The Newtown bee., 1891-10-02
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REASONS WHY must VOTE NO LICENSE.
At the town election, next Monday,
October 5, the question of licence or no
licence must be answered by the voters
in many towns aud it is a most import
ant question, for all who recognize any
responsibility to God for the result of
their vote. The best that friends of the
liquor traffic can urge in behalf of license
is that the saloon men help make paupers,
that people will drink and become poor,
therefore the liquor dealers should, in
justice, pay an extra tax to help support
these paupers. 1t is most true that the
saloon traffic helps make paupers, as an
examination in any town will show that
more than nine tenths of the paupers are
the results of the liquor traffic. | believe
it would be much better and more Chris
tian not to make the nine tenths and
then the town would not have them to
support and besides those saved from be-
coming paupers, would be saved untold
misery, want and suffering in this life
and, many of them, from eternal misery.
Again, those who favor license tell US
that men will get drunk, quarrel, fight
and commit murder and thus make their
arrest and trial necessary, bringing ex-
pense upon the town. Therefore the liq
uor sellers ought to bear Il double share
of this expense that their business caus-
~ in tho IF Iiaansa foo Now il
it wise and prudent for the town to bur-
den itself with three dollars expense for
the sake of receiving one from these
would-be criminals, who would sell with
out the license: And as every one knows,
If the executive officers of the town would
faithfully perform the duties for which
they are elected and paid mo license would
reduce the evils of the liquor traffic to the
minimum and entirely silence those who
favor license because liquors will be sold.
Again, all business men should vote no
license, because nine tenths of bad debts
and long credits are the result of the sa
loon traffic. which is ii cash business, at
least on every. pay day of the working
men. Others may wait, but the liquor
bill must be paid, even if the family goes
hungry and naked. For, if this bill is
not regularly paid, he can get no more
drinks. Again, | must vote no license,
because | love the peace. sperity com
fort and happiness of our American
homes, which are being invaded by this
destroying, devastating and numbering
saloon traffic. Again, because | cannot
consent to Undue my hands in the blood
of the 70, 900 slain yearly by the saloon
traffic in our land. A vote to license is
to give sanction and pepetuate the traffic
and so makes the voter a partner in the
guilt of all the evils produced by the sa-
loons,as well as in the profits through the
license fee. Again, must vote no license
in order that no one shall, in the great
day of judgment, be able to stand and
accuse me of putting temptation in his
way and that | may not be guilty before
God of giving my neighbor drink and
making him drunken and of looking up
on his nakedness and that | also may use
the prayer that Jesus taught his disci-
PIES A. j. 7.
Mrs Lucinda Gould is visiting Mrs Cor
nelia JudsOn.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Il. Quick of
Bridgeport were at c. E. Quick's, Sun
day.
Lee Eldred has newly covered and is
painting his house.
Charles Beard is building new barn,
Levi Rounds of White Hills doing the
carpenter work.
f. N. Potter is building an addition
and veranda on his house, C. E. Quick
doing the work.
Private weddings at a late hour in the
evening are all the style here. The lat
est were two young people residing in the
center, but the minister and all were ur-
gently requested to keep it still, so Ed
would not know it, but, alas, he was the
first to find it out.
ID. E. Edwards was home, last week,
60 attend his new son.
Mrs Rafter and Mrs DR. Reid, daugh-
tiers of the late Mrs j. f. Palmer, left for
their homes, Wednesday morning. They
have been here with their mother three
months. The remains Of Mrs Palmer
were taken to Columbia, Saturday, for
burial.
Nellie Beecher has been spending a
few days in Bridgeport.
William Ufford has taken up painting.
He has begun on his house and first class
workmen better look elsewhere.
Orrin Talmage is some better; he is
able to set up some, bat is quite weak
yet.
Town meeting, next Monday, with
three tickets in the field and vote on IL
cense. All ought to be interested and
able to make selection from SO many
tickets
Mrs ElberE Austin and daughter OF
Stamford, formerly Miss Lille Burr, Wis
it at John 4. Reardsley's.