Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-29
THE NORWAY SYSTEM
Strongly Endorsed by Representa-
tiyes of the Bay State.
It Blends Prohibition, Re-
striction end No License.
4 m,thod Calculated 10 ExiInguish tho
Present Type Of Saloons.


meeting In the interest Of tho Norwegian
tiil was held at the new Old South church
last night Hon. George r. Hoar presided.
Senator Lodge sent his regrets from Wash
ington and letter strongly endorsing
the movement, and letters were read from
Ex-Governor Brackctt OK Lieutenant Gov
ornor Halle and Robert Treat Paine
strongly favorlng the bill
Senator Hoar briefly reviewed tho his
tory OF the temperance movement from
the start; showed how IL had failed in the
cities, and how Massachusetts Is becom-
ing q cluster OF cities, and pointed out
how, for those cities, this Is an undertak-
Ing TO remove from the drink habit, where
IL must exist. its siren power to lure men
to ruin. He sketchcd the glory of the ideal
city, but said that the city with rum shops
at nearly every door. us in parts OF Boston,
rivals Dantes Inferno.
Richard III. Dana said that the present
high license system Is one OF rewards for
heavy sales and violations OF law. This
system sweeps these rewards away. It's
trial has been successful. He contrasted
tho authorities for tho system with those
against IL, vastly
To the Formers Advantage.
Mrs. A. r. Palmer told Of her experience
as crusader" when n girl; pointed out
how neither love (as in that movemenD
nor law (as since) has succeeded, and
showed how this is an experiment mediat-
ing between these, and having tho chance
OF 6aving many persons from drink.
Dean Hodges said that present methods
attack the drink traffic with open and ex-
tended figures, rather than with COM
Hof. hat Itv,rx
prohibition, no license and restriction,
constitutes such a fist. and showed how In
Norway, prohibitionists, as q rule, favor
1t and use IL for their ends.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore believed in the
system as extinguishing the present type
of saloon; deprecated the division of tenn
perance forces; said 1t was, in this case,
because peol 10 do not get the matter fairly
into their heads; showed how, In the
same way. earlier. some persons opposed
no license as savoring OF some license. and
pointed out that it Is the motive which de-
termines right in this case
Capen's Companions.
Samuel B. Capen said that water Is to
be used to put out this fire, that is, pro-
hibition; but that 1t keeps burning, not
withstanding the water. because the oil of
fire from behind. This system cuts off the
oil and gives the water OF prohibition q
chance. To turn the hose on those cutting
of the oil was a false act
Rev. j. n. Brandelle said that Scandi-
navian protests against the system do not
represent the best Judgment; that the
system greatly furthers temperance and
prohibition.
Mrs. Julia w. Howe was impressed by
the testimony for the system; felt that its
ethics were more just than those of the
current methods, and saw in the system d
way To overthrow the present saloon sys-
TEN.
Custis Guild, Jr., likened the refusal to
q city like Springfield the privilege OF sub
stituting n better license system for the
present abominable one to forcing the
opium traffic on China by England.
George A. Denison OF Springfield
pleaded for that city being given the
chanc, to exclude saloon politics and
to cut down drinking.
DIR. Alexander Mckenzie said IL people
would think clearly they would not op-
pose the bill. 1t docs not set up license;
1t Is not like the Norwegian system; it is
Massachusetts, remedy for fearful evil.
To come outinto the open, unite To apply
this remedy and not sulk In their ten ts
was the duty Of all friends of temperance
On Beacon Hil.
Boston. March 81. The house voted to
engross the bill prohibiting the sale of in
toxicating liquors In this state on George
Washington's birthday and the Fourth OF
July. Some amendments to the tuber.
culosis bill were proposed in the senate
The bill went over to April o. The house
refused to reconsider its vote on the g
cents-a- mile bill. The bill authorizing