Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-03-23
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/ We have fas we think discovered the
/ X. n. tickle, for Censors. The Temperance
STANDARD supports il with two exceptions,
and tells what is TO be expected of it. Is This
the X. N. programme We can hardly
conceive it 10 be possible, but it may be-
No absureity is surprising in these days
From The Temperance Standard, March TO-
/ Our ticket is full. And we trust we have
list of men who will favor and carry
through, to the extent Of their power the
constitutional reforms we advocate. viz -
"trienninl sessions Of the Legislature" the
destruction Of tho rotton borough system
with great reduction of,nenbers, and those
based on population, fixed salaries, aud all
officers elected by the people, except the
servants the legislature wants for its own
use and over and shove all these, an entire
change in our naturalization lave.
As friends of temperance and general
morality. we shall now speak of some of
these reforms. as tending to promote the OBJ
iects for which the Standard" was esiab
hshed. As men are sure to represent the
vices and corruption Of their constituents,
and, as during the sessions of the legislature
--ItitiONtu liOiu llt NAOltSOllt lNcAdlhAo VI
home and kindred as they are generally
they are more tempted to violate the prnci
pies of temperance and morality. and actu-
ally DO more frequently fall into wicked and
evil habits, --the fewer we have of these
sessions, the fewer the temptations, the few
er the falls, and consequently the better for
the virtue and temperance standing Of the
members and all whom they influence. OF
course the safer temperance laws aud tenn
perance interests.
1t strikes us that If men are "sure TO
represent the vices and corruption OF their
constituents the bes, thing to be done is to
abolish the system of representation alto
getber.-Domnie good master Sampson
are they always ." sure TO behave so bad
lyi How came the liquor law to be enact
ed But perhaps friend Sampson is afraid
Of future legislatures. We'll then, suppose
one of these bodies of sure represe natives
of vice and corruption should knock the IL
1uor law on the head do you wish to wait
three years before you can get ch,nce to
restore it? Oh, Dominic Dominic - Id
Hdtch
Again. The more frequent elections &C
cur. the more frequent and powerful the
temptations TO bribery and corruption. The
more liable voters ARE to be seduced from
habits Of temperance and sobriety.
For mcrcy's sake, then--for the sake of
temperance, and honesiy--let us have no
elections. We have pretty good Legisa.
,ure now--far better than The average let
US continue It at least during good behavior,
rather than run the horrible risk Of another
election-fraught with bribery, corruption
and ruin to habits of temperance and sobre
ty.-Ek Uatch.
Still again. The Tower members, the few
er aspirants, aud consequently the less heart
burning and reckless effort to gain Office
So thst reduction OF members would d.
minis'l the agencies and inluencies of cor
ruplion and evil and 50 protect the interests
of temperance and morality IN the common
wealth.
Then the greater the reduction in the
number Of members, the more will the agen-
cies and inluencies Of corruption be dimin.
ished. Why not reduce to the lowest num-
ber-ssy one p Ed. Wdich
Once more. If we can have our Judges
elected by the people. instead of corrupt,
party legislatures, our temperance laws viii
be secure. The main cry against temper
ance laws is, and has been, !" they are uncon-
stiiuiional." Well, now, if we can have
judges from the people, they will be very
lIkatv n thlnk ,piIb tha papnla IN fha suh-