Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-23
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Third Annual for the County Held at
 New London on Monday-Consrsss-
 man Hebson the Prominent Speaker.

NSW Aonoon on monoay-O0n9TeSs
 man Hehson the Prominent Speaker.
 The third annual convention of the prohibitionists of Now London county, which terminated Monday night in the lecture at Lyceum theater, New Lon don, by Capt. Richmond Pearson Hob son, congressman from Alabama, open ed in the vestry of All Souls church in the morning.
 Preliminary to the convention at All Souls church Sunday evening John N. DOrman spoke on The Ravages of the Liquor Traffic.
 Emil L. c. HoheuthaI of South Man chester, state chairman of the prohibit tion party, was not able to be present in the morning, so the few delegates who arrived in time were obliged to forego the pleasure of listening to an address by him. The morning session resolved itself into an informal discus sion of temperance work in various localities.
 Convention Opened
 At 1.S0 the convention of the county formally opened in the auditorium of the church, about 100 being present Rev. George R. Atha of Groton was chairman. Vice chairmen were James L. Harrington, M D., Rev. c. Seymour Bullock and Herbert NJ Swinney, the latter of Stonington. Words of vel come were spoken by MT. Atha and Mrs. George F. Fenner. MT. Dorman was the opening speak CT on the programme of addresses in the afternoon. He went into the sub 1 iect of prohibition to some length and urged general rallying to the cause.
 Former State Policeman Spoke. Merrill s. Loucks, a former state policeman and organizer for New Ha- ven county, spoke on Prohibition and | Its Relation to Law Enforcement. Mr. l Boucks gave sidelights on the cam l palgns to suppress illegal traffic of | liquor.
 State Chairman Hohenthal who ar rived during the afternoon, addressed l the convention on the work of prohi- l bitionists in Connecticut. MT. Hohen- thai said there was never a time that l the outlook for the success of the movement was brighter, provided ef- | fort was concentrated along organized l lines.
 Bible Justifies Prohibition.
 Rev. Welcome E. Bates of Mystic | gave an address on That Old OK, an i interesting subject which shows the Biblical justification for Drohibitory measures.
 The mid-efternoon intermission was | followed by the report for the year of 1 County Organizer Ernest Allison Smith of Norwich. The substance of his re- port IS as follows:
 Three Suggestions. | A vote Is the only language politi- l clans understand The liquor traffic has been in poiItiCs 50 years. diotating nominations, To destroy it's political l power all men opposed to it must ulti- mately stand together in one political 1 organization. It will be a prohibition 1 party, no matter what you call it. The 1 time seems right for such 6 political realignment. Between right and wrong there Is no ground save battle ground" l Sc myS suggestions are three; 1 1, Taking as eur starting point that | the liquor traffic is worthy of death l men of all parties should get together l for permanent, organized national ef- 1 fort. In union is strength, 1 ]. Our united hest should regard the 1 saloon as merely a link in the chair, | attacking the base of supply-the brewery.
 }, We must see to it that our laws when made are enforced. That means | political actieh to nominate and elect proper officials.
 l Unite te secure national prohibition and enforce it when secured, l Pledges amounting to S1.5ss were collected during the year, The de- crease in expenses as compared with | 1910 was $1S1.s1. Mr. Smith said there were 2o,0Oe prehibitionists pledged tC vote for d prohibition governor.
 Several Addresses. ! l ford, who talked about the physlcian's | relation to the use of intoxicants, was l followed by Frank s. Robbins of Pres 1 ton whose subject was The Citizens | Responsibility. Fairfield County Or l ganizer Eugene L. Richards of Cannon | Sprlngs spoke on Business Prosperity Its Friends and Foes. He said in part:
 The sgreatest foe of national busi- ness prosperity is the liquor traffic Il | stands indicted before the bar of our | common sense on the following counts: It Is destroyer of markets. Every | old drunkard in the country is a lost | market for clothing, shoes, etc. Every l home ruined by rum is a lost market for groceries, meat, produce, etc. Run cuts out the market for luxuries i1 l many homes and restricts to the buy
 
 Rum cuts out of the market, to 8 1 greater or less extent, thousands whom l 1t puts in jails and prisons, poorhouses 1 insane asyiums, hospitals. etc. 1 Liquor makes unnecessary expense by breeding parasites and increasine 1 taxes. The thief, gambler and dive. ] keeper take money that ought to gC for othec things, and give nothing ol ] real value in return The liduor traf 1 fic breeds these business commercials and murderers also. The caring fol i criminals is dead loss to a nation It costs less to prevent their map>= | tucture than to care for them 2ftel they are made
 Kari Lehman, national field secre. tary of the Christian Endeavor. n Denver, told of the temperance proh. lens in Colorado. Capt Jason L. Ran 1 daI oi Groton used some vigorou, English in his address on The Needt l of the Hour.
 Evening Meeting. The convention was concluded will the evening meeting, which was il the Lyceum theater, where Congress man Robson lectJTed before a. goo, sized audience upon the topic, Tn Great Destroyer. Major Hadlai A Hull was chairman of the meeting an, the music was by the Bulkeley schoo | orchestra.
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