The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-02-09

We have received from a prominent pro.
hibitionst Of Bennington circular ad
dressed TO the voters OF the town OF Ben
nIngton. calling upon all who are in favor
OF prohibition 10 unite in electing town
officials who will execute the prohibitory
law, and calling caucus for the nomina.
tion OF such ticket at Good Templar's
Hall Saturday evening, Feb. IL, at
o'clock.
We find no fault with this action and
certainly hope that the temperance people
OF Bennington will succeed In electing
town officials who will execute the provis-
ions OF that law as well rs OF every other
on the statute book In order to accom-
plish this result, it will be necessary to
get the support OF every temperance man
10 the town OF Bennington for that ticket,
and it is doubtful. even then. whether it
would secure a msjority. Just at this
point the funny part OF the circular comes
in. AT its close We lud this important
statement rs declaration Of principles OF
the Bennington County Prohibitionists:
We. the undersigned. legal voters OF the
State Of Vermont, hereby openly and pub.
iicly declare that we have absolved aud
severed all connection with and allegiance
to all political parties heretofore existing
and hereby announce that we have attach.
ed ourselves to the National Prohibition
Party" with this distinct object In view :
the disposing Of both the Republican
and Democratic parties wherever they
may be 10 power throughout the land.
We believe that the criminal aggressious
Of the Liquor Traffic can only be suppress
ed and punished by IN amendment TO the
Federal Constitution prohibiting the i'm
poriation. manufacture and sale OF all in
toIicsting liquors, aud that such an
amendment can only be secured through
the accession to poser 10 the National
Government Of the National Prohibition
Party.
II is easy to see what the ~ nit in this
csse will be. The caucus at Good
Templar's Hall. Feb. IL, will he grand
fizzle The temperance Republicans will
not attend. becanse, though they may be
in favor OF the object Of the meeting. they
believe there are other important ques
tious aud issues which demand that they
shall stick by the Republican party, and
temperance Democrats will keep away
from the meeting tor the same reason II
Is certainly very cheeky" performances
Tor the Prohibition Party" 10 Benning-
ton, party tina, has never cast over thir-
~ votes. 10 ask members Of the other
parties to help carry out their ideas, at
the same time declaring il 10 be their FIRST
obiec, TO "smash" both the other parties
whose aggregate vote ia that town is over
one thousand.
Besides. The Republican party 10 this
state hAs proved i,self prohibition party
., every session Of the legislature for more
than ,wen.y year.. long before separate
prohibition party vas though, Of, bat our
newly ecdged prohibi,ionisis would smssh
il Bat. ,heT say. the Law is not enforced
|, nay not be IN Bennington. Will IL he
sny better after the Republiosn party i.
smashed wouli an amendment 10 the
Federal Constitution enforce itseli Tie
enforcement Of lag mus, necessarily be
left 10 local oiHcers. aud s1eh officers. ~
rule, viii 20. enforce sHy lav nnless pub