Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-29

great question all ove- the United States, Mr Miller? Did you ever thi,lk that your vote was the cause or put ting a president of the United states as the head of party of high license citizens, who are receiving billions or dollars in cold cash from their license saloon agents in America? Then why should you seek to keep it out Of your own town only yearly. if you are vot- ins to license it all over the United States? Don't you know that the fed .sral government will sell saloon keeper a government tax for $25 that will allow him to sell whlskey 1n your town, even if you do vote no license And don't you know that this theory or local option is as old and worn out as q taIlow candle? Don't you know that thinking people are beginning to real ize that this old shilly- -shally. see-saw method of treating this poisonous drink factory business is farce?
 How would you like to be voted out of business one year and in the next every other year for fifty years? Do you thlnk sir, that slavery would have been eradicated by this method of To- cal option? Your letter states that you are. an old man: if so, you may have sons who are voters. Will they con tinue in your tracks only voting on this question yearly for the rest of their days? If so. will not the old rut get worn so deep that the axle Of the wagon will strike the ground, and cause somewhat of a commotion to its head over heels into the muddy road God forbid.
 Don't you see that this theory of submission, and resubmission of this question every year, or every ten years, or twenty. or even fifty, as bunco steering, hewlins fare l be- lieve if you will stop to think about this question of submission and re- submission to the people yearly Tn wards. towns, states and cities, you will find it as I have stated above It is not the way to clean out the curse. Maine after fifty-feur years of sub mission has resubmitted this question to herself and now another battle has been fought all over the state, and no 6oubt will be repeated each year for arother fifty or more.
 Why not reSubnit the question Of slavery to the people of the United States? There is just as much sense ira it as there is in reSubmitting this poisonous drink question.
 There are laws now on the statute books that would close every den in America. if the right men were in pow CT to enforce them, and you MT. Miller. and every other father and son of age in America have had a chance between the rising and setting of one sun in one day every four years to vote Tor men who are pledged to its overthrow even for 8 president, epresentatives and congressman, pledged to it's over throw. But you would not. Do you prefer to keep one of these old high license parties Tn power. that grant licenses every year all over America, while you vote on the question in your town only? Is it practical? Is it busi- ness? Is it Christian? If not. why not work on the right. strai ghtforward track instead of switching off on a side track each year, and never getting anywhere?
 Yours for the prohibition of poison GUS food. and drink as well. all over the United States. beginning at the White House in Washington and end : ire only when every state is served alike.
 IT. L. HUNTINGTON. Yonkers. N Y. Sept. 27, 1911.