The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-07
License or Prohibition.

Inc providence o0uFHds OF hohuaf con
talns very long ana Interesting artlcie up
on Inc DfiukIng Question: piseu upon
comparison OF we resu''s oi Hiai al
hhode isi'hu "i the TWO systems Incense
and prohibition, for several years past. The
article was evidently prepared by one who
has taken the utmost d .ns to inform HIM
self upon all the facts having bearing D.
on ,b, subject and we are piad to see that
the views winch the UeyaM has galways
mninteincd. as TO the pecuuiary and moral
advantages of license over proaihition, are
susts ned by 40 much evidence and by such
excellent authority. After a most unsatis-
factory trial of The prohibitory law for
ytafs the license law 10 Rhode Island took
tlT,,tJ ly !, 1875. ard The result Of the
la.t exc son conluued its operation tor an
other vrgr. I he license commissioners nd.
MI TIA, they made some mistakes the first
wear. but On tho whole they consider the
law success. g. far ~ he regulation of
the Eogor tiallic Is concerned. Under
the DR. nihi,ofv law the eXpenses were enor-
nous. and the receipts were very light
During their first six months in Office the
conslabularv prosecuted 500 cases, 352 of
which were for elmple sales. 100 nuisances,
1872 Keeping for sale, and % common SELL
ers. Multitudes of cases were brought in
the Justice courts, and nearly every one was
apptaled. Then, on account Of the uncon-
siitutionality OF the law, or a flaw in the
Indictment, or pure hopelessness of con-
vic,ion, very many of the cases were sot
tIed without even ihe paI,ii,". g costs
which, 81 course, zen upon ,he state. ne
incense commissioners nave lhciuen.aily es-
.lhAleG inc COSY OF eniol oon pIoniotoiy
i, III fioV'u.hce at T-oo'oVo per year'
hey say we llluor ueaiers aIe ulvlueu ~
10 Two c'asses-keepers Oh resP P
P'ices "uu N,epois Vi gu ~, NM, ne ioi :
,ner prefer lice"se, any 'no ia,tel pIo-
iloi'oiy law. "a Pronioroiy IA" oioseS
some Oh lnc petter ciass vi eeIoohs' anu
opens great many iitlie s'oseei.,,Is. DuI-
lug .ue el,oice'i'enI V, .no E,on; ;,y Aa%
"n'le'"'o hq"oi uea.ei Ia ,o ,u, uau
seventeen customers III one s,i. ,. Eaon
oi .hvse seventeen i,iacea was AePt "
man VINO worheo az ms 'iaue ,'onl nionuay
morning uh,ii fIiuay h'gh.. Satuluay'
SATURDAY hight anu Suuuay .hey soiu iiquoi,
anu uihue ,i'"noy i"e.' tn's yeai nv VI
'hose men nave license anu are mah'ng
expenses, ana the DINER tweive mre out OF
the business. a man iiaue Slooo seiiiIs
liquor uhuer the Pioh'oi'oiy law. ne
promptly look out license, anu to-uaY Is
not worm doliar' III Is Conhuen'y AS
serted That Inc quality OF liquor drank III
that city has improved from oo 10 oo per
cent. within II year. Inc man VINO iur-
nlshes the best atticle gets the business,
and there Is no need lor men 10 ouy the
dreadful compounds whlch were solI 10
them as whiskey In 1874 unuer me prohlo'
ilory law when shey mad only "Hobsons
choice, what was offered or nothing:
Another thing brought forward Is the
Sunday law. Under the prohiDitory law II
was not much more dangerous TO sell liquor
Sunday than on any other day. Sunday
was the best day in the week, the receipts
being double or thrice what they were 9th
er days. Now licensed dealer in Rhode