Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-08-28
WHICH?

The strength of state is in its homes
the saloon is the enemy of the home.
To license the liquor traffic, places the
sanction of the law about the saloon.
TO prohibit the manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating liquor, throws a safe
guard about the home.
Which shall it be in Vermont, the
home or the saloon?
Citizens, voters, we call upon you to
answer!
Vermont has had a prohibitory law
for thirty-eight years. Under its rule the
state is prosperous and happy. Noop
saloons, as in license states, tempt our
young men to ruin. AS proven by our
jail and prison records, crime is reduced
almost to minimum. The sentiment
of our leading citizens is in favor of the
prohibitory law, and of it's enforcement.
If we could reach the heart of our PEG
pie, with one voice they would declare
''Prohibtion is best for Vermont But
an enemy is abroad in the land. Voters,
Rum has determined to ruin Vermont.
Are you who represent our homes thus
to give them into the hands of the de-
stroyer? 1t is fact that man in this
state has secured names that make roll
thirty yards in length, of men favoring
the license law for Vermont, and from
towns all over the state. Is your name
on that roll? Saloons ruin boys. Have
you boy to spare to help run a saloon?
You have been misinformed by the
Rutland Herald as to the economic feat
ures of license. Under head of ''Paying
the Prohibition Fiddler" this paper
says: "The last annual report of the
state auditor showed that Vermont eX-
pended for the enforcement of prohibit
ton, during the previous fiscal year,
$l15,9 90, while the state received in
fines and costs 1868, 500.66. In other
words, the taxpayers of Vermont were
compelled to 60 down into their pockets,
to make up deficit of $52, 455.S7 in ad-
dition to the 1858, 500.66 of fine and costs.
Under high Ii
cense and local option, this annual deficit
of over $4,000, which the farms and
business industries of Vermont have been
bled to make good. would be transformed
to Il surplus of 100000, good order
would be secured, temperance would be
promoted and morality fostered, etc. :.
Tax payers of Ver-
mont. the men whom you send to the
next legislature will have this question
to settle. See that they are men who
will settle it in your interest, and for the
welfare, prosperity and good name of
Vermont
If you have signed your name on that
thirty-yard roll it is because of such err
roneous statements as the above. Look
at this from Hon. Henry E. Powell, state
auditor: The prohibitory law is a
source of revenue to the state and not an
expense. When charged with every item
of expense, whether direct or incidental
properly chargeable to it, the law is pro-
ducing net revenue of from S25, 900 to
100000 annually"
The economic reasons are for the pro-
hibitory law. The seller pays a penalty
for violation of a righteous law. The
license man pays for the privilege to do
wrong. If he has the money to paw
license with, it must first be paid to him
by the farmers and business men. In
return he sells them poison. he DESTROYS
their sons, ruins the homes, fills the tails
and prisons with criminals, and blasts
the state.
Men, freemen of Vermont, patriots of
noble heritage, let the man your vote
helps send to the legislature of 1890, be
one who will defend your home against
the saloon.