Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-05

Of ours. who was present when his days out.
ing ended, declares that "hc hdd all The Symp
toms If DCmOcracgl '
The movement on town meeting day to
strangle tho town liquor agency failed, as it
deserved to do. TO deprive the people OF a
town Of the size Of Brattleboro OF the means
which the law provides for obtaining liquors
in a lawful way would be little short OF an
outrage. 1t would compel law abiding citi.
zens to ask their neighbors to break the law
for their benefit In case OF need, aud IL would
provide another class with an excuse which
they would gladly welcome to get liquor
through illegiiimate channels. Nothing would
so stimulate the black door" trade, OF the vii
lage We speak Of the movement to 'stran-
GLE the agency because this would have been
its inevitable result. But the discussion OF
the subject made it entirely clear that the
people Of the town want the agency run on
the strictest and most conservative basic pos
sible. They do not want II run a. a business
scheme to sell az much liquor IA possible, at
~ great a profit az possible, aud to make a.
much money rs possible. They do not want
the trade encouraged" 10 any way. They
want the agency kept strictly as place where
liquors for bona fde necessary uses, aud for
such uses only, may be bought at only so
much profit ~ is necessary to pay the expens-
es Of the agency. II we mistake not, the
public feeling is that too much liquor has been
sold at the agency. We do not doubt that
Mr.. Pettee has done the business Of his Office
az agent conscientiously He has not intend
ed TO sell liquor to anybody to be used i'm
properly but to satisfy perfectly proper
public sentiment he evidently needs now to
use redoubled vigilance and discrimination
about his sales, and the selectmen should let
elm know that he has them at hi. back in do
ip tbinp ahnpI1 hn ,hasrvaA in
connection with Tuesdays discussion Of agen.
oy matters, and that il that the liquor age mt
is not town officer, but On officer appointed
annually in the month Of May 10y the county
commissioner, and subjac to removal only by
him.
THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT
The readiness and unanimity With which
the town voted the ! 1000 asked for to build
soldiers monument il a matter for congrat-
ulation. The committee of the Grand Army
who have the monument in charge is com
posed Of Col. Geo. W. Hooker, chairman, +.
II. Putnam, J. NJ Allen, John Newman aud
X. f. Gordon. They have not yet decided
upon all matters Of detail in regard to tbs
monument, but there is little doubt but that
the design submitted by MIR. W. IL. Mosmer
Of Chicopee, Mass, which WAS exhibited at
| the town meeting, will be the one selected d,
! and that the contract will soon be closed.
! This design consists Of a shaft Of West DUN
merston granite some II feet in height, meas
uriug feet 1 inches at the base aud sur
mounted by the figure Of soldier in bronze,
/ feet inch in height, with bronze tablets
| on the four sides Of the shaft, one displaying
the Vermont coat of arms aud the other three
/ the names of the 3jO-odd soldiers whom
Rrattlcbor0 contributed to the war for the
/ Union. It seems to be generally conceded
! that a mi HNfiuts ~ fnr ba IN
is, and no doubt il will be placed. at the
junction Of Main and Asylum streets, in
front Of the High school building-the spot
where tue artist Mead er, cted his Snow An
gel, Of which it will be, we trust, q not IN
worthy successor 1t IL not expected that
the monument will be completed for dedca
ton before fall.