The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
but would not assign this as the req

but would not assign this as the req son.
 As to whether any of tho more staple trade has been lost to the town, some of the largest merchants state that their trade is as large or larger than while there were saloons hero Two or three of the storekeepera say that women whose accounts have long been unpaid have recently como in to their places of business and made payments on their accounts saving that they had moro money for the household now that their husbands or sons cannot so easily secure liquor.
 one merchant emphatcally denied that any trade was being lost to New Haven, and said that on the contrary certain families now have moro money to spend, Another said that his busl- ness Is as good as ever, and that his customers now come in sober, It is only fair to the license party to state that both of these men are workers for no-licensc and further that store keeper would be 10th to confess that he Is losing any trade, whatever tho cause.
 From q business point of view then, 1t can he said that no-llcense has had little effect one way or the other; and that what influence 1t has exert ed on the situation about balances for both sides. While Branford has undoubtedly lost some business, as has been stated and quite a bit of money is being spent outside which formerly went into tho local saloons, there is an almost equal amount avcrted from liquor to household purchases and certain old accounts are being paid up,
 Both tho license and no-license parties, then, seem to have more oi less ground for their opinions of the working of the new law. There Is little doubt but that. as in most other similar cases, 1t works both harm and good. Some of tho bitterest oppon. ents of no-license say they woudl De l willing to have such a law in effec | did it cover a greater territory. bu that since 1t covers only one town near q larger license town, they arr strongly opposed to it.
 Both parties also claim that the, will carry the town in their way neX year, and that they will each hay, many of the votes which were thli year cast for the other side So firm Is this conviction among the saloor men that they arc keeping their place. open oking ont scant profit iron l cigars and soft drinks on the other l hand, Rev Mir. Dewitt. the chief ex. ponont of no-licensc, says that hi l party had the votes of a number o drinking men this year, and when th, l good effects of the law arc seen, the, will have more next time. But thu general opinion, even among the no l license men, seems 10 hn that Bran. | ford will go for license next year, bu | that the number of saloons which wil | be licensed will be much less thar | heretofore and that the ohicctionabl, | places will be cut out proceeding ! which will have the support of tn, | better element among tho saloon men
 Several of the most prominent mof of both parties snid that the real neet Is not no-llcense. but uniformed DO lice force, paid by tho day to keeI order in the town. The avcrag, rowdy or drunk. say they, respects uniform and the police could keel disorder off the streets and force th, saloons to obey the letter and spiri Of the law