The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-11-22
A Con.oleu,iou. proh,bitioni.t.

During the week We have received a
note from man for whom we have the
highest possible respect, eritcisiug our
assertion 10 the last Journal that the Pro
hibitionists elected Hill governor Of New
York. He says the Probibitionists did not
vote for Hill, that they voted couscien-
tiously FOR candidate who behaves as
they do on this question, and that il Miller
had been elected be would have been un :
der the necessity OF licensing many ihou-
sand drinking places thus legalizing the
traffic.
What our friend says is in the main
true. We have no doubt whatever as to
| his honesty. aud have no desire 10 eriticise
his action, except that We believe he is
mistaken in his views. We presume he
will admit that II all the Prohibitionisis
| Ia New York had voted for Miller he would
have been elected, aud that they had no
expectation Of electing their candidate
We think be will also admit that with a
| stringent high license law the number Of
saloons ia that state would be greatly di-
minishel. The last legislature passed such
a law and Hill vetoed II The next legis-
la,ure msy pass another and the result is
likely 70 be The ssme
Admitting all this We think that msn
who coiseieu,iously believes 10 prohibi
ton tGosld have yolea ~ Miller instead
OF clsdidais 81 their own. Liquor sci
ling ID Nav York il nov practically free
nnder TIE Law A license law would pro
hibi, al from selling /, except a certain
few who should comply with certain con-
diiions IL would probably forbid those
50 licensed from selling il to minors and
habi,nal drunkards. So far license law
il prohibitary law. IL would give TO
those persons licensed no more power or
RICH, 10 sell than they have under tho pre-.
sent law. All that license law would do
would be gain 10 the direction 81 rrchi
billion. The present law in fact license
ever, body. Then We say the practlcal
effect q the voting Of the Probibilionis,s
in New York this fall was to licens every
BODY. We do not mean TO aecnte them Of
such inteni. II voting was mefe matter
Of sentiment they wrre right. bas eyeF'
voter should look 70 see what tie piael
cal fleet u likely 70 By.
IL Nsw Jersey the case Is riil worse
than ID New York Ltsl year Repnbli
can legislature enacted conoty local op.
tion lag Under Il several conn iss have
voted for total prohibition. Al the recent
election BY ruuniog separate candidates
for the legislature 10 several districts The
Probibitionieis have defeated enough Re-
publiesns 10 give tho Democrats msieri
~ in The legislature, lhe result i likely
to be that the legislature will repeal the
Law aud those counties will be compelled
TO 80 back 10 Tree liquor, aud practically
from The fact thai Prohibitionisis threw
sway their votes on candidates whom they
had 20 expectations q eleciing. We DO
not dispute their right 70 DO this, IL mosi
eases ,hey,may have been conseienliouslf
doing What they thought wAs right. bat
we 40 think they we're mistaken
We kres ihsi froLibiiioniats defend .
their actions on high moral grounds They
AZ we ought 10 vote for what We ihipk ~
be bishcs, good and the Great hnlef Of
he Unigefse wall take care 81 ihe tesns
8n. the Creator has endowed ps with the
iscaliy Of reason, We caD Ourselves !nage
. sonae measure Of Whist the resull Of
particular se,ios Sill BIZ. II is 0nf daiy i
o ase ,his reasoning poser. aaa shea We
Insw that particular action will not - 9