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Clinton New Era, 1908-01-03, Page 3Supplemk.nt the Clinton New Era, anuary 3, 1908 LOLAL OPTION How Will Yon Vote Contributed s I take up my pen 1 am wondering, What the people are going to do With the Local Option before them, Will they do as they ought to do ? Will they attain every nerve and muscle And for once work hand In hand To save their own darlings from ruin That awaits them on every hand, Many loved ones already have fallen home brothers, some husbands and a' sons Some fathers have already made wretched Their once dear and happy home, We may be the next one to suffer, Oh, how often I think of it now, The stamp of sin may be printed next On our own son's pure, white brow. As I draw them carefully, lovingly, Tenderly close to my breast, I know in a few years more They must leave this resting place. They must go forth in this friendless world. As a man among men, Uan you vote that these doors of temptation Shall stand open to lure them iu. Or will you do all that you can To banish them from our land To save our Ioved ones from ruin That awaits them on every hand Or will you sit silent and careless, And witness the evil it ham done, And not raise a voice or a finger Against the evils of this terrible rum. Dear Friends, the day is before us When you know we all must stand Before our God in judgment To account for our work in this land To answer Judge whether for or against, This will we make our choice How for God or sin, forznoney or souls You make everlasting choice. Mrs 0 U Andrews, Clinton. ince, says — "I venture to say that two thirds of the travellers, if asked their opinion as to Local Option will say it is a good thing and we will push it along I have travelled for years, and covered ground east and west and north ant south', and can honestly say with one or two exceptions that Local Option hotels today are a decided im- jrovement over some of tbe old booze oints we have had to put up with. Rev Mr Brooks, Anglican Rector Grafton, says —"1 did not take any 1 part in securing Local Option, simply ignorant of how it worked, but I am c3nvinced now that itis a good thing and I am ready to give it my beat sup- port.' Apart from all questions of loss or gain, etc, the question to be decided by the electors of 13ullett on January lith is ••bar -room, or no bar -room." If it is a gond thing, vote for it. If it is not a good thing, then we must vote against it. 1 am constrained to believe that every one, even tbe hotel keepers themselves, who will give this matter serious consideration, will, on the tlth of January mark their ballot against the by-law. close The Bari Editor of the Nrm Lra DEAR SIR—The above sentence 18 being sounded far and near at the pre- sert time—and why not? When it is generally considered tnat it is the principal source from n bleb well- nigh all the wretchedness, and misery and crime is flowing ; when it is de- coying and destroying our boys ; when it is dealing out the deadly drink (con- trary -to the law) to men who are turn- 1 ed out, at the time of closing, reeling drunk, to he either helped or stagger to their homes, utteri g such hideous language as was last night heard in some of our streets near the midnight hour, a common occurrence. W hen I say such conditions are the result of the open bar, it is high time that sen- sible business men particularly those who are at the head of prominent in- terests, should speak out. Yea, it be- hooves all who are seeking the true in- terests of our fellowmen, to urge the request. Greatindeed is the responsi- Loeal Option Notes hility which rests upon the voters of our land, and how many will he tested , (By Rev A E Jones, Auburn) r I have lived 18 months in Auburn"' and I would pronounce Local Option 1 here a benefit and a success. In these eighteen months I have seen but one man whom 1 knew to be the worse of -4ior,-a;.d I have never lived in the vicinity of a licensed bar where It was i not a frequent occurrence to see drunk - men and boys about. Mr A McKee, Supervisor of Public Schools for the Local Option town of Midland says :—Local Option has been a great blessing to Midland socially, flnanciaily and morally. J B Roebuck, departmental manager for Playtair, Preston Co., Midland, 1 says ; — "Any man who says Local Option is not good for a place is tither a drunkatd, or there is a place waiting for him in the insane asylum." Councillor Frank %Vilson, gents fur- nishing, Midland, after speaking of the splendid increase in his business under Local Option in spite of the fact of more competition says:— From the moral point of view the improvement is even better." Mr ELetherhy,lumherman, Midland says :— "Since the introduction of Local Option, property has increa'ed in value, hotel accommodation has greatly improved, Keneral business has increased, cash payments are b• tier, the town never had brighter prospects, .consumption of liquor has been great- ly restricted. and the moral tone of the town improved. I sincerely wish success to every municipality submit- ting Local Option this year." Honorable A 0 McKay, M P P, says "I now see my mistake in opposing Local Option. I confess since seeing what Local Option has done for Owen Sound that the bar -room must go all over the province. Mr Joyce, ex•Mayor of Owen Sound slid :— "Right across the street from my store is a butcher shop, and the butcher told me that poor women, the wives of drunkardsused to come to his store with five or ten cents in their hands to buy a hone with a little meat on it so that they might get a taste of meat one day in a week, but since Lo- ral Option came into force these very same worsen came to hits with five dollar hills in their hands to buy nice joints of meat Pickering is a village of 000 inhabi- tants. 23 miles north of Toronto. Mr. Jr hn Dickie, general merchant,Picker- ing, says :— "I am heartily in favor of Local Option and think it is a good thing to have the Kars closed in this village and township. i don't think Loral Option could ever he repealed here " A commercial traveller of this luviv• on Monday next, when about 100 muni- cipalities will vote on local option. One vote may turn the sale, either way. And let no one in Bullet or any where else think that by either voting against, or refusing to vote for the measure, that they free themselves from the responsibility. Everyone who votes to close the bar is fres from I being a partner in the husirress which ruins so luanv. J Greene, Advertisement A Few Reasons. Why the people of Hullett should vote against the By -Law, to repeal Local Opticn next Monday, Jan 6th. 1 -The return of licensed bar rooms would mean not only increased consumption of liquor. but increased rowdyism, It would mean that the travelling public would be forced to endure profanity and the smell.of whiskey and beer in a degree unknown to temperance hotels. 2 -That It would mean increased consumption of liquor is evident from the Inland Revenue re- tnrne, which show a decrease of -45 per cent in the excise receipts in the now famous district o Owen Sound. While Mayor Kennedy may n his Fignature to statements that are intendo to defeat Local Option, yet plain facts and figures, as given in the Dominion Alliance and O'obe papers of last week• and the excise receipts of Owen Sound district, go to show that the traffic is n strained under Local Option. 3 -The old treating epetem, the destroying in- Anence of which every ono knows so well, would he re-established, if Local Option had done no- thing more than put an end to this curse, it should be sustained, and this it has done most effectually, as even liquor men admit 4. - It would hinder the onward march to pro- vincial, and ultimately to total prohibition in the Dominion. The State of Georgia started with Local Option, and hos not only secured to- tal prohibition for herself, bnt led the way in the groat wave of prohibition that has just rolled over so many of the Southern States this year. Ireignboring municipalities ere waiting to see what Hullett will do next Monday. ,-As an economic problem the whole liquor traffic is a faihire and a financial drain upon the country. Any business t•.at gives the country an income of $13,000,030 for an expenditure of 954,547,3117, is surely a desperate failure as an economic problem a -The people in Hullett who wish the by-law defe a ted. and Local Option sustained, are people wh.r h ,i a no axe to grind. They are altogether unselfish, and have no other object in fighting for Local Option than the elevation of their fel- low man, 7 -Local Option ie a compete remedy for the destruction of the hat, and curtailing the power of the lienor t at5v It is comparatively now. and is not io fu1 3; hlvnorerl by law breakers as it shculrl be, but it lel,////s.ining respect. however, it Ilse done good work in Hullett. It has closed the Londoshoro hotel emonlete'v, and the Au- burn hotel keeper has bnOomo discouraged and sold out. So much for Local Option. 8 -It is it great moral question that can he set- tled one and only one way, if every man is to meet his Maker free from guilt concerning it .• - There is no doubt but the men of Hullett stand face to face with right and wrong, ,arid will make a mark next Monday which wil moan the plea- sure or disploasure of the Supreme Sovereigmaof the Ifni verse. Whii•b will it lir•'? RP fir ANTED! $500.00 in. Five Days In order to satisfy my creditors, I must have $500 of cash by January 5th, 1908, and in order to gain this amount, I have decided to clear out the balance of my Jewelry stock at prices regardless of cost. We will mention a few of the many bargains, 1 only Ladies' Solid Gold Watch reg. $35 for ..$9.75 1 only 8 day Oak Clock regular 3 50 for .. 1 95 1 only 8 day Miesion Clock regular 5 00 for .. 2 95 1 only Chafing Dish regular 6 60 for .. 2 75 1 only Pudding Dish regular ..... , 9 00 for .. 3 75 I only Cracker Jar, Silver Mounted8 60 for .. 3 25 1 only Berry Dish Silver Mounted.... 5 00 for .. 2 25 1 only Umbrella Spill Japanese China 8 00 for .. 4 65 Everything in the store will be sold proportion- ately low. W. R. COUNTER Bert Somers of San Jose, Cal., mis- took his 5 year old boy for a burglary and shot hire dead. Two hundred and ten strikers were killed in encount• rs with the troops in the Chillian nitrate troubles. At the banquet of the Commercial Travellers' As-ociation Mr Edward Gurney advocated an advance in the tariff. Rev W White a curate in Tipperary county, Ireland, was shot and danger- ously wnnnded by a brother" clergy- man on Xmas day. A new variety of corn grown from a a single grain found in Artec ruins in Northern New Mexico last year promises to be of high value,, Planted last spring, its sta ks grew eighteen feet high, hearing ears averaging seventeen inches long. The kernels are large and sweeter than ordinary corn. The Me'hodist congretation at Bal , eigh Plai ns are about to build a new church on the !corner of the Florida farm, owned oy Mr James Blythe. Mr Blythe refused to sell the land, but gave half an acre Free. His generosity ie more appreciated because he does not belong to the Methodist Church, being a Roman Catholic. ' 1 t 1 i •N•••MN•••N•NN•N• Clinton, Deo. 27, 1907 DEAR ALL; The People's Grocery wishes its patrons and friends a very Happy New Year. We thank you for your favors in the past and solicit a continuance of the same. We hope, by fair dealing and strict attention to busi- ness, to merit your confidence and a shame in supplying your groceries. Wishing you the oompliments o1 the season, we remain, Vons tor fairness, A. D. Beaton's, 1 be People's Grocer. 1Phone 111. 1 11 t 11 • Goods Delivered Proimety c Hoe •N••N.•Nr•$•4$ s*a.a To the Public.Feeling ourselves greatly indebted to the puralasing public, for their kind patronage, we take this oppor- tunity of returning thanks, and wish all a prosperous and thoroughly -enjoyable 1908. Reduced Prices Still Continue 7 large Upholstered Chairs from $5,50 to 88.80 4 Morris Chairs $7.50 to 88.50 Very special line at-. . . $14.00 Special In Matret'ses Regular e$4.00 Mattresses for §14 00 The best value that has ever left our store, Parlor Cabinets, reg. $30.00 for $25.00 Parlor Cabinets reg. $1.4.00 for $11 00 31 Couches ranging in price from $8.50 to $35.00 Our special is 88.00 m Iron Reds reg $7.00 for 86.00 Music Cabinets regular price $5 00 for $4 75 7 5t) for 6 78 1500 for r,., 1300 1460 for 12 00 Dressing Tables 2 only special for $20.00 We will let the matter of profit he the last consideration. We must reduce our stock of Chrismas Furniture, so how is your chance to buy useful) and ornamental goods, at very low prices. Waiker & Ross FURNITURE and UNDER•1'AKBRS. 'Phone 28 OPEN EVENINGS.