The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-28
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Editor The Register;
In former article | replied scmcwhat
at length TO "a total abstinence man. and
a voter" to which find a reioiudcr III
your last. ! now propose TO expose some
Of the sophistrics aud mistatements Of this
man, who. while wearing the guisc ot
temperance man, is doing so eFectual
work for ,ho cause Of free run, Of unro.
stricted sale aud use OF Intoxicating liquor.
la all this ] may labor under a great
mistake, rs do not atrogate to myself
so great foresight as 10 be iulallhlc, nor
DO cast Of as the oiFscourng Of the
earth all who differ with ne But do
say, that the arch enemy Of mankind is
never at fault in his work, and he never
has greater success than when he employs
some enc who Processes better things to
do his work, and dcludes his tool into the
idea be is working against him and when
he finds some one whom lie can thus en-
ploy, he invariably keeps himself in the
back ground, but he generally iurushe:
his employees with their material and ar
gumcnls. So now we Gud rum and rum.
sellers have iouud . good temperance
man ior u candidate, "a total abstinence
man. Tor champion but If We exam.
ine iuto the arguments he uses We shall
find the same ones that are used by every
one who is in favor Of the free sale and
use Of Intoxicating liquor We have
heard them often before from these very
people, and when "a total abstinence
man uses them, he only reitcrates what
every liquor seller aud dram .drnker in
the county has been usirg for sometime
before the convection. and has since. and
he is acting with those men, and doing
their work for them. In this he may be
the better man, and his judgment may be
clearer, aud he may be doing more real
good TO the cause Of temperance than
those who are supporting Mr.. Lucia aud
are octing with, and in the ranks of the
temperance party hut we must be ex.
cused ii we cannot see it iD the same
light. That some iuconsiderate man has
called another "rummy" may be true,
and my make him and his principles so
odious to "a total abstinence man" that
be can cheerlully work with, and for the
cause ct those who sell, and those who
buy and drink Intoxicating liquor but
we do bot think it reasonable fo7 a total
man'to EXPECT all to follow
him,noy 10 espouse the principles and the
candidate Of those "ho. are opposed to tenn.
perauce aud Mr Lucia. II must at least
give US some iresher and more original
iof SO doing, than, those used by
thcsewho wish to profit by mems weak
nesses and Appetite, aud oppose Mr. Lucia
because he has so successfully intericred
with their traffic and curtailed their
profits
"A total abstinence man thinks Mr..
Lucia is not competent to fight SO wary
an enemy to the human race as rum, and
adds that the expense TO the state by his
failures will show this. This lie orgiua-
ted otherwhere than with "A total abs:i-
hence man., aud is the same that was
used so successfully against Mr. Lucia
in many towns before the convention. |
Had "a total abstinence mau' taken the !
trouble to consult the records of the
County Clerk, he would have found that
enough money had been paid into the
States Attorneys account to pay all oX-
penses, the salary Of the Attorney, and
cave 4 balance 10 favor Of the state ;
which is better showing than eau be
,hown by the accounts Of the incumbents
Of the Office for number Of years proyi.
ous to Mr. Lucia
Mr.. Lucia may have been found want
ug when weighed in the balance ofliquor
sellers aud their champions, but, he has
-ot in the estimation Of the officers and
executive committee of the Addison /
County Temperance Society none Of whom
ge believe are working to-day with the
'iolators Of the law who are SO dreadiul,y
with the incompetency Of Mr..
Lucia, and his Inability to break up their
Unlawful traffic.
What we should gain in the line of
by rejecting Mr.. Lucia, and
lecting the anti.temperauce candidate,
'lr. Chapman, may be visible to the
iquor.sellers and their champion a total
.bstinence man, hui Is not 80 apparent
o others. We say he is not one whit
more competent or more able in any re.
poet than Mr.. Lucia, and SO lar Us ex.
'eriencc and years are concerned, much
Inferior to the temperance candidate
las Mr.. Chapman ever conducted u case
'eiore the County Court? Ii so we are
ot aware Of it,
cannot believe Mr.. Chapman would
'e any more likely to be able to deal with
Il the devices the violators of law have
brown in the way Of Mr. Lucia any bet
cr than that gentleman has. We cannot
hink that if he should send an officer to {
horcham or other towns to summon wit
esses to convict liquor.solers, he could
lore eifectually prevent the usual signals
{ ringing bells, or the scattering Of the
illnesses over the lake and elsewhere,
han Mr.. Lucia, unless there was some
understanding that he should so frame ;
is questions that they could be answered
iithout conyictinC. as their experience {
18th the temperance candidate had taught
hem they could not do with him Nor
O | believe Mr.. Chapman could prevent
len from squarely committing perjury 1
hen they are called TO convict men who {
ave violated the liquor law, by supply.
~ them with what their appetites craved
18th such force as to cause them to
iolaie their conseieuces aud the law 10 s
citation to perjury Verify, what ter q
bile but eflectual weapon does the devil j
Sc to lead men from the path Of recti- !
lde and draw their souls down to per-
iiion when he tempts their appetites with
lm. Finally, do not believe Mr., G
hapman can compel jury to bring in ,
crdict of guilty when number Of Wit.