of Spoon River," Harry reminds the town's residents that they "never marveled," that the drunkard Chase Henry "voted to shut down the saloons." It might seem odd that a drunkard would vote for Prohibition, but the saloons had stopped giving Chase credit; thus, he could no longer get drunk anyway and thus got revenge by helping to shut down the taverns.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Masters' Harry Carey Goodhue
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