The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-10-06

own organization will il win another
victory in New York.
.--rl- .--...o",ci man Is aggrievcd
because anything is said about the dis
appearance of the temperance column
from his paper since the time of the
liquor prosecutions in the Oldest city
asst winter, and TO prove that he didn't
"kick" the aforesaid column out he APP
pcals to Ncrgennes clergyman to
come ont with the ''ralc fax" We
learn that "during the winter the 'tem-
perance column was more than once
spoken of in conversation between"
the Vermonter man AID the aiorc-
said clergyman. "EreJythtnq con-
sideied" the clergyman "did not think
it advisable for" the Vcrmontcr man
''to continue it" and so advised him.
A third man of sound Judgment and
temperance proclivities agreed with
this advice. The clergyman has "sufll-
cient reason to hnliavn tho o"riseio"
was then decided upon by "ihr Vow
u,vutvr man, '-anu That no "rum" ill.,
fluence had anything to do with" his
decision. Except that it has been
misrepresented,' the Clergyman secs
''no reason to change his opinion or to
regret having advised the Nermontcr
man to drop his "formal temperance
column" This "vindication" is sign.
ed by David Foster Estes, who is the
estimable pastor of the Baptist church
"a ~i6S""~". 4. ------l- 80. &. l;iila
bit strange. The temperance column
was matter between the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Yer.
gennes and the editor OF the Vernon.
tiers, and the ladies were DESTROYS 10
keep up its publication, in The belief
that little temperance literature cir
cnlated in Vergennes might be of some
avail for their cause. 1t was doubtless
quite natural that, when the Vernon
ter manS went whining TO MIR. Estes
with the perplexities that were wiring
ing his soul arising from his fear Of
loss of patronage if he should break
with the ladies, and his greater dread
of the soured looks of Sam Gaines as
the publication of temperance litcra-
iure continued, Mr. Estes should give
the advice which he perceived the Yer.
monter man had determined to act up
on as what he deemed the least of two
evils. But as Mr.. Estes was simply an
outside party, and not, as we are as
sured, officially authorized to act for
tho ladies in the matter, it seems a lit
tie strange that he should assume the
position he does. 1t may be that in
such matters the iad;~~ 49, -;-I..9
''"'un man is bound even by cOurte-
sy to respect. So evidently thought the
Vermonter man, but he was shrcwd in
obtaining respectable endorsement for
his snbserviency to Sam Gaines. If
the iniormatlo.pp YhiYGahr &c incorrect, it
wonld be pleasing .to, hRKSre definite
way than "everything considered"
what possible harm the publication IF
the temperance column was doing TO
any public interest that he should cad
wise" its disconlinuancc. Unless it
was so doing harm, why did he advise
the Ncrmonter man TO drop it. instead
OF leaving MN 10 settle the matter
with the ladicst In short, let rs have
this matter in its 'true light"
The majority of the papers of
The state give up portion of their
space to the W. c. n. C., TO be filed
with temperance literature. The la
dies esteem il valuable privilege,
and the readers of The papers can
doubtless bear witness that the space
has been well occupied, and there is
reason TO believe that ii has proved a
valuable auxiliary in the work of the
Union. Al least they so regard if.
and have special superintendent of
this department of their work. No cd
itor who had the progress of temper.
ance at heart would begrudge them the
space, even if he had TO curtail his own
slightly 10 give it TO them. The Yer
monter man, before he dropped the
column, told citizens OF
Vergennes that he was offered one hun.
lred dollars by Sam Gaines for the con.
rOl of it. 1t will be difficult for him
o make any one believe that it was
dropped for any other reason than this, !
md his bringing Mr.. Estes into the
natter by seeking his "advice" was
merely a subterfuge to break the force
Il an act which ne is doubtless ashamed
f.
Since the above was written the third
man of sound judgment" has in
ormed us that Mr.. Estes was mistaken
8 to his concurrence in the "advice."
lie says that the Vermonier man sug.
'ested that instead of the formal tenn
'erancc column he might scatter equiv
lent temperance matter in his paper,
Thich idea struck him favorably, but
Q nevertheless did not advise and did
OF approve of having the column
roPped. |