Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-08-08
esssS County 9rala.
Island Pond. VT. August 81.


ous records saturday by making - arTests,
an were Tor intoNiCation or breach "' 'h'
peace. .,.,.,.,,, ,,,,s.
ing an the saloons from noon until oclncE
was pretty cenrrally nhrsed aud during thar
tiuie little liquor could ~ had. but a. soon
slS they ala open the selling began, aud in less
than an hour the streets were literally Sptink-
led with men aud boys IN all stages OF intuIi-
cation. from the first eiects % dead druhA-
rnnrss Then at 80 u'cl pck, the pniSe see
fur how matters we've going, ordered the sa-
looms 20 close again, aud enforced the urdrf,
shortly after O'Clock u began 10 ram anu
I'm q O'Clock the water came down in torrents
A. fast a the utiicrrs arrived at police head
quarters their dripping charges IA many Gas
Is rescued from the rain swept cutters Meis
searched what remaining liquor thel hhu
WIS taken away from them, and they were
nIaccd in cells. When the cells were mica inc
more sober ones were put in the nam l1eSup'
Ry IL O'Clock the cells aud general lookup
contained Is drunkaris. many OF whom
cursed and rayed and Threatened unti cN-
haustcd BY their efforts, they slept. An"ut
this time two more men were brought IN ana
The police were Obliged to take them 70 the
county Jail for safe keeping.
After midnight Stiil more began to he
brought in and were sent to the county lall,
There were Is in all taken 10 the jail' three
OF whom were told To appear IN court Mon,
day and were allowed to go homc.-Rutland
Herald.
Indeed! In what kind of times do we
live: An order from some municipal
department closing saloons for a speci-
fed time. The police seeing how things
were going ordered the saloons to close
again" Does this mean in plain Eng
lish that men of influence in our Vermont
towns forbid and allow the sale of in
toxicating liquor at will; that they
usurp the functions and powers of the
state government Does it mean that
men in our local communities land
the most influential class too, including
the executors of the law dictate who
shall drink liquors, when they shall in
dulge and when refrain? That's just 1t
exactly. Whether it is true in the occa-
SION referred to above or not is imma-
tcrial, for it is true that there are towns
here and there all over the state i'll which
men of the highest moral pretensons are
shouting temperance sentiments with
their mouths and with their hands peck
citing the gains of the helliSh vendor who
is ten times more honorable than the one,
ofeach locality requirel hypocrites who
stand behind him. There is more pro-
ductiveness of all that is Inconsistent,
low, mean, mercenary and avaricious
,ndpF the shadow of our Chiet sumptu-
arv law thanr-we had almost Said-in
the operation Of all oar Other laws COM
bined.
Under what other law is half as much
perjury committed
What other law is so much enforced
simply by malice and by hirelings and
moiety grabbers, and SO little by regard
for good morals and the well being oil
society?
Under what law can few men in a
locality confer the privilege of selling
goods worth land which would bring
under the hammerl 50 900 year upon a
man and then satisfy the public by his
returning to them $40, $50 or $50 as
gains for the year?
Is that $4,000 or $1,000 privilege
likely to be tamey permitted to be en-
joyed by the seller alone?
fit is shared by others is it likely tC
be divided among the poor?
Does the seller seek such or the strong
and influential for shield
Is he most likely to seek for that pur
pose a man who is ostensibly item
perance man" or otherwise?
In how many localities in the state is
every poor man who dares to violate
the law dealt with unmercltully Just to
create a monopoly to enable some one
person to sell no matter how poor liquor
or at what price?
Why are there 50 many communities il
which there are men posing as gOOC
moral men who are 50 contented whel
the center of trade is in one place anC
who are so rrita ted and disturbed whcl
it is moved according to law to another
Under what other law does its exectl
tors encounter so many foes i'll ambush
or in the execution of which he runs
against so many unknown influences
whether they are created by some inter
est in the property to be affected by the
execution OF the law, by some retainer
expectation of votes. or by any OF The
multitude of ind ucements, even a gener
Gus contribution to the church?
What OIL Ia ~, &c ,,saJ &c =, J,-,,,,, lao
Oh which petty politicians beat time 70
the footsteps of an ignominious follow
ing?
Men OF all classes in society are ankl
deep in the iniqultous execution of thi
law or rather in the transactions that
are had under it, aud which daub the
garments of the seller less than tn,
broadcloth hypocrisy that apportion
and appropriates his gains.
What other law is there i'll this stat
the very friends and executors Of whic
go in every part of the state to its violf
tors on special occasions AMI prescrib
the time and manner in which it shall no
be violated, and in which it may be ?
Under what law does the crack of tn
petty partisan whip occur. oftcner or
the caucus lash felt more stingingly?
How many towns are there in tn
state in which little coterie have no
managed the sale of intoxcating liquor
regardless of the law and for individut
benefit and gains?
In respect to what other law do me
act so inconsistent, cowardly and treac
erous as in the execution of this one?