Milford chronicle., 1930-11-14
GLENDALE
Result OF The Election


states have slipped their forme
moorings and are now numbere
with those who by the landslide
which occurred on November tn
4th, which landed them in the Dem
Ocratic ranks.
Several states voted outright fO
the repeal of the 18th Amendment
We don't believe that the people
want the saloons back, but have be-
come restless at the poor showing
made by those who have the prohi
bitiOn cause in hand. There is one
thing which is evident that unless
the drys show more interest in hav-
ing the laws for the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors bet
ter enforced then the next election
two years hence, will show many
more states in the wet column. The
question is: Can the law be enfor-
ced? We will answer that; so long
as rich men like Pierre du Pont,
Irenee DUPONT, John RaskOb and
hundreds of others of the wealthiest
men in the country oppose the 18th
Amendment it can never be enfOrc-
ed in a satisfactory manner. Boot
leggers will ply their trade, at all
times. This is one of the things
which the dry law has brought
about, a nest of men who defy the
law and pursue their calling with
out much interference on the part
of either the Government or State.
They are something like the Illicit
distillers of the Mountains of North
Carolina who ply their trade at all
times, and when they die the whole
paraphernalia is handed down to
their sons who continue the busi-
ness at the old stand. Is it not a
fact that the revenue officers of the
U. S. Government have been after
these men long before the saloon
was banished and have they ever
succeeded in stopping these boot
leggers from pursuing their call
ing?
In Delaware raids after raids
have been made, but the bootleg
gers seem to fiourish-if the officers
have the luck to catch one today,
arrest him and destroy his still, the
son of the man will have another
still and soon business will be go
ing on, same as before.
What can be done with a situation
like that which is existing in Della
ware today?
Drunken drivers are more numer-
Gus on the highways of the State
than ever before. They are a mem
ace to the travelling public but it
seems impossible to get clear OF
them, as long as the bootleggers ex-
list, and how to Danish this class of |
men is up to the officers who are
trying to enforce the 18th Amend |
ment to furnish the means, which |
so far, they have been unable to, do. |
AS the writer has said before there /
must be a way out of the present
situation, but in what way and how,
is a problem still to be solved.
Some say that light wines and !
beer, if allowed the people will in J
a measure stop the drinking of so +
much hard liquor. We don't think
so, it may help, but some people !
will drink the stronger liquor so
long as it is made and can be had.
This is where the bootlegger will
thrive, making the hard liquor for
the thirsty which wines and beer
will not satisfy.
Can the people be made good by
law? We don't think so, but the
people can be made good by the
united efforts by those who claim to
be of the household of faith, both
preachers and laymen, their duty is
to seek out the wayward and bring
them back to the class communion
with Christ, which will make more
converts to prohibition than all the
tute books. Ministers may preach of
the sins of the wicked, but it doesn't
reach those for whom it was intend
don't go to church, and if
a preacher has that love in his
heart, he should have for his fell
low beings, he will go out after
them and not feel satisfied until vic
tory crowns his efforts.
A campaign of education not only
the press, but every school
of whatever kind or nature, should !
be taught the influence of alcohol
On the human system. 1t will take a
long time to bring about prohibition :
in this way but it will take less time |
than to try to enforce the present
laws onthe statute books.
ScandalmOnger
The writer supposes that all i,
towns, and especially the smaller
)nes, is afflicted with a set of be-
ngs who delight in telling idle !
stories about their neighbors, and
even their friends do not escape
rom their scandalous tongues. ;
If any one will take the trouble
o visit one of the country stores on
/ winter night and note the crowd :
which generally collects there, and
hen note the conversation prevail
ng, you will find that most of the
ak is something which amounts to
lothing to the public at large, hut
,ften they engage in stating things
which are untrue and not only be-
ng untrue but are of that class
which brings sorrow and heartaches
o many homes. Why do men do
his ?-is it for want of better train
ng in their younger days, or is it
ecause they have become agents of
he devil and to keep in his favor,
ct themselves loose in spreading
hose things of scandalous nature
1hich often reflects On the lives of
ONE one and often ruins forever
he standing and influence of peo-