Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03

lington Tho other State officers were re-
nominated, C.. w. Brownell of Burlington
for secretary of state, Henry f. Fifeld Of
Rutland for treasurer and +. d. Hale OF
Lunenburgh for auditor OF the candidates
before that convention Gov. Fuller and Mr.
Fletcher are dead and none of tho others
are now prominently in State politics, with
the exception of Mr.. Brownel who is a
candidate for State senator on the Chitten-
den county ticket. The democratic ticket
that year was headed by Bradley b.
Smallcy of Burlington for governor and
William Il. Wall of Randolph for lieuten-
ant governor.
A Word to the Third Party Prohibition
lists Re garding a Referendum.
(F'rom the Barre Telegram)
With all due respect to the conscien-
tious men who belong to the prohibition
party in Vermont it must be admitted mat
there is an element of bigotry in taking
a stand that refuses to give majority
of the people the right to decide the most
vital question of the hour. This great and
glorious republic, gentlemen, is founded ell
tircly upon the principle that the people
must make the laws and be the rulers. When
the time comes that men lose confidence
in their fellow men and refuse them the
citizens right Of ballot 1t Is time that the
republican government of the United
States be improved by the substitution of
a tyrannical monarchy. Under tho pres
ent system thousands of voters in Yer
mont are practically deprived OF vote on
the liquor question and large majority
of the votes come from towns in which II Is
not an issue and never will be. The town
of ST. George has II voters Barre has
about 140C Each elects one representative
and they have equal power when 1t comes
to vote on the question of local option.
On such basis 1888 loyal freemcn of this
city are absolutely deprived of citizenship.
This is not the conception OF justice as Il
is seen by the people of Vermont and the
next session of the legislature will un-
q Iuhtedly Prove 1t so.
THE REFERENDUM
O1rom the Montpelier Journal)
The representative of the policy of licen-
sing the traffic in intoxicating liquors In
this State printed and circulated during
the assembling of the convention his VIII
matum in the matter of his demand
the enactment of IA law carrying out his
demand AND its submission to the vote
of the people
The recognized republican leaders for
INFLATED their Views of this matter OF the
regulation of the liquor traffic and embo-
died them in the platform proposed for the
conventions consideration
The floor manager OF the license forces
promptly on the organization of the con-
vention presented his demand which was
promptly tabled, Notwithstanding the
movers further demand for its instant con-
sideration. Later the resolution embody-
ing the demand for license law was taken
from the table on the motion of the Hon.
j. w. Stewart, the chairman and the lead
er of the delegates representing the policy
of restricting the traffic in intoxicating
liquors. Mr.. Stewart moved to substitute
the resolution incorporated in the resold-
tions of the committee which provides Tor
a referendum and is here published:
Resolved, That the Republican party
of Vermont adhercs to its long cherished
belief that unrestricted traffic in intoxicat-
ing liquors is n public evil, and that ma
terial modification Of existing law on that
subject should be made only after thor
ourh discussion and mature elaboration
by the people. and we request the
State Legislature at it's next session 10
make provision for ascertaining the Will OF
the people by direct vote upon the ac-
ceptance or rejection of a license and local
option law regulating liquors, and further
providing that upon popular vote In favor
of such a law, duly ascertained, the same
shall be and become statute law Of the
State in force.
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for a recess during which the substitute
resolution was considered by his principal
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