The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-15

confess nation. it is not ali dream
IN working towards this great end ths
method OF the anti-saloon league is
one step al time. It's rule is to d,
the next thing" Tho Review OF Re
! views las approvingly defined it as
the most able and active political org
anization in this country The dcfui
tlon we like Is the church in action
against the saloon.
We are fighting not merely agains;
tho appetite for alcohol but against
the appetite for money. The liquor
interests are trying to gei into their
hands the power Of this country, he
earnings OF The wage-workers, the in-
come Of salaied men, the wealth of
the rich The organized liquor traffic
is the greatest enemy of this nation
A pet saying Of obiectors to the tenn
perauee movement is You can't make
men temperate by law" That is true.
and you can't make them honest by
law. But you can make it very much
easie for them to be honest and tenn
perate il you remove their tempta
tions to theft and drunkenness.
IN his evening address air. Smith
was very effective in his humor and
sarcasm In teiing 3 parable Of the
rattlesnakcs. IN q certain community
long ago they tied to regulate them.
Finally Il was found that the best
thing 10 DO with d rattlesnake was to
cut of It's head and he would be rcgG-
lated and stay regulated
Mr.. Smith said that lie had discov-
cred new atmosphere in Bonnilc
ton. There was new nope and cou-
age here for the conquest OF tic So.
oon. Why, ho hca d some men talk
ing noliceuse in q trolley ca between
mere and Hcogict Ealsl That looked
as IL something was going 10 Happen
we have no idea how much is spent
for rum. Ii isa fair estimate that
Burlington vith rs twenty saloons
spant last year cao half q million dol
lags, and RuUand similar sum
some do not tliul +, an exasgerauon
TO say that two millions would cover
this amount fer tho state.
tje gave uumhor or Illustrations
to show that tic liquor traffic robs
the people, hurts business, and Wrist
improved conditions nave come unaer
the dry" regime Greatly increased
caylngs bank deposits a lower tax
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children, told the tory 10 wonderful
way Lo at Russia: she Is more
prosperous todag vilh war and no
lodtka shops tAan she was when she
had peace and yodtlya. War will be
worth while for Russia ii only It saves
The nation from her Kind oi saloone.
It Is an accurate estimate that
ycung man at p has cost to bring up
$4,000. the equivalent cf cash invesc
mont IN a good Vermont farm With at
its equipment. Put il on that basis
OF hard cash Five thousand dollars
worth OF manhood-will you throw il
awayg
The liqGar traffic is the degdllest
enemy oi g0od government Can't
have licensed liqucr traffic and have
good government Can't nave lceas-
ca liquor trsfic ana have clean poll
tics. This is so because FL is in the
oe tho business. Neithe
can a mar engage in This business
ana keep clean This is no attack on
the Individual liquar seller he may
have good Intentions but he cant
helD himself. 3, ia the nature Of the
t.aiBc: tho nature OF the beast: tho
only way to reform him is TO cut eff
hir head.
d Is said prohibition, does not prohib
Il? Neither does egulauca regulate
Either traffic ia Intoxicating liqcors Is
right of is IL wrong? II 80 is reh.,