Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-02
"THE LITTLE GIANT"
AT No-LIcENsE RALLY.
Clinton N. Howard Arouses High Pitch
of by Rev.
p. c. Wright.

At Broadway Congregational church
on Friday evening the body of the
church was we'll filled at the no-license
rally. Rev. C. N. Howard Of Rochester,
N. Y, was the chief speaker, his topic
being A Joy Ride on the Water wagon.
This proved highly entertaining to the
audience, who were aroused to a h1gn
pitch of enthusiasm. He spoke for an
hour and a half and is one of the
brightest speakers Norwich has heard
on any topic in a long time. His talk
was an intellectual treat.
At the opening of the meeting Rev.
P. c. Wright in charge gave notice OF
rallies Sunday afternoon at Occum and
Greeneville and at Broadway theater
Sunday evening. He said that there
were many issues in this campaign
which have taught the people as never
before. Several reasons have stirred
up the people. Norwich was overrun
with the saloons last year and 1874
people moved by the feeling that there
were too many voted no and the num-
Der was decreased by seven, they being
the greater sinners. One still defies
the decision of the commissioners.
Franklin squares condition was an
other reason for the fight. That re-
mains unchanged and officials say that
| it is the best policed section and the
proprietors of saloons there have no
| police record. Franklin square should
| have fewer saloons; IL ought to be
cleaned up. The public school ques-
| ton is another important matter.
| Norwich has IL or IA saloons within
| the 200 foot limit Of schools and public
| thousands of boys and girls are being
deprived of a high school education.
Are you willing TO be party to this?
Officials say that If no license wins
| there will be an increase OF three mills
in the tax. In Massachusetts the dry
towns have the lower tax rate. Wor-
| cester has not been affected because OF
no license and this year its tax rate
| dropped.
He called attention to the town re
| port showing $4,000 paid out for out
| side poor, $1,000 more than last year.
| 1t is continually going up to help the
poor The sum OF $4,000 is given to
people whose poverty was caused by
| drink or who IL they saved the money
spent for drink could care for them
selves. II you could save $4,000 OF
that amount you would be doing some
| thing towards decreasing taxation, to
say nothing of the jail and county
home accounts. Saloons also detract
| from property valuation. He refuteo
| statement of a paper scattered about
| the streets and said that Lynn is doing
1
off a 100000 deficit contracted under
license. The mayor of Worcester says
| that city is doing well under no Ii
| cense regardless of reports to the con-
trary. 1t is a sweeter, happier city.
Rev. C. N. Howard, The Little Giant
was presented at this point and made
an entertaining opening to his address
| which kept the audience in laughter
He has just returned from hard cam
paign in Chicago, where $4,000 people
paraded in the interest of temperance
The strongest feature of that parade
he thought, was a van of 81 baskets
followed by 81 ghosts of men who hac
been killed in saloons on Sundays II
Chicago.
In 1907, said the speaker, there were
three prohibition states. Today there
are nine and the movement is stead
fly growing. Many men say they vii
help after the movement Is started. bu
they should do some of the work, hell
get up steam, and if the wagon move!
slow now it is because Of them Tit
onward sweep Of this movement can
not be stopped although men offer al
| kinds of objections to il. We all star
at the cradle, but it is poor place fot
a full grown man to stick, but man!
never get out of it and always need ;
nurse and a cap for the soft spot
Show me a man who is going to vot
for license and I'll show you one o
them. The idea that the no licens
cannot be enforced is preposterous; ]
the majority of the citizens of Norwicl
vote no they can make good thei
declaration. Some say the saloon is
necessary evil. For whom is 1t
necessary evil? Yourself. your boy
! and girls? Oh no. Then 1t is for you
neighbors and their boys and girls.
? it is a necessary institution then you
Il t. aafr
necessary you should patronize i
} | teach your boys to patronize it. TAX
him with you and divide your wage
} with the saloon keeper. Set 'em u
for all hands. Don't blame your DO
if he comes home drunk. He is sup
porting the saloon. Don't weep If h
; dies. He's a hero for this necessar
: evil. Comfort the mother II you car
z but don't weep. He was a patriot
l supporter of the saloon. You shoul
have a brewery wagon for a hearse,
{ bartender to pronounce the eulog!
: | Bury him in the Potter's field with
( beer barrel for a monument, and o
. that place the inscription that he die
l for the necessary evil.
l This movement is reform of ou
own time. Total abstinence is an oil
| time reform, but no license or prohibi
Zion has been Chased. it's fiftieth ann
| versary. Our fight is against the saIoo
4 in general. We are not dealing with
personal right but traffic which ha
corrupted society Maine is doing
9 great work and steadily improving re
ports to the contrary notwithstanding
y Some say that blind tigers will be
. our midst If we close the saloon. Gel
: tain men will not get interested in T
!, license, but attempt to shut up Il
!; saloon and he cries blind tigers.
. had rather have a blind tiger after m
a boy, said the speaker, than one whic
can see. 1t is a noticeable. fact tn;
p places which go no license seldo
. change. An investigation committt
s in Massachusetts, shows great depr'
: citation in crime, less poverty and LEI
arrests in no license places, eaC
worker in dry cities gets more wag'
and rs per cent. more children after
: school. He referred to the stat
: which are dry and those which are IA
becoming dry. He said he expected
see the day when Milwaukee and Oh
cago will be dry.
You have the opportunity here ar
If you will take it you will set the pa
J. for the state.