Connecticut western news., 1910-10-06
''Onfair Liquor Traffic.
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have not yet had these in North Canaan. look out for them, for you are likely to get them here before, or upon the day you vote on the license question. Watch for them. They are even using the libraries of the country to further their ends, and there is coming to every i- brary an encyclopedia, published in the interests of and put out by the Brewers, in which appear mass of erroneous statistics on matters pertaining to the liquor interests, gotten up under the de captive caption of the U. s. Census Bureau, designedly that people may think them taken from the United States Census bureau, when in reality they are compiled by bureau, entirely dominated by the liquor interests. In fact the United States government, for the very reason that the initials U. s. used were thus misleading, forbade the use Of these figures when sent out in another form and now the Brewers have started this way of reaching people; they have entered upon this educational campaign.
 Note this fact, for example. Some of you no doubt have read in the papers editorially or as news item @ story of what Admiral Evans is alleged to have said regarding the drunkenness of sailors under certain restrictive conditions. Admiral Evans has pronounced the statement absolutely false, but if ever 8 denial Of the matter gets into a news. paper, it is usually hidden in some obscure part and so buried under adver- tisements that few see it.
 The liquor men are working more in- telligently than they formerly did. Schlitz's son has been through college and has also graduated from the Univer- sity of Heidelburgh, and he has taken charge of this advertising matter with a staff of IA trained newspapermen, and is paid salary of $25. 5.OOO year for this work and matter is thus prepared and sent out to the newspapers of the country accompanied by such requests as this
 "If you publish this as editorial matter in your newspaper, make out such bill as you think the service worth to you and send to us and we will pay it. If you pu blish it as advertising matter we will pay you for the same four times what you receive for the space from a regular advertiser"
 ''l do not wonder that the liquor men are going to spend millions for defense. The only question is, as to how long they can defend that which cannot be defended. But this is only by way of introductory and only preliminary to what have to say to you tonight on The Unfairness of the Liquor Traffic. I want to be perfectly fair in the dis cussien of this matter and shall keep far within the lines of what might be said on the subject. A traffic is not a business, for business gives value re- ceiyed for what it receives. This the liquor traffic does not do. The supreme court has decided that the liquor traffic is not a business.
 First, 1 want to show that the liquor traffic is unfair to the nfan who drinks. have in mind by way of illustration a young man who was the sole support of widowed mother. He was studying hard and going through college. He took up the study of law. Three years ago met him frequently. finally be- came impressed with the idea that he was using liquor and one day asked him the question, He replied.
 "'Do look it?'
 II said No
 He replied Have you ever seen any signs of liquor upon me-
 Again answered, No
 "Then he remarked: Yes, I do once in while take drink go out with the boys now and then and have drink with them, but, MT SpoOuer, that's my business
 "'All right, I said, 'I'll agree with you it is your business, but some day,
  when you want to go ahead you'll be held back with a mill stone around your your neck
 This young man graduated at the top of his class. He had good friends. Time went on. Not long since I met him again i'll the Hartford railroad station, and he said to me: You remem- Der, MT Spooner what you said to me some three years ago?'
 "I said Yes, I remember
 "He said I graduated high from col ege and settled down in a thriving manufacturing place to the practice of law. want to say to you, Mir Spooner that your conscience is clear with regard to what befell me, for you warned me, but the same cannot be said of some of my other friends. Well. I picked out tho pappoS of 11 Of tho hiuuact p,apufact-