News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-05-28
Who Will be Benefited2

The following communication fro N
one of our thrifty business men, con-
tains facts that are worthy the con
sideration of every thinking person
and we are glad to give it space in
this paper =
At the present tim , there is God deal be
| ing said as to high license VS., prohibition
| Every one il discussing the subject news
papers are agtating it, public speakers are
| lecturing on 1t, and there is very little to be
said except this question to be answered
"Who in Morrisville will be benefited by the
high license and local option SYSTEM" Our
high license friends will at once exclaim, why i.
the whole community Now let US see what
comprises the whole community. Why, they
will say the farmers, the merchants, the la
boring m an, the m chanic, our boys and girls,
the church, every one.
Now, irst is the farmer, the tiller of the soil,
the man we depend on more than any one
else. Where is he benefited Will open
saloons help him any? Will they open up
better m rket here in Morrisyille for his pro-
ducts? Will saloon give any better value
received for his m oney providing he needs a
little liquor for medicne) than our town
agency? We think not.
Now, the grocer and meat man, where does
the benefit come in? Will their customers
buy more and better class of goods and pay
their bills better under high license system
than they now do? Ifso, the writer is for high
license every time.
The dry goods merchant Will he receive
better patronage under high license law, will
people have more moneyto spend? Can they
dress their child rem better? If SO, why can
they?
The laboring man and mechanic. Where is
he benefited? VIII he receive more wages
under high license? Will earnings go farther
with two or three saloons in Morrisville? Will
he take care of his family better, and be
better citizen? We think not.
The young men and women, the sch ool
How will they be benefited Will other towns
be more anxious to send their boys here to be
educated providing we have several open
saloons
The churches. Will they prosper better
under high license? Will congregations be
larger? will the morning collections be larger?
Ii so, let us have high license.
Many of our high license friends will point
out other states showing their benefits, but
now let us see. Mr.. Isaac P. browne OF this
place, man whose word no one would doubt
says, that strangers travelling through the
country can tell by the outward appearance
OF the school Aildren in Massachusetts towns
whether the town is high license or prohibit
tion town. Now does this prove any thing
or not2 We call on our high license brethren
to answer.
Nov as to the present law. We understand
it is not enforced as well as it might be; but
whose fault is it? 1t isyours and mine. Law,
as we have heard a hundred times. will not
enforce itself.
Station Agent Kelley breaches the best pro-
hibition sermon with the least words we ever
heard. He says, "Under the present law any
respectable man can get what liquor he needs
now, and man that is notrespectable ought !
not to have any"
A great many high license people are
carried way with Mr. Clements essay that he
read to us in the town hall, and in the name
of common sense what was there in it to con-
vert any on? Mr.. Morrow and the ANTI
Saloon League will forfeit $1,000 if he will
prove his statement as to the White River ,
murder Did it not require gall to stand up |
before a MorrisviIle audience and publicly
state that we never heard of a man being ar
rested for drunkenness that was worth a
$1,000 We can't see where such untruthful
statements will help him to be Governor OF
the state of Vermont.
Fl. WAITE.