Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-07-11
DEMOCRATIC Co UNITY COMMITTEE
State Press Comments.

DEMOCRATIC Co UNITY COMMITTEE.
State Press Comments.
1t is difficult to understand upon what
ground Percival W. Clement will justify
his apparently premeditated bolt from
the decision of the Republican state con-
vention. His leader on the floor of the
convention, after what is understood to
be conference with Mr.. Clement, for
mally accepted the liquor law plank i'll
the platform, so that the principle he is
contending for or was supposed to be
contendng for, has been recognized
to his satisfaction thus publicly eX-
pressed. SO far as his personal desire
to be governor of Vermont is concerned,
Mr.. Clement must take his chances like
other men. The Messenger does not
retract one word of the former charges
that the ante-couvention canvass was the
most corrupt in the memory of the gen
Grafton now active in politics, but Mr..
Clement should remember that he went
into that convention and recognized its
legality to the extent of contesting in
two ballots for the nomination, and
there is every reason to suppose that,
Notwithstanding his present denuncia-
ton of rottenness and corruption, he
would have accepted the nomination at
the hands of that convention if it had
given it to him.-St. Adams Messenger.
SOME FIGURES. The boter in Yer
mont is sup against" a pretty tough
proposition, to use the language of the
| plebeian world.
When the Republicans get out their
last man they cast 81, 900 votes.
When the Democrats get out their
last man they cast 10000 votes. But
they haven't got out their last man
since Tlden ran for President, 20 years
ago.
During the last ten years the Democ
racy's biggest vote was 1900, and thai
was in a Presidential year. The small
est Republican vote ever cast was 80 900
in 1890.
These figures are suggestive.
But this is a cataclysmal year, in ma
ture and in society.
Whether our Vermont Mont Pelee ex
terminates St. Pierre, or whether st
Pierre squelches Mont Pelee, remains t,
be seen.-Burlington News.
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In considering the prospect of tn
, presentation of local option Law
l through a referendum, The St. Alban
= Messenger pertinently asks "who shoul,
. frame it?" The Messenger suggest
f that commission be formed of fit,
= representative men, from all parts o
t the state, rejecting all shades of opinion
D on the subject, to make an exhaustiv,
/ study of local option laws, and then t.
t appear before the general assembly o
a its committee to explain the details O
e the best bill possible for the commits
I sion to form; The Messengers sugges
: ton is timely and good. The law to b
t voted upon through the referendum
|. should be prepared after careful study o
y existing laws in license and local optio
h states, and an honest effort should b
K made to have it embody the best fea
e lures Of them all Brattleboro Pheniz
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e The supporters of the license NOV,
Y ment in Vermont have difficult tas
y before them in the preparation of tn
d strongest and least Objectionable licens
bill to be presented to the next stat
l. legislature for passage and submissio
" to the votes for the people for their a.
a proval or disapproval. As The New
N has already pointed out, in order tn;
r there should be fair test made betwee
l. the prohibitory and license policies, I'll
re law to be submitted to the people shou
" be the best that can be evolved. Mea
X while any amendments or changes th
1T seem advisable in the present prolil
IL tory law should be made, SO that I'll
it question can go to the people in the be
al possible FORM Rutland News
ID ~
III believers in license will readily a
he init that liquor should not be sold
persons who make such use of it as