The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
ANTI-SALO0N ADVOCATES
 SHOW SOME ACTIVITY
Literature Is Being Circulated Tend ing to Influence the Vote at the
 Coming Town Election
STAMFORD
Special to The Farm,

Special to The Farmer.)
 .4Stratford, Dec 1s-The Good Gov ernment Club is circulating literature with the object of influencing the. sac- ton of the voters in the town meet ing tomorrow night, at which action will be taken concerning the petition of the liquor dealers for permission to keep their saloons open until mid night. If there are no greater req sons than those presented in this lit erature Or by the enemies of the sa- loon, then should the saloons be all lowed their request without delay. If Rev. B. c. Carpenter is correctly quoted he showed a, remarkable ignor- ance of Connecticut law at the service in the Methodist church Sunday night Is there any one silly enough in this town to believe that the granting of the petition of the liquor dealers will affect the number of saloons in the town or in any way tend to permit saloons to be open 't24 hours in the day and Sundays a matter which is controlled entirely by the State law? The action of Stratford will affect the temperance policy Of the State of Connecticut to about the same degree as it will the domestic arrangements Of the Maharajah or Rangoon. The majority of the voters has declared for license The majority in the State has prescribed the laws which will govern the sale of liquor. As long as the majority is supposed to rule it must be allowed the privilege of deciding such matters. Since the
 
 liquor within it's borders and has gone on record making it a legitimate bus mess the men engaged in it should be allowed the same privileges those in. other towns, especially those con tiguous No one believes that there Twill be saloon on every corner" or that they will be open -tA hours a day seven days in the week" through any action that may be taken by the voters of the town.
 
 in the trial of the alleged murderers of Jennie Cava1ieri were disqualified. Frank Hanson was challenged by counsel for the defense on the ground that he knew too much about the case. William H. Stevens was excused when he declared that he believed the ac- cused were guilty of the murder. Louis H. Wells was also challenged. It is evident that the defense does not intend to allow any juror from Stratford to sit in the case.
 Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the ordination of Rev. M. J. O'Con- nor rector Of St. James church, and the occasion was observed quietly at the rectory. Twenty years ago a stall Hill, Boston, and ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic church by Right Rev Archbishop Willia ans. The young priest was successful from the start and showed marked execu- tive ability. He was stationed at daft1Ord TOT 9 tune ana IOur years ago came to Stratford where he found a field for his broad minded efforts. The improvement in the affairs Of St. James parish since then has been marked. The finest site in the town has been purchased and a building fund has accumulated which will war rant the commencement of work on a new church edifice next spring. The rectory has been refitted and put in thorough repair and the whole prop erty has been much improved both in value and appearance. The property, which is on the most prominent cor ner of the main thoroughfare of the town, never looked as well as since it was acquired by St. James parish. Father OConnor is converSant with all the social and political questions of the town and his influence has been felt on many occasions, but he has located to nicety the limit at which a clergyman should stop in his active interference in public matters. There has always been lacking in his activ- fty the factor of personal aggrandize- ment. He has done his duty fear lessly and faithfully and this fact has forced itself upon the community. In every instance it must be acknowl- edged that he has acted for the good of the whole town There are many outside of his own faith who will wish to see Father OConnor celebrate the 10th anniversary of his ordination as