Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-15
G|BbONY PLEADS
FOR COMPE ENSAT|ON
FOR LIQUOR MEN
In the Event of Ratification of
Prohibition Amendment to
Federal Constitution.
TALKS TO STATE SENATE
.r.,iai dispatch "a i,or, Evcning
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..tfs.iat Dispatch "a tNofN tvcning
~4rr llor-r. Down. MARCu II
lla,ue learned that - Clarence Glib
h.urt Philadelphia law and Order
-erlett man. Was coming herr to-day. to
lirc.. ~, State Scuatc IN behalf of
iupru- ttug hquor mon u they are put
i ~ business hy the ratification ot the
- hul l'rohihtlon amendment. tho
H t,fec- who have been represented
dltN Il, Rev 4 & Prcttyman.
.,r augmented hv Wavnc u Wheeler.
1,aud COUNSEL Tor the ,ntl-Salonn
aioI. with 'hc idca al replying to Mr.
t3hlsne,
lu anticipation uf hig fight not only
ou fb, Prohibition amendment but also
- the Defence hill both nt w'uch went
- comulfters. Yesterday afternoon the
S. nate chanltrr Was ,ruNdcd long before
Hlr sr-.lou opcucd The crowd included
Iar tIvic. class from the lirdgcvtllC
ITCH ~ahoni ~ adiiuou ton lot oi wct
~ dr, pconlr
The ndtettaus ~ the opening of tho
sslnn. Wtr ths' uorihor measure could
Io liepn.,i - fupie' tor several mcmhors
Vcrc laad, tnr tho prohibition rcs'N
lltlun epd senator Mitchell made no
srcrct uf h,- determination to attack the
htorcc blll Ofh.rs Wcro counted on
f.a NA liit -ttft itlltlE
Etrtml,tNs t> ,oVrrRFNcr
Nlth tbo-, sputt, prnicms before
fIum the Republican ~custar- consumed
tsf - thr morunE ~ conference over
fhr program tltd elmld b. followed
tltu Nlf,hcH not having declared
lpe,H an tho Prohibition amendment
.a, l,tt,rs ami kilograms some signed
Ht two persons have hccn received hv
-. lit -,
- two ds,p iavonug the Prohibition
nlubon
II va said todav that ono reason for
rat proposing Statewide Rome Dry,
ll ~ thus scselnu Is that some ot the
-enaturs Who voted drv AZ the last
session. Whllc agreeing "a support tho
lcdcral amendment resolution, have an
ununccd thcS viii vote for NO other dry
measure ~ Tins session
When the Republican caucus hroko
-. ~ III io O'Clock II vas learned tho
time hai hccn consumed in considering
,.ns Tho lnrfsn,r and Prohibition hills.
nd that 4 VA. decidcd 20 pass both to
i.1. + possible spj without amondment
,JHtuNFl N,Kg- ms .BGrNFNr
immediately after tho Senate convened.
Nlr GtllnncV wae on motion OF Senator
\ = AA1=srton granted the privilege of the floor
~cnator Hofccker wanted ~ limit
tho ad6yc.. - o. minutes. which he con
scented io cNtcnd to haii AZ hour
Nr tdfloney SAID The Legislators
e hong asked without consultation
with the voters. ~ amend tho Federal
constitution - as 10 prohibit the manu-
fciurc and distribution ~ llQtor He
We are asked e. rcpudatC oar own
..ets ol tho past hut not to share IN any
a. It q.
+, SAID To hear some of the prnhilH-
fonists argue he declared. vuu mght
hunk thr liquor mon hal hccn licensed
IS sell luftcrmlk They Were licensed
soil intoxicating liquors We ought 10
N "a thc hqurr mon Nc got YOU into
fhc h,erncss hnt have found II Is uo: a
it,nd business 81 We are going 10 get YOU
,8t Of ~ Not that We are going to share
Tho lus- with vuu Nc arc irving TO
wade tho responsibility and place II all
,.a the -slaoukccpcr~ In Russia. he sad
the government owned tho \ odh a business
,1d uahod, lost by Us discrimination,
Lat tho government The same was true
~ Nhe,uth, m France and Switzerland
ileath,n Chlus D. going 10 do the same
thlnr With oplum u tho | nucd States
wants - gct rd of th, liquor business. il
an Do like these couutric> have done.
sad be ur~t
Tho hquor mon are better than wc are,
tar W pct oar sharr ~ the blood money
very drInkard WAS manufactured q
driukard In accordance with the laws
that We have madc Since 1890 Mr.
Z lbhou1 sald he has been member Of
The law and Order Society Of Phil
sdelnhla. most of the time - president
aud be- has had ample opportunity 10 see
low the liquor laws work Tie declared
tlaJ part ui the expense m the kcvuu-
tonar, War was paid by tax ON liquor
tb, same was true with other waTs and
81 1914 >40OON 900 more was added to
.br ia, on beer and whisky, which have
bocu tur,hcr taxed during the past year
!. h,p pat the government tax eNpesncs.
tn. bIru dollars year IS beng derived
irou p.a n thc business for government
= purposes
= ou ma, bc able to fool some Of the
i renlr hc SAID hu' YOU can I fool God
iie knows vito is responsible for the
.luar h4-ues-
~ ~ don Nou givc The people q
cham, iu fluut rhc thlur over
W arH bcustted from the business
th, e>tent ot Slu tpccr You can
iIour ~ 80 daNs hqNc + commission
..fpomtrl 81 ascertain ,,h4t 4 invested
tho hp-ue-- aud What n u-,tce should
don, ''uf i and lct thc commission
rIsrt neiar' Nou AT
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