Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-23
NEW PROGRAM.

The esteemed Rutland Herald had
its weekly grist on "Good Brother
Blake'' last week and we suppose it
| expects rep ly that it may have
text for another sermon. AS the mat
ter has been getting dull along the old
lines to some, we will vary the pro-
gram a little and let other people
talk this week.
We first quote from the Herald, and
give that broad and sweeping arraign-
ment of the 'tmost prominent men of
Vermont" which recently appeared
in that paper:
'Let anybody with the necessary
/ acquaintance name so or 100 or 200 of
| the most prominent men of Vermont,
! and it would be only a question of
| time and trouble to show that half of
| them must be in prison if the laws
were enforced in letter and in spiri5.n
That our readers may understand
from others just why the Herald is
keeping up it's racket, we quote from
a letter received in this office from
one of the most honored citizens Of
Burlington:
E|I have noticed what the Rutland
Herald has had to say in regard to the
hotel in Barton, etc. 1t is the policy of
the high license papers OF the State
to smut any decent and prominent
temperance man they can"
To show just how the Herald stands
on the temperance question at home,
we quote from letter received from
an honored and well-known citizen
of Rutland:
"You must feel much like a boy
hunting skunks in your controversy
with the editor Of the Herald. The
Rutland Herald has no following in its
attacks upon temperance and decen
cy; and, in my judgment, will do no
hurt, out will strengthen the public
devotion to the principles OF prohi
bitiOn."
To show how a good temperance
citizen in Caledonia county views the |
matter, we quote from his letter:
II note with some interest the dis
cussion in the papers in regard to |
high license, and feel like thanking
you for your staunch defence of pro-
hibition7'
Another gentleman falls into poetry
and has a dream over the matter:
At The Gate.
I dreamed I stood at the pearly gate,
In meek and humble contrition,
Intent1y watching the passers by,
While waiting the promised admission;
And asked OF Peter more definite knowledge !
Of the Land I about to enter;
And questioned if any of my newspaper |
friends.
I'd be likely there to encounter.
He said, as he stroked his snowy beard,
There are but few of the fellows in Heaven, !
And those are the ones that while earth |
Have acted the part of the honest,
Upholding the right, denouncing the wrong,
And pointing the way to remission,
Especially lighting low license and high,
And adhe ing to strict prohibition.
An example I show right soon, said he
''Oi that advocates drinking,
And soon you'll see, to his utter dismay,
Ia the bottomless pit he'll be sinking.
Your rival the Herald is nearing the gate
And I've orders to show him no mercy;
Prohibition and license can't enter one gate /
Since you go to Heaven. he goes Uice Uersa.,
In accents loud his doom was pronounced
And shamefully off went the Herald.
With hanging head and averted eyes
Like a school boy, recently ferruled
I saw him sink in the fiery pit,
And heard his cry of anguish;
Said Peter: 81 wish high license law
With him would also vanish"
Then awoke from my unpleasant dream
And was glad it was only in slumber
That had seen such horrible sights
And that the Herald yet had number
OF issues, in which to repent of the past,
And learn by divine intuition,
The numerous evils of high license law
And advocate strong prohibition