Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-22


management Of every department Of the
State government Considering the fact
that the government has been wholly in
Republican hands for twenty years, the
opinion Of the incoming Democratic cxecu-
tive Is IN answer 70 all the charges of
/ Democratic demasogues. The debt OF the
STATE IS twenty-niuc and half millions
/ The sinking fundamouuts to eleven millions
50 that the actual debt IS nineteen mil
lions Among The RIOS: interesting portions
Of The message is that referring to the Pro
hibi.ory Jaw. y We ike to give our read
ors both sides o. every important question,
and as they cannot but be interested in the
statement Of the case by one who seems to
1 be one Of The most candid, as he is doubtless
one OF the ab.est opponents Of the Prohibit
ory law, We give this part of the message in
ml,
THE PRouIBIroRY Law.
There is subject which you viii be call
4 ed up0n 20 consider. that largely affects the
! public interests of the State. bat IL still
more largely affects the private interests
AMI morals Of the people. / refer % the
subject Of legislation respecting the sale and
manufacture of intoxicating liquors. IL
presents a problem not easy 90 solution.
I Dificul;ies always have surrounded and
always viii surrounded H. The temperance
cause is high moral one, but /; has unior-
turately been dragged from the house Of l.
friends. and thrown into the arena Of party
strife. From that arena, trus; thar an at
tempt viii be made t. rescue itand 70 liit il
Up - that place which its high mora, digui
Is demands. While. like every other moral
cause. i, ind- is highest form Of triumph
{ in arguments and persuasi0rs which con-
/ vince the Judgment, and IN appeals which
/ reach the conscience, !; l. skill eautiod O.
I all the cid which legislation can give II, and
/ believe legislation can aid it, but OK
| perieuce ha- shown that il is a fatal mis-
I take t. rely upon lass as the sole or prir-
/ ciral agency IN promoting the cause OF
/ Temperance. that LOYALTY 10 dlty and that
determination To perform II, which asc the
I fruits Of conscientious conviction. have
/ s,caiiastne-s and power which Do not be-
+ long % enforced virtue. Many wlI re~i-,
I force who vii. yield to persuasion. | tear
the tendency af late has been 10 rely TOO
much upon the strength 81 the Law, aud
to .i-tlc upon more potent ins-rumclta.-
4'ig'-
liza '-o - -. -
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opinion VIII give 4 strength % restraining
legislation which absolute prohibition Ger
tainiy does not now possess. LIT law sgs-
lain the appeals 70 the Judgment AID
moral sense If the community.
!ecl it To be my duty To say that. while
cJusiiorine this subject, you should keep in
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a., e ID INC leg 'sIat1Ie' P9NSoI 'Ic laH
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~. i.'iliilnI u5inah17 me repeal Oh the Jaw
INC people 90 hot desire tHis repeAi because
t per le@l IN Iho cause Oh temperance is les
ln4h IL Wds' twenty years ago nut because
,n9S oei'eEe nay 'he Jaw mas sl2naIIY 'aHed
% 1coom push tne great anu gehencenu puI-
- io' "hich u was enac'eu'
"9S o''i1l.- y - olponen'9 a. 'I5
,''.t Va - Enactment, Una. /. Wa uH9'u
"a '"eo'S anu HicVhSiSteHu nm INC lIhu,.
ti'u-- 4'=n'7 anu iDeIIie7 "a tpe pVopie'
'.iA' IL u ansc5hltu me proper uoAiaih ana
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a-' Al'S % 'ue ha"i'9 "a tNi Peopio % ~cet
|''H Any PIdc"cii sHcc's'' anu 'HA'' ~
'-e sac 81 ,gto4icauhS Hqu1fS' resliAti9h
WIS al'aiuAoie ana lrao tIcao.e' pu' that ao-
s3.u'e prevention Oh sucH sac was iAp9Ss.-
','S' anu VuiinE '"c tA.'to"0c ot 'uc ,d"'
nc FI,n0l'Ios upon "Hi1u ~ i1s's nave Deeh
'uG su'Jec'5 OF elFae3t puolc uiacus,4on' as
wen a. exhaustive legislative examination
aur ~. nag uI4S
4Ho Ia" las tau many atleIuah' ihua-
1Hoe9' WINCH II IL Hau poSStased an inner
Jnt PoMcl ioF g9oui "oulu nav gwen Tau
1'1'oidi S'ieiiEt"' IL has "au "on'hu II u
9trohs moral SUPPORT n the hlsA character
ID many Oh us advocates. nese advocates
nave 2''eh 10 IL tne s'rehs'h "nich Always
'OLiVS ''I'i 'ute'ilse'.c5 anu ."'"y' 4"c
'aEP2se' ''o' "ilich IL "a9 ueS'ghe4 70 ac-
'J'.i ,l.sn seslnou u SuIlounu II WIN rs
~ Il - IinucHo-9' anu ~ ''"u 10 IL Us
~ ~ a1ultIoh 10 az tHo9e' the great
lo"eI OF sH0 9td'e WIS uehlhu H. AN e1-
''o'iintIS p'AlcY Iorce Wa crSated NANNY
- aSsl'1 II ~ eniorcfAehr never IN thl,
o'i'''iol' o'ii'I uiu ~" Ii'''c mort potent
~ uN-si1' "scliclcS 10 g!'C IL strength
ma power out tneSe agencies nave served
'u'y - oeni9nslrAle i'' weakness ana III Ike
q iaHuie the more conspicuous -.
l. AN oPPo,Su ID ms law uscause Oh this
lAuro' anu because Deiig'e that It's e1ecu-
os icniei r. c,rr,,,, no aJr,ir;s+r,i'n
,,y !, ,bo St,tc Il -, -, ax;sfa,r, 10
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AccuuNc cI-if % inc coulhoh esllh mas
eon occupied by gentlemen fOr whose
biiirv ipteiiipenra and virtne tho pannle
=. - -, -. :, -. III.
a. Z "''U .i0 LIZ ~. 'VSiIeo'' AN1t Iv>pSCt
a peth deserted ibeSe gentlemen, Clothed
nh the mower of tho Safe have epuvht IN
- force rho la,y thrnu,b rho s,,.r,,ias ,,r,
ided by the stltute. And yet, with all
lese iayOring circumstances, it has been
instantly losing respect, from the method .,