The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-04-17
Reckless Statements

0le Of our state papers recently publish
ed the sts,emtnt that there is more intoIi
eating hquor sold spd drank 10 this ss,e
according TO the nun Der OF inbsbitsnts
thsu 10 any other st.,e In he Uoiop. This
statement bss been copied 10 papers 10
| other states With the com msnt that since
il bss no, been seriously dispu'ed IL uust
BE- taken - trne.
While this remark 10 often msde by the
people 10 the state there are no ststistios
or other evidence to prove u, Tosrs 10
the state are supposed TO keep . record OF
VI sales made by the town ssepts, and ont
side Of this 1t IL the merest ensss~ork.
Few II any states 10 the Uuion keep .ny
records OF sales 90 tbs, 10 the ease Of other
ststes II IL oil suesswort
There is q record made OF man uisotnrss
and i'm portstions for the whole country,
but where IL 10 cold and consumed 10 oil .
usiter Of euess~ork. 80 sny such state
msnt % the sbove b, 20 proof TO support
It. and people msy believe or not IS they
are iacliued. We do Dot believe it
lev yesrssso wo passed night In ooe
OF the small cilies Of Msssscho sat,s end
on, OF curiosity I sssed the evening 10 one
OF the licensed bstrooms OF the plsce.
During the few hons We spent there tvo
bartendsrs we're kept very busy wsilins on
customers and often there vas 9 large
crowd waiting to be served. Most OF The
patrons seemed to be yonps men. 1t was
the most respectable and popular licensed
saloon In the city and there was no rowdy
lem or what might be termed drunkenness,
but the quantity OF liquor consumed ="
enormous. We should guess" that It
sss more th,n would be consumed 10 .
plsoelof like Sic, 10 Vermont in . week,
bat Of course II vas merely euessvotk.
A few yesn ago the man that made The
htst sls'ement referred 10 above made the
statement thst the Ven Ne.s house 10 Bur
linetoo, though II clsimed to be temper
snce bou.e. sold . large smouns Of liquor,
snd started out to prove III Due com
plant VS. made and referred. not 10 q
common magistrate bot to . judge Of the
Supreme Court. Extended notice vas civ
60 OF the trial aud in,its,ions given to sp
pear 70 testify The whole country VS.
t.ksd aud .crspsd ter witnesses, travelling
men we're importunsd and no effort spsrtd
to make the claim Of wholesale selling OF
liquor st the hotel good.
The trial vas long end searching and =
very few cssss we're found where liquor
had been brought into the hotel BY guests
or smussled 10 by bell boys. bat not one
csss shsre 1t had been cold or furnished
BY the proprietor sud be YES discharged.
II there bad been the fellins oi liquor OF
suy smount 10 the hotel il would csitsiniy
hsve been shown 90 the trial. bat it vss
patent TO every ous u its clo,e that zach
. claim YES false.
Nov we do not deny thst there 10 . large
qnsnti,y OF liaoor consumed 10 the state
and tat town SCENTS often sell II when !,
10 no, used Tor l,sipl pnrposes. bat se
shsll 20, believe without good evidence
The, Vermont people drink more thsn pso
pie OF other states. DOR ere ve inclined to
believe tba high license sod local option
would red noe the smount consumed. !,
is . hard subject to deal With aud 10 Law
ever devised hes furnished 90 sdtq 1ste
remedy.