Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-17
The Liquor Question.

For The Tar. Paycrs.-There is a lack Of
reliable statistics in Vermont, and a diff
Guilty in getting reliable facts. Estimates
only can be made-approxmations to truth,
only, can be deduced. Last fall we ascer-
tanned the cost Of supporting the poor in
three towns-one populous, and large share
foreign and loaiing-the other two were ag-
ricultsral. The average in each town was
halfa dollar for each inhabaant. At this rate
the annual tax fos The support Of the poor in
Vermont exceeds $4,000. Add the OK
penses of crime. Sj0,O00-and we have an
annual direct tax upon the people Of $500,
900 in two items alone. Why is this, whom
labor commands high wages, and good laws
abound for the protection Of society sta
tisticians elsewhere charge by far the great.
or part to Intcmperauce. No doubtthcy are
right in fact, a scrutiny in any town will
show this Now. if this be so, It is worth
while for the taxpayers TO inquire whether
it will not be best to cut off the cause Of this
enormous tax-to attack it, roo, and branch;
in short, to stop the sale Of liquor for the pur-
pose OF drinking That is the great question
for next March meeting Let the tax payers
remember that. We know the rum sellers
aud rum drinkers won't forget it. Indeed,
they are wide awake; they have got a can
dldote for Commissioner and they mean TO
have rum, and consequent poverty aud crime,
and this enormous TAX oN THE PROPERTY
or HoNEsr, LAW oastRylNo AND rtMrEH-
ATE MEN. Is it not abouinable, that tax
Of sl3 eco year should be forced upon the
people of this county, for the sole benefit Of
one or two dozen men, who wish 90 sell rum
contrary TO law Or take three fourths of
the towns. ia which we suppose 10 liquor IS
used. except what comes from the other one
fourth: they derive not the least benefit from
the sale Of the hquor--nobody derives any.
except the few persons engaged IN the traf
fic UT hese iotcns hare to bear their faH pro-
portion q lie Tor Freemon, think Of It,
05 The Liberal" lanti- liquor law CON
vcntion met last Saturday and nominated
Judge Bodgett for reelection as Coumis-
sioner FAIR. GooDwiN Va B1opotrr-
voeo'enc' 70 ''e Ia" as IL is' vs. me la"
"liberalIzed7 TO suit iipplers aud drinksrds.
Choose We between them
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beauties OF INHii' 'Nfe ile Aaloa La"
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law. inleed' ihe Patriots aid Is awinI'y
needed 10 Maine Tine Real Democracy
has qwt the Rum Democracy. Yes, the Re-
OIL democracy at iAis mcmen' reioiees 30
Wing Governor aud Wing Seuaior, elect
ed over Rum Democrats IN short l}nn
Democracy IN Noine is reduced 10 the Yery
dr'Es' and lhe Vermont Patriot would do 10
0TThe Vernon. Chronicle Is getting
saucy. What sort of people lt nsks) ore
they that behese prohibition an infringement
ofriehiful liberty According to the Yer
mont Patriot they are such as are ready to
eonnnt perjury when called upon 20 testify
IN relation To- matter Of fact involving some
triIinr pecunisrv interest The p,trio,,s MS.
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boe gives gi'ss OF rum. TO koe-a
!, sheaSln@ PUPPY, peekea through
,le "i''DoS ~. ga" LIN 90 ~ zoe Is pros
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W ouldn I II DC "eil TO conform onr lcels
lation 90 creatures of that sort Ave. and
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purge the statutes against crime'-ioras ev-
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