Milford chronicle., 1930-11-07
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commission could place, he recon-
mends that not more than one store
should be in an incorporated town
or village under 5000 inhabitants
and one store for each 5000 popula-
ton of larger cities.
The license to purchase, he said
should bear the photograph of the
purchaser and his or her signature
for Identification purposes and
should be presented whenever D
purchase is made.
In speaking of the regulations,
Mr.. du Pont said they may be more
or less strict, according to popular
demand, all incOnfOrmity to the
principle that the people of each
state have a right to protect them
selves against the evils of the liquor
traffic even to it's complete super
vision or prohibition if public Sc
curity should demand such a radical
step now found necessary in no
other country of the globe except
Finland.
Mr.. du Points statement follows:
1.-The Association Against the Pro-
JlUAllOAl was VI oeeAA0SN
to oppose this radical change in the
Constitution of the United States.
After the ratification of the amend
ment the association has continued
opposition by seeking to bring about
repeal on the ground that the
amendment has no place in the Con-
stitution, is contrary to its purposes
and takes from the States and the
people rights which they alone
should control.
Membership in the association is
solicited for the purpose of bring
ing about repeal in order to return
the question of handling the liquor
traffic to the states, where it rested
when the Constitution was adopted
and for one hundred and thirty
three years thereafter.
"The directors of the association
have not been authorized to propose
the substitution of any plan of liq-
uOr control for national prohibition,
it is, therefore, beyond their power
to recommend any definite proceed
IRE by the states after the National /
Prohibition laws are repealed. In /
fact, many of the members If the |
association believe that it would be (
quite improper to insist upon the !
substitution of any one uniform
plan for all the states to follow. 1t
is for the people of each state to
choose their own plan.
However, any American citizen
may recommend a remedy for con-
sidcration by the states, this then is
the excuse for presenting the fol-
lowing: I
1T is assumed that the American
people are opposed to the return
of the saloon Prohibitionists, and
probably a majority of Anti-Pro-
agree on this point. OPP
position to the saloon means OppO-
sition to any form of retail sale of
liquor by the glass and opposition
to drinking in public. places such as
the dining rooms of hotels and res
taurants.
"On account of this opposition no
plan for retail or by the glass sale
will be considered and we shall deal
with sales by the bottle only. Such
sales may be made in one of two.
ways: By the State government,
(for this is a State plan only or by
licensed individuals and corpora
tons
"Our representative system makes
no provision for conducting busi-
ness enterprises by the government
itself. 1t needs no argument to con-
vince us that our representatives
are neither chosen for commercial Z
work nor are they generally fitted [
for it. Moreover, the State has po-
lice duties to perform, difficult, j
perhaps impossible task if it should
be called upon to police its own
selling activities in the liquor bust
ness. On this account | recon-
mend that sale be conducted by
private corporations regulated by a ;
state Liquor Commission much as {
he railroads are regulated by the !
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Corporations are preferred to indi- S
yiduals as they have definite and {
purpose and embOdy the /
of a group of persons
instead of that of one individual. {
at is recommended, therefore, |
hat the liquor business be conduct f
ID by companies organized for that
purpose alone and that State S
liquor Commission be appointed to
egulate and supervise the conduct /
If these licensed companies. /
"The stock of the companies c
.l,o,,Id Io cffOrod for ,,uh1io eIlb- g,
and no person should be t
to own more than a
pecified number of shares, perhaps S
of the total, without the a
onsent and approval of the State S
liquor Commission. il
'The dividends of the selling COM
anies should be limited to five or S
tx per cent on the money sub Il
cribed. All profits beyond dividend s.
after setting aside a
mall margin for contingencies, II
hOuld be turned over to the State b
overnment. il
"The directors of the corporation k
hould be chosen by the stOckhOld-
rs in the usual manner, but subject il
} the approval of the State Liquor CT
commission before taking Office.
advertising of liquor in any form CT
lould be prohibited by law.
"The license of every liquor COM III
any should be cancellable on rea ii
)nable notice and the State should p
Iso have the right to take over the
lsiness of any liquor company m
,rOugh purchasing its DrODerty at N