The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-01-09
License Argument.

The following communication was res
ceived oil Wednesday last after the paper
was struck off and mailed. Consequent
ly, the writer could not be gratihed with
The insertion Of it before the election OF
Commissioners. 1t is now cheeriully
given TO the public, but is so arranged that
| can better answer some queries raised
by the writer, by appendng notes, than
otherwise. The writer resides at quite a
distance from this place, and as may nat
urally be inferred from his letter, is an
Inn Keeper | have had but parlia! ac-
quanlance with him; but from what l
saw when at his house, should Judge that
he would secure his share Of custom with
outlhe aid of Alcohol. He is an off hand
sort of a man, and on hand t00--not
waiting halt a day before furnishing Gus
toner with all that is needful 10 saIate
the calls of any rational man. trust he
will receive my reply to his queries and
arguments, with the same readiness TO
weigh them, that | do his views.
For the Voice of Freedom.
Friend Holcom6-I noticed in yonr pa
per of 26 Dec. 1914 communication from
the Windham County Democrat, upon
the subject Of license or no license in
which think the author is only beating
the air. His argument will do as mat
ter OF moral suasion, but has no perlinrn>
cy 10 the matter in hand. /.
The temperance cause with him,
has dwindled into mere trick, which new.
er has, and never can be sustained by pub
lie opinion. If the sale of liquor is 10 be
suppressed, why not go to the Legislature?
If they have not the power, who has? Will
it be said the board of Commissioners ap>
pointed under the new license law can do
what the Legislature cannot constitutional
Iy? 3.
eve want no false colors--no bor-
rowed weapons-no subterfuges." Let
US have clear field, and fair fight. 8.
The writer in the Democrat asks in.
demnity from taxation occasioned by the
dele,erious effects of liquor. In return,
zoe ask indemnify for the evils his system
has done, and is doing 10 the real cause of
temperance in this and other States. 4.
l. appears 10 US that that person must
be dead drunk with fanaticsm who does
not see the complete overthrow Of the
temperance cause by bringing it into the
vortex of political chicanery. For such
will be its natural destiny in one short
year. 5.
1t is obvious that anti-Iicense people
have no faith in the power of moral sua-
sion, or truth addressed to the understand
ing, aside from coersve measures $50
thinks the Romish church) in retaining
the wanderer. In this they differ widely
from the great reformer Jesus Chrst)-
"g,ow wiser than their teachers are, and
better know the Lord" They have found
out more excellent way. 6.
Compulsion is now the order of the day,
and SANDER and abuse the weapons 10 be
used 7.
One word to the respected Editor of the
Voice, (who seems to think that all licen>
SEES for Tavern Keeping should be- with
held) and have done. And here l would
respectfully ask, were you to stop at a
house IN a strange land, would you not
feel safer if you knew that the house was
sustained by the authority of the place {?
Is it not for the public good TO sustain
such houses by appreciation Of the author
tiles Let candor decide. But it seems
10 be The policy Of some to cry out against
the monopoly of Tavern Keepersl If the
public desire good houses they will pro-
tect them in their rights. But if not, no
decent man will keep one. 8.
Equality.
r MARKS.
l. 1.-THE object of Legislation is to bene-
fit the mass, instead of the few, cannot
see but it is as pertinent TO legislate against
injury from alcoholic liquors, as from the
sale, or Offering for sale, of diseased or
damaged food; or against gambling
horse>racing, or any other practice, which