The Press., 1883-09-13
LOCAL ToPICs-pENN,D AND sCIssoRED.

LOCAL ToPICs-P AND sCIssoRED. | -. - TEMPERANCE.
 Points from thu address of Rev. Hugh Montgomery, atStafford Springs, Sept 9th.
 | The speaker first spoke of the universal need of temperance work, and then pro- ceeded to show that total abstinence was the only sure platform, citing the work of Dr. Cannon Farrar and his influence in England, At the present time 14, ,O0O out of the 10000 Episcopal clergyman in Eng land preach total abstinence. Some claim that the sale cannot be prohibited, bnt we should have
 HIGH LICENSE.
 | A man pays the town $1 1,5O0, and then promises to keep respectable rum-shop, and will put down all unlicensed, dirty rum-sellers. It is lie on the face of it. There is not case on record where one rum-seller ever prosecuted another. They dare not for fear of being prosecuted them selves. The speaker cited very touching incident of 8 convention that was held, composed of deacons, ministers, lawyers, etc. These met to regulate the liquor traffic, and after the eloquent speeches of the nominal sainted men the vote was being put, when an old lady from the own-farm rose and spoke. She said she was once the wife of the wealthiest man, and, she thought, 2ae best, man in town, but over yonder in the church-yard lay her husband and five darling boys, all filling drunkard's s
 graves. The first drink was given by the minister who made the eloquent speech, and the deacon was the man who sold it to them. The old ladys speech defeated the measure MT. Montgomery prophecies that in twenty years may be read on the statute books of Connecticut that the man. ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibited ....
 He then illustrated the present license
 law by comparing intoxicating liquors tc
 the itch, showing how ridiculous 1t would be to try to regulate the itch instead of
 prohibiting it, and the folly of being too
 radical. He says the intoxicating liquor is
 worse; for man who has the itch may
 have 8 pure heart and go to heaven, but
 the drunkard is wretch in this life with
 no hope of heaven. But the liquor traffic
 is benefit to the United States because
 of its The United States receives for revenue from the sale of these liquors $1OO, ,OOO, ,OOO per year. It costs the United States every year g, 162, ,275, ,180, paying out $21. .62 fo1 every dollar it receives. This makes tax of $43 on every man, woman and child in l the United States. Add to this the fact
 that 205 human souls die every day, caused by rum. There are 6O0,OO0 drunkards 130,O00 children orpans of drunkards 100000 broken-hearted fathers and moth 3 CTS, 60,0O0 widows broken-hearted anc : poverty stricken. Besides all this add the crimes and the disgrace that is due to rum Il The speaker showed the utter worthless lness of young man who will show sl
 much attention to fine young lady, ant when she gives him her hand in marriage l he promises by all that is good and grea z that he will love and protect her while Tiff Il drink beer, and seemingly, if not really T prefer that company to his own home F Some argue that just as much liquor i l. sold when there is no license as whel l. [ there is @ license It is true that rum l. sellers will lie under oath. Mr. Montgom Il cry said in all his experience he had fount $ but one rum-seller that showed any sign
 of a conscience, and he was Frenchman n He (Montgomery) withdrew his case ant e paid the cost. He thinks if our preacher d would take few chapters in law befor B. preaching they could preach better ser a- mons. Some times the fingers are cut o1
 to save the hand. Better that one of tn members should perish and not the whol 0' body. The jury is compelled to convic Eo n; ltf the evidence is clear. t-.
 s1 Be it said to the credit of MT. Waller tha 10 during the six years he was attorney for tn
 state in New London county in 19 out (
 every 20 liquor cases brought by MI
 Montgomery, decisions were rendered i
 favor of the state. The rum-sellers ar
 sharp, and look out for their interest.
 then they could sell as much, and do se 30 as much, without license, would they bu 5555 55 votes and put forth such strenuous effort % % for the privilege of paying the town $l0 50 per year? Out of their own mouths W n. judge them. "A "A How may we carry the state for proh 45 bltion? There are l32, ,O00 votes cast i os the state of Connecticut. There are fror is is 20, 900 to 25, ,0O0 voters that have no reli 4 gious beliefs that vote either way, an 0I 0l which ever party gets them win the day 10 Now the Congregationalis church in tn 1e state has 5O,OOO com1aunicants, the Meth % % odlst 27,OOO, the Baptist 22, ,O00. Thi 4s united churches control at least 70, ,00 20 votes. Now let this company say that ou '0 vote shall be cast only for that man who
 temperance man and will vote for proh
 bition, and temperance men will be cleo
 ed. Thank God we are making move ,,, that direction Rum-sellers are afraid { m m the constitutional amendment!
 MT. Montgomery told several incident
 that occurred in his work at Norwich ths
 showed the terrible effects of liquors, H
 says that out of 5000 that came to him fc
 help and advice in one year all but 3 ha m had suffered under licensed liquor.
 (Tolland County Leader9
 n. The New York Tribune short time az m m contained an item referring to decisio m of the supreme court against medical GO m lege, the case being argued in appeal. Et