Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-15
SENATOR VOLCOTT
FOR DRY COUNTY
SAYS Many Crimes are Due
Directly to the Liquor
Traffic
PATRIOTISM OF
"DRYS" DEFENDED

Resenting the aspersions cast upon
Congress and the President of the
United states by wet advertise
menis. in asserting that legislation
against breweries and saloons was UNI
patriotic. United States Senator Josiah
o. Wolcott, at the dry" mass meet
ing at the Queen Theatre yesterday
afternoon aroused an immense audi
ence that filled every seat in the the
sire and overfower the aisles and rear
of the movie house to a high pitch OF
enthusiasm when, in addition to reply
ing to the advertisements, he de-
nounced the saloon as a menace to the
community and country.
Senator Wolcott was the hero Of the
meeting. From the time that he walked
on the platform with Bishop John w.
Hamilton, the other speaker Of the af-
ternoon and throughout his address,
he carried the enthusiasm Of the audi
ence with him and handclappng and
applause was at times supplemented by
shouts OF praise as he denounced the
liquor traffic.
senator Wolcott told the audience
that he was glad 10 have the opportu-
nifty to announce how strongly opposed
he was 10 the liquor traillc.
II hope that Wilmington and rural
New Castle will vote dry on Novem-
Der g." he said, placing Delaware IN
thc dry column.
housewives throughout the country
have been asked to save every item
Of food and to conserve IL. But WHAT'S
The use OF this when 100000 loaves
OF bread are going to waste daily in
grain consumed by breweries. Con-
gress passed a law prohibiting the use
OF grain for making whiskey. Russia
prohibited strong drink because OF the
war. France has eliminated absinthe
and England is trying to make her
country more temperate. They have
learned that the elimination Of strong
drink has increased the efficiency OF
fhe workers between 30 and 30 per cent.
senator Wolcott launched into a de-
nunciation OF the wet advertise
ments criticizing the Congress ana
President for enactlng legislation.
81 want to know" said the Senator,
~ Congress and the President have
been convicted OF being unpatrlotlc be-
CAUSE Of the whiskey legislation that
was passed2 The liquor people call
this dry rot, but l resent 1t.
81 want 20 say now, that II ! went
90 look for patriots, for men who
would stand by this glorious old fae
q ours, who would give their BLOOD
Tor their country. ! know I would fin,
Z rs many such men here as anywhere
I "rhis country has led the world II
thf lght for religious liberty for FIRE
SPEECH and upright living, and | hop
that Il will be the nation that VIII Leaf
an others In the freedom of the great
est tyrant that ever attacked tn
world.
u have no animus against the salooI
keeper. but / have seen so much harm
that came from the saloon. For year,
as deputy and then attorney-genera
OF this state I saw the crime that has
resulted from the saloon, and ! know
what l am talking about. No one
can prove to me that drink is not the
most prolific cause of crime In the
would. and to think that Delaware is in
business with this evil. Delaware re-
celves Sos, 800 for this business. To thlni
that Delaware Is so hard up to want
this S66,OOO / wouldn't for s66,0O0,-
900.
II read the wet signs. about vote
wet TO make Wilmington prosperous.
The only people that benefit are Tho
men who sell the stun. Go around
and look at the automobiles In from
OF the saloons, and you will see som
fine cars, and they are not tin LIZ
zies, either.
"'rhen / read vote wet TO protec
your property The only man wh'
is protected by license IS the booz
iolnt property. True, II the city goe'
dry there win be some loss TO the sa
loon keeper but a greater amount o
property will be llquidlzed. But I'M
man next door to the saloon viii ge
a higher price for his property wheI
the saloon Is closed.
Now II the city goes dry, the Law
viii go into effect July 4, 1918. That's
eight months ahead, and II during
these pipping times a man cannot ge