Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11
NATION DRY IN FIVE YEARS
ExCongressman Hobson Says the Saloonless Nation Will Come in That Tme-Had Large Audience to Hear Him at Central Baptist Church-Dr A. C. Bane Also Spoke in Prohibition Cause.

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 on hearsay, but are the results of | careful oullins of statistics of this and other countries. He began with | an explanation of the chemical ana lysls of liquor. Explained the man.
 ner in which 1t affected individuals, l plant life, and animal life. Physical and Moral Effects. MT. Hobson gave much attention to the physical and moral effects following the use of alcohol. He 1 scored both great political parties,
 which he said were largely dominr l ated by the liquor interests and the
 new spapers, which would not, he al- legged print the truth which science
 had revealed concerning the ravages of liquor.
 Alcohol" he said Is a waste pro-
 duct thrown off by the chemical &C., ton.
 Alcohol numbs the nerves, it pro- duces anesthesia, 1t supplies the
 brain, 1t is naturally alluring. The
 next day comes depression and the
 victim resorts to more alcohol The
 more a man drinks, the more his ability to be a man wealens. There are more than 100000
 heavy drinkers in this country, and
 more than 100000 drunkards. Every year in this country there is $8,000. 100000 lost in efficiency; a
 loss more than equal to that caused by the great European war for a rel
 ative period of time.
 Liquor is interruptions. It buys up
 the denegrade vote it has created. It
 divides power with government. Liquor today has greater strangle hold on our government than ever
 slavery had
 Degeneracy overthrows government It was dcgneracy which caused the downfall of Greece, of Rome. It is fJaa 1F
 crate vote which will cause the down. fall of our liberties if not checked and obliterated.
 He enlarged on the effects of drink l ing on the individual and on the children of those who drink. Give Our Youth a Chance. Show me the man who drinks, he said, and tell me how much he drinks
 a day and I will tell you how long | he is to live. Statistics never fail, al least that is the consensus of opinion
 of the ages. ~r The man who defies na- | lures day must suffer. You can't es-
 cape it. A man may be reckless oi | his own life, but he has no right tc
 be reckless of the lives of others. Ii
 will not avail Us anything to stop the
 ''old drinker'' from his awful habit 1 Give the coming generation and the youth of our nation a chance to de
 velope as is their inherent right. It is our supreme duty to destroy
 in the shortest possible time the traf- ! ic-this millstone about our necks-
 and the necks of our children to come We must insure that hereafter the young must grow up sober.
 National Prohibition. Captain Hobson described the vote on his amendment in the house | December p, 1914. He said the
 liquor forces, led by the house lead
 CTS Of both great parties, aided an6
 abetted by the liquor interests, oe.
 to nulifX the amendment. Finally
 when the vote came to submit the amendment to the state it has .
 majority of eight, but not the nec- essary two thirds. He told of his 1 contest for election for senator from | Alabama, in which he was defeated
 He said the liquor interests worked l against him, and that even the demo
 cratic party organization was against him.
 The congress to convene in De- l. cember next was not elected on z Epational prohibition issue, he said hfs1t the one to be chosen in 191t PH5qHld be. There would be an or 1 sfpization in every congressiona F fdfstrict and wou1d-be candidates | would be questioned closely as tc how they stood on the issue of na- etfcQaI prohibition.
 A majority of the republican party is dry; a majority of the democratic party is dry, but the liquor interests
 control both parties.
 MT. Hobson made reference to his
 political future He said the poll. l ticians of Alabama declared hin | dea{i, politically. q had rather be
 dead politically" he said, than tc ] fail in my duty"
 | Prolonged applause greeted him al
 the conclusion of his speech.