Milford chronicle., 1931-11-20
FACT FINDERS
HEAR WILSON ON
PROHIBITION ILLS
[COntiHned from FirJt Pagel
squarely behind his government in
the enforcement of law.

squarely behind his government in
the enforcement of law.
why tolerate wild, absurd state
ments when it is comparatively
easy to ascertain the facts? Why
permit those who are interested in
lawlessness and who are benefitting
by violation of our laws to dominate
the attendance at our courts of JUS
tice? Delaware has an overwhelm-
ing majority of its citizenry that be-
lieYes in genuine enforcement and
by observance is setting the exam
pie for law support. Why permit
those who are loud on conversation
and weak on facts to predominant
j nthe discussions in social gather
ings and on our streets?
"A few pointers for consideration.
All any criminal asks is to be left
alone. The same actions of a drunk
en- man that cause laughter on your
part cause distress and sorrow for
someone else. The man who says he
can drink or lett alone always
drinks and the man who just takes
one now and then, takes more now
than he cid then. The mirage of the
vets, to get rid of prohibition, stop
corruption and bring back the pris-
tine purity which characterized
New York under Boss Tweed. 4 am
total abstainer from alcoholic liq-
nor. l always felt had better use
for my head'--EdisOn."
Captain John r. Bueksom, of
Dover, said in part:
Il am going to give you a word
picture of the liquor conditions of
our beach resorts prior to National
Prohibition.
Last week in Dover 1 compared
the old days of legalized govern
ment protected liquor to the dry era
ushered in by prohibition. / said at
that time and l repeat again to-
night that any one of the old time
saloons in Dover, and we had many
of them, thirty, forty and fifty years
ago, would sell more liquor in one
night than all the speakeasies in
Dover could possibly sell in a
month. In the old days the Jail in |
Dover was always crowded with a
drunken mob on Saturday afternoon |
and evening-today in Dover we sell |
dom see an intoxicated man. The |
same situation is true here in Mil
ford and man after man in this aud
ience can back me up in this as
sertion.
1T is time the Christian man
hood of America stood up and told |
the truth and demanded that the
vets do likewise. Take our pleasure
resorts for Woodland
Beach in Kent county is a good ex-
ample. Long before national prohi-
bition the people went to this 1e-
sort in the hundred every day in the
week, Sunday included. They came
to the resort in the steamer Thomas
Clyde. The first place. that most of
the men visited was the barroom in
the hotel ~where many of them be-
came beastly intoxicated, and by the
time they were ready to leave on the
boat, fights were frequent, and It
was always necessary to carry
many of them on to the boat in or
der to get them home. Now under
you can take your fam
lily to this splendid beach and enjoy
a day of fishing and bathing and sell
dom see a drunk.
Nov go with me to Kits HAM
mock, where whiskey was once sold
very freely. You will now find splen-
did cottages and thrifty people
spending their summer vacations
there in perfect harmony and peace.
The same is true at Bowers Beach,
and every other beach along the
Delaware waterfront"
Mr.. Wilson urged the committee
10 name members of committees
who were not afraid TO stand for
aw and order. The thirty-three per-
sons at the meeting pledged them
selves to stand in favor of law en-
The following nominating COM
nittee was appointed and will re-
)ort at the next meeting: the Rev.
frank Herson, the Rev. J. M. Eells,
he Rev. j. L. Nichols, Milo c. Far
)er. N. B. Downing, w. S. Dougher-
y and Mrs. C. P. Carey.