Milford chronicle., 1926-07-23
PIE L S. DU POINT
ADVOCATES "OUEBEC"
PLAN FOR DELAWARE
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ed to the citizens. He dwelt at length
upon the methods used by Pussy
loot Johnson" in having prohibition
forced on the country and condemn
ed the tactics used. He urged the
people to investigate the problem
fully and fairly and then vote their
convictions at the polls. He stated
that it would require S75O,OOO,OOO
annually to prosecute all Offenders
under the present laws; and that
Congress cannot provide the neces-
sary funds with which to make the
fight. In condemning the klair law
of Delaware he said: I'VE have pass
ed a law in Delaware and have hand
cuffed the doctors of our State as
though the doctor were criminals"
He argued that there are some dis
eases which cannot be combatted
without liquors, and that deaths
caused by lack of the stimulant is
chargeable to the citizens of the
State.
Empringham Is Dry, He Says
In starting his argument tor
change in the present laws, Rev.
Empringham declared that he is not
a wet" but a dry" He then named
the several offices that he has held in
furtherance of the dry movement,
and told of his Investigations with
the idea of securing data for dry
propaganda. He believes that the
Volstead law is increasing the num-
Der of places in which liquor may be
purchased instead of reducing the
number. He uttered his belief that
there is more drinking among young
folks at present than under the Ii
censed saloon. Prohibition" he de-
clared, has given us poison instead
of pure wines and beer, bootleggers
and criminals"
In her speech, Mrs. Henry B.
Thompson, of Wilmington, the only
woman speaker on the program, cit
ed instances wherein bootleggers had
given small children liquor at the
school in her district She urged that
the money used in prosecuting liquor
law offenders could be much better
expended by aiding cripple children,
sanitoriums and suffering humanity
in general. She concluded by paying
a glowing tribute to United States
Senator tt las F. Bayard, who fol-
lowed her - the stage as the last
speaker of the evening.
In presenting his arguments for a
change in the present laws and
amendment, Senator Bayard urged
the people to get acquainted with
the facts regarding prohibition.
Under the Constitution" he said,
1--WE have a right to petition the gov
ernment for redress of our griev-
ances. If there is any law we think
is a mistake, it is our duty to get
together and remedy the trouble.
The law is not necessarily patriotic
because it is on the statute books.
They tell us the Volstead Act was
responsible for the low death rate,
but many States show an increase
OF 300 per cent in the death rate
from alcohol since the prohibition
act went into effect. In our little
State Of Delaware, the death rate
from alcohol has increased 600 per
cent There is something wrong
with the law. In London there were
$40 arrests for drunkenness in every
100000 population, but in our ma
tional Capital at Washington, where
this law was passed, there is an
average of $500 arrests in every
100000 population.
"The law is a farce" he shouted,
'in a governmental way because it
is not enforced"
He spoke of the shameful use OF
money by the prohibition agents IN
hiring women as agents who were
given money to induce people to
break the law by endeavoring to get
them to buy drink. He declared it
to be blot on the records of the
country. He spoke of the loss of Vir-
tue by young women since the enact
ment of the eighteenth amendment
and shouted, "Is the virtue Of our
young women for sale to put over
such a law?"
Senator Bayard urged the persons
in the audience to go home and pray
on the subject and ask guidance
that they might vote right for the
laws of the state and nation.