The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-03
BY PICTURE AND WORD
The "No" Cause Was Presented to an
Audience Of 500 People.


Audience Of 500 People.
Pastors OF three Protestant churches
in the city assisted by Rev. n. B. Prin,
die, Burlington evangelist, presented
illum mating and illustrative arguments
Tor the temperance cause before an audi
eloe Of nearly five hundred people in the
opera house last evening. Rev. MIR. Prin'
die and Rev. John b. Reardon, pastor
of the Universalist church. spoke against
the legalized saloon, and Rev. George ii.
Holt, pastor OF the First Baptist church,
threw series OF stereopticon views on
a screen that argued against a yes vote
on the local option issue. Rev. j. w.
Barnett, pastor OF the Congregational
church, presided at the meeting, which
he opened with an invocation. The Or
pheus quartet, consisting of DIR. D. G.
Jarvis, George Grant, Frederic Edwards
and William Inglis, sang several selec-
tions, and X. K. Lamont, teacher of
vocal music at Goddard seminary, con-
tributed solo, Behold the Master
Passeth By"
Several OF the churches united in the
temperance gathering and in few in
stances the regular evening services
were abandoned in favor of the union
meeting At the beginning of the serv-
ice, the quartet sang Lead, Kindly
Light" and Mr.. Lamont gave his solo.
Rev. Mr.. Prindle was the first speaker.
As the pastor at-large of the Vermont
Baptist denomination, the clergyman ex
planned his presence at the meeting, add
ing that the temperance cause was one
which attracted his constant attention,
as it had a close connection
with his work among men. The speaker
told of his experiences while pastor of
different churches in Connecticut and
urged his hearers to adopt some of the
he had employed in combating
the demon. He referred to the danger
of apathy in wards where no other con-
test would call out the vote and made
it point to warn the audience against
a dereliction of duty. For man TO
stay away from the polls, he declared,
is to commit sin that is equal to that
Of the man who votes on the yes, or
wrong side of the question.
Mr.. Prindle allowed that the city
would vote either in favor or against
the open saloon Tuesday and predicted
might follow Eyes majority would
'all upon those who neglected their duty
It the polls. His remarks bore frequent
mention of the "blind tiger" so called, !
ind in the matter of suppressing law
breakers of this kind, he argued for
'xtreme vigilance and careful surveil- |
ance. He thought that blind tiger
ould do less harm than member of !
he same species loosed from its privacy I
md set at large to prey openly on the /
'oung and old. Mr.. Prindle asserted
hat the man with an appetite for strong
rink was deprived of a fair show TO
ubdue his besetting sin under the open
aloon regime. In closing, he made an
arnest plea for the unfortunate of this
ype and called upon his hearers to
ote against the saloon for the emanei-
alton of weak men, if for no other
eason.
Rev. Mr.. Reardon confined his allotted
ime to statistical review OF what
gould follow a majority for the open
aloon. Assuming that licenses would
e granted to ten persons at 81 900 each,
e added to the total 5000 for rent
xpenses, or $500 per year for each sa-
bon, $4,000 for bartenders, or two for
ach bar at salary of S75 per month,
nd for far equipment, $4,000, making
total of $4,000 or $4,000 approx
lately. Since profit is supposed to rep !
esent one-third of the proceeds, the I
peaker went on to conclude that over ,
100000 would be spent in Barre dur
,g the coming year if the saloon should {
e legalized Tuesday. He pictured the ,
lisery and suffering that would follow
lould this immense sum of money be
lverted from its present channels. Mr.. I
eardon thought that some liquor was
eing sold in Barre, but he believed the !
tuation would be worse with the open |
blooms. !
With a number of lantern slides, sew '
al of which represented scenes in t
ARE, Rev. Mr.. Holt lent telling eff
ct to the previous speakers figures. t
n chart he showed the police court t
cords of years in which Barre had )
zen saloons and compared them with II
" years, so-called. He doubted if the S
ference in intoxication convictions c
as worth the while. Among his pie c
Tres there We're those which showed
e former location of saloons in the S
anufacturing districts or adjacent, and a
the mind of the speaker. as he ex- d
esed it, the workingman's wage went t
different direction when these sa- t
ons were open to greet him as he came II
ON work. In the course of his remarks j,
the slides, the speaker re-
rred to conditions which existed in h
states and drew therefrom Al
W arguments against the saloon. 7
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