Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-10
COUNCIL ADOPTS
BEER AND WINE
RESOLUTION 7 TO B
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II was at this juncture that tho food
OF oratory broke loose, most OF the
speeches being made by the "wets" In
support Of the resolution and IN ex-
PLANTATION OF their vote for Il. Coun-
Gilman Arthur Johnson OF tho First
ward thought the prohibition law had
been forced upon the people and he
termed It unfair and unjust lie was
away In Bermuda for about twelve
days and while the boat on which he
travelled was very wet" going down
and coming up, he saw but one man
who was "out OF order" lie dared |
any Councilman to show him but one |
drunk" In any city In the country |
and II they could he said he would |
eat the desk as he thumped tho |
desk In front OF him.
He said the "prohibitioners" told |
them they only wanted to do away |
with the corner saloon. He denied |
TINT he was defending the corner
saloon and declared many saloon keep |
ers rightfully should he driving ice |
wagons but he thought tho working |
man should be allowed To have n glass
OF beer II he wanted It, lie said he
would Hike TO sec some OF the good
ministers who appeared before Coun-
ell In favor OF the dry" laws down in
|, lIarlan's yard some hot day In July
, and he felt sure glass OF cold beer
, would be welcomed
In his flight OF oratory Mr. johnson
apparently lost restraint and he as
tonished his fellow members when he
declared that on the recent trip Coun-
> ell made TO Detroit Mich, TO inspect
the schools there. one OF the Council
men paid $40 for two quarts or yarn
. ish remover" He wanted the people
: to have good wholesome liquor To
drink and he admitted he liked the
d good stun and he is not drinking
man. lie eaid In Detroit they had
= seen more drinks In one room than
he saw all the time he was in Ber-
\. muda.
q There were more drunks I'm Dover
u during the last session OF the Legs-
r. iature than you ever Ind while the
o. saloons were I'm existence" shouted
u Mr.. Johnson. They had to put some
o. OF them in the cellar they were so
drunk" he continued. He spoke OF
10 the number of people being found
l. dead from drinking "hooch" and he
a asked II they wanted TO drink this
o. varnish remover or wholesome beer.
o. Councilman Abrnhams agreed that
% much that Mr.. johnson had said was
IL true, but he could not see that the
subject was one for discussion by the
%. Council. He did not think they would
" hurry Congressional action on any
amendments or help the worklngman
by adopting the resolution and he
thought the thing to do was To find out
the sentiments of candidates at the
next Congressional election before
they are voted on. The Fifth ward
the one Mr. Abrahams represents. at
~ the last election voted dry and re-
\ sardless OF whatever MIR Abrahams
- own feelings may have been regarding
the matter he was being guided I'm his
attitude by his knowledge of how his
I constituents feel on the subject.
Councilman McNabh thought tina
by adopting the resolution It woult
he one OF the WAYS TO let the candl.
dates at the next election know how
OF the people feel on this subject. lie do
er MED It IL an attempt To amend th'
ST Constitution, claiming Congress car
el regulate the percentage OF alcohol II
p any beverage and tho Supreme Cour
OF the United States has decide,
nj unanimously that Congress hn, thi
us power. lie thought Delaware's repre-
81 seNtatves in ConSVess favor beer an,
as the medicinal whisky hill. lie said h'
to voted rs his people wanted him 10 vote
10 Mr. McNabh said he. too, had seei
DRINKS" in Detroit on the trip OF in
in spection and he has also seen then
m right here in City Hall. He declare,
o. the stuff being sold now causes NOR
p deaths than the free and unlimite,
"a sale Of liquor ever did He cited al
,ir instance OF which he has persona
A. knowledge where a doctor was seekin
IA for liquor for patient. delberatel
-. trying 10 violate the law he said. an,
~ ne succeeded and the liquor did IN
patient good. He was glad OF the op
- portunity 10 vote on the question, n
:, stated
Mr.. Mulvena did not think any pro
change one vote one way or the othe
longed discussion or explanation woul
10 and Mr.. Murray said his ward vote
~ wet and II he were the driest man i
{" the city. which. he explained. he
"' not. he would vote dry" II his peopl
Ss had so voted. He said many peopl
M VINO have never tasted liquor have ad
v!sed him 10 vote for the resolution.
q
ar their constituents had voted at tn
est list wet" and dry" election the
70 some OF them were in an awful pc
sition last night. The vote was fnall
M called for and resulted rs follows: I
n favor OF the resolution. Councilme
cir Johnson. McNabb. Taylor. Hopkin
Mulvena. Henry. Murray: against III
is resolution, Councilmen Abraham
nd Evans, NcManus. Vincent. Presider
cts Ward. Councilman Faulkner was al
on sent. President Ward declared II
motion carried and the resolutio
ws adopted. There was a burst Of al
the plause from nifty or more spectator
ion In the room and some OF the Council
md men who had supported the measur
The resolution reads as follows:
rec The enactment and passage of III
hi, Federal Prohibition Act has failed I
nat meet with the approval OF the gener;
al" public throughout the country. Will
n, most comprehensive. drastic and sun
NJ. mary I'm it's character and scope. a
M forts TO enforce same at vast publ
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