The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15

of the iduor dealers of America, if the consensus of opinion expressed last night at the 22nd annual tbanouet of the Connecticut Wine, Lii Iouor and Beer Dealers association, may be accepted as fact
 Every speaker at the banquet as- 4 serted that in organization there is a remedy, and that the retail liquor dealers of the United States can win Athe approval of those whose opinion is hanging in the balance by their < conduct of their own business
 h this connection. the labor un-1. ions of Connecticut, which just now are waging a winning fight against T abuses, were held up as examples by | George w. Carroll, president of the s New Jersey Liquor Dealers associa- ton. What their organization. is get ting them and what affiliations with l the State Federation of Labor will ac- bcomp1ish, was pointedSou by the in teresting gentleman from New Jersey < Nearly 250 retail liquor dealers and guests were in attendance at what was probably the most pleasant \ and successful annual banquet held 1 in years. The board of aldermen of ' the city were all guests land there were present many other city officials 1 and prominent men,
 Daniel E. Walker was toastmaster. l At the speakers table, among others, were former Congressman Thomas IL. Reilly, Frank P. Quinn of New Haven, George w. Carroll of New Jersey. Senator John M. O'Connell, Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, former fTsepresentative Lynn w. Wilson, Neil Bonner, president of the National IIsfquor Dealers association and Thomas F. Fitzsimmoi1s. secretary of 1.-the state association
 Secretary F'itzsimmons introduced izAlderman Walker as toastmaster- Al dernan Walker informed the gentle hilhdred automobiles will be at their service for today, to see Bridgeport Mr. Quinn. was introduced as the first speaker He talked briefly and extended a compliment to the men at the bafiqllet vl1ens lie said that 4they represented the bone and sinew &of the interests in which he was en- gagged. He expressed his hopes for ngthening the organization
 Neil Bonner, the national president who lives in Philadelphia, urged the delegates to the appreciative of the work that is being done by their of 41cerss whether local, county, state and asked for credit where credit is due.
 : The extinction of the parasite 2 meaning the liquor dealer who is a foe to the other because he conducts is his fbusiness in an illegal and un- moral manner, was the theme of several minutes talk by President Bonner. He said he didn't think ss out of 100 should suffer for the; acts Eof the parasite who is represented in the minority, and his remedy is the strength henfRg of organization. Cooperation and the abolition of petty jea1ousies were advocated by trz-z- L41-- the Anti-saIoon league in Pennsy1- vania-
 The speech of Mir Bonner was the theme for ssveraIsz the pith of which was that organization is the remedy and that work in the ranks among the retail dealers will effect scure l for the evils of which anti-sa1oonists complain k
 When former Congressman Reilly f was introduced he received applause that lasted more than a minute
 He tsbokE several minutes in conn Ii menting on the remarks of those whe preceded him and then delivered ar address that was at once a powerful source of instruction for the liquor kdealers and a strong statement of tn, views he himself holds. He inter \ rupted his speech several times tt quote the remarks of Congressman Oscar w. UndeEwood of Alabama
 
 ment, delivered one of the most. con else and forcefu1 collection of fact on the liquor question, that has beel heard in congress
 The ovation he received before h. started was pale in comparison witt the applause that followed for1ne Congressman ReiIly's speech. Thre " resounding cheers were given fo him.
 His address fellows:
 ttAn SI11aorganized business is a dis organized business. No business is an, better or worse than those engage. -zn dtz- Bad men in the ministry cal bring that holy calling into disrepute bad men in the accepted lines of mer chandise can make trading a ques tionasb1e occupation; bad men in tn retail liquor business can make it stench in the nostrils of any com naunity.
 1t is only by organization tha the undesirables can be prevente, from ruining any occupation and tha applies to you as well as to ever. other line of merchandising
 e4It sadBqd7 not be left to narrow
 minded, short--sighted and bigote, people as well as honest men an, women, who are not engaged in tn liquor business to be the only classe to call attention of the authorities t vio1ationst of the liquor laws. Al the respectable men engaged in tn retail selling of sliqlor. and the grea majority are respectable, should Sc to it that the other class obey tn laws as they themselves are glad t
 do. They should be among the frs to call down the saloon keeper, wh sells to boys. to habitla1 drinkers, t girls, to the vicious-rninded, to tn
 man who they know does not knoy how to use 1t. Only by organdzatio can that be done Let that be know as one of the real objects of your or
 g8nization and then 1t will be of ne cessity known that those who do no join are remaining out for the pur pose of doing the things you con
 dernn-for the purpose of violatin the law when it suits their conven