Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-11-14
STATE LIQUOR STORES
VS.. DEMOCRAT PLAN,
REVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BAT
TELL BILL, NOW BEFORE THE LEGIs-
LATURE,


Measure of that Kind Ever Seen But 1t I
State Monopoly Modified by Local Option
and Conflicts With the Primary American
Principle Fight Likely to Be Over the Twt
The Republican Dilemma
The local option license bin report
ed by the Temperance committee if il
embodies the general scheme Of the
Democratic bill, with the Battcll bill
representing in the best shape possible
the contrasting principle, will draw
! the issue in the way it ought to be
drawn before the Legislature, The
other local option bills are Of course
out of consideration now, though the
committee has naturally incorporated
as many features from each as possible,
and all contained excellent ones. The
Ross bill, continuing the present pro-
hibitury and town agency system,
minus the in junction, disclosure and
contempt of court procedures, ought
also to be out of the question, prlmar-
lily because without these monstrosities
prohibition is but Il farce, rs known
and proved by experience. If prOhihi-
tion is to be in the running at all it
ought to be the genuine article. But
the prohibitiOniStS are bound TO make
stand on this measure, apparently,
and in a way they are justified for
while the Republican As well a both
the other parties Is formally pledged
to a local option measure the prohibi-
tionists can with truth say that they
are not bound 10y that platform, be
a INr
false pretenses, with promise for a
referendum of specific measure for
their acceptance or rejection " which
promise is now broken with a referen-
dunn. which j. such only 10y name and
only takes an expression Of opinion
which the next legislature can disre-
gard or not as il plcaSrS, while the act
will remain in force unless repealed by
the Legislatures own action. The end
of the Republican dilemma i not yet,
and il only proves that while bunco
tactics before the people may answer
for one campaign they are sure to be
more troublesome than helpful in the
end.
Judge Ross suggestion of way out
is 10 submit all these bills, his. the
Battell and commuters. To vote of
the people next month, a. a mere
expression of preference, and then have
the Legislature al an adjourned session
enact the one that gets the most votes.
Though the venerable juri~t Of course
intends nothing Of the kind. the prHc-
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