Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-04-01
Effect Of the womens' Movement.

As in law the admissions Of on opponent
are considered Of The first importance, 80 in
the present temperance movement at the
West, no truer judgment can be formed re-
spectiDg its character and effects than may
be gathered from the sayings and doings Of
its enemies. Indeed, the friends Of the
movement have no means Of so accurately
determining the exact measure Of its sue
cess in lessening the consumption of liquor
as is possessed by the dstilIers antwholc.
sale dealers, from whom the retail dealers
obtain their supplies. In this view Of the
case we regard the following testimony Of
one Of the most prominent wholesale liquor
dealers Of Pittsburgh, Pa, as Of the drst
importance. 1t is furnished by cores
pendent Of the New York TrDune, who
introduces it thus; The dealers, who for
a year past have remained quiet, opposing
the Local Option law only at the local cleo
tions, have now thoroughly united for its
total repeal by the Legislature. There is
no question that this gentleman fully real
ICES the situation, and the Liquor League
Of this city representing several millions
Of dollars, hold his view Of il, and are TAX
Jog steps to secure the repeal Of the Local
Option law They have plenty Of money
to spend to attain their object, and unless
the friends of the measure are on the alert
its repeal will be accomplished"
OF the local option law and the womcns'
movement the dealer says:
The lightning is likely to strike anywhere
and everywhere. Our only safety is to get the
local option law repealed, and license law
substituted We are not afraid OF the women
PRAYING us all out. That is all bosh and we
hardly think that they will try it in this city.
/ But what we have reason to fear is that they
will rotc usout III tell you that the womens
| influence is something terrible When they
get together as they have in Ohio, the ballot
box and the legislature arc under their control,
Look at the result there. They have already
nearly ruined the business in Ohio. My own
house feels the effects Of it, as our whole trade
along the Panhandle, the Cleveland and the
fOIt hlut anu NHlVhho llnt1 VI luilAo"H ~
gone
Under the Municipal Code Of Ohio, the city
and town councils have the right to prohibit
the sale Of everything at retail, including wine
and beer. The women 60 in bodies into the
council chambers and force the prohibitory or
dinances through. will give you an instance
One Of our agents returned last week from one
Of the larger of the interior cities Of Ohio,
where we have hitherto had q good trade.
While he was there the ladies besieged the
council in force, and nm ordinance of absolute
prohibition was passed, to take effect the first
! Of next month The result was that he did
not get q single order. We expect that the
women here will move upon the halot-box as
they do upon the city councils in Ohio. They
} will keep on until they get the excitement u
, the highest pitch, and the majority Of the mcr
will be with them, because they will take pol
tiles entirely out of the question, and the re
suit will be that wherever the question OF loca
! option is submitted it will carry with a hurrih
For that reason we intend to spare NJ oiirt t
have the law repealed