The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
TIE NO. wALPOLE LIQUOR PROSE
CUTIONS.
Reply TO the structures of our Bellows
Falls CorrespOndent-The side OF the
Prosecution.

North walpole, y. H., Aug. 20, lss5.
Editor of Reformer.
In last weeks Issue of the Reformer, the
Bellows Falls correspondent made a savage at.
tack ON the selectmen of Walpoie, because they
don't transact business to suit rum sellers In
North walpole. Allow me to state q rev facts
hearing on the question at issue. Last spring
the property holders and law abiding citizens
decided IL was about time the rum sellers set
up shop in some other locality, With that end
in view they supported and voted lor the pres,
ent board OF town officers. The rum element
made determined fight ana was defeated by
large majority. The new board showed a dis
position to be fair and gave the liquor sellers
weeks. notice to wind up their affairs, failing
TO do which they would be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. No attention was paid
TO the order but they continued to do business
M the old stand and If unusual measures are
adopted now 10 enforce the law the rumseller
has no one TO blame but himself. 1t Is good
American doctrine that the majority shall rule
until that question is decided all others are
side issues. Your correspondent seems to be
greatly excited because few officers came
here last week, bought liquor and prosecuted
the seller which he considers II very unclean
business There IL another kind of unclean-
ness practiced here sometimes such as Offering
money to public officials to overlook the law
breaker. Do such men stand IN the same re
la,ion TO the human race as the skunk does to
the animal kindom as your correspondent said
about the honest officials. who came here last
week in the performance of their duties.
There are over 200 votcrs in tho town of Wal
pole and an assessment valuation over q, 800 600.
In the North walpole Fire district there are
over one hundred property holders with an
assessment valuation of $43o.000, the rumsellers
managed after hard work and good deal CT
coaxing to find Il citizens with property val
uation of 81 800 10 furnish securities for them.
OF that number find ten are directly or ndi
rectly interested in the liquor business leaving
only disinterested citizens willing 10 allow the
use of their names Does this prove that the
people of the town of walpole and North Wal
pole are up in arms against their selectmen.
There is no one here finding fault eNceps
the rumsellers and a few Of the upper ten in.
terested in the liquor business. too cowardly 10
/ father the child of their bringing up but will
! ing to take a share of the profits II the good
people of walpole village are satisfied W tn the
management of the hotel and drug store think
other Deople might he content The average
citizen has little respec; for that class Of people
who practice temperance in Vt, and profit by
rum selling in v. II. Your correspondent also
asserts that the law is used here by few polit-
/ teal arcedeDts to pay of personal grudges. il
/ such i fact. which / empbafically deny, why
don't HE friends stop their law breaking and
take this club away from the 80 called political
accedentss
We have an honest, careful. and intelngen,
board of town officers and am confident nc