Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-10
HIGH LICENSE CANDIDATE
p. W. Clement OF Rutland W ould Like
to Be Governor.


Rutland. April s.-The Official announce
ment of the candidacy of +. W. Gem n {,
president OF the Rutland railroad %, Is
officially announced 10 the people u N~r
mont in the following letter:
no Al. William T., Aldricb and 10 Other
Da,uh,ican Voters of Shrewsbury:-
.
''ientleneh'-l1 respoiise " soui W
tions as to license and local option cam
paign this year, permit me 10 say 'u "u,
ana through you TO other repuoiicai No'ei
VINO nave mentioned my haiiie III eVi'"eo
ton with the soVerhorSilp' t,'a' wc'to'',o ''''
any opportunity 10 DISCUSS 'he prohioi'oi1
law.
In the march Oh sociii IN w eii'.'i' ai.u
education upon thr SuHJeot u lh'et"iIi
aNct our state mas beeh ieAl ~ s-ai" -"
hind the times.
At special election IN fepruary' IooS' a.
the end OF temperance ltNN"l VIM IL
swept the state the prohlbltorN a1t was
approved by a majority ol ia votes III d
total OF ij'2o9 votes cast. II was sio-
tesque piece OF legisiduoh "iu1h 'i'S
chactmeiitS OF tNdt uaS'
Its advocates recognizing the evilS OIL
intemperance, undoubtedly expected that
the law would bring on the mlllenhluhl'
but in that they were ulsappoihteu.
man has never been MADE temperate Ill
what he eats or drinks by leeisiaIi'
enactment, and the law, re-enacted ana
amended ana maze more stringent at SUI
scquent sessions OF 'he ie6lSi"'uic' remains
Il wart upon the publc statutes
1t makes IT a crime |" zeal III ai'oh"I'
IN ITS various 1orms' an artlClc oi coii,
merce winch the rest OF tle clNilIeu
world says may be properly ueait III oe-
tween man and man and used with p-o'
prietN.
1t gives almost unlimited powers IN ceV-
a
law which are outrageously abused.
1t encourages the cupldlty OF oincers EN-
ployed for its enforcement. by noeral az
lowances from hnes imposed upon ts Oh
Tenders, ana IL entirely falis 10 suPpres'
the evils or lntemperance, but rather III
creases them, ana creates others wh'ct
are greater.
There is more Intoxicating lquor' adul
torated ana hlghlN injurious SoIu IN yer
mont than III any other St7tc III tlo Chlo'
according to population. IL Is alsp uu
that there Is more morphine en- or
/ opium and kindred drugs consumed III GU
State per capita thah IN any other @'"''
in the Union.
The whole effect OF the law IS perhiclo u'
and it has retarded the hatui'h ueN'ioP
ment of our state ana rests as cu' st
upon us, in so far as 1t breeds hypocrisy
perjury ana lying. evils even greater tha'
intemperance ltseH. LIQUORS are soiu o'
the towns ana we are all nlade parties ''
the TRANSACTION nut there Is lltle vi h'
proht TO the town or state
The law is drastic IN lts provisions un'
/ rotten IN It's execution anu as d h'o"iou5
of its workings spreads, FEELING OF I'll
gust comes over every man VINO cares 10
the honor or our state
] stand with any man lot law oroer ah'
good government. am against any ia'
which relies for its enforcement not upoi
healthy public sentiment, but upon I'M
large tines and fees which pupilc "nlc'r r
are able to eNtort from their Vlctihis ah'
| put to the credit OF their own pahh ac
counts and which are commonly used 10
the purpose of blackmail.
We license advocates beHeVe IN laV
which will permit the sale or intoXicatin
/ liquors when town so ora RS II, una"
regulations which, from experience, W
/ know do in other States reduce the eNl
OF Importance to minimum and retull
| immense revenue to the towns.
| Such a law has been drawn and pre-
| sentod TO the legislature many times WIN
| in the past few years but the poitlc'
machine which controls the DE- stnies O
| Vermont legislation and Vermont poltl
clans has every time put distractions /
the way of the passage of such an act an
would not even permit 1t to be pieSente
to the people of the State for their az
proval or rejection, lest in the change c
sentiment. which must inevitably TAX
place We're such a measure presented
every voter in the State for his cons c