The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-20
On the Tobog'gan's
Fatal Incline
MANY S0ULSA YEAR
Stirring Words of Rev. A. M.
Osgood in Clinton.

Clinton. Feb 19.-The union no-li-
cense meeting in Bigelow Hall tonight.
brought 500 people together to hear ad-
dresses by Rev. A. NJ. Osgood, Rev. A.
5. Brown and Rev. ]. c. Duncan, pas
tors in the local field. The first and
principal address was made by Rev.
A. M. Osgood. Mr.. Osgood dealt
largely with the local situation, using
statistics obtained from the chief of
police and from other sources.
Mr. Osgood was supplied with charts
and supply of literature, illustrating
the evils of intemperance At proper
intervals he had these tracts distributed
among the men. The most striking
OF these was picture circular entitled
The Devils toboggan slide" It
showed men sliding down an inclined
plane on toboggans labeled whisky.
VINE, beer and cider, into black gulf
named Death" Death & Co." were
named as proprietors of the slide A
skull and bones surmounted it. A
skeleton beckoned at the bottom, and
a graveyard doomed in the perspective.
with this grizzly picture, Mr.. Osgood
opened his address saying: Down the
Devlls toboggan slide: 100000 persons
III the United States ride to drunkards'
deaths every year; 275 every day in the
year; IL every hour; and one about ey-
cry five minutes.
In the two hours that we shall
spend in this hall, "a will find the fate
of drunkards"
Having paused an instant to let this
utterance make its impression, Mr.. Os-
good continued by referring to a recent
convention of brewers, who, in talking
over the matter of their business, had
c9lcluaed that 100000 boys were need
ed each year to replace the loss of
drinking men caused by death alone.
AT this point, the speaker introduced
circular headed, Have you a. how
to spare?" He said that unless the sa-
loon can have 100000 from each gen
alton some of them must close up.
Does 1t pay to license the saloon?'
Il answer, No +"
FIRST, because it impairs physical
ana mental efficiency; second, because
II lnlpalrs domestic and municipal eff
cheney; and, third, because it irnpairs
moral and spiritual efficiency.
How is 1t in Clinton? I have been
at PANS TO examine the report of the
chler OF police for the last year, and |
ma mat there We're 1858 arrests for
drunkenness, while in Sc and 'a7 a no
license year. there were but III arrests
Does not this speak loudly for license
Ihere were AIS arrests in all in this
last year, or 10 for other causes than
drunkenness. but who shall saw how
many OF these were indirectly due to
drink. ~
Think well on this: If no one dear to
you was in the list Of 363 arrests for
drunkenness this last year. are Won
sure, are you altogether sure. your FAM
lly may not be represented next year9"
After quoting, TO enforce his position
from F.r. Scully, FIR. McKenna. and
Blshop Ireland, the speaker took up the
question, Can nO-license be enforced p
he TOOK the ground that II could and in
stanced mis- personal experience in Raw
mond, n. H, a. country village in prov
lncetown, q. seafaring community In
SomerVilIe, a city and in Marlboro a
manufacturing community. He had
lived in all these places in years
"hen no-license prevailed, and had
Louhd the law enforced with reasonable
sLrlctness IN all, better In SCmeryille
IMAM Marlboro. but well In Marlboro
And why not In Clinton. We az
sumo that our next town government
VIII use their influence toward the in
huence OF law in accordance with their
oath OF ONCE. ] speak word ~ e.ryo-
mendaticn. The assumption ss bzsed
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