New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-04-28

about the state, nevertheless, in pro-
portion with. the others 1t could be
held up as an example. He con-
graduated the society for its rapid
growth notwithstanding the changes
in the community which naturally
would have hindered it's growth.
Effect in Washington.
A clear insight into temperance as
applied to the national government at
Washington WAS given by the ex-
congressman. He said that total alb
stinence or temperance today at
Washington is quite different from
what it was fifteen years ago. It has
been said by close observers Of the
conditions as they existed fifteen years
ago that the saloons under the domes
CT the nations house and senate were
the best paying saloons in Washing
ton at that time. tsa-
He said he could recall several in
stances where these saloons wreaked
great havoc upon officials, many of
them spending almost their entire
salaries in the saloons. He told of
one man who was sent to Washington
who spent only forty days in the
house while there. Reports showing
what he was doing proved that he
was not a member of st. Pauls society
or any other temperance union in the
country. He said that it is credit
to the nation that these saloons have
been done away with. The doing
away with these saloons showed
that we are coming to total abstinence.
A man who expects to retain the con-
fjdence of those who sent him to the
CT pitol cannot afford to get drunk
Temperate Representatives.
The speaker said that even those
who are not temperate as we'll as
those who sell liquor do not like
to see their public officials under
the influence of liquor. Drinking
leads to public scandal. He said
that the sentiment among the 445
members of the lower house today is
in favor of temperance while a largo
number believe in total abstinence.
The time has gone by when it was
considered smart for a young man
to become intoxicated. He said that
it was impossible for a man to re-
tain the respect of his family, the
community or the public at large if
he was Incorporate. Speaker Can
non, the veteran of national public
life, who has served for thirty-six
years and is going back to congress
next year, once told Mr.. Reilly that
he could count more than ten times
over the fingers of both hands, the
names of many big, brainy, brilliant
young men whose public career was
cut short because of drink and the
evils derived therefrom. He said
that the curse of the American pub
lie life today is the drink curse. A
temperance society is a better safe
guard for this country than either
the army or navy The best citizen
in the long ,afun is the citizen who
is temperate, Tn times of stress
the reliancejef a nation depends upon
it's sober men. The men who com |
pose the st. Paul's society, said Mr..
Reilly, ere the kind of men that
Uncle Sam depends upon in the time
Of crisis. He urged that all give
aid to the temperance movement to
the best sense of the word. In do
ing this they would not only be do
ing good for themselves but for their
community, the state and the coun-
try at large. They would be doing
just as much good as those who offer |
their lives up for their flag.
He urged cleanliness and that the
young men should refrain from US |
ing profain language and blasphemy |
as much possible He said that |
they should not only be cleaner NOR |
ally, physically and mentally. but to |
be clean in their language which they |
used.
He said that one can uphold the