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The Cambridge Idea

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Day
2
Month
April
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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Last Monday evening, at the Unitiirian churcli, i'roifesor F. G. Teabody of Harvard, delivered a lecture under the auspices of the Anti Saloon League on 'The ( ambridge Idea, or, ílow Cambridge (ot iid of its .-aioons." Cambiidge, like many towns, had had a history of rebellion and futile struggle against the saloons, but they had gone on prospering, and, by the method they so well understood, of secrt cy and al solute unity of action, had come to have the political power of the city entirely in tlieir hands. The better people of the city fmally decided to work íor a high license iavv. and if they had gained tliat at the time, would have been satisfled, but the saloon power delied them and they were unable to do so. They then decided that they wou'd ask the people to vote vvhether or not they w.mted the siloon in Cambridge and that they would submit that issue! siiorn oí all side issues, plainly and directly to the people. Ti.e vote was to be -'Do you want the saloon in Cambridge this yearV Yes or no." To the utter surprise of everybody, they carried this by a imjority of about five hundred in 1886, and the saloon has not reiurned up to this time. The Cambiidge idea is to vote on this question in this furm, without anythmg else to i ome in conflict with it, and the result has been a succession of victories in tliis line. This lias been an entirely non-sectarian and non-partisan movement. Some of the prominent leadei-s of the movement were the President of Harvard, Kev. Dr. Heach, anil Father Scully, a Catholie clergyman. Tliey divon ed the question from all sentiment, made it simply a business proposition. publisiied a little paper called '-Froz n Kacis," and gave every possible bit of intonnation bearïng on the saloon question. ne of the principal features of the mov ment and one that miglit be studied with prolit by the Municipal Club Of this fiitV. Was thp thaf nnl-Kin - - - v' 7 - - - v-m w a HV W V4J Ml U 1 1 W bil I lll was done in s eret. No private meetings were held, nd everything was made known. Out of this movement has grown a large provisional committee who decide uion the fl ness of the nominees of tlie dittVrent parties and it has come to be that their recommendation is equivalent to an eleetion. The city has grown in populad n, in amountof taxaule property. in business of all legitímate kinds, aifd the movement is today oa a tirm and permanent b.isis. Jt is not at all likely tiiat the salo ns w,U ever be readmitted to Cambridge, the resulta have been so favorable since they were banished.

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