The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-24
pR0HIBITI0NISTS HEAR
GLOWING REPORTS
They We're Told That There win Not
Be ANY Licensed Saloons in Five Years
Executive Committee win Nom
mate the State Candidates.

n N@AAAAAN%~AN~
mate the State Candidates.
| The state convention Of the Prohibi-
ton party, which was held In the f. Nj
Averill han in this city yesterday after
noon, resulted in leaving the nomination
of candidates for the different state Of,
fees in charge Of the executive commit,
tee. The executive committee win hay,
power to select the candidates and tC
adopt a platforr which will be sub.
mitted BY The committee 81 resolutions
The executive committee, elected at
the session yesterday afternoon, ii com.
posed Of The following gentlemen: I
g. Andrews OF Montpelier, chairman;
NJ, 4. barton Of Ycrgennes, vice chair
man; Rev. q. 4. story Of Burlington,
secretary; Henry Babeock Of ST. Adams.
treasurer; Warren Newton of st. AL
bans, auditor; s. VI. Harris Of vergennes
and II. Il Howard Of Bakersfield.
The report Of the committee on reso-
buttons was called upon for report,
and the chairman 81 the committee, Rev.
@ L. Story, stated that the committee
was not ready to report, IS three drafts
NJ platforms had hcen submitted and
the committee had not decided which
one TO recommend The sense Of the
meeting proved ID be that the matter
Of the platform Be left III the hands Of
the committee to be referred TO the
executive committee for final adoption.
AT the conclusion of the business
meeting short address On the princi-
pies and work Of the party was given
hy w. ID. Lnken, d national representa-.
tive Of the party from Chicago Mr..
l.nken spoke Of the immense strides that
the party had made Ill the past few
years, until now one half OF the terri
teFy Of the United States and 45,000,0 600
people were under prohibition of one
kind Or another. He said that Ill dis
eussions Of the problem medical men
placed emphasis not so much on drunk.
enness as upon the usc of alcohol I'LL
small daily quantities and stated that
this practice brought on the diseases
which kill thousands Of men ia the
country.
Temperance is not 80 much matter
Of sentiment as Of science, and the more
modern the medical men become. the
mere they advocate the harm done By
alcohol even in small quantities. IN
closing Mfr. Luken said: If the Prohi.
bition party could not poll over 10 votes
tn the state, it would be the duty Of its
members To put q ticket into the field
NO Licensed Saloon in Five Years.
Although the attendance was very
small Az tho closing Of the Prohibition
state convention last evening Rev. w D.
Lnken again addressed the company as
was scheduled. Ia opening be spoke oi
Professor Atwater's statement hat al
cohol was a food and stated that this
proved good thing for the temperance
cause in the end, as eminent scientists
all over the world took the Investigation
ia manu. NtAA 4Atb 1tlp MAo atAS w NNAA
Glide that alcohol was a food.
In speaking OF the rapid strides Of the
Mr. Luken stated that there
would not be licenser saloon in the
country in five years time. The prohi-
bition party proposes to do away Win
the legahzed traffic in liquor and have y
campaign of education going on that is
doing work that It little realized.
The movement has reached stage
now where it is not a matter of teach.
ING the harm Of drinking or Of advocat-
ing total abstinence FROM liquors. but the
time is to strike at The root al the evil
and prohibit the manufacture II the
voters Of Che country had chance to
vote on the matter individually, the IL
censed saloon would be wiped out at
once, but the conditions Of the country
are such that the individual does not
get a right 10 vote his convictions d.
rectly.
Tie Prohihitionists have stood the test
through thick and thin Tor 50 years, and
even II the party we're to be wiped oEt
at once. the story q the country weaid
give to il a prominent place. High III
reuse is no longer mentioned as a soin-
ton Of the problem. and local option Is
no better Both are mere subterfnges
and che only real and permanent remedy
is the stopping Of the manufacture Of
alcohol in any ana al forms.