The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-20
FIRST GUN
In the No license
Campaign.
POINTED WORDS
Marlboro Tragedy and Elec-
tric Road Lessons.

Grafton, Feb. l9.-Ihe hrSt active
step of the temperance workers TO
make a "no-license" town of Grafton
for the coming year was taken this
morning by Rev. George L. Hubbard
of the First Baptist Church, who drop
ped numerous questions for considera-
ton.
He took as his text, For the earth
shall be filled with the knowledge of
the glory of God, as the waters cover
the sea" After calling the attention
of his congregation to the similarity of
the five woes mentioned in the chap
ter. which were pronounced against sell
fishness and injustice, and making a
few remarks thereon, he spoke IN part
as follows:
The fourth woe speaks of making the
victim drunk, and even adding venom
that the principles of iniQuity may be
accomplished. OF course this is fig
urative expression. but the strength Of
the figure depends upon the force of the
literal behind it, and what a mighty
force that literal has in the present day
and generation, Was there ever in
the ages of the world time when more
deadly venom was put into the liquor
that is dealt out9
The most deadly is sent away to At
RIGA. where the consumer cares only
TO get it and takes no thought Of what
the consequences will be, but it seems
10 me that that awful tragedy in a
Marlboro home the other day should
lead us to think of the but little slower
processes that are going on in our
homes today-our homes in this Chris
tan country, where il is said that the
victims Of the rumseller far outnumber
those of the Turk in the Greek mas
sacre- / presume the liquor dealers
have a regard for the results which
come from their business. but they have
monetary purpose to accomplish and
that seems TO be the surest way to ac-
complish it.
Fhe judge told a. poor woman that
he must lock up her husband because
IL was his third offense. Your honor, -
said she, would il not be better for
the children and me if you would lock
up the saloons and let him go 10
work. Who shares in the profits OF
this business? Is there any money in
it? Yes, nineteen million dollars were
paid over the counters of saloons in
Boston alone during last year. 1t is
true that twelve dollars are spent FOR
drink to every one spent for relig-
fous purposes, but what shall it profit
a man If he gain the whole world, but
lose his own soul2
Those who share in the supposed pre-
sent profit of the trade must alike share
IN the consequences and judgment that
must come upon it. There are those
who suppose il TO be d source of public
revenue. II does put money into the
town treasury, but aside from the fact
that it takes out more directly thar
II puts in, II also takes money from
beside zE-I -
drink
We have hoped hat our electric road
would help TO build up our town, but
how much will it help us if bringing
people TO drink at Grafton hotels be-
comes a prominent part Of the traffic,
Ion you suppose that people who
contemplate locating here will stop tC
think whether it is a rum town or not
and do you not suppose that this vii
determine the character of the neonle
who will make their homes here? Wher
Judge HOar desired to sell his home al
Waltham. he said there were three par.
ties strongly inclined to purchase it
hut VINO did not even go to look a i
when they learned that WaItham wa.
license town, as it was at tina
time
Who is responsible for the state Of
things in our town? What honor i.
due those who did not vote last yeal
ana the q who voted on other matter,
but We're inactively sinful by leaving {
blank after the word "No?"
What is the influence that the Iiono,
dealers openly announced that they in
tend to use upon our senators and as
Scmblymen To defeat a certain bill il
the legislature of this state? What kline
of men are our senator's and our as
semblYmen If they will be Influenced
through such a source, and what bu
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