Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-15
Che FIREMAN.
MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is, 1874.
For the Freeman.
p.ocnJentS and Results to be Needed.


# has been thus fr in the history O.
Am .riran politics disastrous to party
ba mo but - one idea" to maintain sep
arlfe political organization, whether the
issue was Universal American Freedom,
or Prohibition of the sale of intoxicating
liauors for Il beverage" And the unfnrtn
nae result in the late State election in
New Hampshire is no exception to thu
rule. r,
would not discourage a wise use of thu
btllut in favor of temperance when voting
for officers, state and national; but
would select my candidates from the va
riOus parties who most nearly agree Will
m. in theory. us an lnducement that goo
men be nominated for my approval. l.
such cannot he found, then shall be Jus
titled in making separate nomination
The rum party act upon this motive; the!
dare not act openly and Independently
and have their motto, Free hum. bn
they disqnise it nv the term :" License,
which means the same thing. and atfllEit
with this and til 1t party, or candidates
nearest their wishes.
If Won make IN issue which is thought
too radical and your favOrite theory ant
pr.n,iple is hopelcs~ly cast into a minority
IL Is LntftDN OlOu2lll ilAtO q o'4 ~ WI
TEMPT; for the m rity of people vii
I.ob at results more than principles; ano
W.. ought to use policy rs well as principle
and let our Necessity, not choice, be til
reason for any radical nomination we may
be compelled to make.
If is never safe to promise too much. !
think the democratic party in New Hamp-
shire have IN elephant on their hands, OF
rather they have come into power OF
d. false prctcnses" They have promised
the free rum party Il" license law" which,
i'm effect will amount to = league with
hell. and a covenant with death; ano
tbey do not intend to carry ont this pledge
lam willing to predict, end set my name tC
the prediction, that however brave demo-
cratic representatives. senator's governor
ami council of New Hampshire may be
tlcv dart not hoist the food gates of alco-
hol in that state. as promised to the voter
nj the last election. And if pcrchance a
.Iiccnse law" is passed as promised, ther
the party will 20 ut the next election
where tie late James Fisk's woodbin,
went. They have confronted u dilemm;
with terrible horns. they will encounter
treat perils if they proceed or recede. \
Iicrn-t to sell that which no man has {
RIGHT to buy, to wit: alcoholic beverage
wherrwith to become intoxicated, sounds
mun-trOus to all but the most hardened
and no man who fears God and loves man
dnrg. nav. can III Ike a request that snci
license to kill and murder be granted
10 each and every man as legiojat II, exec
utiyc or officer, who is guilty before higf
heaven of aiding or abettlng this license
wi.kc,lnes-. the 0ld-fashisned Latin max
inn. Ouj ttcio per aijtn, tacit per Sc,
will apply with terrible force.
Vermont town elections have generally
resulted in the choice Of good men for th'
various Offices We were gricved at fir
to learn that our State Capital did no
elect temperance town officers. and tel
sad hut our oripf WIS Of short duration
for we soon L are by the FREEMAN tina
General Pilkin and his associate selectmel
ovcrhauled the wet grocery-men o
VI, ntpclier. and gave them distinctly Il
unlers and that alcoholic beverages Wer
not included in the term "grOcerles IL
Nantpelier, and that the law must not b,
v.o,ated. hen came our turn II laugh
for we felt assured that the Montpelle
dcmocracy Cthat is the majority of tn
par W built wiser than they knew; thl
the gentlemen elected are town officers
and not tool, for any faction, an'
thlt your selectmpn are the right men II
the riglt pieces, and rs this Is the - o.
wear in Vermont politics, and our legls
lature meets in Montpelier this year, tn
whole st tie has II right to he thankful, an
rejoice, at this blessing. which ut first cam
somewhat in disg,lise,' and that the rum
pits and man traps in Montpelier will b
closed up, and watched by man who urI
derstands how to p,>t picket-guard. an
>, ftJ,fI, Jf
provost marshal. and what to do with con
tr7.band goods and legal off II lers. Mont
pei .cr and the State of Vermont has occa
sion % rejoice and be exceeding Thankful
for this good lack. OCCASIONAL.
Cnstletnn. March -. 1871