Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-02

the supreme court decision there referred
to Bowman Bros. VS.. G. & N. w. Ry.).
Immediately after that decision was rem
dered we called attention to the fact that
it had in it the potency of the complete
overthrow of every prohibitory law yet
passed. Last week we referred again to
the dangers lying in it. And while last
weeks edition was on its way to our |
readers, there came from Iowa and Kan
sas, in the same mail, two startling con-
formations of our warning.
"The circular reproduced on the third
page shows, in brief, two things: first,
that prohibition can prohibit. Upon the
passage of this law says the circular,
referring to the prohibitory law of Kan
sas, 'our customers saloon keepers]
were compelled to go out of business or
stop handling this commodity, and we in
turn withdrew our travelling statesmen,
and to-day we have no trade and make
but little sales of liquor in Kansas And
after this refreshing and highly import
ant confession, the circular goes on to
cite the United States supreme court de-
cision quoted by us last week, as estab-
fishing the right of any one in Kansas,
despite the prohibitory law, to import
liquor from another State and sell it in
unbroken packages. Thereupon the cir
cular informs us that the authors Ga
wholesale whiskey house in Louisville)
are prepared to fill orders from Kansas
for one-quart packages, packing each
bottle in a separate box, and each box
numbered for veritication and identified
J ton, thus making each quart-bottle a
separate package, and giving you the
right to sell a quart of whiskey to any
: one by selling box and contents in its or
. iginal shape, as purchased from us At.
: torneys opinions are given in full to es'
1 tablish this statement. a continuou:
f trade is solicited with every recipient OF
n this secret circular. Travelling statesmen
,. have been sent back to Kansas, and 1t il
n evident that the business is to be agail
$ pushed with vigor.
d SIS it not time that that alarm bell wa
It rung?
l. "The circular which we have receive
d from Iowa is from whiskey, wine an
e beer wholesale house in Rock Island, Ill
l. and its contents are of similar import
s. excepting that this house proposes t
A. deal with the drinkers direct, while tn
m Louisville house proposes to establis
m regular agencies which will be, in effec
r. saloons. The Rock Island circular is O
n follows:
ii OFFICE OF
40 B. H. STEELE & CO.,
DEALERS IN
r. Pnre Kentucky Whistles, Imported Gil
ed Alcohol, California Wines and Brand,
Keg and Bottled Lager Beer.
No. 1917 Second avenue,
al Rock Island, Ill.,-, 1SS-
on "'DEAR SIR: We take the liberty
ur herewith hand you order sheet and pric
ng list of our liquors, which we put up
X quarts, half-gallon, gallon and two-g'
tn Ion jugs, neatly packed in plain be
i'd ready for shipment"
in In the Voice of September p folloy
DIV tIlls luTtutT tullOTldl
his zone of the leading lawyers of Tarr
of town, we understand, objects to the CO
of struction we put on the Supreme COT
ci- decision made March 10, 1888, in the ca
as of Bowman Bros VS.. c. &. n. w. R
US His objection is that the selling of liquo
Ike in unbroken packages was not involv
is. in the case, and the decision of the cot
st, applies, therefore, not to such sale, b
'ic- TO the act OF transportation alone. 1
tai Nationalist, of Manhattan, Kansas, al
ng raises an objection as follows:
his "'It (The Voice. shows intense anx
OBJ ty to have it known that in its opini
nee the late decision of the U. S. Suprel
ce. court in the Iowa case as to the right
be- sell liquor in packages will break do'
di- the State laws as to prohibition. 1t gi,
at more encouragement, as yet, for men
attempt this work than ever the anti-P
all hibition papers,.
cy. "The Freeman, of Mcpherson, Kans
ed. argues learnedly about the police pow
by of the State, and says
lle' 1--WE are surprised that Inc No
= is should quote and rely upon the seduct
nto circular of whiskey seller as evider
len of the right to sell in unbroken packag
nds True, The Voice quotes from the Supre
uld court in support of the right; but
lay quotations are garbled and wrench
ink from their context to such an extent
md to amount to positive misrepresentat
ubt of the court
NIT "These objections indicate most in
lew equate conception of the case. To rel
ote to the last one first, the quotations fir
e of the Supreme court decision were nett
,ice 'garbled' by us, nor 'wrenched from I'll
; to context. They were taken word
az" word from the printed decision sent to
the by the clerk of the Supreme court. ]
S a whole case hinged on the question of h