The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-31

most brilliant editorial writer's, who could
command 800 for "A single editorial article.
lie became so ENTHUSIASTICALLY through drink
that today he is living in eel lar in beggary.
Gentlemen" said this editor, II dare not run
the risk
A fireman in uniform who enters a liquor
saloon in Boston and drinks, even one glass, is
in danger of dismissal from the force. The
fremen are given to understand that, unless
duty calls them, their business is outside the
saloon. Too much risk" connected with
these lounging places, is the reason given for
this order.
Express companies, great manufacturing and
mercantile establishments are firing of occa-
sional sprees among their employees, which
mean not only a loss of time but loss of
money to their business; these men are look
ing for total abstainers for their men No
risks" for them
y The following temperance pledge is exacted
by President Raymond of Wesleyan Unver-
sity, Middletown, Conn, from every student
beneficiary: I'm consideration of receiving
aid from the college, in the form of a scholar
ship, covering all or portion of the charge for
tn ton, hereby promise, that while hold
such scholarship, will not visit a saloon or
indulge in the use of Intoxicating liquors
Good for President Raymond-"too much
risk "
But the great Notre Dame Catholic Univer-
sty at South Bend Ind has a better plan
This institution has fifteen hundred students
and over, and here is their methed Of produce
ing and retaining prohibition within their iu-
risdiction Almost every member of Notre
Danes faculty, from the president down, car
ries knife in his sleeve for the saloon and for
liquor in any form. For the past fifteen years
two daily newspapers of that city have had
standing this paid advertisement
LIQUOR DEALERsl
thereby giue notice, that tCM prosecute to
the fullest ertent Of the lao, and regardless Of
cost any liquor dealer or person. ,oho lOM gtCe
| or sell liquor TO students, or in any lCdV assist
in procuring it for them
REV A MoRRIssEY,
| President Notre Dame University
Would not the faculty of our protestant in
stitutons do well to emulate the spirit and
courage of these instructors? Could no dan
| ger come to young men while away from home
attending school in a license community?
Would there be any 'risk?' Could not Prot
estant people again initiate the Roman Cath
olics? Their archbishop of Boston and his
40 priests recently petitioned their State Leg
islature to pass law forbidding the sale of
liquor in any public park OF, pleasure ground
of Massachusetts Too much of risk"
Money for righteousness and temperance
and the promotion of it, is going to be a pop
ular thing one of these days. Mr.. jerome
Plummer of Washington, Penn, has set the
pace by bequeathing $4,000 for use in temper
ance work i'll his own county. As man he
realized that there terrible risk for the
coming generation unless society be cleansed
from rum and its various accomplishments.
want to refer to another giant; Governor
Loundsbury of Connecticut had the moral
courage to declare before his people his stand
on the temperance question. Said he, Cen
tlemen, | want it distinctly understood that no
man can drink liquor of any kind and remain
a member of my staff" TOO much risk
Another hero is the general manager of the
Chesapeake q Ohio Railway. He will never
admit liquor into his private car, neither will
he approve a bill of supplies purchased at a
store that handles liquor in any form. Our
heroes are not all dead yet.
The more money a laboring man wastes in
saloon the less money he vii have and the less
redit he can get at the clothing, grocery and
general dry goods stores as well as at the va
vious markets. Merchants and business men,
think of this when advocating saloons as a
, remedy for drinking. This is one Of
your dangerous risks"
You may advocate referendum-it is not
, probable you are running any dangerous
risks in doing so but such thing is possible.
Better be sure than sorry. Ii referendum
is the wisest thing, why conine it to the liquor
question? Why not referendum on all legis-
; lation affecting the welfare of the public or
the morals of the people?
Another poin to be considered is, Would it
be possible to get a fair expression of the peo-
pie? Would not the liquor dealers interests
exhaust every known means to influence pub
: lie sentiment in form of license?
You may think our prohibitory. law is not
well enIOrceu III sOiue SeCllono' iuiiJ dSrcs
, with you Is not the real fault however,
with the men who are supposed to execute the
law and not the law itself?.
: My husband lived for nearly thirty years in
, a license State New York;, and he tells me
that THE evils of intemperance are bad
= enough under prohibition" but with much
D emphasis he adds, They would be ten times
$ worse under any form of license" also, that
the laws are better enforced in Vermont than
9 in any license State he ever knew, and that
people who are advocating license as a remedy
= for rum drinking or better conditions, simply
do not understand what they asking for
and they should run mo risks"
D Will the gentlemen of the Legislature kind
= ly weigh these statements as coming from one
who has lived thirty years under license and
). fifteen years under prohibition in Vermont
9 Let us maintain the present prohibitory law, or
improve it, for if poor conditions prevail under
the present law, would they not exist in .
| vastly greater degree with open saloonss
3 Intemperanee can never be wholly cured by
sermons and legislation unless the laws are en-
forced by the men paid for doing it.
The saloon is Americas danger and disgrace
We can but wish that in one particular Al
least, all men in the service of our government
might pattern after one of the Japanese CON
suls who, when asked to translate some papers
relating to the liquor business into japanese
said II am willing to do anything for my
countrys good but | will do nothing, to intro
t duce to my people, what has never been any
!. thing but a curse to other nations" He truly
realized that the American saloon was dan
gerous risk"
MRS. r. J. PARNELEH.
Enosburgh Falls, Vt.