Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-10-05

onnoss, street brawls and rotous demonstin-
tions 10y night or day To this extent, then,
our friend of the Record has fallen into mn
error i'm regard TO the authority exercised in
this matter by our village oflicers-''we hope
not an intentional one"
In stating our belief that. in 'the present
condition of public sentiment in Brattleboro
better results will be attained by keeping the
traffic as it is, and has been, under stringent
local supervision rather than that an uncer-
tain crusade should be entered upon, we gave
our reasons for that belief fairly and openly,
and they are not to be met or overturned by an
attempted thrust or inuendo, however calm
and candid" As regards the condition of
public sentiment it is to be noticed that the
writer makes no attempt to dispute our state
ment that four-ffths of the responsible peo-
pie of the town prefer to continue an order of
things which has proved exceptionally good,
rather than risk the ultimate effect of the
proposed overturn. And it should be still
further noted that, of this four-ffths, ut least
one-hah are practical and outspoken temper
ance men, who sincerely deprecate the whole
great evil of liquor selling and liquor drink
ing, but who, through years of experience
and obsorvotio,, bo,a l,oco,,o o,,,,.;,,o,l ,,,o,
tbe solution of tbe evil docs NOT Iio in ,bo ii.
rection of prohibition.
And just here let us say that while we do
not question the honesty of purpose which an
;,rotas ,loso ~ c,,r o;t;yo, ,,l, ho,;o,,o. oil,
erwise neither do we doubt that n certain
amount of good either real or apparent may
come. or seem TO come. out of this movement
in the near future. The bars may indeed be
closed and IL may be said that no liquor is sold
in Brattleboro. This however. would not
prevent its importation and widespread use
through private channels. and rs we snid IN
our former article il is mn omen and sorious
question whether such n condition of thnes
would not he attended with worse results Than
now obtain. But. over and beyond nil this
we look forward to n time in the not distant
future when. this recently awakened sentiment
having inevitably weakened and GROWN less
,ipilaut the better element of tbe connnuri
tv shall MS il were GO To tho bottom while
the worse shall come to the surface. and we
find the rum traffic running in n lower and
more degraded channel than is now the case
Under such condition of THINGS how long
would IT he before il vould he onnarent that
after all our .,nou,loton" is not so "diGer-
ep+lv noda NM from, tba+ of other Ioroo
| towns and drrnkarls would he seen ..resl-
inc ON orr streets" the same ne in "Rennino-
ton and Rutlandny
W. 10 no, to, . ,,,o,,,o,,. ,,,,os.i,., ,,,o. -,
.tr;a,,ds of ,,r,1,ili,;o, oo,1i,u,. 1ol;a,, ,lo.
| a.. H.. ..,.,;.,, ~, -, H.. IL, 49,.
do ossor, ,,i,ho,,, Gov ~ o,.,,,r,,1;o,io,, :,
t,o, oil s;,,,iIo, ,,,i,,,o :, otI. ,,,,,,,,,,,,
;tios sl,o,,, ,lo, so, ,,,o,,o,,.,t. to,., iii.
do,, ord do ont that ,b~o,,ob III. ,,,t,,,ol
90 a., h,,,,,o,, I'LL H., s,,i,,, -.
loss interso aud tho ond il = ,,r,droI ,Yeo,,or-
;nr, ond r,lovotio,, iii, ,,,o ros,,I,, olroa5,.
in5icotod srcb bos boor, ,bo coso in Mosso-
ob,,so,ts ,,,lor., tho oc,itot;o,, of th. s,Lioo.
hoe hoo,, thoro,,ch ond ,,o,,a.,1 o,d ~
lico,,so and ,robibit;o,, loyo had n foir tr;ol
Tn corfrr,ot;or of this .,otamept or rather
| as showing how the case of license versus
prohibition stands in that State, we ask the
reader to turn to n paragraph in another col
| umn conied from the BOSTON Advertiser n
journal of the highest character. of unoues-
toned cnu,,or. and which represents the best
moral sense OF the conservative city of Bos-
ton. As regards the working of prohibition
in Maine it must be said that. in the absence
of actual proof one statement in the prem
ises must he held IN he nv good MS another
and nc AGAINST the assertion made in tbe
Record that .there is NOT n known bar-keener
or saloon prop1ietor who sells intoxicating
dripks in the commonwealth ~ we are com
PEELED to saw that reports constantly come
from that STATE of dr,nkenness and ,ross in.
| temnerance in fine large TOWNS as the result of
the formation of nrivote drinking climbs the
procurement of liouor throupb privat. means
| and the avisterca of .orrog sbonsr ..of tbo
vilest character" Upon this point we still
further have the testimony of travelling men.
who regularly visit all sections of the State.
that rum is freely sold there. and one has on
ly need to know the ropes to obtain Whatever
he may wish in the way of spirituous liquors.
The intimotion Of fine writer in the Record
tbot ye Intentionally misronrasantad fine ,,osi.
tiop of Mr. Osoood and his brother taraner.
once raformers nm tba Question NJ nrob;bitior
is too low and abusive to merit moment.
attention and we now simnlv rencot ,ybot !.
| well known this community that when
Nessrs Ospood and Drew beoon their GOOD
work here they openly and positively mid
both in nrivote and in nublic that tbey
.,wored no war on linuor-sellers" I'm, .hot ~,
the contrary. their methods were ,,,r.ly those
of ..love and Goodwill In this connection
Iat II aIso be DISTINCTLY ro.ed withort r,ol
inc the fact an argument either pro or con.
that the instant that attempted prohibition
and Iouor prosecutions are made the rnle O,
any community all real temperance work in
the wav of moral suasion. and bv kindred