The Brandon news., 1907-03-28

of Grace Episcopal Church, at River
head, l.. l., did something yesterday
that is going to make the good old town
sit up and take notice for long time.
He announced himself as being on the
side of those who wanted to see River
head take her place once more among
the rank of enlightened places of
human abode where any person may
buy drink without breaking the law
Mr.. Wasson wrote what he had to say
on the subject to Riverhead news
paper. It took two columns Of that pa
per IS space to tell what he thought Of
drink and to say where his banner would
be found planted on April next, when
Riyerhead is to turn out to vote whether
saloons shall be licensed to sell whiskey
or go on selling it without license as
ginger
He said in so many words that his
vote wouldn It be cast in support of {" the
dear good women of the w. G. T. u"
He wants to be done with the "hy-
pocrisy' of a no-hcense" town which
has ruled in Riverhead and whose "dry-
ness" he feels, has produced as many
tipsy persons and perhaps more than
would have been the case had saloons
been open and subjected to proper state
legal regulations.
The minister is loved in Riverhead for
his common sense. He has one of the
most important charges in the commu-
nifty and following which includes as
many outside of his congregation as
there are in it. He voted against the
temperance clique last spring when they
made Riverhead "dry' by fifty votes.
This election he asserted yesterday, he
would get out and make an active cam
paign against Temperance"
Mr.. Wasson said in his letter: "We
have heard from the no license people
over and over again during the five
years / have been a resident here. There
has been only a one-sided presentation
of the question. No one has attempted
publicly to refute the arguments of the
no-icense people or to refute their state
ments. They have been alert and aggres-
sive. The dear, good women of the w. @.
T. IT,, although deprived by wicked men
of the privilege of the franchise, have
shown themselves to be not a whit be-
hind the most skillful politicians in their
ability to get votes for their ticket. In
fact, had it not been for these devoted
women the bottom would have fallen out
of the no-license movement long ago.
They have appropriated the term Of
Christian, leaving it to be inferred
that all who do not believe in their po-
litical views are anti Christian or at
least, mont Christian. Thus our no-heense
friends have gradually and unconsciously
assumed the role of the better element,
and this assumption has gone unchal-
lenged.
'fLet me here make confidential con-
fession. Having had the curiosity to in
vestigate at first hand this demon busi-
ness / have actually gone so far as to
taste beer and wine / will not say how
often or how much) and all I can say
is that if severy drop of this stuff con-
tains 10000 demons as is claimed, why,
then demons taste mighty good.
"Upon two grounds l am opposed to
this no-license movement. First, because
believe prohibitionin ali its forms is
an infringement of fundamental human
rights. Secondly, because the prohibit
ton plan in all its phases has proved
a dismal failure weherever it has been
tried. 1t has not accomplished its avoweJ
object.
Who are those people that they
should take it upon themselves to force
pink lemonade down my throat when my
whole being is crying out for the real
thin. Away with this tomfoolery -