Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-25
WILL WAGE FIGHT FOR
 LIQUOR LAW CHANGES. State TemPeranee unien Has Pro-
 aramme Mapped Out.


 H. H. Spooner of the Connecticut Temperance union announces that the liquor interests in this state are going to have hard row to hoe to main- tain the excise laws at present on the statute books.
 One of the things the union will do this winter Is to fight hard for one saloon in every 1000 population in licensed towns. The rate is one for every 500 now, and this privilege is said to be abused in New Haven and towns. Another thing which will be pushed hard, and which will be won, according to Mr. Spooner. is the fight for state forra for inebriates. This has been urged for several years, and m every legislature the fight has been nearer won than in the legislature previous, Mir. Spooner said:
 Tn talking with several members of the next general assembly. I have for drunkards and believe the bill will be at last passed.
 HThe inebriate farm will bring into the state about 25 per cent, on the investment, and should be a very good s2.21 a day for every drunkard arr business proposition. It now costs rested in this state.
 Out of about $50 letters sent to the incoming members of the next general assembly have received over 400 replies in the past ten days. wrote to them asking their views on the temperance question. and want to say that l believe that the next senate will be the best we have had in many years. The legislature will be made up of some very broad mind- ed men, and will be one of the strong est legislatures assembled in years. If we can get together, ministers and others, and fight for one saloon | in a thousand population, we can win The question of clubs is the hard est question of all to- solve in the state in relation to the liquor traffic | Clubs really have no license, and ars operated under no laws. A guest car | bring another guest into the bar, in 8 club. and just because the first guest l is friend of some member, can buy | all the liquor he wants. There is nc 1 limitation. The best citizens in every | city belong to clubs. It Is high type of citizen, and they are the most ever lasting violators of the laws in the l state.
 "The certificate law Is another law | which might be amended successfully Upon the first violation of the Hquo1 | law. the court has the power to hold the certificate until the case is dis posed of. The license is not lost. il | is q good law, but 1t has its linnita- | tion. It has been misused.
 we suggest that the law Le cnang-
 
 | a saloon responsible for the acts oi | his employees This would make ths certificate help instead of a hin. drance to the intent of the lay. UpoI | the second conviction the license could be taken away n the saloon keep. amended. We will fight agaip thti year for the third time for the adop- | tion of the amendment.
 Many reputable druggists are un- | easy about the present laws. They say 1 that druggists should stand on a high. or plane than they do today, ana | that they are getting sick of selling | liquor, especially bottled beer. The national convention of druggists voted last summer to cut out the sale ot i liuuor except on prescription. A bil | will be presented to the legislaturt fin which the druggistss in licensed | towns will have to stand on the sanai | basis as the saloon keepers, paying the same licenses and obeying tht | same laws.
 "In regard to the drunken chauffeul | it is my prayer that the Connection | bill to the legislature in which m man who is Q hibitual drunkard car | keep his license for running a car and besides losing his license. vii have a jail sentence of six nonthi tackled on if he run his car whili | drunk.
 eThe Order Law. is good one. Yot | cannot take liquor into a no-lioens' town without a signed order from th. one to whom it is sold. would sug' gest thaat the governor be given pow. CT to appoint and power to rernovi and if everything is not then run righ we can get him the next time he il | for election The county commission, CTS should be a non- partisan board. believe in giving the governor bis power, for you can catch the govern, nor and haste him if he goes wrong