The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-08
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Mrs. j. VI. HAVEN,
President Ladies' Temperance Association:
Miss '. c. TERRILI., Sec.
Mrs. ii. l.. CHENEY, Treas,
Mrs. +. A. FISHER, Elk.
Mrs. j. b. REYSoLDs. Com.
Letter of Ci,izon., Committee,

To Hon. &. W. wizard, Nemjer IF Con-
greSS from the FHst District cf Yer
mont.
We subscribers, being the members of
the Citizens Committee at Rutland, YER
mont, and the officers who have been en-
gagged in the recent attempts to enforce the
prohibitory law Of Vermont in Rutland,
respectfully represent that during the past
few weeks we have adopted such measures
as in the best judgment Of our committee
would he most effective in restraining the
unlawful traffic in intoxicating liquors
that in doing so we have instituted searches
for contraband goods and prosecutions for
offences against the law that this has
caused the liquor sellers to combine to resist
the enforcement of the law, even to i'm
peding the officers in the performance of
their official duty, and in one instance re-
suited in disgraceful riot in the public
streets, for which the ringleaders have
been arrested and bound over for trial be-
fore the county court for IN aggravated
breach Of the peace. During all this time
the Rutland Herald has given us the benefit
of its sympathy, and we are under oblga-
tons to the influence of that paper for
large amount of moral support and en-
enlargement The stand that the XcruM
took upon this question being outspoken
and earnest in favor of the right and in
favor of the supremacy of law, offended
the violators Of law aad sound morals.
Amidst this excitement and in the absence
of Mr.. futile these men commenced the
movement to defeat him for the appoint
ment of postmaster at Rutland, because as
managing editor and publisher of the
HerdM he had favored the temperance
movement. Most of the petitions for re-
tanning Mr.. Kilburn in that place were
circulated by the most active violatOrs
of law, and by those who had counscled
resistance and been engaged in the riot
above referred to, and the boasts are open
~ made that this opposition to Mr.. futile
is intended as a punishment for allowing
his paper to speak in favor of temperance
and the enforcement of law in this town
Now we believe that the appointment of
Albert II. futile as postmaster at Rutland
would give the greatest satisfaction to the
business men of Rutland, and to the Re-
publican party here and through the state
and would be fitting rebuke to those who
seek to make the men who control Federal
appointments punish a man for following
his convictions of moral duty and coun-
selling active cxertion to uphold the peace
and dignity of the state. 1t is generally
conceded that Mr.. futile is emnently
qualified in all respects for the place, and
that his claims for recognition are superior
to any other man in Rutland, and that
there would have been but little if any OPP
position to his appointment had it not been
for the Herald giving aid and comfort to
the temperance cause.
We hope he will be appointed
Rutland, VT, March 10, 1874.
Signed J. NJ. Haven,
Ben X. Chase,
Harry w. Nye,
Henry o. Edison, Citizens
ii. +, Austin, Committee.
Edward Mills,
]. Is. Reynolds,
j. b. Meeker,
Is. w. Marshall, Justice Peace.
IL. o. Perkins, Deputy Sheriff.