The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-06
LARGELY RALLY
PRANK FOxcROFT SPEAKS ON THE
FEATURES OF NO-LfcENSE.
Six Reasons Adyssced Showing That Nc.
Llcease Law Can Be Enforced.

The Christian Citizenship League held
another rally at the Auditorium last even
ing, and from the large audiences which
have attended these meetings OF late there
II evidently considerable interest being
taken regarding the question OF LICENSE on
no-license.
Withpossible q few exceptions every
seat In the Auditorium was filled last eve-
ming. The following gentlemen occupied
seats on the platform: Rev. Whitman l..
Wood, Rev. j. III. Roberts, Rev. John M.
Collins, Rev. Asaph 8. Wicks, Rev. Charles
w. Holden, Rev. ID. W.. Faunce, ID. D.,
Rev. James ii. Lyon, Rev. Alexander Nc
Gregor, ID. d., Rev. Samuel M. Beale, Rev.
George j. Bloomfield, Charles I. McAlice,
Arthur 7. Stratton and John r. Trafton.
Rev. ID. w. Faunce, ID. d., called ths
meeting to order and called upon Rev. Mr..
Holden, who offered prayer. Master Harry
Donlan, the Boston boy soprano rendered
solo, and then DR.. Faunce spoke briefly
In reference TO the report made by the
Chief OF Police to the Mayor regarding the
saloons doing business illegally.
DIR. Fauncc referred to the offer of the
league when organized to aid the Mayor
In the enforcement of the law. The league
could assist now in the collection OF bonds
of the dealers who had violated the law.
After Master Donlan had rendered
another solo, the speaker Of the evening,
Frank Foxcroft OF the Boston Journal,
and chairman Of the Cambridge No-Li-
cense League was introduced. Mr.. Fox.
croft chose as his subject "Tcn Years
Without O Saloon" Mr.. Foxcroft was
entirely at home with his subject, and his
arguments were founded on facts, figures
and actual experience.
During the progress of his address 10
was apparent that he had made study Of
the question, not only In his own section
speaker gave parallel cases between cities,
tending to show the benefit OF no-liccnse
in many respects. After covering the
conditions Of his own city, Cambridge,
thoroughly, Mr.. Foxcroft spoke of the
existing conditions In Pawtuckct and
how they might be overcome.
''The Int argument" said the speaker,
"will be that It IL impossible to pass a mo-
license NV. IL this be the case then the
11S sa1DDn keopers are stronger than tbs
infiuenN exerte4 by the. churches, the
schoqas md theAbmbs. srs y. rs i
Oecouu- Ou Eluy Dc ulScOurage0 Dy
growing vote against you, the case was
parallel In Cambridge, but we finally over
came the increase.
"Third-Peopie will say that tho law
cannot be enforced. Let me say that there
Is vast difference between prohibition
and no-license. The no-license law can
be enforced.
"Fourth-That the passage of the law
would drive trade away, and that the peo-
Pile would go to Providence and other
places for their purchases. think the ex-
perience of Cambridge, and the figures l
have given, will show this theory not to
be founded on fact.
"F1fth-Many may say that there will be
ust as much drinking as ever. The fig
lres show this also to be untrue" and the
speaker gave the figures of Salem and Lynn
for twelve months showing that this was
also not true in practice.
'Sixth-That the city cannot afford OF
ose the income derived from license fees.
Any city will lose more in growth than it
will receive from license fees"
The speaker closed his address after
'howfng that there was more building and
In increase In the various trades during
he ten years of uo-license In Cambridge
han ever before.
After solo by Master Donlan the meet
ng was brought to a close by the bene-
LECTION being pronounced by Rev. Mr..
.yOn.