New Britain herald., 1915-12-13

the experience of a city in the
 ,om which atae saloon was
 by f5force. SsWhile there was
 Exposition to The movement to
 he barroom from the city, it
 needed, after the effort had been
 fGl, that the result was bene- . 5 the community, both from
 and financial standpoint.
 or. Cooks address was as fol-
 bral Questions Paramount.
 considering this. as any in-
 subject, it will be well 10
 n mind that the subject can
 treated ffaliy in the time that
 vc. Not geyen. one phase of the
 cans be cUcfnsidered in all it's
 Questions may arise in your
 which are not answered fully
 all. aFIf asuch is the case, and
 are to. tarry after the service,
 eaker will be glad to consider
 Eou any7stich questions. It
 also be remembered that in
 ering one phase of the queH-
 ther phases seem to lose their lance for the time. This, how Rs sonly% relative, and is because prominence given to the one. l hen I consider more fully the mic phase of this question you ot feel that I think of it as the. tissue, for I do not. |noral questions are paramount. question of the. character and of our citizenship; the ques- bf the opportunity and develop-
 of our boys and young men
 physical and, mental growth all the attending advantages disadvantages questions rst questions, but I speak more of the economic phase of liquor problem because, these
 questions are more generally tied, by reputable citizens. Few e want their boys and girls to the exceedingly dangerous temp ls, which afiiquor7 and it's ir- ee releases ins the 1community hese same people will many times for this very condition, and the chance because of business economic considerations.
 he United States. as well as state and city, receives a large lue from the manufacture and of intoxicants, and no one can nably deny that if you remove consideration vou @shatter one o. strongest. of the liquor strong x and arguments. When Sam presented his biting argument e aAEscon gressiona1 committee yearaaa ago. Senator Hoar inn ately raised the question: How
 we replace this large income
 the liquor taxation ?' That ar ent becomes strong state and issue every where each time question of prohibition or rn- ion is raised, and it is a real ,1on to be dealt with soberIv, but 'urse, 1t is not final This coun- and our civilization has always ready to sacrifice not only moncv fife for the ultimate human good, IL Wfii ever be so. A few thou "a fewb million dollars yearly t going to stand in the way. I
 to be very emphatic about this. sy consideration will ultimately way before nobler principles. and ! we consider the economic issue To not limit ourselves just to ions of immediate money re- !. Anything that lowers the non- uctiveness of the laboring man economic question: anythin 2 h lowers the mentality of the
 that has to make a living. is an omic question. , If the profits of siness are all $ont of proportion e value of the product to society
 the working man receives for abor per cent. of the cort h is much less than he would re- in the manufacture of the neces- of life. or if a given amount of oi tied up in the production ot Slness employs a very much Ter per cent. of labor than is owed in the useful businesses of than the questions of economy before us! These are things that mt tosconsider. s..
 '2i, i,607,519 Annual Liquor Bill. let us Hrst@look at the size of iquor business in the U. S.? Tho .rtlal estimategxssof the American er4is that we spend at retail S1..