Litchfield enquirer., 1872-10-17
Temperance.
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consumers ln voting mo license. 7 Mr. Editor ?* beg pardon sir, bnt we have not found it so in Woodbury. On the contrary the worst class, Cby which in our town is meant the poorer joined with the higher, Tn bitterly representing s'no license" If there could only be license, somebody from the ranks of whiskey, some pitiful soul, might help them to money and bonds But not to be allowed to sell at all was cruel They felt with one of old who said .sI cannot dig: to beg, am ashamed" Oh that they knew that honest begging is more honorable than rum selling ar l.s.frst.f -.s es l But the better(?} class of liquor dealers | and consumers were equally displeased with the vote of this town to have stno I- cense." They were the ones who. claim 1 ed the vote was illegal, and went to work reverse it. Was their craft in danger, or was it fear for the good cause of. Tenn perance that made them tremble so ? There are good people in this town who have little confidence in the principles of those who will adulterate liquors, sell to the lower class of dealers by the gallon, for them to retail; sell to moderate drink CTS till they become druukards, and then pass them doaoa, and finally sell to every 1 body and anybody, themselves r 5
 But perhaps such need enightening, Mir. Editor, and perhaps you will show us how your other position can be proved that 'tno license" is practically ..free 1 rum" E s=.5s .'.s.,..f.5s..s-- : l Our honest teamsters, Ghose who did not help themselves to what they brought in- to town, while we were prohibited will l tell you that all that came here in that way did not amount to the quantity that was openly brought to our dealers, in the happy days of untroubled selling, during 1 an equal length of time Those were ! days of ''free rum" indeed Not because we were under prohibition; but because prohibition was not eaforced! And I would add that our license law will be equally 8 dead letter, and equally power less, for the same reason if some one does not take care With one fact will relieve you, MT. Editor. Those who labored so hard to set aside the ''no license" vote in this town said that it was void; why? Because 1t was passed before the law came in force. Yet they found no fault with the people of New Haven, who voted on the ques- tion sooner than Woodbury did Out of their town mouths will I judge them" in this. They owned that it was because thot vote was for license, and pleased them 1.s3l s.
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 Rather, the worst class of dealers vote no license out of spite, because rich men can sell, who need the profits least-but the poor nerer. [Our correspondent mistakes our posi- tion. If Prohibition has heretofore re- strained the sale of liquor in Woodbury, even partially, it should be continued. by 8 vote of ''no license" If, on the contra ", Prohibition was an abandonment of all restraint, then ''license" promises some alleviation, at least, of the evil. We fear with our correspondent that the new law may become dead letter, like the old. It certainly will if Temperance people de- cline to assist in its enforcement ED ENo DECIDED.
 The presidential election is in effect de- cided. The Republican victories of last week were so. overwhelming that Thurs days World frankly acknowledges, there is left but islander chance of MT. Gree ley's election" The most wonderful de- velopnent is in Pennsylvania Had our majority come from Philadelphia alone, the claim of fraud would have been a plausible one; but city and country both go Republican by unprecedented majori- ties. It is plain that the old line Democ- racy are bolting Liberal Republicanism. Everywhere, except in Southern Ohio, the new Liberal party proves weaker than the old Democracy. No ingenious Tribune figuring, or blare of Liberal Committee trumpets ,can prevent MT. Greeley defeat in October from becoming a ront in No- vember. 5z rt .t- @s#
 Our gains in Members of Congress are very large. The latest reports give the Republicans net gain of eight in the October States, making a Greeley House an utter impossibility. re HowE's GREAT LONDON CIRcus, $ SAN GERS BRITISH MENAaERIE, &c,-Flaming and multi-colored posters, dazzling picto- rial sheets, and eloquent descriptions which coves enormous bill boards and even dead walls in the city, beautiful Autographs which obtrude themselves upon our notice from the shop windows, no less than the very attractive advertisement, which ap- pears in another column announce that Howe's Great London Circus, Menagerie, Sc, will exhibit in Litchfeld, Wednesday October 23d, It will come in it's full strength, to make glad the hearts of the s'little folk" thrill us with the per- formance of Moloch in the dens of his wild tigers and hyenas: to startle us with the performances of its gymnasts and acro- bats: to sensationize us with its dashing equestrians, to fascinate us wifh the beauty and grace of its numerous lady riders, and 1 to give all who attend-and every body will wish to be there, whether he can get in or not-a jolly .'good time" generally. The music will not be as loud or as good, perhaps as that at the Coliseum, but there l will be plenty of it, lots of fun and an en- tertainment that is sure to satisfy all who affect such exhibitions. The grand street procession will occur on the morning of the day of exhibition, passing through the
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