The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-06
The Advocates of Prohibi-
tion Held Two Raj
lies in Barre
EX-GOV. HANLY DR.
SMALL AUDysN .,CE
At Second RS Local Men
Gave ArgS$ ents in Fa-
yor of Proposed Law

A The local forces who have been un-
S usually active in endeavoring to turn
, Barre's vote in favor OF statewide pro-
hibtion tomorrow closed their speaking
campaign with rallies at the opera house
Saturday and Sunday evenings, ex Gov.
Frank j. Hanly of Indiana speaking on
the former evening and a program of
short addresses by Barre men being car
, risd out last evening.
Nothing like the audience that might
be expected to turn in for an evening to
hear an ex-governor of Indiana speak ON
any issue was present Saturday evening.
Nevertheless there were some over 100
present to hear one of the most interest
ing OF the flying squadron's coterie of
ex-executives fay the demon rum and
the rum traffic. Perhaps it is fair enough
to state that Saturday night is not a
favorable time for rallies of any sort
but there is a possibility that more
cogent reason accounted for the slim at
tendance. An electorate that has been
! glutted with statistics, appeals and
counter appeals in the campaign for and
against statewide prohibition might, by
the veriest chance, desire to have day
or two, or three, to think the matter
over for itself.
! Mayhap the temptation to afford for
| itself breathing spell in which the ar
lgumentatiye diet of the past three weeks
might be given an opportunity to settle
into the digestive tract prompted the
electorate to stay at home Three weeks
| of contentious campaigning. campaigning
by the personal touch method, through
the medium of imported orators and by
copious usage of newspaper and circular
publicity apparently has not left the
voters hungry for more. and so in veriest
truth it is likely that the wish for
sureease from augmentation may have
been responsible for the paucity of hear-
ers at the local option rally Friday night
and again at the prohibition gathering
at the weels- END
So, it seems to be reasonable asser-
tion that the voters were weary of
speechmaking when it is recalled that
former Gov. Hanly is an orator of the
out advocate of prohibition, than whom
the cause in America has no more effec-
tive champion That a speaker of his
drawing powers should be greeted by an
audience that would scarcely tax an ordi-
nary schoolroom indicates that the cam
paign for and against the big issue to be
decided tomorrow is about played out.
The voters are ready for action.
The rally was scheduled to begin at
o'clock but half hour had passed before
the speaker began. j. Edward Ward,
man, whose communications to
the press have sought to discount the inn
preston that travelling men are patrons
Of hotel bars, was in charge of a victrola
that dispensed patriotic selections while
the committee was waiting for the crowd
to appear One harmonious effusion,
Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You"
IN which Uncle Sam was giving bit of
advice to some of his adopted nephews,
seemed to find the readiest favor with
,he audience and an encore was loudly
demanded
o. X. Hollister. principal of Goddard
seminary, was selected TO introduce the
peaker and in his PREDATORY remarks. he
lrged his auditors to consider some of
he alleged discrepancies that had crept
nto the advertising matter of the Local
option league. His disclaimer contended
hat some of the features opposed by the
ocal optionists in the Perry bill are pre-
eryed intact in the local option law that
las been in existence for l3 years. Be
ore opening the way for Mr.. Hanlys re-
marks, Mr.. Hollister urged the voters to
iscuss the exposures over Sunday.
Legislative. economic and social aspects
T the liquor problem were discussed by
lr. Hanly In the beginning he proposed
o consider the question of statewide
rohibition as a basic, underlying issue,
a great nation, an issue that is to
each its climax in Vermont next Tues
az, he said He spoke rapidly OF the
dvances made in the direction of tenn
erance in other states, and declared that
rohibiton is a part of this nations evo-
Ition The pages of history, he went
q. are filled with the whitening bones of
,ad evil in mans struggle for the at
Iinment Of ultimate good. Briefly he
aeed the growth OF the liquor habit in
merica, from its inception when drink
Z was not considered an evil until il
sumed the proportions OF a national
dustTv a national traffic, yes. ma
Dnal evil
No generation ever solved more than
e great social problem. The great oc-
sion i usually met by great man and
evil Is eliminated. lnstancing a case
point. he referred TO the appearance Of
ashington on the stage ot colonial ac-
titv in the 18th century. Again he
lied attention to the meeting of lin
In and the slavery issue IN the middle
the 10Th century. Zach crisis and the
mination of each evil has been peculiar
4 certain generation. To-dav's prob
n. hc went on. is the liquor problem
4 ho7g manfully the torcc- for good are
lacking the enemy iu SIS own haunts
attested % ~ the progress tkat rro-
.ition g. making throughout The uuion
,sh q the ~ governors time wss &C.
ei e What ~ termed bis primal res.
for entering the Fight against l5ouor.
2 awful heritage uhieh TIE ebiIiren