The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-09-14

close on sundays, elecL1On Gays
Christmas, Day, and zon or before
twelve O'Clock each night. BY what
process of sound reasoning can a law
that gives such a. wide latitude in the
selling of drinks to club members, be
considered good legislation, when, in
the cases of licensed Fetal places, it
has been claimed by many to be
harmful to the morals of com
munity without some restrictions be-
ing placed on the number of hours
in which they could sell to their GUS
toners. If it would be wrong to al
low retail places the privilege Of sell
ing during many hours is it not
| equally as wrong to give to licensed
clubs such extensive privileges. This
condition should be carefully watched
by the members of this Organization
and when Arrangements that may
become "a menace to the state If al
allowedsEto continue for. any length
at once be reported to your executive
officers that they may be enabled to
take such action as may be necessary.
with those conditions
Gentlemen. we are face to face with
some very peculiar questions that
may seriously affect the business in
terests that this Organization is in
ask you what do you propose to do
about it? There is no use in meet
ing issues half way. We have for
years tried to act fair and honorable
in our dealings with our feIlowrnen:
Reasoning by such conduct on our
part we would virtually overcome
the false doctrines of our enemies
and secure a place IN the business
world to which we are justly entitled.
But in a measure, it seems we have
failed, at least with an element that
never will be satisfied until our busi-
ruined If we are to preserve our
life work and all that it means to our
to our families and homes, we must
as an organization, insist upon those
common rights that are accorded
to all men in other lines of business,
namely fair treatment upon the part
of those who are to- become the rep
|resentatives Of the people, Do not
be afraid to speak out, gentlemen.
at the proper time and proper place.
You will have plenty of backing if
you will only let your wants be
known Our line of business reaches
into the various channels of trade
and commerce throughout the state:
thousands of men and women are
directly or Indirectly EMPLOYED
through its activities They are only
waiting for the call to assist il, epl.f-s
ting a stop, to the contemplate treat
rr1ent that had been meted out to the
the POLITICAL organizations sof your
community. to nominate MEN for
public. office who are not afraid to
stand up and be counted for the
right against theScoercion OF any mar,
or set of men Follow strictly the
laws OF the state in the conduct of
your business; keep your places IN
order at all times and insist 1Inon
nothing but the most excellent SAM
taryf conditions; have your eIrlDlovees
KEEP sober, many and polite as pos
sl0le, that you may continue to merit
Lhe good wishes of your customers
and the commentator OF the 4,iII,1;r.
in general, TO strengthen this o,.s- .,1,1
cation and spread broadcast the good
principles fey WhicL we are bSnded
togetner- With these &..e5i Is. pac,xe57
by honest purposes. let us hope that
IN a better day all of the former per
secufion VIII have passed into obliv-
lon, and the trials OF the Connectic,,t
liquor dealers VIII be at an end,
T11s evening the deleeates and
suesIS VIII enjoy a banquet Aldar4
man Daniel e. Walker Will be toast
master and the following pIoers,,, |
mas oeen arranged for the post-pran-
dial exercises
Greetings
Iaos- Flynn, President OF /
Bridgeport Association.
AdG<ess OF Welcome.
Kon- Clifford B. Wilson, Mayor
Bridgeport
Our National OrEandzation.v
Thomas Burke. Springfield,
Mass.
0e 's i
James r. 8Iahoney.
escireefings from our State Organ
~ ~. II
s. Frank p. Quinn. New Haven.
The LIQUOR Interests to state and
Hon .,.rhos.. L. Reilly.
~ Loren E. Delbridge.
'-,Fhe State of New Jersey,
s. George w Carroll. Presidenr
New Jersey Association.
The State sof Connecticut,
Senator john M. O,ConneIls
ial9 Ifess, 80. -,-i-.-s.i-
Lynn ~ Wilson, Bridgeport
The = usfness and Its Future n
J ohm Ohm J. splaiin,=- New Haven.
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Matthew F. Weller.
The banquet committee consists of
Thomas 3. Fitzsimmons, Thomas p
Ernst Adams, Herbert g. Bald e
win. f
The reception committee for the Id t
cal association is composed of William
Boland, NJ. ]. Lee, C. J. Shea, p s
Mcclure. Richard Lombard, John A
Shea, Harry P. Quinn. Michael j. Ma
oney, Patrick Grove. John Ha.rter.
T. J. Murphy, George Clancy Walter
anderson. E, L. Sullivan, Frank sUn1
statter and Charles Borg. T.
Few gardeners FOLLOW the in5unc-
ion to cut the weeds before they go s
% seed, as that work has to be done
light off. while the seeds won't come ]
Up until next year f
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