The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-13

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TnN a QUuH ThAFFic AND THE LAW
The friends Of temperance aud good
order ia YcTipost have begun to bcsiii
themselves uf late 10 view OF the fact
that our prohibitory law il openly aud
dagranliy violated. especially IN our
lAtgrr towns aud cities hullaad 81
Johnsbury aud other places ia the
north part a the state. have entered
vigorously span The prorors Of eptorc-
lng The law. aud ia Windham county
Believe Falls aud BraI,leboro have
Arraigned The liquor dealers before the
county ceurI aud fined them 10 sums
differing according to the offences
committed 10 many 81 the smaller
towns the law has been enforced for
number Of years past 10 sueb an extent
that 10 liquor is sold openly, aud the
clandestine ssles Cannot be very ex
tensiye here ARE clear indications
that the same will soon DO true oi the
lager towns.
he noble stand recently taken by
some Of our Vermont judges on the
enforcement OF the probibitory law,
cannot fail TO give encouragement 10
the friends o! the cause Judge DuntoD
in bis charge to the grand jury at the
recent session OF the Rutland county
court. with reference to the prohibitory
law, spoke Ms follows; The law is
openly aud defantly violated, and GER
tain officers, whose duty it is 10 see
that it is properly enforced. regardless
of their official oaths aud their duty TO
the community and the state, conuive
at its violation, and do just enough to
encourage the illegal traffic, instead Of
suppressing it, as it is their duty to do.
1t is no concern Of yonrs or mine,
whether, in our opinion, this law is a
wise one or not. 1t is upon our statute
book, and so long as ii remains there il
should be enforced. The open and
notorious violation Of this, or any other
Of the criminal statutes of the state,
tends TO lessen the respect OF the peo-
pie for law, and to produce lawiessness
decentralization and crime.
II can hardly, however, be denied
that the selling OF intoxicating liquors,
10 be drank as beverage, is great
Evil and one that ought to be suppress.
ID. II has been called by disting uish-
ID citizen Of this country. The gigantic
,rime Of crimes. 1t Is, TO say the least
he great cause Of pauperism, misery !
md crime, and is the greatest enemy
If domestic happiness and social prog.
ess, and therefore the best interests OF
he state and community require that
his law, chapter o. of the genera
tatutes. should be enforced.
The amount Of Intoxicating liquors
including malt liquors, sold in this
tate, although less ia proportion to
mr. inhabitants than in many OF the
ther states, is very large. The cost
Z value OF the same. sold 10 this stste
uring the year 1870. as shown by
fficial statistics, was 1916 0s5. an
mount much larger than was expend
d for breadstufis during that year, and
be sale Of intoxicating liquors has not
robably materially decreased since
hen
In view Of these facts the Judge pro-
eeds to eDjoin upon The grand jury
lie duty Of presenting by indictment
! violations Of The law proven before
lem. and Of seeing that law is thor
ughly enforced. accepting of no
romises, aad aliowing no offenders TO
'cspe The p.naliion which the law
'quires.
Judge Ross Of the Windham county
'urt takes similar ground. In recent .
barge 10 the jury be stated substsn- :
ally that the enforcement of the
'nalties Of the law il absolutely neces. '
ny 70 good government This duty ,
ldeF our government IL 10 the hands
the people We have no king or T
nperor 10 attend TO this duty. and il
10 not done the officers appointed for c
1t purpose are responsible More
er. The laiIute to execute one law n
.akens the poser Of al law. aud
ads directly 70 anarchy aud conf1-
u IL is not The business Of jnries
j courts TO put aoAe proseqm upon