The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-08-17

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An editorial in a leading paper comments
on the remarkable and wide spread temper
Abce noremen, 10 Iowa. Indiana, Ohio aud
other Western states aud frankly says that
the author can Nee no adequate reason for
this movement. Ana goes on farther 10 as
SET, that in those states we're prohibitary
laws are Ia force such laws do not IN fact
prohibit, that there is Just about as much
llauor drank Ia these states as in states
where no such laws exist.
We think the cause Of the temper
ance movement in the West can be found
in the fact that liquor drinking has become
so universal and the evil results which fol-
low have become SO wide spread rs to
cause alarm. The fact is recognized that
something must be done 10 check this
ruinous habit or the commonwealth VIII
suffer ia a very serious manner. II has
come to such pass that the evil is not
personal one bat injuries the body polite,
the state, aud the state ought TO take eiiec-
tive measures to restrict it. The question
comes up, how shall il he done? The ouly
answer thus far seems to have been pro-
hibition.
But does prohibition prohibitg The
New York Editor says no. We have heard
many people in this state say no, We are
| ready to admit that the cases where 1t to-
tally prohibits are extremely rare, but we
are not willing to admit that as much
liauor is sold aud used 10 Vermont as
among an equal number Of Inhabitants In
New York State, and this conclusion we
have arrived at after making considerable
inquiry One instanceia gentleman who
formerly lived in this state and had good
opportunity for observation, three or four
wears ago moved into Washington, Co., n.
Y. He saws that from what he can learn
there is not one fourth part the liquor used
in town in this state that there is in
town of equal size across the line Where
one intoxicated persons will be seen here
he will see dozen there, Similar in-
auiries OF other individuals have produced
similar answers
An interview with runner for large
lliouor house elected the fact that on his
trips he passed through Vermont but there
we're only three or four OF the larger towns
where he could sell enough to pay for
stopping while in New York state he call.
ed at nearly every station; that IN the large
towns in Vermont where he did stop
he did not sell one fourth as much as he
lid in towns OF equal size in New York. 1t
may be that he did not tell the truth but
We are inclined to think he did, for the
reason that all our other information points
in the same direction,
Take single illustration: Atthe recent
appearance OF Barnum's circus in Rutland
il was estimated that nearly 10000 people
were present. OF these more than ont
half were from other towns. They included
as matter of course good share OF thu
drinking people of that and neighborint
towns, who were having holiday ant
bound to have u good time. That da,
and night the police, who had instruction.
to be especially vigilant arrested three O
four intoxicated individuals. Many wit
were present say there was no intoxicatiol
visible What New York town is Their
where circus could gather 10000 peopl
and send them all home sober? IL Is tru
that Rutland people ma lie raid on liquo
sellers the day before the circus and con
f scated large quantity OF liquor whicl
was destined to create disturbance OF
circus day, bnt the prohibatory law enabl
ed them to do this. And the same pro
: hibitory law if reasonably enforced pre-
: vents the sale of at least three fonrths
the liauor that wonld be sold were not 10
thu law. Under these circumstances "
we would ask our New friend and brothe
if the prohibatary law in Vermont is "A fail
ure.
The Rutland RecieT which Is. oppose
to vigorus enforcement OF the law says
: The better class Of citizens of Rutland
, what ever may be their opinion on tue la'
Il prohibiting the tariilic IN into1icatin
Il liquors, must acknowledge that the raj
/. Monday on the saloons and low places
public resort was wise measure, ana, q
il was intended, operated in wonderful
> degree to the maintenance, Of order on cll
II Gus day. Who can imagine the disorder
the crime. which would have been prey'
lent in Rutland had the 50 packages oil VI
vile stnil seized by the officers Monda,
= been 10 the stomachs OF thousand mel
IS where it was intended to he, rather tina
b being safely stored in the basement OF u
: court honse?
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