Milford chronicle., 1933-05-19

This is the f,a article in series Of
four asrifCH b. EDWIN c. ToTTEN, for
meJ HPggS beTmaR and T0zgR Aidrr-
man; Federal Prohibition agent ana
publicity man Of Laurel, DriaScarP, on
he scef and dry Issue, from his personal
experiences in DriaseGTe during ihe iaSi
eighteen years.
Mr.. T0TTEN is reCeiViH9 no rrmHReT-
alton for these articles or for preparing
fhem. Hc states thai his purpose IS
merely 10 makf clear facts Sgih qghirh
many drf not acquainted, 50 hat Mey
may VOie iAfCiligently al the Gaming
elections on this ISSUE.
Residents of Delaware are facing
two vitality important elections. The
first ON May 27th, when voters OF
the entire state will have an oppOr-
tunity to elect seventeen delegates
to attend convention which will
decide whether Delaware votes with
other states for the repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment or whether
il votes with the dry states against
repeal.
The second election, June 9Th, will
give the voters in Sussex, Kent and
rural New Castle counties, the Op-
portunity to vote whether they are
TO remain under the present Local
OptiOn laws. prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of beer and intoXi- |
eating liquors or whether such man |
ufacture and sale shall be licensed. |
These are vital issues to citizens OF /
the State of Delaware. The results |
of these elections may determine.
first: whether the national prOhibi-
ton law may he rpealed, as one
state may hold the result in hand.
Thirty-siX OF the fOrty-eight must be
affirmative to rpeal or one state
may prevent the repeal on the same
basis.
The second election means that
while the City of Wilmington is now
legally permitted TO manufacture
and sell beer and would be permit
ted to manufacture and sell mtOXi-
eating liquors upon repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment; rural New
Castle, Kent and Sussex under eX-
listing Local option laws may not.
These are two questions which in
dividual voters throughout the en-
tire state should weigh seriously.
They will have serious effect upon
our personal eXistance and will be
of equally vital importance to the
generations of the future.
Each citizen of Delaware with Il
right to vote at these coming cleo
tions holds sacred duty in his or
her hands. We are each entitled to
our opinions and unless We express 4
these opinions at the polls We are
responsible for loss or victory !
which may be of the utmost i'm I,
portance to the welfare of our state
and to ourselves.
Il is not my purpose or intent to
offer anything other than facts and :
| request that these facts be consid-
cred BY serious minded citizens who !
will express their views by voting
at the two elections.
| have been in Delaware eighteen I
years. came from a city where Ii
censed manufacture and sale of in |
toXicating liquors had existed for I
many years. where open saloons eX-
listed in what now seems to be al
most amazing numbers. | came to ,
Laurel. Delaware. then. as new. un- ,.
der Local Option laws. which pro-
hibit both manufacture and sale Of II
liquor.
As newspaper editor | became "
with conditions in my com l
munity and section. was seriously d
advised that if wished the good Il
will of my neighbors ! must not p
lrink wine or any other spirituOus 81
liquor. or at least not allow ii to be o.
known. For several months ! saw III
little or nothing of any drinking but
earned of one practice which was III
and evidently within the cl
aw. This was to order liquor from
Baltimore or Philadelphia, have it
shipped to a nearby Maryland town, re
preferably, and then call Pl