Milford chronicle., 1933-02-03
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necessary to suspend the rules and
when such a motion was offered il
prevailed by vote of "a to 10.
Mr.. Hawke then called up his bill
for third and final reading. lie said
that after three hours of 'oratOry
there was not much to be said for
Or AGAINST the measure. The bill
was then passed and referred to the
O.nale.
Monday afternoon was the time
set aside by the Legislature to hear
the friends and foes of the repeal
measure. The hearing was scheduled
for 1880 O'Clock before a joint ses-
sion of the General Assembly held
in the Senate chamber. The room
was far too small to accommodate
the crowd of people who came to
Dover to attend the hearing. The
gallery was crowded tO capacity by
spectators and every available space
on the floor of the Senate was Occu-
pied, the crowd overlooking into the
] corridors.
President Pro lem W. A. Simon
ton of the Senate presided at the
joint session. On the rostrum with
him were Speaker J. Thomas Rob-
iEson, of the House, and Lieutenant
Governor Roy T.. COrley. Each side
was allowed one hour and thirty
minutes.
Those speaking for the vets were
Pierre S. DUPONT, DR.. Charles p.
White, Miss Jeanette Eckman, and
Mrs. Meredith |. Samuel, all of Will
mington.
Those speakers for the drys were:
Horace G.. lGastburn, Wilmington;
Mrs. Il. Il. Ingram, Dover; Mrs.
Anna Lee Waller. Laurel; A. Bailey
Thomas, the Rev. Alvin G. Goddard
Wilmington; the Rev. Roy G.. Hell
fcnstein, Dover.
!. Elmer Perry, Wilmington, was
master of ceremonies for the drys,
and George Barnhill acted in the
same capacity for the vets. The
vets were heard first.
Pierre S. DUPONT was the first
speaker introduced. lie urged that
the State rid itself of the laws il
cannot enforce. Mr.. DUPONT said in
part:
"On January I6, 1920. the Eight
centh Amendment to the COnstitu-
ton of the United States became cf-
fcctive." "Its purpose was to pre-
vent the use of Intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes throughout
the United States-but hOw?-meTe- |
ly by prohibiting manufacture, sale,
transportation and importation
neither purchase, possession nor
use of intOxicantS was forbidden. !
For a period of twelve years the
enforcement of the amendment has
been supported by adequate laws,
both State and National. and by Con-
gress and by State legislatures de- 4
clared by prOhibitiOnists TO be en-
tircly sympathetic to the prohibition
cause. Supplementary laws were
readily passed i'm an cndeavOr to
make enforcement effective and Fed
cral appropriations were granted to
any amount recommended or
thought necessary. In short the
law making and law enforcing ma
chincry has been entirely in tho
hands of prOhibitiOnists.
"Thc President on taking office
was furnished Il large appropriation
for "A thorough investigation into
The enforcement of the prohibition
laws In his letter of January 20,
1891, transmitting the report Of the
appointed by him to
larry on this investigation, we find
he statement FOR Is months the
has eXhaustivcly and
gathered and exam
ned the facts as to enforcement
"The President says Tho commits !
;iOn considered that conditions of
of the prohibition laws
II this country as whole are 'H'
In the words of the 1
commission itself. There is yet no {
dcquate observance of enforce
ncnt'
"a majority of The commissioners
cached the conclusion that the 18th {
amendment is unenfOrccablc or fa- 4
orcd immediate repeal. Others ask
d for further and limited trial {
which, if successful, should be fol- |
owed by complete change in the j
policy.
"rwO years have elapsed since this I
cport was made aud Us yet no sat u
;factury enforcement is in sight, Il
Meantime. in defense to popular i
piuiUn or by actual vote of the
coplc. - states have repealed their s
laws. II is certain that
laiority support of national prohi- Il
ition no longer exists in many other j.
LatCS.
"In this Stale. as throughout tho II
nitcd States. il has been shown "
rat the prohibition Of manufacture G
nd sale of intoxicating liquor does ri
Dt prevent drinking and drunken II
css. y
at must he remembered that the D
ght Of the individual to use intUxi- Il
lting liquor has never been qucs- tl
nned or prohibited by law, yet the Il
,ils OF dring proceed entirely from ol
5 use Prohibition of manufacture al
I'd sale has little to do with the h
.se as the confirmed drinkcr does D,
IT hesitate TO buy no matter what fu
e law may say. ia
"As far as back as the year 1926 &C
addressed TO the 23l
gistered physicians of this State la
und 167 go per cent? in favor Of tn
peal of the Klair law and restora- to
IN of the right TO prescribe alcO-
lie liquors for medicinal use. as
"In the spring of 1882. question: ps
ire addressed to all registered citi- he
rs of Delaware brought replies tit