Connecticut western news., 1895-10-03
 THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1895.

THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1895.
 The License Question.
 North Canaan IS again confronted with the license question, and must rem der it's decision next Monday. The ,class of men who almost annually sign . petition which brings this question to the surface are we'll known. Their persistence. after repeated defeats, is wonderful; and it would be worthy of admiration and laudation were they en- gagged in . righteous cause, nevertheless it is worthy of imitation by temperance people.
 For number of years North Canaan has cast an overwhelming vote for No License. In the year 1890 North Ca nasn won the distinguished honor of heinz the Banner No License Town of Connecticut" by casting 165 votes for No License and only % votes for Lii cense. In 1894 many good meaning people were disgusted because illegal liquor selling had not been suppressed the previous year, and inst before cleo. tion last October it was claimed by the champions of License that License would be carried by 25 or more pleural- ity. Bnt when the polls closed on the afternoon of Oct l, 1894 the vote stood No License lS4, License 72.
 It is to be regretted that a compara- lively few men so frequently want a vote on the license question when the general and voluntary sentiment of the town is in favor of No License. These frequent struggles over the license ques- tion cause ill feeling, for the time being at least, between neighbors and we had hoped this town would be spared this ordeal this fall. The NEWS very reluc. tantly devotes space to this subject to- day, because we consider it foregone conclusion that North Canaan is not yet ready to smirch it's No License record of the past twelve years and supinely surrender to License. At all events, the NEws is not ready to renounce its rec ord of the past twelve years. Should it do 90 it would be false to it's motto, s' s'Vessigia NaAa Retrorsuna. During the past twelve years the NEWS has discuss cd every phase of the license question. The NEWS has fought for the highest and best interests of society, ai.d has cast its influence on the side of No Lii cence; and it still thinks that the moral and fnsncial welfare of this town k benefited by No License notwithstand- ing mors or less intoxicants arc illegally sold. On September 27, 1894 the NEWS urged the vctes of North Canaan to Give No License another chance to vindicats itself" The NEWS also said, Try No License once more and then if it proves failure we cannot blame you for not adpocati"g it. but even then we hope you will not vote License un- lees you can do 1t with clear conscience" ;.
 Hes No License proved failure in North Canaan the past year? The answer to this question is given by a property tax payer who has contributed the article entitled 'To the Voters and Property Tax Payers of North Canaan, , and published elsewhere in this paper.
 A few months ago the editor of the NEws was conversing with one of North Csnaan's prominent citizens m regard to the illegal sale of liquor in thi1 town The editor remarked that some wer, getting "weary in we'll doing," that is they were tired of voting No Licens. and then not seeing the law enforced The prominent citizen replied, s.Liqno selling is disreputable business ant we must not give it even the color O appearance of respectable business b, legaIizing it. It is branded as disrepu table and VIC must not remove tn, brand. No matter if more or less liqno is sold in North Canaan we must giv, the world to understand that we do no sanction the sale. We want no opeI saloons here. Go and inspect 8 towi which has open saloons and then com, home and inspect North Canaan sn, you will be convinced that it is best no to legalize the traffic, but it is best t. keep it in constant fear of prosecution.
 That prominent citizens remarks ar, good 6 far as they go, but they do no tell the whole story. He should hav added that liquor drinking, as we'll a liquor selliug,i is disreputabIe business Many so called respectable men drinl liquor and consider themselves fla above the liquor seller, but in the ma jority of cases it soon becomes 'dis tinction without difference. Som 10 called respectable men are engaged in the liquor traffic, throughout tn, world, but the liquor trsffic as rule i business where the business makes tn, man. instead of the man makes tn, business. In other words, the bushes is 90 demoralizing that but few respect able men dare enter it for fear of soone or later becoming disreputable.>
 If North Canaan ever adopts License such vote will be principally cast b drinking men. and they must be re sponsible for the consequences. becaus everyone knows there is but hsndfu ol Honor sellers or would-be-liquor sell
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