New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-05
Personal Appeal by Vets

I
by the written appeal. In this connec-
ton the Massachusetts, Liquor League
! has instructed all Of its members to
write personal appeals at the eleventh
hour to every male relative and to
every. person with whom they have
business or social relations. Here is
! the letter Of instructions:
"To the trades
Suggestions and reminders 10 whom
to send the Enclosed letters.
"Put the name and address Of some
| friend or concern on the top two lines,
sign your own name and residential oil
business address and mail one each on
December IL In a two-cent stamped en-
velope to:
"Your male relations who vote in
Boston.
"Your store landlord or real estate
agent.
"Your house real estate agent or
landlord.
"Your banker and your lawyer.
"Your business merchandise trades
men, collectors or travelling statesmen.
"Your life insurance agent
"Your fire insurance agent
"Your teamster and expressman.
"Your painter.
"Your plumber.
"Your carpenter.
"All other union artisans employed
by you from the allied building trades
and labor unions.
"Your grocer.
"Your butcher and provision dealer
"Your coal dealer.
"Your milk dealer.
"Your ice dealer.
"Your tailor and clothier.
"Your haberdasher and shoeman.
"Your halter.
"Your barber.
"Your physician.
"Your dentist.
"Your furniture dealer
"Your printer and stationer.
"Proprietors of all large department
stores in Boston and small tradesmen
in your home locality with whom you
or your family trade regularly.
"Interview without delay your vari-
Gus employees and call upon or writo
TO your male relations. intimate friends
and neighborhocd acquaintance, and
also communicate with your many
friends in the various fraternal and
social organizations TO which you may
belong, and urge them one and all TO
80 to the polls on Tuesday. December
10, 1916. and vote Yes on the license
question. Yours fraternally,
JOHN J. CALVIN, President.
81. HENRY BRESLlN, Secretary.
up. S.-Get these letters addressed
In two-cent stamped envelopes, seal
same, but do not mail until the eley-
enth hour, Tuesday, December 10"
Foresee Light Vote
The letter which all are instructed
TO send calls attention TO the PROBABLE
fly OF light vote, because no Mayor
is elected this year. 1t also declares
that no license means a loss of rev.
enue to the city Of sl,200,000. II pro-
ceeds:
"'No license would mean a largely
increased tax rate 10 the property
owners and naturally increased rentals
20 every citizen who rents his house,
apartment, or store, besides opening IN
at least 10000 Kitchen barrooms,
dives and 'brothels,' and offer an in
centive to disgraceful orgies and
crimes which would be a scandal tc
Boston, especially in the residential
districts. Can the good citizens Of
Boston afford this?
Besides the one thousand licenses
and various partners engaged IN the
wholesale and retail liquor business IN
Boston, il would throw out OF en-
ployment approximately 10000 en-
ployes of hotels, breweries, saloons,
cafes, wholesale and retail grocery
stores holding a fourth class license,
viz: bookkeepers, bartenders, clerks,
cashiers, stenographers, walters, wait
TO- fao
stars, artisans Of the building trades,
comprising painters, plumbers, carpen-
tiers, sign workers, etc, with depend
ents upon their wages aggregating
nearly $4,000 men, women and chill
dren. These facts and figures plainly
indicate that No License in Boston
would mean industrial chaos, as these
$4,000 employees would have 10 secure
some other employment, and as the
supply OF workers unexpectedly
thrown upon the market would be
greater than the normal demand. all
lines Of business would be confused
and disturbed by competition for sit
uations.
Think well. act wisely and vote for
the best interests of Boston by voting
YES on the license question on next
Tuesday, December 10. and your CO.
operation will be appreciated.
Huge Mailing List
Taking the leagues figures Of $1,000
as the number directly interested in
the liquor trade in Boston, an idea OF
the food Of mail 20 be released on the
eve OF election may be had. One let
ter from each 20 the one in the TWEEN
ty-six classes named would require
800 900 tWo-cent stamps.
This is not all, however. The more
prominent clubs and societies. ire
spective Of their general character, are