Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
.NHK LVI HOI SLVOONTAO

" q privileged class Oi llgunr dealers.
who tell 10 camparativ, ly aolcct AL
~ customers Macy of the latter class
are not drankaria, only moderate
drinkers, who never, or rarely, become
Intoxicated Tho pulcc lot these places
severely alone ns n rule, although coca.
elQually u raid W made aud tho dealer
pays his Ss0 W sB0 llno ana costs like A
iittlc man, Tho sentiment OF the bust,
nera men Of tho town Is that there should
90 NO violent means resdTted 10, and by
reason Of the prevailing condition ef tho
puzzle mind tho sale Of liquor goes on
! practically nnlnterrupledly member
~ 'he boerd oi aldermen of burlington Ii
a wholesale dealer IN spirits aud no sup,
| Plies his customers IN the night time
without molustatlon,
| Lutland IL the least disturbed by tho
grating ~ the machinery VI tho law OF
! auy Of the clll OF Vermont. Rum IA
sold IN an open manner without lptorier.
unoo other Than spurRdlc raids. Middle.
bury, ST. Albans, Montpelier and R,n.
hugton together with Darlington, are
the large towns OF the state, and tho
liquor trade Is almost upintcrrupted In
them, In tho small iarmlng hamlets,
which comprise the larger portion uf the
viilaRee, tho law has butter showing ~
regards enforcement but even Ia these
llttlu collections OF houses tho results are
not corresponding 10 tho possibilities Of
the repfrsaiyu code. Tho principal AIN.
Guilty whl9h pr vents enforcement IN the
apathy ~ ihuf0 who IN theory are uueoin-
PROMISING prOnihili n gpalotn,
AN FAHNnHf rHoinniTfoNtsT,
The Neal Dow VI Vermont, ~ nearly
az any unu citizen Of thu state resembles
the fiery old militant tautotRler ut Maine,
IN Mr. samuel Huntington ~ burlington.
Mr. Huntington Is Il bookseller hy ucnn
patton, and ~ tho liquor trade IN not apt
10 bu lbora, patron ufA book shop the
worthy gentleman IN not deferred by the
fear ~ loss Of business from his practical
diNpiay Of ardor For many years Mr.
Huntington has acted na an amateur
prosecutor and he haa held the Office Of
thenf as we'll, II any ono wished 90
make II complaint against an alleged
rum.seller MT, Huntington has boon
ready 70 put hlH name nt the
bottom OF the allegation, and hia worst
onUniea admit that "the old man has been
consistent" IN hla ondoayors to enforce
the law He bar wrestlod with the prob.
lem Of enforcement for years, aud with
tho powerful legal machinery at HIS dis
posal, coupled with the earnest, real aud
honest Intention Of The man, II might D0
supposed that II prohibition VIII prohibit
there ought to be q deal ~ dryDess IN the
= city CITY on tho buns oycrhapglng
Lake ChamplAin.
MI Huntingdon " absent from town,
bat a personal friend who represented hls
views rtatod ~ length The worthy moral
ist had become tired of tho unequal con-
test
Said the gentleman IN queHtlon, who
by ihe way, IL a rymparhisor with the
rrprcaslye law 1.-THE sole dinlcnlty II
because OF tho lack Of public interest
Mr. Huntington IN dHRuatod lie M
stood tna brunt of Rbuea ana enmity Tor
years, aud tho prohlhitlouista who form
iha Ru-enllcd Pfohlbltyfy party VIII do
nothing 10 help bin, They Will talk
until the crack ~ doom, but not Il pfHGtl.
Csl move Will they mako N h almost
imposaiDlG 10 induce them 10 mako
complaint against liquor dealer, bul
t1ct Win oflllolso and condemn the RE
publican party because N dues not stop
tho salo ~ liquor Mr.. Huntington now
feels that some " tho professional pro.
hlbitlonleta ought 10 take hand IA tho
work bo has carried on 40 long, md he II |
resting on hls oars, 30 10 HpeHkh
TIM LAW GAN 90 no NUHfuEn,
Mr., David Foster, tho prosecuting at. |
torney Of Burlington, iA quite positive |
that legislation hs gone as far aH prao.
tlchblo. The difficulty " moi 10 The law, |
"a 10 the lack 81 unanlinity OF public |
Mr. fust r stated that plenty !
~ rum IL sold and VIII be sold regardless |
Of law, aud those who cinmor tha loudeBt
Tor enforcement nrH tho least willing 20
take steps 20 al1 him. The Rrohibiiory
purity Vt Vermont comprises about 1000
yoters, most Of whom are vlsionaflea or
ztalots who nro not willing
- do more than talk
"The practical working Of the lRw,"
said Mr. Foster, sis that II controls but
does not prohibit the sale Of liquor We
do not hnyo much drunkenness Ia tho |
publlC atfeetB and the Gtulera arc careful |
not TO sell 10 chronic dfunkards. IN this |
rcspect ths law works well aud ~ bone. /
~ Sat N does not prohibit, and with |
tnU present condition ~ the popular mind /
" cannot be- nlaie 10 prohibit"
The Republican party IN pledged W |
Prob bitpn, aud Nv always ready 10 add /
ANY new law 70 tho statute book that viii 1
apparently contribute 10 the strength NJ /
east iron cnucimonts already pass q
The Democratic patty " the state II IN |
favor Of high license n may bo said |
that IN the cnnalry districts there Is 1
quite ne much n not more respect paid 1
70 tho lAw tnas Ia Maine, bat, on the |
whole, liquor ~ sold with about the
Same freedom as ia Mr.. Bl0inU's com
Tine pfohibitlon movement, |
except Rs theory, ~ Diminishing Ia !
strength, aud this bntdon Of opinion ap |
pears 70 be that about All has brnn done
ihat ~ possible 70 enforce the dogma
Meanwhile all sueh 49, desire liquor IN /
Vermont may obtain II, some, however, /
boing pun 20 more trouble than others,
nspendsnt on tho locality Of tholr place
~ residence.