Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16
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d OF the Facts Before the
Trial.
bel suit brought by Gov.
st THE RUTLAND HERALD
known in a general way
j. history is brief.
uble grew out of what is
Howe case" b. q. Howe, a
ZEN of st. JOhnsbury, was
J house of correction for vio-
bitory law and a strong petit
ted to Gov. Woodbury. ask
lon, which was refused. The
len printing editorial articles
or the terms Of the Vermont
reputable and respected clti-
state were In fact offenders
referred to this "Howe
Df Its argument. In doing
10 paragraphs, rs follOws:-
The ST. Johnsbury experience
In other places all over the
hid the house of correction
10 and own the hotels in lsut-
nyton and Bennington and
Vergennes and st. Adams
ID Montpelier and Woodstock
and so on! Rum Is sold In
I'm every day in the year and
day, and every keeper and
mseller in fact and under the
HERALD, July II, 1885.
ury himself owns the Van
Burlington and has owned It u
believe that he also owns the
the street which contains a
body thinks the worse of him
burse not-aud all over the
hly esteemed and universally
similar interests. Rutland
hS, 1885"
les to these paragraphs, with
lin the following articles from
hi Heral | for August 8, 1895. !
nry a Rumseller-Prs-
lilninary.
ND HERALD has been for
constant opponent Of the pro-
nd the leading organ Of the
end out of Vermont, who
see this state opened to tht
br. Its vaporings and vitu'
had no appreciable effect IN
E direction Of any weakening
they often serve to hold the
ust contumely in other COM
htic and mugwump papers
hate our state because of its
estness and are glad to print
or false, to its discredit
B every where of course do the
HERAIp's SANDERS of goot
/ the people of Vermont thus
er circulation In other states
sentence Of a st. JOhnsbur,
numerous violations of thu
kfusal of the governor to par
b stirred the HERALD up t.
of malignant SANDER. 1t ha'
length of declaring that II thu
n Of Vermont we impartially
of the prominent citizens Of
)uding the governor. would bt
weekly paper in Rutland en-
his by asserting that "no mai
y made more money out of thu
J than our present governor
owned two hotels where ele
sre run night and day and Sun
Rper' took back the statemen
KY issue; but the correction
take the original lie, and thi
% doubt, for many years, II
Id in the columns of organs o
he worst Of it. Papers whic
cal or business interests I
he ISLANDERS as true. For IN
B an extract from a recer
washington, d. c.. POST
editor of the Washington Pos
Vermont or seek infOrmati0
lie and truthful sources he wi
printed AS outrageous u slar
the state Of Vermont as eve
concerning any decent an
community. The assertio
~ man of any means In tn
bont,is a rumseller Is ridicl
he man who makes 1t shoul
but should 90 on and say tn,
fsou In the state is y thief, an
ban a murderer, and one stat,
as true as the other. IL tn
bid be obtained, we have n
N would show that there al
Is engaged In, or cOnnecte
Indirectly with, the traffic
liquors In Vermont, than In au
hity of the same numbers In an
try on the globe. The assertio
Nor Of Vermont is a rumsell,
baker is also a false and on
Among the various buildin,
". Woodbury. In this city Is
as no bar. Liquor Is not sol
has been during his owne
be governor has political al
ITS, who would be very glad
Ie the hotel heowns prosecut,
he prohibitory law. No SUI
bS occurred, because there h
ltion of the law on which
the plain facts-known to eve
fson here. Our state Is maligne
rnor Is slandered. because he
strafe and as part Of the SAL
Handler.
ore the enactment and suppC
bitory law In this state Is by
FORK of any radical miporit
dy, unfinching support OF t
y Of the order.loving and tei
y, hecsuse they have found it
effective statutory measure
Of crime and pauperism Il
In this state. The law pl
legal sale Of alcohol and liQnt
and proper purposes. mediciI
BE, In every town. 1t punisl
and the traffic which NAL
ID paupers. 1t may not be
every state or city, In
iitions Of society-thouyh
Ms TO be toward prohibition
pf the Union, and in some co,
ope--but for this state or RI
mall villages Il has proved, In
TO be more practicable and m
restriction Of the sale Of into