Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-07-31
TO THEVoTERs OF VERMONT.
A Communication Regarding the
High License Issue.


The time has come when we must be
awake to the issue that is before us.
The rum power is using every means
at its command to destroy our fair
state. The rum power cannot in truth
name one single blessing that comes
from the saloon. Ii is true the saloon
is the poor mans club but it. always
knocks him down before he gets
through with il.
The Clement men say if we have
saloons the license fees would keep our
highways in repair. Are the people OF
Vermont so poor or degraded that they
are not willing or able to pay their tax
es? ! think not. Would we like to
think as we ride over our roads that
they were kept in repair by the money
OF the drunkard, by the money that has
ruined homes, that ought to have cloth
ed the mother, the wife and children
and made home happy
Would we like to have our schools
run by money that comes from IL
censes that will destroy ten times the
good the schools can DO think not.
The only use | can think OF putting
license money to is building sewers to
carry oil the fifth from our villages.
But we had better keep our filth than
have the saloons. Is il pleasure for
the mother 70 look for the coming Of
drunken husband or son? Is il a
pleasure to look upon the bleared and
Redeemed countenance Of the drunk
ard Is it pleasant 10 hear the mid
night rows II 1t is not, vote against
the saloon. Ii those that claim the law
cannot be enforced would put half the
work into the enforcement that they do
into encouraging people 10 break it we
would have a dry state. Let us stand
fast shoulder 70 shoulder using our
voices and votes against the saloon III
you DO not want these things vote
against Clement 4 man that has
sandered and ridiculed the state as he
bias, has no claim 70 the vote 81 the
people
Mr. Agan OF Ludlow has been given
the praise OF Wrestling Windsor county
from the grasp of the prohibitionists
Let u- take tBis Is q challenge and
every temperance man and woman 60
10 work and show the ram power that
county will stav in the ranks
II the prohj5itiouists for 50 years
longer We can do it ii we will
q Are you in favor Of a high Ii
.ense law
4. No. as any license law means
.ree rum and a lot OF IL
q. Do. YOU want a liquor saloon
next door TO yours
4. No. Then we have no right 10
vote 70 have it next door 70 someone
else.
q. Which towns have the most
against the present law
A. Those that have the strongest
clement element in them 20 break H. !
q. Is it right for straight Republic !
ans 10 vote Tor the Windsor county !
nominees Tor senators
A. No. They are declared enemies |
o the present law and favor a law
hat would encourage vice, ruin homes, !
wreck young men, and break the |
learts OF wives and mothers
q. Is il right to bolt the ticket and |
other senators
4. Il is right 10 bolt anything that |
: wrong.
O. How can we 10 thi. and win
A. BY taking of our coats, rolling /
Ip our sleeves and going into the fight, /
meaning business.
q How should we take the refer
A. BY dividing the house and
,ount ting the noses cred noses)
q. Why was it right for the Re-
'ublicans of Orleans county 70 repudi- 1
re the state platform
A. Because there Is one plank that
hey stole and have no business with |
I.
Q. What is the product Of prohibit
ion?
A. Professors, straight business
men, wealth and happy homes.
q. What is the product Of the sal
,on?
A. Hoboes, wrecked lives, poverty
nd ruined homes.
c. ID. GAY OF Gay Bros, Proprietors
II the GaypndiSh Woolen Mills ,