Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-27
UNION RALLY FOR NO-LICENSE
Evening Services of Churches Given up for Big Gather.
ing at Broadway Theatef-Rev. w. S. MacIntire and
H. H. Spooner Of State Temperance Union Speak Be.
sides Clergymen.

does. and he says we can't have the
meeting there" Mr.. Ryther then ask
ed anyone present who had any OBJ
jections to their using the town hall
to say so, and when no one responded
he requested that those in the theater
say so on Monday to the powers that
be.
A collection was taken, Mr.. Ryther
explaining the need of money in the
campaign, as he said 1t was reported
that every saloon in the city had been
assessed 500. giving them $500 for
this fight.
H. H. spooner Spoke.
Rev. E. 8. Worcester of Broadway
Congregational church spoke briefly
in introducing Hon. II. II. Spooner Of
Hartford, who was to be the next
speaker. He commended Hon. Mr..
Spooner as man eminently fitted to
set things right
The speakers topic was The Com
mon Good, but before taking this up
he explained by request two of the
provisions of the new license law.
One, he said. was especially fitted to
touch the case of saloons on Water
street within 200 feet of the Metho-
dist church. 1t was the provision about
the locating of saloons near church
or school house. No new licenses could
DS SIdHleu Out Ola ones cOulQ De
renewed. The second point was on
the limitation bill, through which he
showed If Norwich should vote for
no-license and then return to license,
1t would come back under the limita-
ton law with much Smaller num-
Der of saloons than now.
There were two veasons, he said,
why to vote flo-license: First, IL Is
always wrong to do wrong; second,
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plague spots in a town. He could
make a good argument on the finan-
cial side, he said, but took UP the
question of what does the saloon do
for the individual.
Is there a man who is better work
man because he was carried home
drunk last night or an employer who
sees more possibilities in a boy be-
cause he knows he spends his even
ings in saloon? Did you ever know
a man wanted for any occupation be-
cause he was drunk? SO the saloon
business is a curse, because uniting
the man for any occupation in shop
and factory, and you know It. There
is more of a study too of hefeGity and
, in nine cases out of ten the special
lists are studying ana the scientists de-
claring that IL the boy ana girl of the
future is to be of strong body and brain
lllC ldtICLS anu AffOtiiCIS Iuu5l DC lIG6
from intexicants. Physically the trail
Of this serpent Of ittemperanee is seen
in mental and physical degenerates of
our institutions. Morally, too, seventy
per cent. of inmates Of the state re-
formatories can lay their downfall to
liquor, and 81 out of every 100 in penal
institutions can find the cause In
liquor. He related an experience Of a
man In his employ whose career had
been blasted BY liquor, from which
Mr. Spoorer had made the vow that
as long as he lived he would hit this
cursed thing. He closed with an elo-
quent appeal fer the voters Of Norwich
to put away this thing that is sending
men out into the dark in spite Of
preacher, church and every good thing
that can be done.
After few words by Mr.. Ryther the
service closed by the singing Of Amer
lea.
Spoke at First Baptist.
At the First Baptist church Sunday
morning a temperance service was
held with o. e. Ryther and Rev. w.
s. Mae1ntire as speakers.
In the absence of Mrs. Clarence
Hulburt, leader of the choir, Mrs.
Charles Pierce was heard with much
pleasure.