The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-20
Chr 8utland Daily 6lole.
i1sEss'BDiss LAW,

of the text, | call your attention at once
to my theme.
We are TO consider some Of the reasons
why our state liquor law has not been more
successful in securing the results for which
it was enacted. You observe that this
language accorlls TO the law degree Of
success. If there are those who stand in
doubt at this point they are comparatively
very few. An indiscrimnate condemna-
ton of the law, because forsL 9th it has not
accomplished all that was anticipated in
its enactment, discloscs Il style OF reason
ing which cannot fulfill its course till it
has elfaccd every enactment in the statute
book. For what law have we. which has
secured all the results that were sought for
by ii? Legislative cnactmenis vary in the
degrees Of their success according TO times
and modes and circumstances the nature
of objects to be secured by them and the
state of the public mind concerning them.
Our liquor law has taken its chances with
other laws and by its success has yindica-
ted the wisdom OF the legislators who
placed it upon the statute book 1t has
survived the reaction which naturally fol-
lowed the excitement and enthusiasm that
preceded and attended its cnactmenIs, the
bad logic. the turgid and Incorporate advo-
cacy OF It's friends, the malignant assaults
and sinister sneers of its enemies, and is
inf rpnphnl IL, tbn Lpntfa If 1p Ia
of Vermont today than ever before, and
for any Legislature to repeal il and substi-
TUE therefor Il law which carries in it the
SAVIOR OF spirit OF licenses. would be to at
tach TO itself the character OF Il mOnumen-
tai iniamy, like that which belongs to the
pillar of.s0lt hythc sea of Sod0m. But it is
not my OBJECT to point out the bcneiicient
results that have accrued from the law; it
stands III no need Of any defense OF adyo-
cacy in that form. | pronounce the pre-
Valiihg opinion Oh lhc people OF eimont,
when say that It's success is an established
TACT. 10 dispute here, would he 70 dis.
pute against the suns Eight at midday.
speak altogether therefore in honor OF the
law, ana purpose 'oshoW mat II must have
certain inhellng instinct OF immortality
to account Tor us success amidst the vary
ing ana multiplied obstacles that have stood
IN IT'S way ana resisted ITS course Mhile
eXult however III me triumph OF Legislation
AT TINS point, am forced To concede thn
the law III question mas not accomplished
whal We had hoped, anu let us consider
some OF ths reasons why II, has not:
!. because OF certain incidental crcunl-
s.ances' sucii as our location ana surround
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