The Penn's Grove record., 1916-02-25
THE paramount ISSUE
Local Option Is The Live Wire State
Issue This Year In Jersey

Last year the New Jersey House of
Assembly voted A against the local op-
ton bill and only Is for it. Last week
the vote was 40 against the bill and 10
for it. Superintendent Shields of the
Anti-S Saloon League was elated by the
defeat" because six votes were gained
over last year. To illustrate the saloon
keepers attitude he relates a conversa-
ton heard between two Germans. One
said exultantly, "Veni we beat 'em 40
to 10, that's good" To which the pes
simistic reply was made, Yes. we beat
'em, but they gained six votes, and what
in - is going to happen to us if they
gain six votes every Year," Six votes
more next year will be %, six more the
following year will be 81. and that will
pass the bill.
Mr.. Shields said 81 happen to know
that a number of Assemblymen who vot-
ed against local option expressed them
selves as ashamed of their votes and said
never again."
Reaching for the February Atlantic
Monthly, Mr.. Shields said, Listen to this
written by one of the chief publicity
writer's for the U. S.. Brewers Associ-
alton: The finest fruit garnered from
a multitude of experiments in curbing
the liquor traffic is the right of Local
Option. The right of the community to
decide for itself whether the sale of IL
quor shall be licensed or not is no long
er in dispute"
Continuing, Mr.. Shields said: "Evi-
IDENTIFY the writer, Mr.. Koren, is not ac-
quainted with the situation in New Jer-
sey where our legislation on the liquor
problem is still in the dark ages
AN INDUSTRIAL NECESSITY
z The prohibition of the liquor traffic
as an industry for a beverage has become
an industrial necessity since the laborer
requires a compensation for injuries or
physical defect caused by indulgences
that destroys his efficiency as a working
machine. If a corporation hires a man
and knows he uses Intoxicating liquors
there is no redress for the employer, be-
cause the laborer is not expected to be
a mentally responsible human agent for
his own actions. The DUPONT Company
employ hundreds Of guards who are
trained soldiers to watch every man as
he goes to work to see that he is sober.
One fellow got cut in two by a train
this week with a part of Il bottle of whis-
key On his person and the other in him
when he fell from the car.
Workmen who live in the dupont
houses and become unable to report for
duty because of the use of liquors have
three days to vacate the houses.
One landlord went to collect his rents
last Saturday. The tenants could not
pay it, but had paid cash for several
crates of beer. which was neither food.
raiment nor shelter.
Those who. travel, and especially the
conductors on the trains, notice a re-
markable difference between the condi-
ton of men leaving Penns Grove with
no sale of liquors and Gibbstown, where
some spend much of their wages and are
in such a condition as to be unfit to be
allowed to go on the trains, where the
Company is held responsible for safe
passage.
HopeweH, Va, had several saloons up
to January LIST, when State prohibition
vent into effect in Virginia.
Labor wants high wages and demands
compensation by law for injury. The
greatest skill and efficiency cannot be
given 5y defective brains, nerves and
muscles made so by self poison.
Up to last July any person could buy
laudanum. There were more who could
use it with efficiency than abused it, but
those who could use it without abuse
cannot buy it now.
The Fenton Beach Company have a
temperance clause in all their deeds. 1t
would be wise for others.