The sun., 1891-07-05
i DRYTIME FOR STATESMEN.
GEN WCooK. SENATOR 1fAxDKRsoM,
z, AND RROHIBTTIOH IN VERMONT :

AND RROHrBfTIOf IN VERMONT
TIE Dissiasu,shes eeatisn.a HAD rsrehea
Throsss and II Took Then Some Tisae
TO Learn the Observation-Disclosures In
Tkeir Persistent Hunt for Alcohol.
RUTLAND. Vt. July 4.-senator Mandsrson OF
Nebraska and Gen. Anson q. MoCook. secre-
tars Of tho Senate. who are MP here enjoying
the fishing. have had some queer experiences
with the prohibition law In Vermont Gen.
McCo ks experience came frst He arrived
hero first and Senator Henderson came up at
his invitation. The day before the Senator's
arrival Gen. McCook took stock Of his commits
sary stores and decided that It would be well to
lay In o supply OF something to take the dust
Of travel from tho Senator'S throat. 30 be
went to his landlsdy and asked her whore he
could got somo good whlskey. 1t happened
that tho landlsdy is q prohibliionist OF the
strlctest sort There was not boarder In the
house who could not have told him where to
go. but mono OF thom was around Just then,
and. without thinking OF the consequences, he
went to the landlady for Instructions. She was
shocked. but che directed him to the Town
Agency. which is the only place in town where
liquors are legally sold. There arc other places
little a-and- hnlf:sio house 2 little on the
III Ts ned 81 ol III an me ose Ms Ss. I9G%
s!Sroroom ioT LIQUORS Ih9 nEss e Thiss, .ss
front Of the H buidins Il a piazza where the
snake Club meet every day and and swap liss s,,,x
Want i for mediciaea" ASKED the agent
me- StaESs fs%st W MS a MILL
you hsSS % shH assn
Then he S agent seS expiainod % that Ia be Sniy sold
liquors for medicinal and ,mechanicni pur.
Pos"s and could not sell whiskey for use as u
Oc!f@sis Toct here" sald Con. Meccox, :. can't YOU
tell me oI some PLACE IN this town where can
the assnt allowed .ha. there. were ere place. q. e. o, i
that sort in and adyssa MN nlm msn 10 Wy h
tsem es carry .1SHs SIsssS ] q sSoss
ssaf'S sssea ier o0'as ptes G Il %h:tss *: ssss
shpoH he head eRsd 'sas ssS
r FOR mn mPSent men linen eoncudsd that he mish!
possibly have strpck the wrong drug store. aud aud
wh sq and 5sd hf se. Sas dss
McCook was stranger. and the drug. stores
seldom sell to sranssrs WIZ are MT Iaos ,pt1S:
did not know this. but he tells The story q MS
campaign against the Rutland drug stores
was dsisrmined so get that vhisfey pr perish
n ss ws he on
sidewalk roflectine; He. couldn't remember
whom he wente . pint Of wh!skey 80 badly:
which suddenly made his heart lean with 10y.
1t was man going along the sidewalk with
Oo'sfsss Sss ssa ssls h. General, there eSs. man y
who has evidently had some whiskey and 4
ss % sii T oGy s ns
ss:ss ss.s sS "Hs s'ps' fss
a'Si cissr on store. { 'f The Generals hopes fsi
he d nSs want ssf p, psp es sS1susS Sa S
cigar store and through a door, In the reaE.
which as + swuns opsT reysalsd par gsta
behind. aud . line Of customers in front Nc
Cook broathed u sieh Of relief. He walked 10
boldly. asked for pint Of whiskes. and got it
ran % sFsi1s, The .og grShS SsIa4s
ssd lis FAMILY WE h nd
Of their equipment that was MUCH n pse WAS
n Mh.n hes sos
The r.soo h0 o4s ssEsa or qs sss
,tiis prohibition State. and the, esent., who did
what lw Il Was ssv Wanted Tor and Senator Mander-
son said for an alcohol lamD. MI.
!: s.ia Efa he sa hsa not asked tho
Then you can get any alcohol here" said
b Senator Manderson thought that perhaps he
had found q place whore prohibition really did
prohibit. and concluded to make visit with
i6s sstSs ana get some N.pIsss. pe' Ss 4ss
me thod OF his business. The town. he said.
ran the business took the profit. and paid him
salnry.. A committee 2f the selectmsn
bought all tho supplies He only sold Tor
medicpal and mschaneal PURPOSES. Then .hs hs
showed him his stock. The supply was gener-
Gus: and II included everything from beer up
DO YOU have much demand for cham
paRne :" asked the SENATOR,
Yes. sell good deal" replied the agent
For medicinal or mechanical purposesf
DO the drug stores sell liqncrs2" ,.
be a mixture"
Can they sci; quiuine and whiskeyf"
"Oh. yes"
There is nc rule that know H,idn Si ., vn,...v
would be a mixture wouldntit"
"Isuppose " So"
Gould they sell that
" supposo eO."
The Senator began to get some new ideas
about prohibition in Vermont Then he asked
Can you tell m me by ! whst 3! ssocess l can get
Sc%S aos s'fSn9' sny honey mo- % The Senator allowed
that no had n Iittls (" Then yon can got it 1T
most my drug store" replied the agent He
finally got II. and later on he and Con. McCook
swapped stories. There has been no trouble
in keeping up the supply OF whiskey or OF al