Evening journal., 1917-10-15
SENATOR VOLGOII
FOR DRY COUNTY
Saws 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 tho dry" mass meet
ing at the Queen Theatre yesterday
afternoon aroused an immense audi
ence that filled every seat in the the
atre and overnower the alsles 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
meetlng. 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 20 the liquor traffic.
II hope that Wilmington and rural
New Castle will vote dry on Novem-
Der g." he said, placing Delaware In
the dry column.
Housewives throughout the country
have been asked TO save every Item
OF food and to conserve 1t. But what's
the use OF this when 100000 loaves
OF bread are going to waste daily In
grain consumed by brewerles. Con-
eress passed a law prohibiting the use
OF grain for making whiskey. Russia
prohibited strong drink because OF the
war, France has eliminated abslnthe
and England Is trying TO make her
country more temperate. They have
learned that the elimination OF strong
drink has increased the efficiency OF
the workers between 30 and 90 per cent.
Senator Wolcott launched into a de-
nunciatlon OF the wet advertise
ments crltlclzing the Congress and
President for enacting legislation.
II want TO know said the Senator,
III Congress and the President have
been convicted OF being unpatriotlc be-
cause Of the whiskey legislation that
was passed2 The liquor people call
this dry rot, but l resent 1t,
Il want TO say now, that II l went
20 look for patriots, for men who
would stand by this glorious old ilae
Of ours, who would give their BLOOD
for their country, ] know l would nn0
as many such men here as anywhere
This country has led the world Il
- the fight for religious liberty, for fire.
speech and upright living. and I hop
that 10 will be the nation that VIII lea
all others in the freedom Of the great
est tyrant that ever attacked IN
world.
az have no animus against the saloo
Keeper, but have seen so much harr
that came from the saloon For year
as deputy and then attorney-genera
OF this State saw the crime that IA
resulted from the saloon, and | know
what / am talking about. No ON
can prove 10 me that drink Is not tn
most prolific cause OF crime In thl
world, and TO think that Delaware Is II
business with this evil. Delaware re
ceves 1900 for this business. To thinl
that Delaware Is so hard up TO wan
this $4,000. ! wouldn't for S66OOO,
900.
~ read the wet signs about 'vot
wet TO make Wilmington prosperous
The only people that benefit are tn
men who sell the stun. Go aroun
and look at the automobiles In from
OF the saloons, and you will see som
fine cars, and they are not tin Liz
zles, either.
"Then I read vote wet 20 protec
your property. The only man VIII
Is protected by license is the booz
Joint property. True, II the city goe
dry there will be some loss to the sa
loon keeper but a greater amount 2
property VIII be llquidlzed. But IN
man next door to the saloon VIII &c
a higher price for his property whe
the saloon Is closed.
Now II the city goes dry, the lay
will 60 into effect July /, 1918. That
eight months ahead. and II durln
these Piping times a man cannot &c