, 1881-08-06
PROHIBITION IN VERM ont.
How Coercion Works In the Land
OF Steady Habits.
somo Plain aud Homely Truths About 1ts
Operation In That Stats.
Tho Whole Thing n Failure, and Doing
Moro Harm tt.nn Good.

Cincinnati CommtEetaL
1.uDr.ow, vt. Aug. al hnve observed
TINT tho extreme temperance men III Ohio,
those who advocate total prohibition ahd
will nccept nothing alse, refer continually 10
The examples of Milne, Kansas. atil Vur-
mont, wlsero tho tratc III lftlllor Il prohibits
ri by Inv, md tho severest penalties n,ul
punishment arc provided for tho trars9ress-
or, II any one t0tibts the possibility OF eth
forcing tho total-nIstincncc Inv, they IN re"
ply point trlumphantly to Afnine md Vet
mont, and Gull upon yol to there beholN TIC
refatat'on Of yonr assertion.
A uEAur1rUL UTOPIA.
They tlcctaru total prohibition to be n stc-
cess III thosu States; that drunkenness f,as
been hnntsllrtt there, nl!tl Is unknown; tint
no saloons exist, md ITO Intoxicating ll1u0rs
nru sold III those Statess. This III oIf-liHtll
discussions, br III bl!ltlc speeches. Is pretty
snfo assertion to ,slalie i ts ,na,lo at y sslfe
distance, nud hardly anybody Gun hc found
wtln has information md data rcauy for u
ri1E nEronr COURTEOUS.
Now, sonle peoplo who believe nt,d some
times assert tlat total Fr9l'ltttton Is lInprAe-
M ,faHd III nys .sarF ss?s }ba # ss P s st oR
nt Milne, n,ui lHok NJ Vermont, nlnl look NJ
Kansas. 1inw tare you make s1,cl, NJ assgr..
tlOn, sir, WHICH III view or LILO c9hNatf01 nI
,'|nss ,n'.s i, these Status you must knew to DO
/ hive observed tllat your total prohibition
advocate scGlns unable to eNrry on ltetnpor-
auce discussion very long without calling
somebody u llur,
TESTIMONIALS.
Now, AIr, Editor, you knOw me well, md
know whHtior any statements may MAke
Can BE- relie.t ,,r,1t, Or NOT and you knew very
well whether MY character Is s,teh us to c,I-
titlo me to the confidence of the people.
T0ur printing. whit. hive to say vii! De
equivalent 10 in.!nrstng inc to yOttr rcut!crs
as a man whose truthfnll'ess can bo relied
upon.
l propose 10 stnte p!n!nly, nnd trnthfutly
1uy experience with tho working Of tho liquor
laws III nt least one Slntr.
NEAL BOWS PARADISE,
It Is needless 10 dwell Upon tho condition
Il drink Of whisky In AlaIlia Ms It ii lii Uhlo.
You tlnve but to 60 Into SALOON aud ortler
4, Just us snu wouh! III Ohio, with pussibIy
ihio fs,i Of stall ~ 5oar*sif IND or,,ef Tic f
drink brought to yott. :}rilnhcullcss wl.
neyur lI,ore prevalent, IT that State; the eyil
wns never gfeater' a.I t,e M cri'llilai r. recor.;s
Of rim. I saw once HlssuMn,cr thirty cases
Of arrest and p,tns! !tmcht, for hrunkrn,esss
disposed nf IN Il single session ut II Municipal
llabltants, aid Il was only an nveragy Mon
day mornings work.
no SALOONS?
As 10 the assertion that there nro M SALOONS
n Maine, 10 arrognnt!y !ta!ls, can reply "
s sre eHsf IS not eSn SssssG e bS Si abnts t ii a s
State In which there Is not Il saioon Or drug
store, or other p1aco wlers whisky can bt
bought, II not by the drink, by the package.
THE BusY FLASK.
A tremendous trnuo la carried on NIL oyei
, Tho 6ta.o in llttie lat giass ilasks which ilolt
two drinks uf lfutiur fuIutIt half n common