n that these
enemies of temperance did make an effort to rob him of the favor of
his employers, and they doubtless intended by this means, to
accomplish just what was finally, by some means, brought about.

The only accusation which they could make to the Canadian Pacific
Railway seemed to be that Mr. Smith was using information which he had
obtained through his position as agent in order to prosecute them, but
as these hotel keepers were accused and convicted, not of buying
liquor and shipping it into the county, but of selling it to others,
and as Mr. Smith could not possibly have obtained evidence of this in
the capacity of station agent, but only through the testimony of those
who had purchased the liquor or witnessed its sale, it is very hard to
see the reason of these complaints, which were made by the liquor men,
and gravely investigated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

The only explanation which seems to suggest itself is that these hotel
keepers felt very angry because their trade in the souls of men had
been somewhat interfered with, and not content with the assault which
had been committed, could devise no better way of seeking further
revenge than by thus arousing the displeasure of the Company by which
Mr. Smith was employed. It was no doubt another outcome of the same
spirit which had prompted that assault.

It is stated in the above report of the interview with Mr. Tait that
the Canadian Pacific Railway had taken action towards discovering Mr.
Smith's assailant, but it seems probable that had this statement not
been made to the reporter the public would have had no means of
knowing that they had made any such attempt, as the results were never
seen.

Not only the _Witness_, but the Dominion Alliance as well, became
interested in these rumors concerning the Canadian Pacific Railway and
the liquor men of Brome, and wished to learn for themselves the truth
of the reports. The following is an extract from an account given in
the _Daily Witness_ of an executive meeting of the Quebec Provincial
branch of the Alliance:

"Mr. S. J. Carter referred to the outrage committed upon the
President of the Brome County Alliance. He had known Mr. Smith
all his life, and spoke very highly of the good work Mr. Smith
had done for temperance in the Eastern townships. He regretted
that there had come rumors from Brome which would indicate that
the liquor men were not satisfied with t