Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-18
HE SITUATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
SHIRE.
(F'rom the Brattleboro Phoenix)

ING the summer season. The greatest foo
10 the temperance cause in Frattlcboro tor
years has been the extensive and illcs |
sale of liquor in New Hampshire. barely
over the boundary line.
An Anti Prohibition Paper Thinks Sc
looms Are Not Wanted in Vermot.
(F'rom the st. Adams Messenger)
The Messenger and the Burlington News
arc ordinarily very much in accord in their
views of the reform of Nermont's liquor
law, but the Messenger can hardly endors,
the statement of the News that no special
effort Is necessary to prepare a satsfac-
tory liquor law for Vermont because THE
Massachusetts law as it stands, with posi-
bly, some slight notifications for our more
rural state, would be better than any com
mittee of theories could draft"
The Massachusetts local option law IL
censes the saloon and the Messenger does
not believe that Vermont wants to do that
or should do it. The saloon is not only not
needed in this sparsely populated State
but its introduction here would be great
public evil. The Messenger has before dir
ectcd attention to the important fact that
in a rural State like Vermont the problem
Of public morals is exceedingly complcat-
cd at best by the comparative lack of OPP
portunity to enjoy wholesome public amuse-
ments for hire. Our little cities and towns
have not a population large enough to sup
port nightly theatrical entertainments and
the various other forms of popular recrea-
ton that are Incidental to life in large
city. 1t is a serious question to know what
to do to keep people out of mischief here
at best because there are so few healthtul
amusements that are constant enough
convenient enough. cheap enough, and al
Turing enough to attract them. In large
cities the saloon may he regarded as an
expedent of necessity that is more than
counterbalanced by the multitude of di-
verse attractions that surround it. but in
most Vermont cities and towns the saloon
would prove to be the most prominent
frequently the only one.
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... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
lHele - out oi'c 'os'cal co.lc! ualoi III we
result or the electioh' ana tnat Is tHat lne
manner or controlns the hquor tralnc IN
this State which has existed Tor oo years,
In its mace is not quite as certain. The
Republican party by IT'S platform Is pound
to be voted on by the people. Honesty as
we'll as policy on the part of the Repuhll-
can Marty makes this inevitable
No ono leeds to he told that the iouor
nroblem now before the people Of Vermont
is a mighty important one and the best
thought of the strongest men should he
ton.
II the HaJoIl'N OF inc voters rdslS 'ne
license iilc"suIc, 'nen we hluS' nav ~ ~
WIN an the cNIS vi 'he open s"'OC''' -
'he opponents "l '"e lloso"t Jaw Mlo ",
not favor S"'''uH ana .l'c N"PP"'''lH Va
|proHpl'loH are ""'" Mll'l''N ~ mani SUN