The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-10

various State prepared circular
of enquiry, mailed thousand copies prominent peo
pie equally in each Replies have been received from
every town in the State and more than 800 in number in all
The replies received from fifty per of all the in the
State unanimous that there liquor illegally sold those
towns
replies received thrty-two per the towns
in the State divided but careful. study the replies would
seem indicate that very little any liquor sold
and in most cases they are mere conecures that for the pr
pose of this discussion is unfair to add these to the first
series replies making eghy-two per in the
from which the liquor traffic has practically been driven
The replies from eighteen cent of all of the towns in the
State unanimous that there illegal liquor selling in those
towns.
comparison of this eighteen per with the commitments
to the House of Correction show very close family relation
More than hundred i'll number of the replies indicate
favorable public sentiment to the support of public officials in
public sentiment and those only in localities where liquor
freely sold
The present enforced increasing the criminal
population with alarming rapity Three hundred twenty
of the inmates Of the House of Correction poor
victims guilty Of ntoxcaton while the seller and the landlord
thoroughly reached. If you wish stop this rapid
increase of the criminal class the time has when the liquor
seller the great of the evil must be eectua
Already the law hits him, he openly pleads guilty the
number of his Offences receives his takes appeal
The way break up this abuse is pass law dsaowng
appeals plea of guilty in liquor Such
would be analogous the statute which does not allow appeals
in civil cases default, or confession of judgment.
The landlord be reached by making the the
from These struck the battle Prohbi
ton is to be fully and the remaining in the State
suffering under this enabled to take their place in the
column of towns from which the saloon has practically been
driven out.
SPECIAL PROSECUTORS
Eleven officers of this appointed They
useful officials i'll localities and if the appointment instead
OF being mandatory discretionary with the Governor there
would be little o complain Of I think this
officer is greatly misunderstood If he is able energetic and
discreet he accomplish much good but there is to
believe that in he used by the liquor interests
promote their traffic, while the other hand the liquor
dealer etaates by alleging that the officers for selfish and
purposes Out of S97 reported by these
officers S2 liquor and S. for other offences The
reports do not show that more than eighteen of the total number
reached the House Of Correction
In the granting of charters to cities they ought to be
PEELED to furnish adequate police, with sufficient legal staff
State Not being satisfied with the condition of affairs in the
City Rutland accepted the resignation Special Pros
notice to the city officials and the States Attorney This will
afford the citizens of that place opportunity of judging
the relative merits of the two systems.
VILLAGE CHARTERS
There should be general defining rights duties and
privileges of villages and the duties Of their officers There
large number of chartered villages the State of them
alike question arises and the Court decides
ter it throws light upon other 1t is there
special law for each town and raroadilo
akebut general laws have been passed for and railroads
and many other corporations
The cry that expenses Of Courts lga
ton increasing but the Legislature goes year year
granting special charters the general Subjects
widely different that the settlement of question: the
mining of right by the Court under charter of
force and settles nothing to another special charter having
different provisions.
This of the greatest legal enbroglios
On account of the increasing loss by fire. there is demand
fora State Fire Marshal and for general law regulating the
construction of buildings in incorporated villages.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS
Additional power should be given the Insurance Commits
sone to enable them to enforce equal requirements relating
Home and Foreign Insurance Companies doing business this
State
/ SAVINGS
During the year 1898 the country suffered from financial
panic which has been followed by serious industrial disturb
and it is Of congratuaton that through all
msortunes that have oveaken the country
upon them strengthening their position
and at the close of the biennial PERIOD the increase in the
Der of depositor 324 and the increase in the
their deposits with total deposit of S23
By reference to the last of the editorial part the report
of the Inspector of Finance it will be that he makes
to the fact that whenever the business of savings bank
has been carried i'll the Office with national
the examination of such bank has been made the time
that the National bank Commissioner has natona
bank contemplated by law These kinds of institutions
different i'll their charter provisions and call for such diff
eren management that great responsibility is thrown
d officers and the Inspector OF Finance.
has been brought attention that several of the
banks OF the State have Incorporated their business
lar banking department like the business of natona