Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
How the Montpelier journal Scores
the Burlington News for Signs of
SeCessOn


the Burlington News for Signs of
Secession.
1t begins to appear that the convention,
in adopting the local option plank, had
saved its face" at the expense of the real
principles of the party Two county con-
Nentions. which have met since the State.
convention. have by resolution rcpudated
the local option plank; and individual pro-
hibition members of the party do not hest
tate to make public declarations to the
same effect. 1t appears, therefore, that Il
eoody number of straight Republicans on
the prohibition side have already bolted the
platform of the convention.-Bu
News.
The News continues at length to twist
the facts of the case and to distort the
events following the convention in order to
create a defense of the Clement secession
and possibly. later on to Join in the rebel
lion The referendum it says. was an ''ex-
.pcdiency' measure; the prohibition lead
crs did not intend to submit to the people
for their approval Il proposed law, but the
mere question whether they desired prohi-
bition or local option" Tho contemporary
processes to find further that "the prohibit
tionists are now falling over each other TO
rcpudiatc this plank the resolution ask
Ing for the referendum, with n license and
local option bill attached The News adj
mits that the prohibtioniSts were In con-
tba roforord,,, IT,, a., f,r,, II, r.bicb 4, ,.oe
adontcd h,,, 'tntoro NO ri,,,l, 10 a ,,,or,h
ola tbo, mo ,,,,iort,,. star, a r.nrdiatio,,
campaign and propose now. if possible, to
nulllfy their own voluntary act" And
much more of the tame sort. Not only did
the prohibitiOnists consent but they
took the initiative and held the lead to thu
end.
blo c,oss of n,,Iiicntiors "irrortant if
true . In v,h,t dirnction tho Nnws nnds -
sufficiont decree Of tr,th 70 warrant oditor-
ial ,ntico ,n,,,h ioss to t,,r,, tho oditnrioI
root.tone ,oword tho co,nn of (,Ien,cnt 600
ossionists the Journal is unable 70 disco
ver
Tho +o,nnorouce n,anlx was tho child of
tboeo I,c,,i,lIi,a,e ,,,h, od,,o.o 70 tboir no
licf In rost rictivo LEGISLATION for tho ret,,Ia-
lion of mo Iiouor traffic but who have
long Summarized and advocated The reference
of the question Of license ar restriction ~
the ncoulo some have believed that tho
hottor >i,v vae 70 rofor dret tho Question
of method and tbon frame a law 70 carry
out the cxnress,d nreforence of rho noonle
In subp,ittiuc IN a trihunal for sot,io,,n,t
a matter Of eroat moment between mi.
.pnuts II would b,rd1y bo d.or,e1 ,oo.oro
lie for ono of The norties to tho suit 70 in
sist thar before submitting tho main o,,os
tiou involved II shouId fret ho docidtd Il,
his favor. tbat tborcuno, IN. issuo ,,o iot,,
cd and tho o,her follow, e.,c,,ra tha ro,.creaI
of tho decision If bo could Tbn ,or,nor-
ancn D1,rll I'm Question nronosos 70 40 tbis
and therein rnnrosrnts tho dor,ira,,t oIo-
mont ar,oro tho nrobihi,ioriets of ,ho ,o+o
II nroucsoe fret 70 have tho
liouor uuoStio, decided agaire+ thcr "lon,
LoIiof" ord -, ,,,,,,,.i a., az
noon,c
Ana Gin tho otbor fo,lor q, tho o,so
docs NOT soom 70 bo or,iro,y barnv m
Tho ,,rincin1. tbo+ ..oro sn,,i,or, ,,a,,o, a
summer, no nrofcesos tc GOO T., so,na ac,io,,
that Two cnrrtios o,,t of fo,,r,aor ,,a,,
have tokor IN tbie +o,onor,rco n,,ri, si,,1e
or ronudiatior. ava horr,,s., ho.a ,,,d ,h9ro
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