Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-10-11

cent of all the towns in the state are
unanimous that there is no liquor il
legally sold in those towns.
The replies received from thirty-two
per cent of all the towns in the state
are divided, but careful study of the
replies would seem TO indicate that
there was but very little, if any, liquor
sold, and in most cases they are mere
coniectures. so that for the purposes
of this discussion il is not unfair to add
! these TO the first series of replies, MAX
| ing eighty-two per cent of the towns
4 in the state from which the liquor traf-
tic has practically been driven out.
The replies from eighteen per cent
/ with the commitments TO the House of
Correction show a very close family
relation.
More than seven hundred in num-
Der of the replies indicate a favorable
public sentiment to the support of
public officials in the enforcement of
the law, while very few express an adj
verse sentiment, and those only in To-
calities where liquor is freely sold.
The law,as at present enforced, is in
creasing the criminal population with
alarming rapidity. Three hundred
and twenty-seven Of the inmates Of the
House Of Correction are the poor vic
Tins guilty of intoXication, while the
seller and the landlord are not so
thoroughly reached.
If Won wish 10 stop this rapid in
crease Of the criminal class, the time
has come when the liquor seller, the
great source of evil, must be more eff
fcctually got at. Already the law hits
him, he openly pleads guilty TO the
number Of his offences, receives his
sentence, takes an appeal, and escapes.
The way TO break up this abuse is TO
pass law disallowing appeals on a
plea of guilty in liquor cases. Such
statute would be analogous TO the stat
ute which does not allow appeals in
civil eases on default or confession of
Judgment.
The landlord can be reached by
making the owner of the premises adj
Judged nuisance, party, and re-
quiring a bond from him.
GOV. Fuller recommended uni !
for1nity of charter rights for towns
and villages, TO be fixed by statute, |
called attention 10 the methods EN-
ployed by several savings banks which |
are not strictly in accordance with |
law, in his Judgment cited the estab-
lishment Of a commission to deter |
mine the boundary line between YER
mont and Massachusetts, compliment /
ed the committee on revision Of the I
statutes,and reviewed Nermont's share +
in the Columbian exposition.
At o'clock a Joint assembly was
again convened and the vote for state
officers cast in September was an
The vote for governor stood
Woodbury., 32.6jG
Smith, 1912
AGA
1913
plurality, 29,5l4 /
Woodbury's majority, 2s.3ll I
Gov.-elect Woodbury. then received
the oath of office which was adminis-
tered by Judge Munson OF the SUI
preme Court. lie took the chair and
delivered his inaugural message.
Gov. woodbury's Message.
Following is the substance of COY.
message:
We meet under circumstances which
all for great thankfulness. The la
)ors of our people have been fairly re-
varded and contentment and plenty
IRE in our homes. We have been
argely spared the suflerings with
which many of the people of our Sis ,
er states have been afflicted: suffer-
ngs which We're caused largely by
and finally accomplished ,
hange in our national industrial pol
cy. /
The report of the treasurer shows {
hat the state j.. as usual. in a good
condition. The estimate of /
he treasurer of the amount available i
or the fiscal year ending June 30. 1898, I
va s42s. s22.4s, showing available |
lmds Of So, s32.6l more for the fiscal
ear ending June both. 1894. than
here were for the year ending june a
9th, 1893. II our grand list is as i
lrge a, that OF 1898. Sl.75l.745. a g
AZ of Il cents in addition TO the cor t
Grafton taxes ought to pay the ex- J.
enscs 81 the State for the next bien- q
ial term. including the special appro- 4
riations which have hereinafterrec- Z
Il will be seen 10y the report 81 the r
lspector Of finance that our savings q
anks and trust companies are in a 4
ealthy condition. Although There a
as - 1885, Withdrawn from them q
July and August, 1898. il In, All o
zen returned and with il S703. 900. n o
iore, making on deposit,July /. 1894. g
=, 500, s55.4G. with total resources Of
l0.jl2.449. I,
! do not think it wise to make many. Il
any, changes in the law pertaining e,
these corporations. | viii say. how it
'er. that think it viii be unwise n
id Improbable to multiply savings 81
INKS and trust companies in the state ID