can be found to apply for a license
and such a character has to be imported
from Philadelphia to apply for a license
to sell liquors for a nonresident cor
poration which mournfully sees a great
opportunity for profit. 1t must be made
SO ~disreputable that not only will a man
not apply for a license, but self-respect-
ing citizens win not sign applications.
Also that self-respecting lawyers will
not take a license case even at big fees.
From 5000 to $500 has been offered at
torneys to prepare license applications
for Penns Grove.
If political wireless is to be believed,
the procuring of licenses in Penns Grove
is worth to somebody from $4,000 to
$4,000.
When young men educated for the
ministry by Christian charity, use moral
influence for political preferment, and
accept big lawyer fees to further dis
reputable business, it is enough to make
the angels weep and Lucifer smile. We
do not say it ever did or even will hap
pen, we only say when?
NEWSPAPER ETHICS.
The ethical standard of newspaper
publishing has risen so that an adver,
tisement for the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors will not be published in country
newspapers and in most daily papers,
at any price. When will the ethics or
lawyers be raised to the standard of
newspaper publishers so they will not
take a fee, however big, to use their le-
gal and political influence to procure Ii
quor licenses? We say when7
THE BEERISTER LAWYER.
A lawyer admitted to practice law is
called an Attorney. When admitted to
plead before Supreme Court he is a
Counsellor. When empowered to plead
and take certain evidences in equity he
becomes a Master in Chancery. When
he becomes a special pleader in olen
court he is known as a Barrister. The
Record has a new nomenclature for those
who make a speciality of pleading for Il
Iuof AlttIStS- HIT Is DeeFTlSlel
When also a preacher he may become
preacher Jekel and Beerrister Hyde.
We do not say it ever did or "" y
pen. We only say when?
FIGHT MUST GO ON.
Never We're the citizens aroused and
showed such a moral protest against IL
cense as last Friday in Salem Court.
Two years ago the cost for police in
Penns Grove was $3.50 a year. The du-
Pont Company's police expense was as
comparatively small. This year the 20.
lice expense will be over $1,000. while
the dupont Company have hundreds of
military guards under army regulations
at an expense of probably over $4,000.
Even then DRINKS will slip in to work.
The prohibition of the sale of liquor has
become an industrial necessity, not only
with corporations because of the liabili-
ties act. but also with farmers.
Because the Judge did not refuse Mr..
Eagles license and allowed Attorney
Davis to withdraw it, the citizens must
Seep up the good spirit with energy end
money to attend September term of
Court to meet all applicants.
We repeat what we said in the issue
of January I. There is no reason why
and good reasons for this agitation to go
on and grow so that public sentiment
viii prevent another liquor license in
Penns Grove.
However the battle is ended.
Though proudly the victors come
With brewers nags and drunken jags.
And ecbOing roll of drum;
Truth still proclaims this motto
r letters Of living light
This question is never settled
Until driven 0rt OF sight.
Geo-gia went dry last Saturday.